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I Dream of Wires

Hardcore Edition

Trent Reznor (Actor), Gary Numan (Actor), Robert Fantinatto (Director) Format: Blu-ray
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March 11, 2014
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I DREAM OF WIRES: HARDCORE EDITION is a companion to the forthcoming feature-length documentary, I DREAM OF WIRES. An alternate/extended cut, I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition is 4 hours in length, custom made for hardcore modular synthesizer and electronic music fanatics. This special, extended edition includes an exclusive, lengthy historical primer, exploring the early development of modular synthesizers from pioneering companies Moog Music Inc. and Buchla and Associates. From there, we find out what's happening now: 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. What started out as a "vintage-revival scene" in the '90s has grown into an underground phenomena with a growing market of modular obsessives craving ever more wild and innovative sounds and interfaces. Today, the modular synthesizer is no longer an esoteric curiosity or even a mere music instrument it is an essential tool for radical new sounds and a bona fide subculture. Interview subjects include musicians and producers Morton Subotnick, Bernie Krause, Gary Numan, Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle), Daniel Miller, Flood, Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Carl Craig, cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy), James Holden, Factory Floor, Legowelt, John Foxx and Vince Clarke,as well as manufacturers and modular industry leaders Doepfer, Modcan, Make Noise, Intellijel, Metasonix, Synthesis Technology/MOTM, Muffwiggler Mike and Andreas Schneider.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Fantinatto
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Import, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 4 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 11, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Morton Subotnick, Bernie Krause, Chris Carter
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Imports
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FVW2QCC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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BM
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Video
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2007
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This is a great DVD! Many of you will not know the names of the wrestlers, but you will see amazing wrestling tied in with great hardcore matches. Every weapon was used in the matches. 3 hours of enjoyment awaits. During the matches many times we will see a replay of a huge move, 5 or 6 times during a match. It works out ok because you never miss any of the action.

I was impressed that they had some many quality matches. The DVD has 12 matches, that last 3 hours. You get a few bonus XPW matches that are just great. I cant recommend this DVD enough. I paid $12 for it and shipping and would easily pay double that.

GET THIS DVD YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.
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THE GORN
3.0 out of 5 stars Good But Bias.
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013
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The score and sound quality are amazing! Also really cool to see synth models I would never have the opportunity to see otherwise. You get 4 hours of coverage for a very reasonable price. I enjoyed the show. "However" I have subtracted 2 stars for the unwarranted and unnecessary bashing of Wendy Carlos. Who happens to be many peoples first exposure to synthesizers. Also I believe the subject could have been shown and celebrated without putting every other type of synthesis down.
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Steph A-P
5.0 out of 5 stars Great documentary.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014
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Well shot. Interesting. If you're into synthesizers and synthesizer-related history, this would be a wise choice. Glad I purchased it.
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Jer
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT! GREAT
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
Just streamed this from Netflix. Now I'm here to buy it. I read the complains about the bypassing of disco, etc.; however, I think that's missing the point. This is the history of hardware analog synthesizers, not the history of the music per se. I guess this isn't for everyone. But to me, it is pure candy. GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!
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Mister
2.0 out of 5 stars They skipped over disco, post punk, new wave ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2015
They skipped over disco, post punk, new wave. But did mention that punk music temorarily set back synths.
How do you slip over those.genres?
It started out well enough.
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George Waller
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as I had hoped
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2008
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The Best of Deathmatch Wrestling Vol 1, in my opinon I think it was good DVD but there are few bad things in the DVD that ruin the experience

The Bad: To Many Replay's it gets very annoying after a while, The Commentators are annoying I wish I could have turned them off, and not all matches are what I would call Deathmatch's

The Good: There are many great matches on here, some very extreme matches, the bonus matches are especially good, and some interesting easter egg matches

Overall: I say this is a good DVD but its just not as good as I had hoped I actually enjoyed the bonus matches more then I did the main matches, but if are a Hardcore wrestling fan then buy but just don't expect every single match to be really extreme
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armand lotman
1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2014
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If you are hping for real synth history about Numan, NIN etc.. you will be diappointed. This DVD is for modular synth nerds and that is it. Not much about synth music music of the late 70s or 80s, so if you hope for synth band history forget it, very sad sorry. I was hoping to see bands that changed music with synthesizers but all you will see are modular amateur modular synth nerds, very boring in my opintion. The begining is good after that it sucks don't waste your money. 4 hours of modular synth nerds. No real history about bands that made it popular.
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jokerbug
4.0 out of 5 stars not sure
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2007
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I'm not sure what I' should think about the DVD. My greatest problem is the minor quality of this DVD. The wrestlers are quite good, especially Lufisto is very interesting. There is a lot of typical high fly action and a lot of Lucha libre. But there is only one single match and a lots of Tag Team bouts. My problem is, i don't know much of these guys and there were no psychological moments. There was no moment I could say " oh my god".

Hope you get my message, because I'm from germany.
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P. J. Madarasz
5.0 out of 5 stars überfällige Doku
Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2018
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Es war an der Zeit, dass sich eine Doku auch mal an die Modular-Freaks unter den Synthesizer-Spielern wendet. Nicht zuletzt durch den Boom im Bereich Eurorack sind Modular-Systeme in viele Heim-Studios gekommen und das Interesse daran wächst. Diese Doku zeigt gut die Entwicklungen von Moog und Buchla sowie Roland und anderen und lässt auch nicht Dieter Doepfer und Herrn Schneider unerwähnt. Unter den Extras gibt es eine Tour durch Vince Clarkes Synth-Sammlung und für Anfänger ein anschauliches 101 des Synthesizers. Bild und Ton der DVD sind ohne Makel.
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Jonah Marsh
3.0 out of 5 stars first part good, second part underwhelming.
Reviewed in Canada on March 3, 2014
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Very informative about how this device was invented and developed over the years. Lots of insight into the modern builders and different companies who make affordable synth. The second part of the documentary was very dissapointing because it show-cased a bunch of people who don't use it for musical applications. No, it didn't show any of Trent Reznors studio and only showed short clips of what he had to say which was dissapointing because he was one of the few people on there that had a valid opinion but didn't go in depth at all. Very drawn out with interviews of people who had the same thing to say which wasn't informative.
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Gregor
5.0 out of 5 stars Schöne Doku
Reviewed in Germany on May 5, 2014
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Sehr lange schöne Dokumentation. Etwas mehr Zeit fürs Eurorack wär nicht schlecht gewesen, aber da benötigts vielleicht dann doch mal eine deutsche Doku. Doepfer oder Schneiders Laden kamen aber vor. Mit normalen Englisch-Kenntnissen kein Problem. Kann man öfter anschauen. Kauf hat sich gelohnt. Info: [...]
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Peter Lincoln
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good watch
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2019
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All modular synth enthusiasts will love this.
Highly recomended.
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RexBo
2.0 out of 5 stars A big and expensive disappointment
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2015
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I have been fascinated by synthesizers since the eighties, and I've learned a lot about them. So naturally I was very excited when this bluray came out because I expected it to be about the music and the synths themselves. And while there is a lot of talking about synths, there are too few interviews with musical icons that are known for their use of modulars in their work. Vince Clark makes a lengthy appearance, but there's not enough substance there to warrant his amount of screen time. Even worse, there's almost no original (i.e. Licensed) music. There's talk about Tangerine Dream but no music or concert footage. Jean Michel Jarre isn't mentioned at all, and while Wendy Carlos's Switched On Bach is mentioned, not a single note can be heard, for example. The second half of this 'extended cut' focusus on the Eurorack phenomenon, which is in itself could be very interesting, but it is more about the subculture and its people than the synths and modules themselves. This is not what I expected this documentary to be about. Instead of modular synthesis, it's about the subculture and the people. That's fine, and interesting, but not when the documentary is supposed to be about synths. It's an anthropologic study more than a technical one, especially the second part.
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