High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines

55min

Documentary

History

Music

TV Movie

By the end of the seventies, disco music, considered too mainstream, was dead. But DJs and dance floors still needed new records and faster rhythms. Built on synthesizer sounds, the hi-nrg (high energy) style swept the gay clubs before hitting the charts during the eighties.

Production Companies

ARTE GEIE

Flair Productions

Kaos Films

RTBF

Universal Music France

Cast

Olivier Monssens

Olivier Monssens

Self - Narrator (voice)
Dwayne Holt

Dwayne Holt

Self - DJ
Fancy

Fancy

Self - Musician
Evelyn Thomas

Evelyn Thomas

Self - Singer
Denyse LePage

Denyse LePage

Self - Singer
Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

Self - DJ
Dan Lacksman

Dan Lacksman

Self - Sound Engineer
Carmelo La Bionda

Carmelo La Bionda

Self - Musician
Michelangelo La Bionda

Michelangelo La Bionda

Self - Musician
Ivana Spagna

Ivana Spagna

Self - Musician
Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu

Self - Musician (archive footage)
Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Self - Singer (archive footage)
Ian Levine

Ian Levine

Self - DJ

Release date

19th Feb 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano