Thanks to 013 we are once again able to give away tickets to a show at their venue. This time it’s Agent Side Grinder on Januari 13th. Influenced by Joy division, Kraftwerk, Neu! and Front 242, Agent Side Grinder takes you back to those glory days of synthesizers, drum computers and tape loopers, but with [...]
[Win] 2×2 Tickets to Agent Side Grinder at 013
December 20, 2012
[Watch] A full live set of Anthony Rother at Nature One
August 6, 2012
Last night performed Anthony Rother on a German festival called Nature One. His complete set is now viewable on the website from the website of BE. For the one who missed it; Anthony is playing together with the whole German techno alliance during Incubate at Friday 10 September.
[Art] What does music looks like
February 29, 2012
For his newest project German photographer Martim Klimas let the music make the art. He made the paint ‘jump’ by playing different music from artists like Miles Davis, Kraftwerk and Steve Reich. For a short demonstration how this kind of art is made just watch here (a similar project, with the same technique). Just push the [...]
[Watch] Kraftwurst ‘We are pork products’
May 19, 2011
Taken from Attuworld
Imaginary concert posters (Ymo vs Beethoven / Kraftwerk vs Mozart)
March 2, 2011
Check out these amazing imaginary concert posters made by Hyejung Bae. Two more when you click on ‘Keep Reading’ ! Taken from Dangerous Minds
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
November 5, 2009
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany from self-titled on Vimeo. BBC made a documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk would look beyond western rock and roll to create [...]
[Special] Best tv appearances ever: Pre-robot Kraftwerk
October 23, 2009
Part nine in our special with weird (live) television appearances by bands. Some are lip-syncing, some are just acting weird, some are doing both. Or sometimes it’s in a strange setting with equally strange public. This is some rare pre-Autobahn, pre-robot, Kraftwerk stuff. Still very Kraut. According to his bio Wolfgang Flur had invented the [...]
Special: Cool cover versions: Das Model (Part 2 of 5)
May 12, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkgLgMjt3A] This week you can wake up to some cover versions to get you kickstarted! Das Model by Kraftwerk. see the original here Covered by the noise rockers of Big Black as can be seen above, and also by shock rockers Rammstein: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpprIoaIa7I)]
Florian Schneider leaves Kraftwerk
January 7, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3mTVopy6jE] The announcement was made on Kraftwerk’s fan site: Florian Schneider leaves Kraftwerk… Florian Schneider leaves Kraftwerk after a 40 years partnership with Ralf Hütter. This partnership has generated an incredible music and huge advances in music technology. Florian is a great musician, always seeking the perfect sound through technology. Refined and perfected sounds and vocoders to impossible levels of [...]
Kraftwerk sing Italian
May 7, 2008
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU_gqOje8S8&hl=nl] This is a very bizarre video, where Kraftwerk performs Minicalcolatore at some Rai Uno show. All sung in Italian.
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