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  • Documentary: The Delian Mode

    Documentary: The Delian Mode

    The Delian Mode (2009) is an award winning documentary about electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, primarily remembered for the original realization of Ron Grainer's theme for Doctor Who and her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

    • Film & Documentaries

  • Documentary: R.A.M - Tedje En De Flikkers

    Documentary: R.A.M - Tedje En De Flikkers

    Almost forty-five years ago, the infamous punk band Tedje en de Flikkers (= Dutch derogatory term for homosexuals) was formed in the city of Nijmegen. All members except for Tedje played a part in the gay liberation movement de Rooie Flikker. Tedje en de Flikkers' performances would often degenerate

    • Film & Documentaries

  • Katibo Ye Ye Q&A

    Katibo Ye Ye Q&A

    Patta and Tommy’s first collaboration takes on Pan-Africanism as a focal point. We felt it was imperative to showcase the breadth of the African diaspora. Katibo Ye Ye is a 2003 documentary that traces the route where slave trading took place, from the infamous "Door of no Return'' in Ghana all the

    • Film & Documentaries

  • Documentary: Jungle Fever - Bbc 2 1994

    Documentary: Jungle Fever - Bbc 2 1994

    Documentary about the rise of Jungle music in the UK. Originally aired on BBC2 in 1994 featuring Shy Fx, Uk Apache, LTJ Bukem, Fabio, DJ Rap, Mc Lenny and Mc Gunsmoke.

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  • Documentary: The Story Of Skinhead W/ Don Letts

    Documentary: The Story Of Skinhead W/ Don Letts

    Documentary in which director and DJ Don Letts looks at a very particular and very provocative British subculture - skinhead. Don shows in fascinating detail how the roots of skinhead are in a brilliant cultural collision between the young white working-class kids and their Jamaican counterparts in

    • Film & Documentaries

  • Documentary: Copyright Criminals

    Documentary: Copyright Criminals

    Copyright Criminals is a 2009 documentary film directed and produced by Benjamin Franzen, examining the creative and the commercial value of sampling including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and money. Peep it here.

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  • Documentary: When I Sold My Soul To The Machine

    Documentary: When I Sold My Soul To The Machine

    When I sold my soul to the machine is a 2004 documentary about the electronic music culture in The Hague (The Netherlands), which emerged in the early 90s. This film shows the character of a culture without any pretence but many peculiarities. Artists featured are Guy Tavares, I-F, Legowelt, DJ Over

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  • Patta Guide To Idfa

    Patta Guide To Idfa

    IDFA is an international documentary film festival that takes place each November in Amsterdam. Every year, the festival presents a program of around 300 creative documentaries and interactive documentary projects, accompanied by performances, conversations and debates with filmmakers, protagonists

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  • Documentary: Til Infinity - The Souls Of Mischief

    Documentary: Til Infinity - The Souls Of Mischief

    Til Infinity is a full-length documentary celebrating the twenty-year anniversary of the critically acclaimed Souls of Mischief album 93 Til Infinity. With over 50 interviews with notable MC's, producers, and DJ's Til Infinity offers a retrospective and in-depth look at the famed Hieroglyphics crews

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  • Idfa Meets Patta: Dope Is Death

    Idfa Meets Patta: Dope Is Death

    IDFA is an international documentary film festival that takes place each November in Amsterdam. Every year, the festival presents a program of around 300 creative documentaries and interactive documentary projects, accompanied by performances, conversations and debates with filmmakers, protagonists

    • Film & Documentaries

  • Documentary: The Minneapolis Sound

    Documentary: The Minneapolis Sound

    The Minneapolis Sound is Emily Goldberg's first person journey through the vibrant Minneapolis music scene of the 80s, a decade that was filled with musical icons from the Minnesota city. Prince, Morris Day and the Time, Hüsker Dü, The Jets, Ipso Facto, and The Replacements are just a few featured i

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  • Documentary: Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon

    Documentary: Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon

    Fela Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to reggae: its prophet. All contemporary forms of black music, from funk to electronic, owe something to the irresistible groove of the Afrobeat sound that he created. He recorded more than 60 albums and spent a lifetime fighting against political cor

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  • Documentary: 1995 We Are The Champions

    Documentary: 1995 We Are The Champions

    May 24, 1995 is a special day in the Ajax history. On that day, 25 years ago, Louis van Gaal's team won the UEFA Champions League. In the documentary '1995 We are the Champions', players and coach look back on that magical football year.

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  • Documentary: Punk, Attitude

    Documentary: Punk, Attitude

    Punk: Attitude is a film by Don Letts, examining the history of punk rock and its impact on the music industry. The cast is a veritable list of alternative musicians and directors offering their opinions on what has been called a musical revolution.

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  • Documentary: The Last Pirates, Britain'S Rebel Djs

    Documentary: The Last Pirates, Britain'S Rebel Djs

    In the 1980s a new generation of pirate radio stations exploded on to Britain's FM airwaves. Unlike their seafaring swinging 60s forerunners, these pirates broadcast from London's estates and tower blocks to create a platform for black music in an era when it was shut out by legal radio and ignored

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  • Documentary: Sun Ra, A Joyful Noise (1980)

    Documentary: Sun Ra, A Joyful Noise (1980)

    Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Watch below.

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