Better Living Through Circuitry
A digital odyssey into the electronic dance underground
Genres
Overview
A documentary about rave culture and the Electronic Dance movement of the '90s. It is the first such full-length documentary on the topic. It was produced by Cleopatra Pictures and Entertainment Group, presided by Cleopatra Records founder Brian Perera. The film features interviews with BT, The Crystal Method, Electric Skychurch, Genesis P-Orridge, Frankie Bones, DJ Spooky, Roni Size, and DJ Keoki.
Details
Budget
$100000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1999-08-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.4
Moby
Self
Genesis P-Orridge
Self
Frankie Bones
Self
Scott Kirkland
Self
Ken Jordan
Self
BT
Self
Carl Cox
Self
Wolfgang Flür
Self
DJ Spooky
Self
Roni Size
Self
Keoki
Self
10.0
Avicii Tribute Concert - In Loving Memory of Tim Bergling
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2019-12-05 | en
7.7
Laurent Garnier: Off the Record
A look into the life of Laurent Garnier, one of the godfathers of house music, from his emergence on the music scene in the 80's to now. The story of the last music revolution through the eyes of a pioneer.
2022-06-30 | en
0.0
Free Party: A Folk History
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994.
2023-10-28 | en
0.0
Berkshire Goes Balearic
Charting the untold story of the Balearic sound, and how hedonism gripped the hearts, minds and dance floors of the English Home Counties, fueled by the freewheeling party island of Ibiza.
2014-04-20 | en
5.5
Never Stop: A Music That Resists
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2017-01-22 | en
0.0
Symphony of Unity - The Metropole Orchestra at Tomorrowland 2019
2019 marks the 15th anniversary of Boom, Belgium festival Tomorrowland, and its organizers have a lot planned for the milestone event. Among the special additions for this year's installment is "Symphony of Unity," an orchestral performance which will take place once during each weekend. "Symphony of Unity" is performed by The Metropole Orkest, who famously accompanied Hardwell onstage at his farewell performance in 2018. One 60-minute spectacle took place on July 21st, and the other on July 28th, 2019.
2019-07-21 | en
0.0
A Short Film About Chilling....
Follows the Ibiza club scene during the summer of 1990
1990-08-31 | en
7.3
Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s
The history of italo disco, a musical genre that conquered the world during the incredible eighties, the most cybernetic decade; a style that was not just another kind of dance-pop music, but also the origin of an aesthetic, a true social phenomenon and the creative center of a very profitable industry.
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9.0
Drum & Bass: The Movement
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2020-05-25 | en
7.4
Avicii - My Last Show
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2024-12-30 | sv
6.7
Beats
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2019-05-17 | en
0.0
Rave On
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8.0
Love Parade: When Love Learned to Dance
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2019-12-20 | de
0.0
American Massive
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7.5
The Summer of Rave, 1989
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0.0
Married to the Music
Led by her burning passion for music and dance, Sam Divine – the first lady of British House Music – opens up about her love of clubbing, her rise to fame in the face of inequality and misogyny, personal addictions to drugs and drink and struggles with mental health in a relentless and unforgiving industry.
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0.0
Rise: The Story of Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie
A documentary about Disco Donnie at Mardi Gras.
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6.0
Zedd: True Colors
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6.0
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0.0
The Chemical Generation
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