Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DIY in the 21st Century

October. 08,2011      
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This captivating documentary is the product of five years of obsessive filming of live concert footage, exclusive interviews, and historic documentation focusing on three fiercely independent music labels and their bands. Featuring Neurosis, ISIS, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pelican, Oxbow, Evangelista, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Cave In, and many others whose music and art found ideal homes in the artist-run record labels of Hydra Head, Neurot, and Constellation. These labels combine hard-to-define, heavy music with a visual aesthetic that has enraptured worldwide fans, without the need for radio or corporate media outlets. They uphold the legacy of treating music as an art form, not as a product. This film is an answer to those who question where the spirit of punk rock is today.

Justin Broadrick as  Himself

Reviews

Intcatinfo
2011/10/08

A Masterpiece!

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Huievest
2011/10/09

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

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Dynamixor
2011/10/10

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Darin
2011/10/11

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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