VARIOUS Maestro - Il Film in Edizione Italiana Key Note Multimedia DVD KNM 002

Descrizione

Primo film documentario sulla storia della dance music underground in America, pi precisamente a New York.
Un lavoro imponente per il regista Josell Ramos che ha impiegato 4 lunghi anni di sacrifici per riuscire nellimpresa di intervistare un cast formato dai Djs pi importanti della scena mondiale Little Louie Vega, David Mancuso, Tony Humphries, Lerry Levan, Kenny Carpenter, Danny Krivit, Danny Tenaglia sono le principali per poi passare alla scena attuale con Pete Tong, Alex Neri, Bobby&Steve, Sven Vath.. e mixarli sapientemente con filmati esclusivi mai visti del Paradise Garage, del The Loft e del The Gallery, oltre allunica intervista mai rilasciata da Francis Grasso.

Maestro, in questa splendida edizione italiana, lultima tappa che abbiamo deciso di affrontare con lintento di riportare alla luce la vera storia di quel movimento che ora conosciamo come dance music!

La cultura non pu rimanere solo nei pensieri di chi lha vissuta, ma deve essere trasmessa alle nuove generazioni e non solo per ricordare chi siamo stati.

Se la musica in fondo sempre stata lo specchio di una comunit, allora perch non considerare queste operazioni di recupero come una fonte di ispirazione per i giovani che si affacciano adesso nel mondo della musica dance, trovando sempre per lo pi giudizi e pregiudizi che di natura non sono dati di fatto ma soltanto supposizioni soggettive.

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Most awaited film for dance lovers !
This documentary is really not a coverage of the whole New York disco and house scene. It basically gives you an insight on three clubs that was the foundation of the uprising of Dance music and DJ culture. Mainly Paradise Garage and Larry Levan, Nicky Siano's The Gallery and David Mancuso's The Loft. with a brief touch into Francis Grasso and The Sanctuary. The main focus is at Levan and The Garage that the director always return to trougout the film. If you consider it a documentation of those three or four clubs, the movie is great. If you think you will get the whole spectrum of the New York scene, the movie sucks.. Plain and simple.
First time appearance of some unseen footage of Paradise Garage is quite a must with the highlight being a 4-5 minute segment of Larry Levan behind the decks on the Garage's last closing weekend. But as well we can see some few clips of The Gallery and The Loft (99 Prince Street).
Again, i don't think this documentary was a insight of the whole club scene but really just at these three clubs. I think that is what Ramos intention were in the end. People seemed to dismiss this as a poor documentary of New York / New Jersey / Chicago house.
I myself liked it enough. Lots of information to get from this if you are interested in the history of the culture.

But the second disc is the real treat for me. Mancuso on Audiophile, more Garage footage and a extended interview of Frankie Knuckles. And there is no interview with Ron Hardy, only Robert Williams (Owned of Music Box & Warehouse). Disc two gives you a little more insight on Chicago. But if you really want more of the Chicago stuff, you should get "Pump Up The Volume" documentary.

All in all, this documentary is a must if you have a highly interest in the Paradise Garage and early New York clubbing history. ijustspeak, Oct 2007

CD 3 BONUS CD
1. Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It (Larry Heard)
2. Martin Circus - Disco Circus
3. Booker T & The MG's - Melting Pot
4. New York City Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special
5. Jimmy "Bo" Horne - Spank
6. Ten City - My Peace of Heaven
7. Gary's Gang - Let's Lovedance Tonight (Danny Krivit Re-Edit)
8. Aaron Carl - Oasis
9. Sylvester - Over And Over
10. Dinosaur L - Go Bang! (Francois K. Mix)
11. Aleem - Release Yourself
12. Marshall Jefferson - The House Music Anthem (House Your Body)
13. Chocolette - It's that East Street Beat (Danny Krivit Re-edit)
14. Touch - Without You (Danny Krivit Re-edit)

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