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Synergy: Visions of Vibe

Synergy: Visions of Vibe

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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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 January 1999

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley

Carl Cox

Carl Cox

Jonathon Moore

Jonathon Moore

Coldcut

Sven Väth

Sven Väth

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