Feiern (film)
Encyclopedia
Feiern is a 2006 documentary film about the electronic dance music
scene (e.g., house music
, techno
). Maja Classen
wrote and directed the film.
scenes (primarily house music
and techno
, but especially their “minimal”
sub-scenes). The majority of the film consists of footage of individual interviews, cut and interpolated together to create narratives around certain themes, such as music, drugs, love, addiction, friendship, and sexuality. Among the interviewees were DJs, bouncers
, bartenders, and partygoers.
The material for the film included 19 interviews, 56 nights (i.e., nighttime music events), and 13 musical tracks.
.
The film premiered on the March 22, 2006 in the Kino Babylon Theater in Berlin. Afterwards, it was shown in several film festivals, including achtung berlin—new film award and the 44th Gijon International Film Festival in Spain. On November 3, 2006, the record label
interGroove Tonträger Vertriebs GmbH released the film for DVD distribution under the title Feiern with a 16-year licensing term
. The DVD was distributed with a free CD that included music from the film's soundtrack.
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
scene (e.g., house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
). Maja Classen
Maja Classen
Maja Classen is a German film director and screenwriter, primarily known for her 2006 documentary on the Berlin techno scene, Feiern....
wrote and directed the film.
Synopsis
The film features people from Berlin's electronic dance musicElectronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
scenes (primarily house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, but especially their “minimal”
Microhouse
Microhouse, buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house and glitch music.-History:Microhouse has its roots in the minimal techno, glitch , and house genres of music. Its first echoes appeared in a glitch album by German experimental artist Oval, in 1993...
sub-scenes). The majority of the film consists of footage of individual interviews, cut and interpolated together to create narratives around certain themes, such as music, drugs, love, addiction, friendship, and sexuality. Among the interviewees were DJs, bouncers
Bouncer (doorman)
A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...
, bartenders, and partygoers.
The material for the film included 19 interviews, 56 nights (i.e., nighttime music events), and 13 musical tracks.
Production und Release
The film was made under the direction of Maja Classen, with cinematography by Andreas Bergmann and editing by Sylke Rohrlach. The poetic prose that opens and closes the film was written by German author, playwright, and essayist Rainald GoetzRainald Goetz
Rainald Maria Goetz is a German author, playwright and essayist.After studying History and Medicine in Munich and earning a grade in each, he soon concentrated on his writing....
.
The film premiered on the March 22, 2006 in the Kino Babylon Theater in Berlin. Afterwards, it was shown in several film festivals, including achtung berlin—new film award and the 44th Gijon International Film Festival in Spain. On November 3, 2006, the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
interGroove Tonträger Vertriebs GmbH released the film for DVD distribution under the title Feiern with a 16-year licensing term
License
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. The DVD was distributed with a free CD that included music from the film's soundtrack.
Soundtrack
- Hey-O-Hansen - Moon (Jack Is A Simple Fella Mix By Thaddi) 06:50
- IsoléeIsoléeIsolée is microhouse artist Rajko Müller. Isolée is a minimalist house producer whose music is reminisent of indie electronic pop music of the early eighties and ambient techno from a decade on. Isolée is credited with creating the very first microhouse record to reach the club charts...
- Krypt 06:53 - Pigon - Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging 07:27
- Gater - Taboo 04:17
- My My - Serpentine 07:58
- Seelenluft - Manila (Ewan Pearson Remix) 03:39
- D'NTEL - The Dream Of Evan And Chan (Superpitcher Remix) 07:06
- Keith Tucker - It's A Mood 05:04
- UND! - Cocopuffs 05:01
- Lopazz - I Need Ya 05:25
- DJ Naughty - Rojo Caliente 06:44
- Plastikman - Ping Pong
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- Rej
External links
- Official Website
- News of the film's release on the website of the electronic dance music magazine/community