Dudley Perkins “Interplanetary Peace Talks 2012 A.U.” (Documentary)
I like watching documentaries, especially about music. And last night, I watched the wonderful documentary about Declaime aka Dudley Perkins. I learnt a lot about the life of this artist and his vision. The duo of filmmakers A.J. Calomay and Paul Dang filmed Dudley from 2003 to 2008 and you …
Timbaland – True Hollywood Story (Documentary)
For some reason Timbaland doesn’t get as much respect as he should from all the hip-hop and R&B heads. When you ask anyone about him they’ll agree that he’s one of the best and most original producers but it seems that when heads list their favorites they seem to be …
“Brasil Brasil!” – From Samba to Bossa (BBC Documentary)
BRASIL BRASIL A three-part series from BBC The series offers a detailed account of the years in which Brazilian music has evolved and constantly changed, while capturing the global imagination. Filmed at Brazil’s massive carnival celebrations, in the lawless favelas, the extraordinary maracatu ceremonies of the northern countryside, and in …
Sun Ra “Brother From Another Planet” : a BBC Documentary
Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914, although Sun Ra himself always denied that Blount was his surname. He returned to Saturn in 1993 after creating a stunningly …
King Midas Sound – Documentary (Parts 1 & 2)
Interesting mini doc on King Midas Sound, a great three piece collective that I had the pleasure to interview 2 years ago. (link to the interview) “On KMS’ new record called “Without You”, Kevin Martin (aka The Bug) takes the art of versioning seriously, hence this whole album of King …
Berlin : Real Scenes (a Resident Advisor movie)
For the third edition of Real Scenes, RA and Bench go to one of the most special places for electronic music in the world: Berlin. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, techno became the underground soundtrack to the reunion between East and West. In recent years, it’s become …
Detroit : Real Scenes (a Resident Advisor movie)
Real Scenes: Detroit from Resident Advisor on Vimeo.
Zapp & Roger – The Documentary
TV One’s Documentary on one of the greatest and most influential Funk bands — Zapp and talkbox master — Roger Troutman!
Big Daddy Kane – The Documentary
I’m just a total sucker for music documentaries, put on something about the making of an album by a band I don’t even like and I’ll watch it. But this is just an absolutely essential watch for any hip-hop head. Big Daddy Kane was before my time and obviously, I …
“Back in the House” NYC House Music Documentary
Long trailer about a future 2hr house music film documentary NYC mid 90s era including many Djs such as Francois K, Joe Claussell, Frankie Knuckles, Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, etc…at Twilo, Tunnel, Vinyl, Palladium, the story of Strictly Rhythm, Nervous, etc.. www.backinthehouse.com
BBC presents History of Reggae in the UK
An absolute must watch documentary from the BBC covering the history of the roots of reggae and caribbean music in the United Kingdom.
Wot U Call It? “Nu-Step Documentary” by J Da Flex (circa 2003)
Yesterday J Da Flex tweeted a link to a 29 minute audio documentary from 2003 called 2-step,”nu-step”, Dubstep, ”Future Garage”. Documenting the evolution of the styles and wheres it’s mutating to in this current day. It’s quite exciting and interesting. It even features 17 year old benga making a beat …