High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music

September. 19,2006

Rating：

7.5

Genre：

Documentary Music

Keywords：

Techno

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit's economic downturn didn't stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown.

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