Concentric Beats is a documentary film about the US drum'n'bass music experience, focusing mainly on three cities: Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. Besides featuring club and rave footage, the narrative of the film is carried through by over 70 interviews with some of the main protagonists of the drum'n'bass scene in the US as well as abroad. We listen as DJs, producers, club promoters, record label executives, dub-plate manufacturers, music journalists, and fans all speak on the history of the US drum'n'bass movement

The evolution of electronic music. The innovative programme delves into history... To those inspirational moments where machines and humans fused to create the elementary roots of much of today's sounds.

This programme cuts between the avantgarde composers such as the innovative synthesizer style of Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaataa's electrofunk, Roni Size and his drum and bass landmarks, and the likes of Photek, one of the most original jungle composers.

A truly epic portrait of the phenomenon of electronic music with performances and interviews from the best in the business

The effort to categorize and document the history of electronic dance music has intensified over the past few years, resulting in countless CD compilations and several cinematic documentaries. The latest is Better Living Through Circuitry, and the soundtrack suggests an attempt to link the current sounds to the industrial music movement of the 1980s. Representing the old school are Psychic TV and Meat Beat Manifesto, the latter of which shows up with "Money for E," a 1987 track from their prolific (and arguably most interesting) foray into acid-house dance music. Although the disc is weighted down with label-affiliated B-list tracks from Keoki and Electric Skychurch, the inclusion of Roni Size's revolutionary "Brown Paper Bag" and Future Sound of London's classic "Expander (Remix)" lend the collection a solid air of credibility. Although trying to capture the essence of the electronic dance underground in a mere 70 minutes is an impossible task, Better Living Through Circuitry makes an enjoyable and interesting introduction. — David Prince

You also have Soulwax Part Of The Weekend Never Dies DVD, gives an interesting insight to the touring process.

There's a Dubstep doc called Living Inside the Speaker but I'm not sure how it is.


On the topic of electronic music in the movies I'm looking for an English translation of Berlin Calling.

Rise & Put the Needle on the Record are not bad...

The Best and only documentary i have seen about Electronic music is: The History of house Music.

Its all gone Pete Tong
but its more a movie.

The Best and only documentary i have seen about Electronic music is: The History of house Music.
they showed it on BBC several years back.
It takes the trip from Early Chicago House & Detroit Techno to modern times. If you haven't checked this one out its absolutely essential!

I could not find a torrent file, but somebody uploaded the whole documentary on youtube.

Here's part one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EznncXgJqyU