Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)

This DVD is a documentary film about the history of the U. S. rave scene which includes a fantastic soundtrack! Both t he film and soundtrack capture the people and the music tha t shaped the underground sub-culture around electronic musi c in America.

Genesis P. Orridge

I bought the DVD just to hear Genesis talk. They did a great job making this movie. The rave culture was just history repeating itself like in the psychedelic 60s. There is a lot of bonus material as well. Acidplanet.com featured samples and loops for a contest to remix or create a song about the movie. I had a great time throwing some beats and loops around. December 19, 2007

great rave movie

i really enjoyed this movie. if you are an ex-raver looking to relive the "glory days" then BUY IT NOW!!! there are great interviews with DJ Dan, Frankie Bones, Moby and a ton of others.the music in to movie is mostly break beats and D&B but there is also some good house/trance in it also. June 27, 2007

Get Modulations its a lot better....

This is not very good. It's more about teenage yanks toootally raggin out and being rad dude. This is not about the music or the scene and adds nothing at all to electronic music. Christ how did the yanks go so wrong... i mean what happened to Mr.Fingers/Juan Atkins/Derek May all we get from the states now is a bunch of loved up middleclass idiots who really want to be in rock bands... ssshhesh.

Modulations is a much better film describing the progress of electronic music from Stockhausen, to its use in Jazz with Herbie Hancock and Teo Macereo, then Disco and onto to Detroit Techno and Acid House and over to England for the 2nd summer of love in 1989, then Rave, D n'B and electronica... Don't waste you time on this crap get Modulations instead... September 5, 2006

It's worth it!!!!!

Ok, where do I begin. This movie/documentary is probably one of the best films concerning the topic of the ever popular raves! It dives deep into the roots of the rave culture and shares MANY different points of views on this topic. You actually feel like your in a rave when you watch this video. Im so glad that I got this before it went out stock here!! But still, buy it used, or buy it new, it doesn't matter, your still going to feel this special childhood essence they call "RAVE"!!!!! July 11, 2003

should be called "Raving 101"

this documentary takes a discovery channel approach at portraying what rave scene is about. if you've never been to a rave you might find it amusing, otherwise its just bunch of redundant stuff you've seen over and over again, with little substance. Some of the DJ interviews were cool but thats not enough to make this a worthy buy. probably the silliest part was when this girl tells you what to bring to a rave so make sure you have a pen and paper ready.
if i was going to recommend one documentary from theese series it would be "Modulations". June 12, 2003

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