Yeah, it was cool. What I particularly liked was that all the talking heads used (Marshall Jefferson, Chip E, Derrick May, Larry Sherman, Earl Smith, various clubgoers etc) were people who were actually there and part of it, not just pundits and commentators. The narrative was a bit overblown occasionally, though.
I think the last quarter, which as I remember followed the section about house's transition to vinyl via Jesse Saunders' 'On And On', was basically about Phuture discovering acid and Marshall Jefferson releasing 'Move Your Body'. The argument was that House was now poised to - dum dum der! - take over the world! On the whole, they stuck to the main players/clubs: Disco, Paradise Garage/NYC, Warehouse/Knuckles, Muzic Box/Ron Hardy (I never knew Muzic Box was spelled with a Z), Trax, Jesse Saunders/Vince Lawrence, Marshall J etc. My favourite bit was when Saunders and Lawrence told how they went down to a record shop with a thousand copies of 'On And On' and offered them to the buyer. They expected to sell the guy a few copies and to have to haggle over the price; instead he took them all at the price they named. "He wrote out a cheque for $4000 on the spot. We went back outside, got in the car and screamed!" I'll be watching next week. By the way, I'll be getting all the music channels on cable soon - what, if any, shows cater to the underground/electronic/dance fan? TOM Subject: Re: [313] For those in the U.K. > Did anyone see "Pump up the Volume" last night? > > I thought it was well made, although I'll readily admit that I have little > knowledge of the early roots of house music. Good to see Del Boy May > getting a few words in there. I missed the last quarter though, anyone care > to enlighten on the content? > > > www.bleep43.co.uk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'Jason Donnelly' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: '313' <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:01 AM > Subject: RE: [313] For those in the U.K. > > > > Jason, > > > > Is this a series of programmes or a one of production ? > > > > Rav > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jason Donnelly [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:07 AM > > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > > Subject: [313] For those in the U.K. > > > > > > If this has been posted already, sorry, I only get the digest. > > > > > > > > > >Tonight on Channel 4 at 11.05 p.m. > > > >PUMP UP THE VOLUME > > > >A TIME TO JACK! > > > > > > > >Pump Up the Volume traces the history and evolution of house music from > > > >its underground roots in Chicago and New York right up to its explosion > as > > > >a global commercial phenomenon. The series features the key players, > > > >punters and places that made this sound happen. > > > > > > > >Travelling between Chicago and New York, the first programme goes right > > > >back to the roots of house in 1976. House grew from disco and then > moved > > > >underground to a primarily gay, black and Latino club scene. This > produced > > > >some of the greatest, pioneering musical innovators and DJs of the > times, > > > >including Derrick May, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, and Marshall > Jefferson. > > > > > > > >By focusing on the key clubs and their creators, Pump Up the Volume > gives > > > >a taste of their recipe for success - non-stop dancing, drugs, dramatic > > > >DJs, and musical experimentation - which paved the way for house music > and > > > >club culture. The programme also features Joey Beltram, DJ Pierre, > Steve > > > >'Silk' Hurley, Jamie Principle, and Joe Smooth. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------- > > > >talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at > > > >http://www.talk21.com > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >global-techno mailing list > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://lists.ffwd.cx/mailman/listinfo/global-techno > > > > > > > >FFWD internet - web hosting, custom programming and more - www.ffwd.cx > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
