1. Human Traffic
This film effectively portrays your stereotypical weekend of ‘raving' as those crazy kids called it in the 90s. Based around a group of 5 friends who together tackle their individual issues and personal problems throughout the course of a weekend out in Cardiff, the film deals with the pre night out excitement, the euphoria of the night club itself, the general nonsense of the after party, and the soul destroying come down. It's the perfect weekend as far as I'm concerned, particularly when you take into account Carl Cox and Howard Marks make amusing cameos. So, that's Danny Dyer, Carl Cox, and Howard Marks. In the same film. How ridiculously wonderful.
2. Berlin Calling
This is a German film staring Paul Kalkbrenner. To be honest I hadn't even heard of him until the aptly named “Who the f*ck is Paul Kalkbrenner?” interview by Pete Tong at this seasons IMS Conference in May. But then all was revealed; he is this well known and highly successful German techno dj/producer. Another thing we learn about him is that he had never played Ibiza until he played the Amnesia opening.
But what about the film? Well, Paul plays an electronic music producer from Berlin who goes by the name of DJ Ickarus (real name Martin). The film follows Martin around as he tours clubs around the world. Ultimately it all goes tits up and slightly west as Martin ends up in the emergency ward of a psychiatric clinic wallowing in a pit of drug fueled regret. We can all sympathise with that though, can't we?
3. Kevin & Perry Go Large
This film is full of fake erections. But don't let that put you off.
This film follows Kevin & Perry through the trials and tribulations of realising their dream to become superstar deejay's. The story takes you through their heroic actions of stopping a bank robbery using a fake erection, to using their reward money on a trip to the great isle of Ibiza (with Kevin's mum and dad…….).
With the help of DJ Eyeball Paul (played by Rhys Ifans) and a cheeky little home porno of Kevin's parents, the hapless duo somehow end up making it. Queue epic old school classic Trance anthems and emotional scenes from Cream inside the Main Room at Amnesia. This film has had a deep imprint on me, to the point that when I took my first steps on to the balcony next to the DJ booth in the Amnesia Main Room, I said, “well, this is my Kevin & Perry moment I've been waiting all my life for”. I know… emotional stuff, eh?
4. It's All Gone Pete Tong
If I were to tell you to watch one particular scene out of all the films listed in this feature, then it would have to be the one where Frankie Wilde goes toe-to-toe with a dangerous Badger, kicks the life out of it, and watches as it bleeds Cocaine.
This film follows the fictional story of legendary Dj Frankie Wilde, a legend in Ibiza and around the world, who through a pretty epic addiction to Cocaine and ridiculously loud music has lost the use of his ears. As in he became deaf. Which is an obvious problem if your profession is DJ'ing.
Suffice to say, Frankie turns the tables on his life, and through an absolute stroke of genius manages to reinvent himself as a DJ. All Gone Pete Tong is a great film, and one endorsed by many DJs as they made appearances, such as Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox and of course Pete Tong, and if seeing a giant badger having the shit kicked out of it isn't reason enough for you, then you don't deserve to see it anyway.
5. 24 Hour Party People
This, my friends, is the story of the birth of a few musical treasures you may (or should) have heard of. The Hacienda. And Factory Records. So, when you throw in Steve Coogan (taking a break from bossing it as Alan Partridge), copious amounts of sex, drugs and proper music and you genuinely have a great way to spend 117 minutes of your time.
Steve Coogan plays Tony Wilson who, after being inspired by the music of the era in the form of the Sex Pistols, starts up Factory Records and makes a couple of signings to the label. You may have heard of them; Happy Mondays and Joy Division. This comical look at the general tomfoolery that goes down as Tony Wilson tries to hold down the fort and actually make some money whilst near enough swimming in sex and drugs (if that's even possible) makes for a great film, so make sure you watch it. Because I said so.
Like them? Then give these a try…
The Cocoon making of videos
The main reason for enjoying these Cocoon ‘making of' videos, aside from the child-like excitement that ensues after watching it, is the deep, sexy, German accent that Sven uses to say random words or phrases. If you want to get excited about the next Ibiza season of Cocoon, then feast your eyes on these bad boys. Das ist wunderbar!
2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2S10wAPhY4
2011 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wD5t6W704c&feature=related
10 Years Cocoon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwFZoJKJtQE
Sorted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsC2vwwKINQ
Putting this film under the title of clubbing films is slightly dubious I'll admit. There's a suspicious death based around someone taking a whole heap of drugs and then ‘falls' to their death, leading to the brother of said person digging deeper and deeper to find out what's going on. So, there's the link. Give it a watch anyway.
Go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KTWEFpDOis
I like the tagline of this film; “Life begins at 3am”. Because, generally, for me, it does! This is about drugs (again). A drug deal. And what goes down. Obviously it all goes off, but it's interesting to see it told from the perspective of three people.
Swedish House Mafia - Take One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmNE58HBaLU
The most Swedish film you are ever likely to watch, starring a load of Swedes (not the Veg… wehey!!) and even directed by a couple of Swedes (Larson and Hanson, obviously). Less a film, and more a documentary following them on a mammoth tour of gigs. If you like the Swedish House Mafia, of which I think there are a few of you, then you'll probably explode with excitement 5 minutes in to this. Enjoy.
