My first electronic music cd was given to me by a good friend, JN/DJ Personify, we worked for the entomology lab at our University, picking bugs out petri dishes and he'd bring in his stack of mixes and the hours would pass just the way that time should--with a soundtrack. He passed these mixes on to me and though I didn't know the names to most (the permanent marker betrayed its name and eventually faded under the pressure of heat and thumbs)I remember those songs by heart. Such entropy. Such order. Such elation. Such melancholy. So me. Some wordless, some with lyrical snippets, but all able to express emotions that I'd always found so hard to release. I fell in love with it for all of those reasons. Those cd's are still in my drawer, but they're a mound of scratches. There's this one song that I ache to hear at least once a day, it's a heavy drum beat, and the lyric "Is there anybody, [that's] ever learned to share? Never had to teach it." Can't find it anywhere, and google's keeping it's lips closed. If you know it, tell me and I'll pay a heavy price for it (in cents!).
It's with that introduction that I'd like reccomend this documentary (as I'm a lover of docs anyways) Speaking in Code. It's the official selection of the Independent Film Festival of Boston. It highlights techno, which I've actually grown away from, but a good story is a good story, so spend some cheese on it. Not sure if POC were in the film, b/c you know we're part of the movement, fa sho. Additionally, I don't knwo when/if it's coming to DC, but I'm considering trying to get them to come screen it down here. It'd be dope, right? The website writes, "Speaking in Code is an intimate account of people who are completely lost in music."
Raise your hand if that's you, too. Keep em' high.
Still not convinced check the video (true).
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