Sound and Motion, Vol. 1

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Summary: LAME VIEDOS
Review: Well the music is good, but the viedos are mtv style. If that is your thing to see what mtv wants you to see buy it. If you want to see what it is like in a rave look elsewear. Or just go to a rave.

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Summary: A welcome break on DVD - why aren't there more like this?
Review: What is it about record/video companies that means they just don't seem to market video compilations? There is some stunning stuff out there but the majority of it is only seen a few times and never freely available. This disc starts to redress the balance. Music-wise, it contains a good cross section of current dance styles, and a variety of video production approaches too. On the musical side you have commercial breakbeat pop from Jacknife Lee, Fatboy Slim and Josh Wink; heavier breaks from the Chemicals and Prodigy; Drum & Bass in various forms from Dieselboy & Tech Itch, Photek, Mocean Worker, Roni Size, Goldie, and Adam F; and house/club from Underworld and Deep Dish/EBTG. Not to mention Talvin Singh, Sly & Robbie and others besides. The videos vary from garish pop (Jacknife lee) to moody black and white (Photek) with cleverness ratings that vary from the inspiration of ideas (Deep Dish, Photek) to the technical digi-tricks of Underworld and Reprazent. With beautifully rendered cartoons from Sly & Robbie, and high speed cut up clips from Mocean Worker, a huge range is represented here. The videos to be honest are not as groundbreaking as the best that Dance Music has to offer (see Bjork , Aphex Twin for inspiration in this area), but just to have a collection like this on the market is refreshing. My one remaining question - why is this not available outside the US except by mail order? - But overseas buyers take note, this disc is not region coded!

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Summary: This is amazing quality! Visually stunning!
Review: What the Hell is Dean Halpern talking about! You dope, this DVD is Freaking Awesome! The videos are all awesome! And if you knew anything about Electronica, You'd know that these videos are not geared towards "Industrial" They are geared towards "Drum 'N Bass" I mean C'mon: Dieselboy, Goldie, Photek, Adam F! Hello! This DVD is very worth while, and is highly recomended, I have seen a ton of Techno videos, and I own about 600 Techno cds, so I know what is good, and this is! The Dieselboy and Technical Itch video for "Atlantic State" is alone worth the full price of this DVD. Along with Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, oh yeah baby! And to see the Prodigy in full DVD quality, Priceless!

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Summary: Not what your looking for
Review: While the music on this DVD is ok(Dieselboy, Goldie, etc), the actual video part is lame. Most of the videos on this disc are the type you would see on MTV with real people and places. If you are interested in something more closely related to that of a party or rave, look elsewhere. If anyone knows of discs that are computer generated with a techno background please email me.

Rating:
Summary: Not what your looking for
Review: While the music on this DVD is ok(Dieselboy, Goldie, etc), the actual video part is lame. Most of the videos on this disc are the type you would see on MTV with real people and places. If you are interested in something more closely related to that of a party or rave, look elsewhere. If anyone knows of discs that are computer generated with a techno background please email me.

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Summary: Boring
Review: Wow - how could this DVD be boring? I jumped at the chance to own the first "trance" video DVD. At $13.96, I mean, what a deal - right? No, not really. This DVD has two main drawbacks: The musical selection is geared much more to industrial music than to trance, house, or electronica. So the music is darker and more repetitive. That is my main complaint. If you're into the industrial sound, you'll probably be pleased with this selection. My other complaint is that the music does not always appear to be well-synched with the video. Many videos left me wondering if the band had anything to do with the visuals, or if some outside company just threw together some visuals at their own discretion. And the visuals are not really all that good. I expected some really fascinating visual treats, but mostly what you get are cloaked people walking through the rain and through the forest, etc. Not my cup of tea.