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This comprehensive documentary chronicles the underground rave culture in Southern California, one of its first American strongholds. With roots in a tribal past, this movement attempts to format the future of a truly global community by combining elements of electronic/percussive music, the psychedelic imagination, and mass dancing. From warehouses to mountain retreats to the deserts of the Mojave, an unseen world comes into clear focus; with kinetic camera work and candid interviews, this slice of visual anthropology probes the underbelly of a worldwide subculture with the help of some of electronic music's most acclaimed DJs, a technomusicologist, and a county sheriff. Open your mind to this moving entertainment experience and intimate portrait of a modern counter-culture that follows its own electronically induced beat.
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Synergy - Visions of Vibe
Starring: Daniel (IX) , Sven Väth , Jason Bentley , Jonathon Moore , and Carl Cox Director: Valerian Bennett Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD  General
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ASIN: B00008RGZO Release Date: 2003-05-13 |
Description
This comprehensive documentary chronicles the underground rave culture in Southern California, one of its first American strongholds. With roots in a tribal past, this movement attempts to format the future of a truly global community by combining elements of electronic/percussive music, the psychedelic imagination, and mass dancing. From warehouses to mountain retreats to the deserts of the Mojave, an unseen world comes into clear focus; with kinetic camera work and candid interviews, this slice of visual anthropology probes the underbelly of a worldwide subculture with the help of some of electronic music's most acclaimed DJs, a technomusicologist, and a county sheriff. Open your mind to this moving entertainment experience and intimate portrait of a modern counter-culture that follows its own electronically induced beat.Customer Reviews:
Best "rave" documentary I have seen........2003-05-08
For any director, a documentary of this type is a difficult task.
Looking from the outside in, raving appears little more than kids
dancing around a record player. Many partiers rightly argue that
raving is something that has to be experienced to be understood.
Interviews can go a long ways in explaining the underground
dance scene, but alone they do not convey the magic, the vibe
that has drawn youth from around the world into this culture.
Although it is a global culture, it is Synergy's focus on
the California scene, specifically the Moontribe desert
parties in Southern California, that sets it apart from the
other productions that attempt a more world-wide approach.
It is these small tribes in specific geographic areas that make the
scene so unique. It is the people making the parties themselves,
creating their own scene out of nothing, that makes this scene
so positive and friendly. By focusing on the people,music,
DJs and promoters of a specific geographical scene, the
essence of raving is more thoroughly understood.
Synergy is shot almost entirely on 16mm film, giving
the outdoor scenes a beautiful cinematic quality that
is completely absent in other documentaries of this type.
Clearly, there are magic moments captured. People
cheering on the first rays of the desert sunrise after
dancing through the night, the dramatic live performance
on the steps of the Los Angeles federal building, the
dancers spontaneously forming the circle as the last
song of the morning is played. It's these
moments when the viewer can actually feel the vibe,
and experience why this underground dance phenomenon
has become so popular.
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