Browse by Label: MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)

Artist:	RUGE, KATJA
Title:	Fotoreportage 23 - In Search of Ian Curtis
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	Book
Price:	$49.50
Catalog #:	MP 001BK

A photographic mapping of the places in the story of Joy Division and their singer Ian Curtis, and the space he left behind. With contributions from people who knew him, worked with him, or were just inspired by him and the music the band created. Pictures by Katja Ruge and words from, amongst others, Peter Saville, Mark E. Smith (The Fall), Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Nouvelle Vague, Annik Honore, Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk), Maxïmo Park, Mogwai, Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse), Bloc Party, The Rapture, She Wants Revenge, X Mal Deutschland, Genesis P.Orridge (Throbbing Gristle) and the late Tony Wilson. Book: 148 pages, with photos & text. Format: 21,5 cm x 21,5 cm (8,5 in. X 8,5 in.) bounded, hardcover. Language: English.

Artist:	EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN
Title:	On Tour With Neubauten.org
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	MPE 020DVD

The legendary German band Einstürzende Neubauten, known since the '80s for their uncompromising approach to music has come up with yet another groundbreaking project far ahead of its times, enabling them to work on their endeavors without needing to bow to the music industry's rules and regulations. What impact this cheeky use of modern technology has had on the band, their fans and the music industry is portrayed in this documentary Einstürzende Neubauten - On Tour With Neubauten.Org by Danielle De Picciotto. Danielle De Picciotto, an American artist living in Berlin since the fall of the wall, has influenced Berlin's cultural scene since 1985 in many ways as the co-innovator of the Love Parade, the Ocean Club with Gudrun Gut and Kunst oder König, the club-cultural exhibition series presenting Berlin's creative cross-culture internationally. Also an active member of Berlin's music scene (former singer of the Space Cowboys) she has known Einstürzende Neubauten personally for almost twenty years, following their development with interest. After becoming a member of their new project Neubauten.org, in 2003 she was asked to document the ensuing tour in 2004 by Blixa Bargeld, singer of the band, to provide material for future concert documentaries. Besides filming every show, she interviewed countless "supporters" worldwide, ending up with this documentary -- a courageous example of how following an individual, courageous path can change people's lives worldwide. Includes fascinating bonus material such as: "Die Intonatore," a short film from the supporter "Dihcar and Ste van Holm," a "Making Of" interview with Alexander Hacke, a Blixa Bargeld live track, as well as two slideshows. NTSC format DVD, 4:3, DVD 9, stereo, digipack. Running time: 90 mins.

Artist:	KIRBERG, RAINER
Title:	Die Letzte Rache (The Last Revenge)
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	MPE 023DVD

Die Letzte Rache narrates the eventful tale of Worldly-Wise, an adventurer who enters the service of an aging ruler in order to seek for him a successor. Unable to find a worthy heir, Worldly-Wise succumbs to the temptation to seize power himself. The ruler, however, thwarts his plan and uses Worldy-Wise, by means of a scientific experiment, to attain immortality. Worldly-Wise wreaks vengeance by laying the ruler's kingdom to waste -- thereby preparing the ground for unforeseen intrigue: the ruler's son and daughter, united in incestuous love, take revenge for the inheritance denied them by subjecting their now immortal father to eternal pain and suffering. First broadcast in 1982 on West Germany's second TV channel (ZDF), Die Letzte Rache rapidly achieved cult status amongst film connoisseurs throughout Europe, Japan and the USA. Even in the more than twenty years following its first showing, this film has continued to attract audiences, with repeated performances in art-house cinemas. Its exceptional blend of expressionist character drama, comic strip, film noir and pop musical ensures that Rainer Kirberg's début film remains to this day a stylistically unparalleled work in the annals of German cinematography. The original film material having undergone elaborate audio and video remastering, Die Letzte Rache in this DVD edition appears in a new director's cut with additional film music by Der Plan, a German avant-garde group that was renowned in its day. Format: DVD 10; Language: German; Subtitle: German/English; Format: PAL/NTSC (double sided for worldwide play), 4:3, B/W; Region: 0; Time: ca 90 min.

Artist:	VA
Title:	MPS - Jazzin' the Black Forest
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	MPE 024DVD

Elke Baurs' documentary MPS - Jazzin' the Black Forest is an affectionate portrait of the MPS label and its founder Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer who died tragically in a car crash two years ago. The Label MPS (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald) is known as the German "Blue Note." From the label's beginnings in the early 1960s up to its sale to Polygram in 1983, more than 600 records were put on the market by one of Europe's pioneering jazz labels. Brunner-Schwer's exceptional recording technique and the sheer musical quality of MPS records made the vinyl discs sought-after rarities. In addition to the most important German artists such as Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Dauner, The Kühn Brothers, Volker Kriegel and others, many of the international greats made their way to the Black Forest, too: Oscar Peterson, George Duke, Jean Luc Ponty, Duke Ellington, Monty Alexander, Baden Powell, Dizzy Gillespie -- to name only a few. MPS received an excellent reputation for its high-quality progressive recordings, and their "jazz meets the world" series is considered as fundamental to world music. This film was mainly produced by legendary "pope of jazz" Joachim-Ernst Behrendt who played a decisive part in moulding the image of MPS with his avant-garde-orientation and occasional flights into almost all areas of jazz. In the last 15 years, DJs like Oliver Korthals (Mojo Club) and Rainer Trüby made their younger audience aware of the MPS originals -- a generation not even born when the records first came out. Interviews with musicians and former MPS staff plus rare live and archive documents give an inside account of an era and the "Most Perfect Sound." DVD content: 87 min. documentation, plus bonus features, interviews, two slide show galleries, and one bonus film (MPS Revisited 1999); Director: Elke Baur; Format: DVD 10; Format: PAL/NTSC; (double sided for worldwide play), 16:9, Color; Sound Format: Stereo; Region: 0; Time: ca 107 min. In German with optional English subtitles.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Monitorpop
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	MPE 025DVD

2007 release. A compilation with exclusive interviews (Mark Stewart, Hermann Nitsch, Throbbing Gristle, Matthew Herbert etc.), short films, slide shows and music clips. Splendid packaging with a 48-page full-color booklet. "Enjoy each minute, while it casts its ray! Spring runs its course, love fades away," according to German poet Emanuel Geibel. Now, 200 years later, the era of digital archives allows Monitorpop Entertainment to bring back and savor the odd minute or two. The Berlin-based DVD label specializes in unconventional artists and themes beyond the mainstream, for example, a retrospective of Berlin's early '80s underground scene, Berlin Super 80 or cult films by NY director Amos Kollek. This compilation assembles a range of talents who have pursued their very own, often radical and inevitably, idiosyncratic paths. Among them: Viennese artist Hermann Nitsch, photographer Miron Zownir, musician Matthew Herbert, Mark Stewart, founder of the legendary punk-funk band The Pop Group and performance artist Leigh Bowery. All interviews are exclusive to this compilation and the videos and slide shows feature rare, unearthed treasures not to be seen on daily television -- stimulating distractions for all lovers of eclectic entertainment. Stay curious! NTSC, All-region format; 4:3/16:9; Stereo; Running time: 180 minutes.

Artist:	EMPIRE/ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, ALEC
Title:	Sixteen Years Of Video Material
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	MPE 026DVD

2008 release. January 1992, Berlin: Alec Empire, Hanin Elias and Carl Crack form Atari Teenage Riot. The explosive mix of highly political and radical lyrics with punk, hardcore hip hop, techno and electronic music was called Digital Hardcore. This term was used by Alec Empire to name his label (DHR). In 1997 Nic Endo joined the band. After several records and tours, Atari Teenage Riot became famous to a worldwide audience. This DVD features all video clips and rare footage of ATR and Alec Empire. Format: PAL/NTSC; aspect ratio: 4:3; color; stereo; running time: 93 minutes.

Artist:	STEWART, MARK
Title:	ON/OFF: Mark Stewart (Pop Group to Maffia)
Label:	MONITOR POP ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.50
Catalog #:	MPE 028DVD

Mark Stewart first made his presence felt as the front man for The Pop Group in the late 1970s. They were pioneers of the post-punk dance sound and had success with singles such as "She Is Beyond Good And Evil" and "We Are All Prostitutes." When the band split in 1980, Mark joined the emerging On U Sound crew as a part-time member of The New Age Steppers. He then went on to form his own band with Keith LeBlanc and Doug Wimbish, the rhythm section of the Sugar Hill Gang and guitarist Skip McDonald. With Adrian Sherwood and his production magic at the controls, The Maffia unleashed an awesome mix of styles that sounded like Bootsy Collins jamming over a bootleg Jah Shaka tape in an urban warzone. This incredible mix of funk, dub and electronic overload pre-empted techno and drum n' bass by years. Mark Stewart, often copied, never bettered. This film retraces the singer's steps and paths from the early days of The Pop Group right up to the present. Director Tøni Schifer, who followed Mark around for a full 3 years, has crafted a detailed, often intimate portrait of the artist, supplemented by interviews with, amongst others, Mark Stewart himself, Adrian Sherwood, Daniel Miller (Mute Records), Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, Douglas Hart (The Jesus And Mary Chain), Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), Mike Watt (Minutemen, The Stooges), Gareth Sager (The Pop Group, Rip Rig And Panic), Dan Catsis (The Pop Group), John Waddington (The Pop Group) Janine Rainforth (Maximum Joy), Massive Attack, Keith Levine (Public Image Limited) and many others, plus never-seen live recordings and music clips. Film: 82 mins; bonus material: 70 mins. Director: Tøni Schifer; Format: DVD10; Audio language: English; Subtitles: German, English; Format: PAL + NTSC, 16:9, Color, Region 0; Sound: Stereo.

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