A 50 minute documentary exploring the creative methods, ideology, subliminal communication and media strategies of The Prodigy. Written and narrated by Rob Ager Oct 2011.

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The title of this video by Joe Pease comes from this essay – yhoo.it/IBn2mK – which contains paragraphs such as, “It is not uncommon for children to play with their shadows or to imagine that they are tangible. However, in order to grow up, children must leave behind this fantasy…no one ever fully grows up. Instead, growing up is a process that continues throughout life.” Of course, it might just be a bunch of shadows. Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

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The clip is taken from a film dealing with a perceived danger to young boys: Homosexuals!!! Unbelievable!

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This anti-drug educational film was created in the late 1970’s and narrated by famous straight-arrow Anita Bryant. Two school aged children discuss what they know about drugs while putting together a monstrous LEGO creation which ultimately functions as a motorized metaphor for the evils of tinkering with your physcial and mental health by experimenting with dangerous and illegal chemicals. Also serves as a warning to the many people who are actually addicted – not to any pharmaceutical – but to little bits of interlocking plastic. When they say “drugs are like THAT” they’re talking about the LEGO. You’ve been warned.

This version of “Drugs are Like That” has been edited to removed the various PSA’s that were originally inserted throughout the film and illustrated the various points about drugs the kids were making in their conversation. The full length version of this film in all it’s mind-numbing riotously funny glory can be found at the Prelinger Archives (www.archive.org) by way of the A/V Geeks (www.avgeeks.com)

P.S. Be sure to watch the credits that have been uploaded as a separate file.

Kane FM documented and captured the Dub to Jungle tour 2011; the film explores the living history of bass culture with interviews with Channel One Sound System, Congo Natty, Tenor Fly, Klose One, Nanci & Phoebe. We also speak with the stakeholder and Director of Punch Records Ammo Talwar and promoters about the concept behind the tour.

Roots reggae has been cited by many music critics of the 20th century as the mother of many modern music forms. Born from the garrisons of Jamaica this music has given a voice to disaffected peoples of all cultures and all backgrounds around the world. The messages of rebellion and truth seeking that roots provides struck a chord across the globe.

In the 1990′s artists like Ragga Twins, Rebel Mc & Lennie De Ice began to fuse roots reggae with acid house. Jungle techno, or as it was first called, 4beat, was born. Jungle is the child of reggae, conceived by the union of Jamaican sound system culture and British acid house music.

Director / Interviews — Chris Jones / Producer — Nick Hayman@ Burningwick / Elliot Seeds @ Motion Graphics / Sound Man — Alpesh Patel / Camera — Squeaky Clean, Sophie Akehurst, Ben Cornish.

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