Speaking in Code is starting to take on a life of its own. The most recent development came from Seattle, where an enthusiastic fan when back to Dallas crowing about the film. And now we have a screening in Dallas. Sunday, November 8th at 5:00pm, at the Angelika Film Center, the sister to NYC’s more famous NoHo destination. More info here.

As for New York City, we are happy to say it will premiere at the CMJ Film Festival. Wed, October 21st at 2pm, at the Norwood Theater, 241 W 14th St., b/w 7th & 8th Ave. Those with a CMJ badge need to RSVP here for entry. As for people without a badge, we’re finding out what the deal is there. Sign up for the Twitter service to be sure to know the latest.

The San Francisco screenings of Speaking in Code are also approaching rapidly. People can buy tickets right now, and if we can sell out both shows, we can prove a demand for other shows in the area and are considering working with promoters on a bigger event.

Friday, October 23rd, 9:15pm
Thursday, October 29th, 7pm

Also next weekend, the film gets screened in Krakow, PL. Though we are still looking for an official premiere of the film in Europe (more on that soon!), we’re proud to be a part of this extraordinary festival.

We also appreciate the rising demand for screenings in your area. Both in our email and on the various Web 2.0 sites, we get hit up about the release date every day. We are hoping to have a DVD plan by the end of the month. Despite the overwhelming demand for the film to be seen, bear in mind we are still a small operation.

We are now open to talking to people about screenings, especially seasoned promoters and people with contacts to local theaters. Please contact us if you can help, drop us a line at info@squar3.com

Musically, our subjects are still churning out great dance music. Modeselektor is the next volume of the esteemed Body Language Mix CD series (buy Volume 8 here or here). They released a podcast on Resident Advisor to celebrate.

Modeselektor - Resident Advisor Podcast #173

And they’ll hit the States again in a month for a full tour. The dates are as follows, many including a Basement Jaxx DJ set and/or MSTRKRFT:

Oct 29 2009 @ Blue Bird, Denver, CO
Oct 30 2009 @ Cervantino Festival, Guanajuato, MX
Oct 31 2009 @ The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 1 2009 @ Club 101, El Paso, TX
Nov 2 2009 @ Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, MX
Nov 4 2009 @ Mod Club Toronto, CA
Nov 5 2009 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Nov 6 2009 @ Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL
Nov 7 2009 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg, New York City, NY

Wherever possible, we are hoping to screen the movie in and around these appearances …

The Wighnomy Brothers have been raising their profile as well, with this unreleased Nick Curly remix, most recently seeing a lot of love:

Wighnomy Bros. - Lampatee (Nick Curly Remix) (buy)

While their label, Freude-Am-Tanzen, is enjoying success with this release from Kadebostan:

Kadebostan - Spirit Soldiers (buy)

DJ and Journalist Philip Sherburne recently made a lot of waves with this 100-minute mix for the Unsound Festival, where he, Kadebostan, Monolake and many more will be appearing along with the film:

Philip Sherburne - “Unsound Podcast #3″ (mirror)

A new website called R.fm, is an impressive showcase on the electronic music realm. And they have posted a live set from The Field, an artist predominately featured on the soundtrack of Speaking In Code:

The Field - Live at OSC09 Stockholm

See you soon at a theatre near you.

As we continue to wait for more film festivals to endorse Speaking in Code, forward-thinking music festivals are eagerly slotting the movie to show in sneak previews and with panel discussions to follow. Two such festivals, we are happy to say, are some of the world’s finest.

In September, Seattle’s Decibel Festival will screen the movie with a talk afterwards with director Amy Grill and the Wighnomy Brothers. Decibel is a purely home-grown incarnation, built on featuring pristine American talent alongside international names like Alter Ego and Move D. We met Decibel director Sean Horton years ago, when we began filming at Mutek in Montreal. That his festival is still around, and is in fact thriving, is a testament to hard work and perseverance. Resident Adviser recently ranked it the #4 September festival in the world.

Unsound in Krakow, Poland was awarded the #2 October festival by Resident Adviser and, looking at the line-up, it’s easy to see why. Marcel Dettmann, Omar-S and Biosphere are just a few of the marquee names. DJ Spinoza (aka Bryan Kasenic) is also on the bill. Spinoza will be featured on the DVD of Speaking in Code, bringing his minimal aesthetic to the clubs of New York City.

In the meantime, there are quite a few blogs and posts on the internet which continue to help spread the word about the film, and trust me when I say we appreciate every one of them. The stigma of dance music and dance music culture is still a barrier that we have to overcome, even with a film about said barrier, but the interest shown around the world proves this story must be told.

Musically, the worlds of techno and house continue to collide at a rapid pace. Even signs of breaks, dubstep and drum & bass are starting to infiltrate them, and vice versa. It’s safe to say some of the barriers and genres within electronic music itself are starting to crumble. Consider:

Reboot - “Enjoy Music” [buy]

With that positive and soulful vocal and the straightforward bassline, Reboot is one of the new stars of what they call “tech-house.”

Like the recent manifestation of “electro,” however, this new tech-house is more of it’s own animal, as with another new star, Jamie Jones.

Jamie Jones - “Acerola” [buy]

Both the these things come together in a grand degree when Jones teams up with Berlin’s Teifschwarz and New York City’s rising star–Seth Troxler:

Teifschwarz feat. Seth Troxler - “Hurt (Jamie Jones Remix)” [buy]

The most promising part of this unification is that old divisions of race and history are being disregarded. House no longer means black (Tiefschwarz literally means “more black”) and techno no longer means white (Jones is black, while Troxler is of mixed race) … All aboard the trans global express.

In a documentary about a subculture, like Speaking in Code, one of the over-arching themes is that of acceptance. Are the characters accepted? Is the music accepted? We are happy to say the first film festival out side of Boston has confirmed the acceptance of Speaking in Code.

The 8th annual SF DocFest emailed us last week to confirm that SiC will officially be screened October 16-28, 2009 at their exclusive documentary festival, a component of SF indie fest. We couldn’t be happier to be a part of the prestigious festival which, in the past, has featured such success stories as Anvil! The Story of Anvil and Audience of One. Those of you in San Francisco, be on the lookout for a proper screening announcement time soon.

In the blogosphere, Chicago DJ Liz McLean Knight (aka Liz Revision) takes a compelling take on acceptance–via our trailer–at both her blog and Gaper’s Block:

We do need educational vehicles like one this to explain to the world why we’re so passionate about something so abstract, yet moving and emotional. Can’t wait to see the final product.

Thanks, Liz. Portland, OR’s whitecar(tm) had this to say in a post at Nueva Forma:

Most documentaries on electronic music tend to focus on superstars and act as a starter kit for the uninitiated. Speaking in Code doesn’t really have that feel to me. I’m really excited to see it because it seems so focused.

That’s very much true.

Like all new ideas or old bias, acceptance only comes with time. The only way new things can arrive is for the old things leave and something must take its place.

In the August issue of XLR8R, the urban culture and electronic music magazine, on page 16, you’ll find a interview with Speaking in Code director Amy Grill saying just as much. It’s a national magazine, and available at bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders, but you can direct-download a .pdf of the issue here.

It’s their annual “Labels We Love” issue, so there’s lots of good stuff, including profiles on labels Modern Love (podcast), who were a part of this year’s Communikey Festival, Mothership, who I had the pleasure to work with in San Francisco, and a Type Records (podcast), one of the many exclusive UK labels of Forced Exposure (see thier ad on page 27).

To explain the phenomenon of this culture, other films continue to enter the fray, like this one about the scene’s most elusive character: The extraordinary DJ and incomparable producer Ricardo Villalobos. It has been accepted into this year’s Venice Film Festival.

The mysterious DJ recently released “Bank Brotherhood” with Los Updates. A curious song about the abstract idea of digital money.

Ricardo Villalobos and Los Updates - Bank Brotherhood

He was certainly someone that was on SiC’s radar, but proved too elusive after he did not show up when we were in Koln.

There’s also this film: An Einem Sonntag in Berlin, or On One Sunday in Berlin. Wherein we go out in Berlin on a Sunday morning (watch for a quick appearance of Villalobos in this as well):

Greece is a country which has seen a surge of electronic dance music activity, and acceptance, as indicated by two different festivals, both of which are screening Speaking in Code. EnTechno is in its second year, and is screening the movie alongside appearances from Ellen Allien and others, while and Reworks is now in its fourth year.

As for acceptance here in Boston, Make It New, which is coming up on its 5th anniversary, was nominated for Best Club Night at the Boston Phoenix (it was an honor to be nominated). Jan Kruger makes a second appearance this Thursday.

One of our favorite former guests, Isolée, has a great remix out right now:

Ripperton - Prends-Moi Avec Toi (Isolee Remix)

Boston’s own SoulClap is making serious waves with the Wolf + Lamb label out of New York City. Click to download one of Soul Clap’s newest podcasts:

SoulClap - Great White Hope Vol. 4 (podcast)

We’re also happy to say Jan Rosenfeld of Yes, Giantess was in Boston’s little scene before his pop band blew up. He’s let us share a new track from them. You’ll hear about them soon:

Yes, Giantess - Can’t Help It

We’re still taken with the productions of Coralcola. Here’s a recent ambient track from him:

Coralcola - Sleep Is for Dreamers

And Basstown resident DJ Die Young gets better at remixes every time he does another one. Here’s a new one where he’s working with Chris Wade of Providence, RI:

Chris Wade - Broke (DJ Die Young Remix)

And another remix of Mystery Roar:

Mystery Roar - NYC Balloon (DJ Die Young Just Right Remix)

Whether these, ourselves and others are accepted in the end … time can only tell.

So far, there are 9 festivals currently deciding whether or not Speaking in Code will have a screening in their city. As the Sheffield Doc Twitter account says: (Programmer) “Hussain is sleeping on a pile of screeners.” Or, from others, “the Programming team is already working overtime.”

Deciding amongst thousands of film submissions must be insane, as our co-Producer Jason Redmond, of the Independent Film Festival of Boston, could likely attest.

The website Without A Box is massively helpful in submitting and sorting to these festivals, and surfing around we found hundreds of other festivals we had never heard of. We’re happy with the 9 we’ve whittled them down to. Most of these festivals happen in October or November.

Which means that, if accepted, Athens will host the European premiere of Speaking in Code.

Which is certainly fine by us. Greece has long held a thirst for dancing and art, going back to, well, the beginning of Western Civilization. Lately, techno music has been buzzing in the land of Zeus, consider EnTechno, the electronic music festival that takes place in September 09. So far they have enlisted Speaking in Code stars Ellen Allien, Wighnomy Brothers to participate in the fest. Check out their Facebook page here.

Greek techno label Kilk Records started in 2003 and has grown to include artists such as Hiroshi Watanabe (aka Kaito), SCSI-9 and Jonas Bering, all of whom are also on Kompakt Records, which makes an appearance in Speaking in Code.

It’s worth saying that paying for shipping and entry into these festivals is putting the project even deeper into a money hole. It seems to be that the financial commitment never ends when you make a movie.

We are hopeful it will all be worth it, however.

One benefit of festival submission: an official entry on The Internet Movie Database. The Speaking in Code entry is here. Withoutabox is owned by IMDb (which is in turn owned by Amazon).

Musically, the mission remains the same: bring people together to dance and form a community of minds. In today’s tough times, such a concept is even more crucial, it seems to me. Recently, BPitch Control celebrated its 10th anniversary on a boat.

Podcasts are all the rage in the land of beats, with blogs and labels jumping on board at every turn. Both Freude-Am-Tanzen and Kompakt have recently launched their own podcasts, recently, featuring label artists DJing their music, their label’s music and beyond:

Shumi - Dance With You Forever (Kompakt Podcast #1)

Freude am Tanzen Podcast Episode 1

While others use podcasts to show over their distributed labels, such as What People Play, complete with commentary and phone-in interviews:

That’s What People Play Podcast #1

And still others, like Optimo, some of our favorite DJs in the world, push the envelope much further with a mix of obscurities and dark beats that always seems to point to an upcoming trend in dance culture:

Optimo - Podcast 001 Synth Mix

Could a SiC podcast be far behind? As with everything in this endless process …

Stay tuned.

Speaking in Code is in the midst of submitting to numerous European, North American and South American film festivals. By the time 2009 has ended, we hope that markets like Chicago, Sao Paulo, Sheffield, Stockholm, Deauville and more will all have the opportunity to host Speaking in Code through the many festivals that will happen from now until the end of the year.

In the meantime, work has begun on the DVD product of SiC, which will most likely come out near Fall of 2010. The vast amount of footage we have access too will make for some great DVD extras for Speaking in Code. Director Amy Grill and Jason Blanchard recently met up to make a few extras. Here is a sneak peak:

Deleted Scenes:
– Monolake at Dub Plates & Mastering: How records get cut
– Juan MacLean pre-show chat in Miami
– Bryan Kasenic promotes minimalism in New York City

Uncut Concert Footage:
– Modeselektor at Sonar

The Wighnomy Brothers:
– 2 years later

There are also many outtakes which will be included and who knows what other extras will come about as things come together. Every film has a press kit, which details the making of and acknowledges the contributors in an official way. The first draft, and every other subsequent draft, can be found at this link. Check it out.

The official film page has been updated, with links more screenshots from Speaking in Code.

The movie also now has a Wikipedia page here–feel free to add and edit it–and the Facebook fan page has an official URL here.

There’s a lot of activity out there for our featured artists as well. Robag Wruhme has a new, stellar 12″ out, having just returned from a successful US tour with the Wighnomy Brothers. At the same time Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) played to exuberant rooms in Montreal and New York (click here for a review from friend of sQuare Vicki Siolos and pictures from Ricardo De Lima). Freude Am Tanzen has started a podcast and the Wighnomies appear on a remix 12″ from Gui Boratto. As for Monolake, stay in touch with his free music page here. And who can forget Ellen Allien, who’s autumn and winter fashion line recently hit Berlin Fashion Week.

Here in Boston, a new night has started up which relies on the modern Berlin style more then ever. It’s called Secrets and it launches this coming Tuesday. Here’s the inaugural DJ mix from residents Lynch and Sarah Joy:

Sound Stream - “Live” Goes On [Sound Stream]
Nekes - Cristal (Sascha Dive Remix) [Oslo]
Masomenos - Travel Master [Welcome to Masomenos]
Christian Burkhardt - Doubledub [Raum… musik]
Jus Ed - Yo, This Shit is Hot! [Underground Quality]
Kreon - Jauce [Cécille Numbers]
Matthew Styles - Palladium [Horizontal]
David Pher - Harare [Glueckskind Digital]
Delano Smith feat. Diamond Dancer - A Message For the DJ [Still Music]
Black Jazz Consortium - New Horizon [Soul People Music]
Melchior Productions Ltd. - Water Soul [Perlon]

Lynch and SarahJoy - Secrets (Direct DL)

Local producer Tanner Ross, who has made it a habit to DJ at events all around town, from Soulclap to Basstown, recently released the Voodeux full-length project to the world. With partner KiloWatts, who played at Boulder’s Communikey, he’s garnered the acclaim of the world’s greatest DJs with this hit, “Just A Spoonful”:

Voodeux - Just a Spoonful (Radio Edit) (Buy here)

And I’d be stupid not to note the passing of dance music icon Michael Jackson. I grew up idolizing him very much. Now his music speaks for him, which is the only good thing about his tragic death:

Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix)

RIP Michael, we’ll miss you.

The re-appearance of Modeselektor (as part of Moderat) in Boston was very impressive. The trio played mostly songs off the new album, and less of their own solo material, but the presentation was shockingly cool. In front of huge three video screens, Szary, Gernot and Sascha stood equally apart, as the masterful visuals of BPitch partner Pfadfinderei glowed behind them, and almost 3-D visual presentation of the music. The crowd, perhaps caught off guard by the lack of recognizable tunes, was all the same swooning at the show.

Speaking in Code was screened just before the show in the Paradise front room, thanks to some interest from LiveNation who facilitated the viewing. It started late, as Modeselektor’s flight was delayed, but nearly everyone got to view the whole thing. A third public screening of the movie.

Perhaps the most rewarding thing to have happened, aside from the chance to have Modeselektor themselves see the movie, was the emergence of a few very thoughtful reviews.

Open Letters is a literary review blog which published a “microreview” of the film on June 1.

“Fittingly, Grill places her interview subjects off-center, counterpointed by stray graffiti or AV cables. There is an off-and-on color rhythm as schemes alternate between the pale light of northern mornings and the powdery dark of clubs.”

Santana Photo blog saw the movie at the Paradise, and published this review on May 27:

“Speaking in Code is a documentary shot over the past 3 years about a couple from Boston who beautifully capture the high and lows of being incredibly passionate about techno music.”

While June 10 saw another thoughtful review from cinetrix at the film blog, pullquote:

“Code evangelizes for electronic dance music, specifically techno, examining its spread from its origins in African-American clubs in the midwest to the huge festival circuit in Europe and trying to figure out why it fails to thrive on that scale in its home country.”

It’s great to see people put so much thought into the film, which seems to get more interesting as people input their perspective. After you’ve spent so long living with a project, you really have no idea how people will react.

“Jason and I are on a roll here with the DVD extras,” says director Amy Grill from the New Jersey shore, as she and editor Jason Blanchard finish with the added content for the forthcoming DVD (outtakes, separate mini-stories, live footage, etc.).

This weekend I’ve got to work on the media kit which will go to the European festivals in the fall and winter of 2009.

Musically, Moderat is getting a lot of attention, including a big-room remix from Booka Shade:

Moderat - Rusty Nails (Booka Shade Remix)

And our friend Apparat was called to tackle a remix for the unassuming king of dance music, Moby:

Moby - Pale Horses (Apparat Remix)

In Boston, Basstown was recently mentioned in an Australian article about Passion Pit while local talents like Coralcola are getting attention from Turkish Hungarian blogs:

Crystal Castles - She Fell Out (Coralcola Remix)

I’m partial to this Frightened Rabbit remix from Basstown’s own DJ Die Young (who opened for Moderat):

Frightened Rabbit - The Twist (DJ Die Young Dub Edit)

And, in celebration of the 200th post here at sQuar3.com, Luomo still sounds great with “Tessio.” A new set of remixes puts a nice Ibizian shine on the whole track:

Luomo - Tessio (Butch Dub)

The Speaking in Code second screening was another success and another indication that we are in ownership of a film that has tremendous worldwide potential (it is screening again in China this weekend).

Very special thank you to the Wighnomy Brothers, Soren and Gabor, who not only were able to share in the film with us, but played for the first time ever in America at the after-party at Make It New. Words simply cannot describe how much such a confluence of events impacted my life. I am truly at a loss.

But now, only 4 days later, events appear to be repeating.

Modeselektor is playing Boston on Sunday, May 24th and by special request we are screening the film in the hours before their show at the Paradise Rock Club in the front room of the club.

It’s somewhat poignant that the movie which shows Modeselektor playing at the very small Enormous Room to around 85 people is screening before their show at the Paradise, which describes itself as “Boston’s Legendary Rock Club: Celebrating 30 Years of Rock.” The movie screens at 6:30pm, Sunday, May 24th at 969 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston. View the Facebook invite here.

They are playing as Moderat with their good friend and BPitch counterpart Apparat. As of this posting tickets are still available. We posted about Apparat a few months back but he remains a vital cog in the new music machine. And as a collaborator, whether with Ellen Allien or Modeselektor, he appears to be inscrutable.

Consider this extended track with Luomo which was put up by Rayna at Modifyer Modifying (we’ll get to a mix for you, Rayna, promise!):

Luomo Feat. Apparat - “Process Part 2 (Love You More)”

There’s even his collaboration from beyond the grave with Johnny Cash:

Johnny Cash - “I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow (Apparat Remix)”

Buy Apparat music at Beatport here.

When such a force joins up with bounce-enthusiasts Modeselektor expect crazy sparks, as represented in both of Boston’s weekly publications: The Dig and the Phoenix.

Updates on movie developments will come fast and furious as director Amy Grill is taking the month of June to work on submitting to the film festival circuit.

Keep staying tuned!

We are happy to report that the tickets for the second screening of Speaking in Code are now on sale. You can buy them here. The screening will take place Thursday, May 21st at 7pm. But the best part is yet to come.

As we pursue premieres in all corners of the world, especially film festivals in Europe, the UK and America, the one place we know we can screen the film, without regard to film festival entry rules, is right here in Boston. Being that the world premiere already happened at the Somerville Theatre, we can show the film around town at will. And the Brattle is a special place to have it, to be sure.

Since arriving in Boston, the Brattle Theatre has supported the underground. And, as we all know, everything starts in the underground. There were a few months when the Brattle may have gone away. But no more. Last year, the Brattle hosted the Boston premiere of Daft Punk’s Electroma, and now we rejoin with them for Speaking in Code.

The best part: A ticket stub from Speaking in Code gets you to the front of the line that night to see the Wighnomy Brothers at Make It New. This will be their US debut. You don’t want to miss it. Buy your tickets now.

Music-wise the now Berlin-based Dj and producer Philip Sherburne is one of the people featured in the film. He wrote about the experience at his popular and long-running blog a few weeks back. Comments to the post include “how can i see it if i’m in the uk?” and “hope I will be able see it in France …” We hope so too!

He recently recorded an excellent mix for Time To Express and the Fairtilizer community, but we’re rehosting it to be sure all fans of the movie can hear his aesthetic and talent. Of course, he includes a track from Robert Henke (free downloads of his music are here), also in Speaking in Code and Andy Stott, whom we met at the screening in Boulder, CO.

“The tracklist came together in fits and starts,” he tells the blog, “over the span of several weeks. There’s no explicit theme; rather, the set arose out of the attempt to fix a certain kind of sound in place, one that had been flitting around my head for some time.”

The tracklisting:

His Name Is Alive: As We Could Ever (4AD)
Lukid: Raise High the Roof Beam (Werk)
Robert Henke: Quad Planar (Imbalance Computer Music)
Dorian Concept: Mesh Beam Splitter (Kindred Spirits)
Wasteland: Enticer (Transparent)
Anstam: Brom B (Anstam)
Andy Stott: Drippin (Modern Love)
Untold: I Can’t Stop this Feeling (Hessle)
Scuba: Klinik (Hotflush)
Ramadanman: Good Feelin (2nd Drop)
Digital Mystikz: Ancient Memories (DMZ)
Scuba: Tense (Hotshore)
Ramadanman: Offal (Soul Jazz)
Mala: Left Leg Out (DMZ)
Jan Driver: Rat Alert Dub (Made to Play)
Untold: Bones (Hemlock)
Ghost: The Spooks (Ghost)
Untold: Dante (Hotflush)
Synkro: My Own World (Mindset)
Echologist feat. The Space Ape: The Mercy Beat (Philip Sherburne’s Triple Bypass Dub) (Resopal Red)
Peverelist: Gather (Punch Drunk)
Simian Mobile Disco: Hustler (Shackleton Remix) (Wichita)
Scuba: Hard Boiled (SCB Edit) (Hotflush)
Andrea: Gunshot (Stripped) (Daphne)

Philip Sherburne - Mayday Mix Timecast 02

A whole mess of different worlds collide on May 21st when Speaking in Code stars the Wighnomy Brothers make their US debut at Make It New. For years, the Wighnomy Brothers (aka Robag Whrume and Monkey Maffia) have released excellent, funky, minimal grooves from their home base in Jena, Germany, but an appearance on the North America continent was always rare indeed.

So the Wighnomy Bros. have never played the US. They have played Montreal (as seen in the film) and they have come close to playing the Detroit Movement Festival, but we’re proud to say they will first step on US soil at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Before they spin their always soulful, technoid, house-i-fied DJ set, they will watch the movie at the Brattle Theatre. You are invited to join them. And then join us at the Middlesex Lounge later that night to watch them spin records.

It’s such a perfect meeting of the two worlds it’s hard to put it into words. As you can tell by this ill-designed post.

Tickets for the movie will be available soon. Tickets for the DJ set at Make It New will be $10 at the door. So for under $20 you’ll have the chance to see the movie and then spend the night dancing away with the Wighnomy Brothers. It’s perfect.

As far as the film goes, it’s scheduled screening at the first-ever Chinese electronic music festival has all sorts of Chinese blogs and discussion groups going strong. Since its premiere in Boston on April 23rd, it’s been written about in Russia, Poland, Australia and many more. Keep track of the worldwide buzz through the Facebook group.

It’s certainly an honor to be considered a part of the techno community to the point we are participating in this historic event. The two other films included in the festival are Berlin Calling and We Call It Techno.

May 23rd sees three artists in particular cross the border into Beijing. Chris Leibing is a long-time hard-techno genius who can rock any crowd of any size with ripping, razor-sharp grooves. His own tracks are much the same:

Chris Liebing - “Bangpop”

We were lucky to spend some time sightseeing in San Francisco with the Italoboyz before their hugely popular tracks like “Zinga,” “Viktor Casanova” and “Bahia (Party Swing)” blew up (they’ve also become accustomed to visiting us here in Boston at Soulclap’s MWT night). We also took some pictures of them back in the day. Their “Drama Dub” is a manipulative fun time.

Italoboyz - “Zinga (Drama Dub)”

While M.A.N.D.Y. are part owners of Get Physical, perhaps the most well-respected label in the club these days. They’ve reworked all sorts of class acts, but we’ll highlight their remix of Rockers Hi Fi’s “Push Push,” one of the most iconic songs in techno history:

Rockers Hi Fi - “Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)”

“We can surely turn the tide
We can push the tempest by”

Rockers Hi Fi - “Push Push (Rainer Weichhold Birthday Remix)”

Finally, tickets for the Boston show featuring Modeselektor & Apparat (as Moderat), plus Make It New resident DJ Die Young and Speaking in Code character Baltimoroder are on sale now.

“If you ever have it available for purchase or there’s another showing, LET ME KNOW.”

“I’m working on some ways to get you guys hooked up with Japan (no joke!).”

“great movie. great SOUNDTRACK!”

“we both really liked it. really brought techno to life in a way no other film has.”

“Loved the music, the interviews, and the camerawork.”

“It captivated us from beginning to end!”

“really loved the movie. I wouldn’t say this if it wasn’t true, but it was incredibly well done and I thought the story was fantastic.”

“just wanted to say, i enjoyed the movie a lot.”

“I thought the movie last night was incredible. I cannot thank you guys enough for putting this together, it’s a true piece of art.”

“I would very much like to own it so please give me info when it becomes available.”

This is just a sampling of the enormous feedback we got, either via email or from Facebook postings or MySpace messages or elsewhere, about the premiere screening of Speaking in Code.

Two weeks ago, the wonderful Communikey Festival, in the mountain college town of Boulder, Colorado, hosted director Amy Grill and I for a special sneak peek of Speaking in Code, and the result was very much the same.

We were overwhelmed not just with congratulations on a job well done, but with numerous people who were emotionally moved by the movie, some even to tears. See some photos of the festival at the Flickr account, or via Seze Devres of Beyond Booking.

It has been an eventful two weeks to be sure. A few things have proven true:

1. Speaking in Code is a historical film–in that it gives a look into the lives of electronic musicians, producers and devotees that is more intimate and interesting than any movie that has come before. I even overheard it being compared favorably to DA Pennebaker’s Don’t Look Back.

2. Even those unfamiliar with electronic music or it’s “scene” found it compelling. “You don’t even have to like or care about techno music,” said one viewer, “to be truly captured by the movie.”

3. The music that we picked still sounds great as it did when it was released years ago, and the artists who we profiled, specifically Modeselektor and the Wighnomy Brothers, are more relevant today than ever.

To that end, both are coming to America in May, the Wighnomy Brothers for the very first time. The former will make their US debut after a second Boston screening of the movie, May 21st at the Brattle Theatre. The Wighnomies will play a special set at Make It New.

Modeselektor is coming to Boston four days later, on May 24th, with fellow BPitch artist Apparat. Both will also play as Moderat at the legendary Paradise Rock club. This is four years after we brought them to the Enormous Room, an event that is featured in the film.

Needless to say, the world premiere Thursday night confirmed a thought we have been saying for years: Speaking in Code is a very special movie.

Much more to come, including more pictures from Boulder and the IFFBoston premiere and the news of more screenings to come. Including the Chinese premiere of Speaking in Code, where it will screen alongside We Call It Techno and Berlin Calling, starring Paul Kalkbrenner.