Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Music for Ordinary Life Machines

Music for Ordinary Life Machines

Genres

DocumentaryMusic

OverView

From Choris Perideraio and Anti to Human Puppets and Regressverbot. From In Trance 95 and Alive She Died, to Selofan and Doric. The underground Greek 80's scene, where new wave and punk was expressed via synthesizers, becomes the starting point for MFOLM in order for it to capture the musical subculture in Greece that left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who fell in love with the 'machines'. A concise documentation of Minimal Synth and Synthpunk scene in Greece since the 80's, starring the synthesizers, the rhythm-boxes and the guys who loved them.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

Invalid date

Country

Cast

Kostas Aggelidis

Kostas Aggelidis

self

Nikos Aggelis

Nikos Aggelis

self

Alkis Chatzoglou

Alkis Chatzoglou

self

Mimis Diplas

Mimis Diplas

self

Panos Dread

Panos Dread

self

Similar Movies

8.4

Yessongs

March 1975 •English

Filmed live at London's Rainbow Theatre in December 1972, the innovative group Yes performs its progressive rock symphonies -- epic compositions that influenced new trends in contemporary music. "Yessongs" provides a visual record of the concert tour that became a groundbreaking tour de force in rock music. This unique concert video of Yes was filmed during their record-breaking tour and features the talents of the five original band members. The massively popular band defined the prog rock movement with their mystical epics which infused both a Medieval and Classical sound into rock music. Titles performed include "Close to the Edge," "All Good People," and "Roundabout."

8.8

Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution

September 2008 •English

Kraftwerk's vision of a keyboard-driven world of clicking metronomic rhythms and digitised sound bites may have been the stuff of avant fantasy in the 1970s (the decade that saw the band's first groundbreaking albums), but it is a reality in the new millennium. Their visionary style is explored in KRAFTWERK AND THE ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION, a study of the group, their career and their emergence as the most influential electronic band in the world.

9.0

Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth

May 2016 •English

Three legendary synth musicians compete in a cosmic battle for synth dominance, in this recently-unearthed concert from 1986.

6.5

Patch CV: Controlling Voltage

January 2020 •English

This documentary film focuses on the rapidly growing modular synthesis movement, the diverse artists creating soundscapes of emotionally charged content, and the developers pushing the boundaries of sonic invention with their community driven creations. Capturing this immediate creative vision and personal process from patch to pulse will be the journey we share.

6.9

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

March 2012 •English

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and their wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.

8.4

Jean-Michel Jarre: The Concerts In China

June 1982 •English

The Concerts in China was a concert tour by Jean Michel Jarre, notable for marking the opening of post-Mao Zedong China to live Western music, in 1981. Five concerts were held in the two biggest cities, for an estimated audience of 120,000 spectators, on October 21 and 22 in Beijing, and on October 26 through 28 in Shanghai.

6.6

I Dream of Wires

November 2014 •English

An independent documentary film about the phenomenal resurgence of the modular synthesizer — exploring the passions, obsessions and dreams of people who have dedicated part of their lives to this esoteric electronic music machine. Inventors, musicians, and enthusiasts are interviewed about their relationship with the modular synthesizer — for many, it's an all-consuming passion.

5.9

White Star

October 1983 •German

A clean-cut synth artist in Germany hopes to turn his career around with the help of a washed-up, erratic, publicity-crazed American manager.

10.0

Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

November 2016 •English

The complete collection of Depeche Modes videos.

7.9

Synth Britannia

October 2009 •English

Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.

7.0

Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World

February 2022 •German

The amazing story of electronic music: its epic journey from its origins in Europe, at the hands of the great artists of the post-war classical avant-garde, to the great post-industrial cities of the USA, where this genre of genres took over music stores, shady clubs and, eventually, the big stages.

0.0

Synthesize Me

June 2025 •Spanish

In April 1989, in a liminal town near Mexico City, young teenager Violeta finds a way to bring her mother's synthesizers back to life with disastrous consequences for her and her father.

10.0

OMD: Souvenir

November 2007 •English

Souvenir is the story of one of the most influential synth-pop bands of all time.

0.0

Modulo: The Analog Synth Documentary

January 2014 •English

A musical documentary and tribute to Hugh Le Caine. The story of early electronic instruments, and the nearly forgotten Canadian music pioneer who created the first synthesizers. As told through interviews with three modern-day modular synth musicians.

10.0

Ambient Trip Commander

May 2022 •English

AMBIENT TRIP COMMANDER is the story of Samantha Tapferstern, a geeky young woman who lives a rather dull life in a medium-sized European city. She works a mundane job at a synthesizer store and spends her lonely evenings playing RPG games. One day she receives a cryptic email from a hacker group inviting her to Lonetal, a village secluded somewhere deep in the European Alps. As we follow her journey to Lonetal, things become more sinister and a grand mystery starts to unfold…

0.0

Gary Numan - The Touring Principle

September 1979 •English

Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London - September 28, 1979

8.0

Pigface: Free for All

November 2006 •English

Join drummer Martin Atkins and his industrial rock band Pigface for this document of their epic 2005 tour of the United States. Visits backstage and interviews with the band meld with the concert footage to create the ultimate Pigface experience. Witness rehearsals, life on the road, collaboration with Nocturne and Sheep on Drugs and the challenges of setting up and tearing down the stage as the band hits venues from New York to San Diego.

0.0

Totally Wired - A Film About Schneiders Buero

October 2015 •English

A documentary film about Andreas Schneider's infamous 'Schneider's Buero', the boutique electronic musical instrument shop in Berlin.

2.0

Discovering Electronic Music: Revised

January 1983 •English

A short educational documentary on early electronic composition and synthesizers.

0.0

Portrait #04: Eliane Radigue

January 2006 •French

Fourth in the IMA Portraits series, this short introduces us to the life and work of electronic/contemporary composer Eliane Radigue. Radigue discusses methods of composition, the challenges and difficulties of live electronic music, as well as biographical episodes with Pierre Henry and her own goals in soundscape production and consumption.