Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.
Directed by Iara Lee
dance music
woman director
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Self
Moby
Self
Afrika Bambaataa
Self
Genesis P-Orridge
Self
Liam Howlett
Self
Giorgio Moroder
Self
Kid Koala
Self
Fumiya Tanaka
Self
Sasha
Self
Crew
Iara Lee
Director
Paula Heredia
Editor
Jim LeBrecht
Sound Effects Editor
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4.0★ · 05/07/26
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sadelover77
7.8★ · 06/28/23
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music junkies UNITE!
Jacob Paddison
8.0★ · 06/21/22
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watching tetsu inoue do his thing is a sight to behold