Product Description: A young filmmaker eager to document an unexplored element of the contemporary music scene achieves auditory enlightenment while discovering the duality of existence in director Les Claypool's seamless mockumentary. Electric Apricot is a band for the ages. Fearless in their musical experimentation and never afraid of breaking new ground the band seeks to achieve a higher consciousness through music. When an aspiring documentarian sets out to prove there's more to modern music than the charts would suggest what he discovers is a musical universe teeming with unbound creativity and limitless potential.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/SLAPSTICK Rating: R UPC: 829567049020 Manufacturer No: 670490
Not Bad It wasn't what I expected, but it turned out to be better than I wanted. It's a good movie and also pretty funny. And the soundtrack is pretty good too.
The Spinal Tap of the Jamband World "Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo" is an entertaining parody of the jamband scene. Electric Apricot is depicted as an up-and-coming jamband. Any jamband fan will instantly recognize the nods. The mockumentary pokes fun at the nutty tapers and concertgoers who keep the fan in fanatic. Whether coming from the band or their listeners, the scene's 'hippy trippyness' is a running joke. In this alternate reality, the Phil Zone becomes the Apricot Zone while Bonnaroo became Festeroo. Guitar player Gordo resembles Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule) while the similarities between Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident) and the keyboardist may be more than coincidental. At times, "Quest for Festeroo" stretches out to more mainstream references. For example, a nod is given to Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster" with the inclusion of a band therapist. The Beatles' "Let It Be" is alluded to when one of the guys brings his girlfriend to a recording session. With an eerie resemblance to Yoko Ono, this outsider (played by Gabby La La) is often seen whispering into her boyfriend's ear. A police episode mimics the TV show COPS. Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) is threaded throughout the film. At one point, Jerry is even put on the same level with Sasquatch, as a video taped sighting is shown. One of the strongest scenes is a takeoff on the day job; Lapdog's glass blowing episode is hilarious. The movie earns credibility with guest appearances by Mike Gordon (Phish), Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Warren Haynes and Wavy Gravy. Les Claypool plays Lapdog, the band's drummer. Other notables include Seth Green (Dr. Evil's son in the Austin Powers films) and Matt Stone of South Park fame. In terms of the music, the ever catchy 'Burning Man' song will be burned into any viewer's head by the middle of the film. While 'Burning Man' may be the musical highlight, the soundtrack is a good accompaniment. As an inside joke, "Quest for Festeroo" will best be appreciated by those who the film lovingly mockuments. In other words, members of the non-jamband world shouldn't expect to "get it." Even compared to die-hard Primus listeners, this project will better resonate with Claypool's fans in the Oysterhead and Flying Frog Bridge camp. Already a novelist, song writer and accomplished musician, Les Claypool can proudly add actor and film maker to his resume. All in all, "Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo" is an entertaining parody of the jamband scene.
Ouch I REALLY wanted to like this film. I'm a huge fan of Les Claypool, both in Primus and in his own projects; this project falls short though. There's plenty of good moments. Arj Barker is fantastic as an overzealous fan, so much so that the cut footage of him would have made the movie funnier overall. Likewise, the cut footage of the cast being interviewed by High Times as their characters was more genuine than a lot of the film. There's several great moments in the movie, but for the most part it just suffered from poor pacing and jokes that didn't go quite far enough.
Electric Apricot (Quest for Festeroo) I saw film this in the theaters when I was in the States and it rules! Hooray for the dvd! Hey, are you going to Burningman???
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