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Sound and Motion Vol. 1
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The film:
"Sound and Motion" looks to be Palm Picture's attempt at creating a series similar to what Warner/Quickband have been doing with the "Circuit" music series. The only difference is that the Circuit series provides a more varied group of artists with each issue, and the price is $5.00 cheaper. Beyond that, Circuit offers a group of extras with every package that range from commentaries or interview audio tracks in addition to the music video all the way to multiple-angles for a live performance in one issue.
"Sound and Motion" limits this issue to simply techno, and they've done a fine job at creating a strong group of artists. Included on this release is Fatboy Slim("Rockefeller Skank"), the Chemical Brothers("Block Rockin' Beats"), Jackknife Lee, Josh Wink, The Crystal Method, The Prodigy, Mocean Worker, Goldie, Dieselboy, Photek, Roni Size, Adam F., Talvin Singh, and 3 other groups. While I'm not too familiar with techno in general, I found most of the videos to be pretty enjoyable.
That's just it, though. We get a collection of videos from 16 artists. There aren't any bios, discographies or any interviews with the artists. All that's extra is a group of trailers for other Palm Pictures releases.
The DVD
The video quality for most of the videos is quite enjoyable, although some look a little soft, the majority are crisp, with good colors. The audio, on the other hand, wasn't that involving to me. The sound is certainly clear and clean across the board, but some tracks lacked the deep, solid impact that I would like to hear from techno music. Surrounds are used moderately, and likely could have been put to more creative use. These weren't "Block Rockin' Beats", they just manage to qualify as "Room Rockin' Beats".
The menus are nicely done, with clips of the videos playing in the scene selection menus, and a techno clip playing behind them, as well. Again, the lack of extras pales in comparison to the amazing work that the Circuit series has been able to accomplish with a $5 shorter price tag for each of their 5 issues.
DVD Grade:C-
Clips Grade:B
"Sound and Motion" looks to be Palm Picture's attempt at creating a series similar to what Warner/Quickband have been doing with the "Circuit" music series. The only difference is that the Circuit series provides a more varied group of artists with each issue, and the price is $5.00 cheaper. Beyond that, Circuit offers a group of extras with every package that range from commentaries or interview audio tracks in addition to the music video all the way to multiple-angles for a live performance in one issue.
"Sound and Motion" limits this issue to simply techno, and they've done a fine job at creating a strong group of artists. Included on this release is Fatboy Slim("Rockefeller Skank"), the Chemical Brothers("Block Rockin' Beats"), Jackknife Lee, Josh Wink, The Crystal Method, The Prodigy, Mocean Worker, Goldie, Dieselboy, Photek, Roni Size, Adam F., Talvin Singh, and 3 other groups. While I'm not too familiar with techno in general, I found most of the videos to be pretty enjoyable.
That's just it, though. We get a collection of videos from 16 artists. There aren't any bios, discographies or any interviews with the artists. All that's extra is a group of trailers for other Palm Pictures releases.
The DVD
The video quality for most of the videos is quite enjoyable, although some look a little soft, the majority are crisp, with good colors. The audio, on the other hand, wasn't that involving to me. The sound is certainly clear and clean across the board, but some tracks lacked the deep, solid impact that I would like to hear from techno music. Surrounds are used moderately, and likely could have been put to more creative use. These weren't "Block Rockin' Beats", they just manage to qualify as "Room Rockin' Beats".
The menus are nicely done, with clips of the videos playing in the scene selection menus, and a techno clip playing behind them, as well. Again, the lack of extras pales in comparison to the amazing work that the Circuit series has been able to accomplish with a $5 shorter price tag for each of their 5 issues.
DVD Grade:C-
Clips Grade:B
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