Pump Up the Volume (2001)
A History of House Music
Few movements in music have gained as much critical mass as house music. Pump Up The Volume: A History of House Music is a fantastic 2001 documentary about one of the biggest music groundswells in history, which began in basements and ended up at the forefront of pop culture. The film traces house music from its early days as New York disco to its takeover of Europe’s dance scene through fascinating interviews with the people who propelled the movement and rare footage of the clubs where it came of age.
- Date of release
- 2001-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Director
- Carl Hindmarch
Casting
- Vince Lawrence — self
- Frankie Knuckles — self
- Shaun Ryder — self
- Pete Tong — self
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