Velvet Underground - Vanishing Point - Michl Technik

Forged in the white light, white heat of the New York avantgarde scene in the mid 1960s, The Velvet Underground blazed a trail so far ahead of their contemporaries they often appear to have dropped fully formed into the history of popular music. Aside from the image and iconography, so perfectly designed by maverick manager Andy Warhol, the experiments with form and sound that worked in tandem with crucial melodies and outrageous lyrics, moved infamous music writer Lester Bangs to declare that the Velvets "started modern music". The Velvet Underground - Vanishing Point is the finest documentary film about the group yet to emerge and features a wealth of material, including: rare musical performances; rarely seen promo films; material from Andy Warhol’s private film collection; obscure interviews with and footage of Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Sterling Morrison and John Cale; interviews made exclusively for this film with Moe Tucker, Doug Yule and Billy Name; review, comment and criticism from such luminaries as ex-Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau, author of From The Velvets To The Voidoids, Clinton Heylin, Total Rock DJ, author and journalist, Malcolm Dome, Luna mainman Dean Wareham and many others. DVD extras include extended interviews, special feature Velvet Reflections, interactive Velvets quiz and full contributor biographies, making this film a musthave for all fans of the Velvet Underground and curious musiclovers alike.

Their cult status grows with each passing year, as the Velvet Underground are one of the major bands in modern music who continue to be revered by music lovers.