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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Pump Up the Volume Documentary

The editors at Plaidmania have concluded that the best documentary of the century has got to be Pump Up the Volume: History of House Music. This documentary was first released in 2001 on Channel 4 in the U.K.
It covers how house music was conceived in the post-disco era in Chicago at the famous Warehouse Club. It features early pioneers of the art form. Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Screamin' Rachel Cain, Jaimie Principle and many other characters are introduced. Trax records is discussed. Innovative techniques are discussed and machines such as the Roland tb-303 influenced acid house.
The documentary is around 2 1/2 hours long. After Chicago, the music moves to New York and eventually to England.
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