Electronic Music Documentaries
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1. We Call It Techno! (2008 Video)
100 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Maren Sextro, Holger Wick | Stars: Goetz Bielefeldt, Danny Bruder, Alex Azary, Claus Bachor
Votes: 126
2. Pump Up the Volume (2001– )
Documentary, Music
In this documentary the origin of house music is being explained. It starts in Chicago in the "Warehouse" club. This later became the Genre called just "House" because people wanted to buy ... See full summary »
Stars: Louis Mellis, Vince Lawrence, Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy
Votes: 263
3. I Was There When House Took Over the World (2017)
Documentary
Dance Music pioneers like Nile Rodgers, Marshall Jefferson and others tell the story of how Disco's death gave birth to House Music. Emerging from Chicago's scene, during the troubled 70s, it became Dance Music's most iconic sound.
Stars: Nile Rodgers, Nicky Siano, Joe Shanahan, Marshall Jefferson
Votes: 51
4.
Lost in Music (1992– )
Episode:
Tekkno Trance
(1992)
Documentary, Music
Stars: Cosmic Baby, Kraftwerk, Marusha, Paul Schmitz-Moormann
5. Everybody in the Place (2019)
61 min | Documentary
A re-evaluation of acid house, a musical phenomenon that, as this film shows, did not spring out of nowhere, but owed its emergence to the social and political landscape of 1980s Britain.
Director: Jeremy Deller
Votes: 168
6. Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise (2017)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
In the 70s and 80s, artists such as Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Gianna Nannini, Ultravox and the Eurythmics queued to record in Conny Plank's studio, a farmhouse near Cologne.
Directors: Reto Caduff, Stephan Plank | Stars: Scorpions, Devo, Gianna Nannini, Eurythmics
Votes: 206
7. Modulations (1998)
75 min | Documentary, Music
The evolution of electronic music and its many genres. How the wide range of styles and scenes formed through experimentations on sound formation.
Director: Iara Lee | Stars: Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Cox, David Kristian
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.14M
8. The Sound of Belgium (2012)
85 min | Documentary, History, Music
'The Sound of Belgium' explores the rich but untold story of Belgian electronic dance music. From the grand dance halls with Decap organs to the golden days of Popcorn; From dark and cold ... See full summary »
Director: Jozef Deville | Star: John Flanders
Votes: 511
9. High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music (2006 Video)
64 min | Documentary, Music
HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Bredow | Stars: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes
Votes: 336
10. Slices: Pioneers of Electronic Music - Richie Hawtin (2011)
70 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Directors: Maren Sextro, Holger Wick
Votes: 19
11. Fuck Fame (2019)
73 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Anna is living the dream. Having rocketed from obscurity to internet stardom as electro-rap iconoclast 'Uffie' following the release of her breakout hit 'Pop the Glock', she is ready to ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Cibis, Lilian Franck | Stars: Niels Birbaumer, Chris Colonna, Anthony Ferrando, Mason Poole
Votes: 35
12. 808 (2015)
107 min | Documentary, Music
808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Dunn | Stars: Damon Albarn, Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Chris Barbosa
Votes: 720
13. Zeitgeist Stammheim (2009)
69 min | Documentary
About the infamous techno club Aufschwung Ost/Stammheim in Kassel, Germany. The Techno Club "Aufschwung Ost" opened it's doors in 1994 in Kassel and in 1996 changed it's name to "Stammheim"... See full summary »
Director: Christine Lyschik | Stars: Jens Bringmann, Jeannenine Heller, Valentin Kopetski, Chris Liebing
14. Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World (2012 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Sam Bridger | Stars: Katy B, Boy George, Felix Buxton, Carl Cox
Votes: 88
15. Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Music
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | Stars: James Murphy, Chuck Klosterman, Keith Wood, Nancy Whang
Votes: 2,889 | Gross: $0.51M
16. What We Started (2017)
94 min | Documentary
DJs, producers, and promoters discuss the history and state of electronic dance music.
Directors: Bert Marcus, Cyrus Saidi | Stars: Steve Angello, Carl Cox, Chip Eberhart, Martin Garrix
Votes: 1,523
17. Laurent Garnier: Off the Record (2021)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A look into the life of Laurent Garnier, one of the godfathers of house music, from his emergence on the music scene in the 80's to now. The story of the last music revolution through the eyes of a pioneer.
Director: Gabin Rivoire | Stars: Laurent Garnier, Abd Al Malik, Ellen Alien, The Blessed Madonna
Votes: 307
18. Avicii: True Stories (2017)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Focuses on the incredible rise, fall and rebirth of one of the worlds most successful electronic music artists of all time, Avicii.
Director: Levan Tsikurishvili | Stars: Salem Al Fakir, Avicii, Johan Bjerkelund, Aloe Blacc
Votes: 6,977
19.
After the Raves (2016)
Episode:
England
(2016)
26 min | Documentary, Music
Tommie explores how smaller cities in England have had an equally large impact on the evolution of electronic dance music. He first heads to Brighton to meet the legendary Fatboy Slim, who ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Lee | Stars: Tommie Sunshine, Fatboy Slim, Greg Wilson, Mrk1
Votes: 9
20. Never Stop: A Music That Resists (2017)
76 min | Documentary
Featuring the pioneers of techno music Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Carl Craig, and Jeff Mills, Never Stop takes us into the fascinating universe of techno labels in Detroit. This film ... See full summary »
Director: Jacqueline Caux | Stars: Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills
Votes: 25
21. Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
This is a documentary film about the history of the U.S. rave scene which includes a fantastic soundtrack. Both the film and soundtrack capture the people and the music that shaped the ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Reiss | Stars: Moby, Lord T. Byron, McGuinnes, Lady Galore
Votes: 454 | Gross: $0.08M
22. SubBerlin - Underground United (2008)
Documentary
The original Tresor was in many ways the quintessential Berlin club: located in an unrenovated vault beneath a bombed out department store, it opened its doors amidst the general confusion and ecstasy that swept across the city.
Director: Tilmann Künzel | Stars: Regina Baer, Baxter Blake, Dimitri Hegemann, Jeff Mills
Votes: 47
23. Above Ground Level: Dubfire (2017)
TV-14 | 77 min | Documentary, Music
As one-half of the Grammy award-winning duo "Deep Dish", Iranian-American Ali Shirazinia (aka 'Dubfire') has established himself as one of the world's most successful DJs and producers. But... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Koczynski, Mino Kodama | Stars: Ali 'Dubfire' Shirazinia, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Carl Craig
Votes: 68
24.
Trailblazers Of (2016– )
Episode:
Acid House
(2016)
Documentary, Music
Noddy Holder narrates the surprising origins of our favourite music genres. Acid House, Balearic Beats and outdoor raves inspired a new breed of British club kids in the late 1980s. But ... See full summary »
Director: Angus McIntyre | Stars: Graham Duff, Trevor Fung, Lol Hammond, Paul Hartnoll
Votes: 6
25. Electronic Dance Music - A Top Export from Germany (2017 TV Movie)
42 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Every summer DJs like Felix Jaehn and Alle Farben clock up more air miles than some airline pilots, conquering the international charts from their laptops. They produce hit songs, and have ... See full summary »
Director: Stephan Dolck | Stars: Felix Jaehn, Paul Van Dyk, Frans Zimmer
Votes: 29
26. Universal Techno (1996)
Music
It's a documentary about the birth of techno music in Detroit,Mi. (Home of Techno).
Director: Dominique Deluze | Stars: Aphex Twin, Juan Atkins, Mike Banks, Steve Beckett
Votes: 23
27. Exzess - Berlin Hauptstadt der Clubs (2023)
100 min | Documentary
Stars: Zazie De Paris, Britt Kanja, Oliver Marquardt, Westbam
28.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
A Trip Round Acid House
(1988)
Documentary
Stars: Tony Colston-Hayter, Hugh Dufficy, Gary Haisman, Ted Hines
29. Take One: A Documentary Film About Swedish House Mafia (2010)
45 min | Documentary
A short film captured during Swedish House Mafia set from 2008 to 2011.
Directors: Christian Larson, Henrik Hanson | Stars: Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello
Votes: 654
30. Raving Iran (2016)
84 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
Two DJ's in Tehran are battling to play the music they love and set up dance parties. Local regime does not look well at harbingers of western culture of decay so the protagonists need to do big decisions.
Director: Susanne Regina Meures | Stars: Anoosh Rakizade, Arash Shadram, Peyman Navidi Nahand, Mohammad Safari
Votes: 966
31. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016)
79 min | Documentary
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, directed by Justin Krook, is a heart-pumping yet heart-wrenching documentary about one of the most eminent DJs working today: Steve Aoki. In the lead-up to Aoki's ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Krook | Stars: Devon Aoki, Benji Madden, Will.i.am, Travis Barker
Votes: 1,442
32. Feiern (2006)
81 min | Documentary
"Don't forget to go home" - about the electronic dance music scene in Berlin.
Director: Maja Classen | Stars: Oscar Axelrod, Jan Behrendt, Lisbeth Eckendorff, André Galluzzi
Votes: 151
33. The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
BBC documentary on the development of rave culture in the UK during the summer of 1989.
Director: Anna Davies
Votes: 40
34. Generation of Sound (1993)
59 min | Documentary, Music
Early '90s rave documentary.
Director: Michael Stein
35. Kvadrat (2013)
107 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A feature-length documentary, Kvadrat explores the realities of techno DJing, using the example of Andrey PUSHKAREV, a Russian DJ recognized worldwide. Filmed as a hybrid between a ... See full summary »
Director: Anatoly K. Ivanov | Star: Andrey Pushkarev
Votes: 123
36. Sound of Berlin (2018)
56 min | Documentary, Music
A journey through the capital of electronic music.
Director: Christian Lim | Stars: Juan Atkins, Freedom B., Ekaterina Gribanova, Dimitri Hegemann
Votes: 33
37. If I Think of Germany at Night (2017)
105 min | Documentary
A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d'etre.
Director: Romuald Karmakar | Stars: Ata, Roman Flügel, Sonja Moonear, David Moufang
Votes: 212
38. Nothing But the Beat (2011)
66 min | Documentary, Musical
A look at the life, work and influence of French DJ David Guetta.
Director: Huse Monfaradi | Stars: Afrojack, Akon, Avicii, Taio Cruz
Votes: 175
39. Pump Up the Jam: Heroes of Eurodance (2014 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Oliver Schwabe | Stars: H.P. Baxxter, DJ Bobo, Dr. Alban, Penny Ford
Votes: 8
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