I Dream of Wires (2014)
3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
"I Dream of Wires" is a new documentary about the rise, fall and rebirth of the machine that shaped electronic music: the modular synthesizer. Exploring the synthesizer's history, the film reveals how innovators like Robert Moog helped build the foundation for the machine. It shows how cheap foreign imports destroyed the synthesizer's reputation. And it tracks the phenomenal resurgence of high end modular synthesizers being used today by a new generation of musicians, many of them at the forefront of EDM - the electronic dance music genre. Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Gary Numan, Carl Craig, Morton Subotnick and John Foxx talk about their passion for the modular synthesizer, and how it influences their music. A new generation of dance and electronic artists including Clark, James Holden and Factory Floor reveal why they've embraced the sound and physicality of modular synthesizers. Innovative companies like Modcan and Doepfer, driven by a desire to revive modular synthesizers, discuss how they planted the seeds that have now grown into a major cottage industry. What started out as a "vintage-revival scene" has grown into an underground phenomenon with modular obsessives craving ever more wild and innovative sounds and interfaces. Today, the modular synthesizer is no longer an esoteric curiosity or even a mere musical instrument; it is an essential tool for radical new sounds and a bona-fide subculture. - Actors:
- Joel Chadabe, John Mills-Cockell, Morton Subotnick, Terry Pender, Brad Garton, Herbert Deutsch, Dean Batute, Maggi Payne, Bernard Krause, William Maginnis, David Kronemyer, Ramon Sender, Mark Verbos, Robi Kauker, Ben Edwards, Drew Neumann, Muffwiggler Mike, William Blakeney, Daniel Miller, Alessandro Cortini
- Directors:
- Robert Fantinatto
- Narrated By:
- Patti Schmidt
- Writers:
- Jason Amm, Robert Fantinatto
- Studio:
- First Run Features
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
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- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 240 minutes
- Colour:
- Colour
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