lovely words :) my personal choice for 'the' techno film would be Bladerunner. I can watch it so many times and it never gets old. I think the Bladerunner soundtrack is a *must have* - it's so beautiful, one of my all-time fav soundtracks.
I also liked Dark City, and Dune always felt techno to me ... but I tend to be into the sci-fi fantasy stuff. anything that has elements of beauty & technology with a dark edge - that always says 'techno' to me. lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Rikhard Dukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, August 16, 2004 8:44 am Subject: Re: (313) Bladerunner was Re: (313) Techno Films > > >>> Blade Runner is so techno - such a rich source of samples > > Word on that. One of my favorite quotes is the last one by Gaff > (Olmos), "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?". > > In peculiar way the 80's futuristic technology there works like an > alternative version of the future we know of. Btw. the Tyrell corp. > pyramid looks a bit like the one in Las Vegas, even though the > settings were based on L.A. Movie in itself is a jewel, and not least > because of the marvelous soundtrack. In relation to techno culture and > a state of mind; Blade Runner's elements in visuals, sounds and > dialogue are dictated largely by aesthetics rather than advancing the > plot. The story in itself is just a backdrop for creating the > mood. In > a same way electronic music and techno is primarily driven by > aesthetics of the sound. The sound dictates how idea's, visions and > thoughts behind are brought out in their final form. > > The replicants sought purity and perfection; they had no moral > dilemmas and they saw the life transparently. Techno as a phenomenom > through music and gatherings seeks the same kind of purity. Where life > and those short bypassing moments matter more than the moments before > or after. The four year lifespan of nothing but their prime time can > be extended to any other phenomenom. Techno culture, styles, moods, > events, genre's, movements... All have their short prime time, after > which they melt away or emerge into a new one's. > > Rikhard Dukes >
