
High Energy: Disco on Amphetamines
Documentary · History · Music
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Olivier Monssens
Olivier Monssens
Self - Narrator (voice)
Olivier Monssens
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dwayne Holt
Dwayne Holt
Self - DJ
Dwayne Holt
Self - DJ


Fancy
Fancy
Self - Musician
Fancy
Self - Musician
Evelyn Thomas
Evelyn Thomas
Self - Singer
Evelyn Thomas
Self - Singer
Bobby Viteritti
Bobby Viteritti
Self - DJ
Bobby Viteritti
Self - DJ
Denyse LePage
Denyse LePage
Self - Singer
Denyse LePage
Self - Singer


Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Self - DJ
Pete Waterman
Self - DJ
Dan Lacksman
Dan Lacksman
Self - Sound Engineer
Dan Lacksman
Self - Sound Engineer


Carmelo La Bionda
Carmelo La Bionda
Self - Musician
Carmelo La Bionda
Self - Musician


Michelangelo La Bionda
Michelangelo La Bionda
Self - Musician
Michelangelo La Bionda
Self - Musician
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