Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists including the Human League, Daniel Miller and Cabaret Volatire were inspired by Kraftwerk and JG Ballard and dreamt of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.The crossover moment came in 1979 when Gary Numan's appearance on Top of the Pops with Tubeway Army's Are Friends Electric heralded the arrival of synthpop. Four lads from Basildon known as Depeche Mode would come to own the new sound whilst post-punk bands like Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD and Yazoo took the synth out of the pages of the NME and onto the front page of Smash Hits.By 1983, acts like Pet Shop Boys and New Order were showing that the future of electronic music would lie in dance music.Contributors include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant. (BBC)
"Documental que descubre la fascinante y terrible historia del cantautor norteamericano Daniel Johnston. Un genio, compositor, cantante y artista maníaco depresivo a quien las drogas y la enfermedad mental llevan a imaginarios encuentros con el Diablo. Desde muy pequeño Daniel mostró rasgos de su genialidad y creatividad artística a través de sus cómics y grabaciones en Super 8. El documental, sigue al personaje y muestra también cómo se transforma en objeto de culto apoyándose en las grabaciones del propio Daniel Johnston". (FILMAFFINITY)
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Documental de Pitchfork acerca de cómo se hizo este clásico de los 90's a cargo de los escoseses Belle and Sebastian.
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