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'Part of the Weekend Never Dies' is a documentary into Radio Soulwax, a touring concept that for the past three years has showcased the talents of four Belgians (Soulwax) who temsleves, programmed and promoted, DJ'd and played live each and every night alongside a revolving array of their friends and some of the most exciting acts in modern music, travelling relentlessly to the four corners of the globe under the banner of 'Radio Soulwax'. Recorded over 120 shows with one camera in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia with acclaimed young director Saam Farahmand. The result is two films; 'Part of the Weekend Never Dies' - a documentary that captures the adulation, debauchery, ebullience, reflection, cynicism, tiredness, despair, delusion, ridiculousness, contradiction, revelation, exhaustion, homesickness of the life of a DJ/Band on the road, which includes 2manyDJ's, Soulwax Nite Versions live footage and also features James Murphy, Nancy Whang, Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Kitsuné & Klaxons in behind the scenes footage and interviews. The second is a live film that captures perfectly the blissful & beautiful sonic malevolence of Soulwax's Nite Versions blitzkrieg. Also included in the package is a bonus audio CD.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Stephen and David Dewaele's self-celebratory "Part Of The Weekend Never Dies" turns out to be a pretty solid rockumentary. It's full to the brim with namesdropping and shout-outs (in true "Teachers" style), as if the electro-house legacy was something to vent about. It even stars James Righton of The Klaxons, as bearer of the torch, even though he candidly admits he never cared much about dance music before Soulwax came around. The rest of the gang is also there: a chatty Tiga, a very relaxed James Murphy, an insightful Erol Alkan, Nancy Whang -telling the story of how "NY Excuse" came to be, Justice, Digitalism, So-Me, Busy P. of Ed Bangers Records and Peaches too.
The dicotomy between Soulwax the rock band and 2ManyDJs, the mega-eclectic music selectors, mirrors the one between Soulwax' "rock album proper", Any Minute Now, that critics hated, and its universally-liked dance counterpart, Nite Versions. "Radio Soulwax" incorporates all of that. So on tour the dj set follows the rock band's performance, back to back, as caught in a very straining loop that audiences seem to enjoy very much. Reharsals, rock show, dj set, then back on the road again.
While it's hard to re-write the rockumentary rule book, Saam Farahmand's take on it is pretty original. He alternates the more obvious sketches of the hectic life on the road with longer shots in a more intimate, fly-on-the-wall style, capturing not only the band, or not the band in particular, but their fans and friends and people -normal and weird- you meet when you're a travelling rock/dance act.
Interesting insights are also offered on how Radio Soulwax works, especially by Erol and Tiga (Steph is "the mind, the Producer", while David "knows everything about machines"). While Murphy waxes sarcastic on the reasons why "everybody wants to be the dj".
The live part, "Night Versions Live At Fabric And 120 Other Places" offers exactly what it says, a 54 minute performance which is actually a frantic collage of "121" different live shows. Watching it with the locality captions on can be too much. Much better is the audio cd, nothing you haven't heard a million times before ok but again the Nite Versions formula seems to work. All the classics are there and a few shout-outs too, to Tomas Andersson, Tiga himself (and Candi Staton/Alternat8) and even "Your Love" gets name-checked, as intro to Another Excuse.
I used to love Soulwax/2 Many DJ's/The effing Dewaele Brothers/Radio Soulwax a lot. I'm not as fond of this sound as I used to be, but this was pretty good. Definitely entertaining.
The dicotomy between Soulwax the rock band and 2ManyDJs, the mega-eclectic music selectors, mirrors the one between Soulwax' "rock album proper", Any Minute Now, that critics hated, and its universally-liked dance counterpart, Nite Versions. "Radio Soulwax" incorporates all of that. So on tour the dj set follows the rock band's performance, back to back, as caught in a very straining loop that audiences seem to enjoy very much. Reharsals, rock show, dj set, then back on the road again.
While it's hard to re-write the rockumentary rule book, Saam Farahmand's take on it is pretty original. He alternates the more obvious sketches of the hectic life on the road with longer shots in a more intimate, fly-on-the-wall style, capturing not only the band, or not the band in particular, but their fans and friends and people -normal and weird- you meet when you're a travelling rock/dance act.
Interesting insights are also offered on how Radio Soulwax works, especially by Erol and Tiga (Steph is "the mind, the Producer", while David "knows everything about machines"). While Murphy waxes sarcastic on the reasons why "everybody wants to be the dj".
The live part, "Night Versions Live At Fabric And 120 Other Places" offers exactly what it says, a 54 minute performance which is actually a frantic collage of "121" different live shows. Watching it with the locality captions on can be too much. Much better is the audio cd, nothing you haven't heard a million times before ok but again the Nite Versions formula seems to work. All the classics are there and a few shout-outs too, to Tomas Andersson, Tiga himself (and Candi Staton/Alternat8) and even "Your Love" gets name-checked, as intro to Another Excuse.
I used to love Soulwax/2 Many DJ's/The effing Dewaele Brothers/Radio Soulwax a lot. I'm not as fond of this sound as I used to be, but this was pretty good. Definitely entertaining.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Incredible. Start to finish. Not just any old documentary and film of the live set, its a sliced up masterpiece. In the same way that they reinvented DJing with 2 Many DJs and then the entire genre of dance music with Nite Versions and their remixes, this has raised the bar for rockumentrys and live music videos. Throw in the fact that they had already created an incredible live (band!) set that involved mixing dance songs live and you've got a very special film indeed. Forget any other live band performance film you've ever seen or heard, this is something else.
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best music dvd i've ever seen!
Blows your mind! everything about this dvd is on another level! the way its filmed is awesome..s'like trippin without acid! best music dvd/ documentary i've ever seen, blatantly! Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2009 by Ms. D. B. Boden
the best night out....in
name a better noughties rockumentary, i dare you, go on. really. no, really. i dare you.
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by Gilesc89
These boys rock - Great for getting you warmed up for a night out
Got this a month or so ago and still loving it. If you liked soulwax or 2 many DJs then this takes it to a whole new level. Read more
Published on 3 April 2009 by Mr. Ben Parer
ABSOLUTELY EPIC!
ABSOLUTELY EPIC! this film is mind blowing.. it sends me into convulsion of dancing my booty off around my sitting room every time I watch it. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2009 by Gavin Gallagher
Soulwax - Part of the Weekend Never Dies
Probably the best DVD I own. If you need something to kick off a Friday night, watch this. Music and band are probably the most creative out there. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by Brady G. Knippenberg
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"THIS DVD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE."
I have been following Soulwax since 2002. As a musician myself, listening to Soulwax grow from a rock band to a electronic rock band... Read more
I have been following Soulwax since 2002. As a musician myself, listening to Soulwax grow from a rock band to a electronic rock band... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2008 by Mr. Charles-claude J. Nyilas
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