Toolroom Records have decided to mark their 10-year anniversary with a documentary exploring the last decade of dance music. ’10 Years of Dance Music: The Documentary’, available on Youtube, was a year in the making and saw the producers travel the world getting exclusive interviews from the likes of Armin van Buuren, Steve Angello, Seth Troxler, Loco Dice and Fatboy Slim.
The documentary starts back in 2003, a time when the dance music scene was at risk of collapse altogether, and cuts a journey through the developments, trends, changes and technology that has transformed dance music into the beast it is now. There are candid discussions with old school names like Todd Terry, Nicole Moudaber and DJ Sneak as they use their decades of experience to add context to some of the big debates that have become entangled in dance music in the last 10 years. These have included the rise of technology and the evermore disposable nature of music, artists and genres.
Narrated by Mark Knight, the video offers a glimpse behind the scenes and into the minds of some of dance music’s most influential players. There is praise for the ‘democratisation’ of dance music that has come with the shift from hardware to software, for both DJs and producers alike, but also words of caution concerning the ‘education’ of the new wave of dance acts and artists. It touches on the rise of new sub-genres like minimal, dubstep and electroclash and while some of the new incarnations of dance music may have faded, they have left a marked imprint on the contemporary and future landscape and direction of dance music.
The documentary starts back in 2003, a time when the dance music scene was at risk of collapse altogether, and cuts a journey through the developments, trends, changes and technology that has transformed dance music into the beast it is now. There are candid discussions with old school names like Todd Terry, Nicole Moudaber and DJ Sneak as they use their decades of experience to add context to some of the big debates that have become entangled in dance music in the last 10 years. These have included the rise of technology and the evermore disposable nature of music, artists and genres.
Narrated by Mark Knight, the video offers a glimpse behind the scenes and into the minds of some of dance music’s most influential players. There is praise for the ‘democratisation’ of dance music that has come with the shift from hardware to software, for both DJs and producers alike, but also words of caution concerning the ‘education’ of the new wave of dance acts and artists. It touches on the rise of new sub-genres like minimal, dubstep and electroclash and while some of the new incarnations of dance music may have faded, they have left a marked imprint on the contemporary and future landscape and direction of dance music.
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