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Kraftwerk (German pronunciation: [?k?aftv??k], "power station") from Düsseldorf, Germany, is an influential electronic music project that was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. Kraftwerk were one of the first groups to popularize electronic music and are considered pioneers in the field. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary, and has had a lasting effect across many genres of modern music

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The FMs to Release Sophomore Double Album in May Photo The FMs to Release Sophomore Double Album in May
by Michael Major - March 11, 2024

Discover the latest news from BroadwayWorld as The FMs announce their upcoming sophomore double album. Recorded throughout 2017-2019 on an old ferry boat docked in the middle of Bushwick, Brooklyn, PINK + BLACK was produced by bandleader Matte Namer, with Brian Forbes acting as co-producer and mix e...

Michaël Brun Trades Verses With Haitian Superstar Naïka on New Single 'Agua' Photo Michaël Brun Trades Verses With Haitian Superstar Naïka on New Single 'Agua'
by Michael Major - February 23, 2024

Michaël Brun teams up with Haitian superstar Naïka on his first single of 2024: “Agua.” The hypnotic, infectious track is the first to feature vocals from Brun, who captures a deep yearning for the revitalizing power of love on the first verse. With her sultry, rapid-fire delivery, Naïka turns up th...

Orbital to Reissue Seminal 1991 Eponymous Debut, Known to Fans as 'The Green Album,' Photo Orbital to Reissue Seminal 1991 Eponymous Debut, Known to Fans as 'The Green Album,' in April
by Michael Major - January 24, 2024

Originally released on September 30, 1991, 'The Green Album' contains landmark Orbital tracks including their breakthrough 1990 single 'Chime', and the evergreen comedown classic 'Belfast'. The comprehensive reissue package also includes early Orbital favourites like 'Satan' plus previously unavaila...

ATMOSPHERE Release New 'Talk Talk EP' Photo ATMOSPHERE Release New 'Talk Talk EP'
by Michael Major - December 01, 2023

Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers Atmosphere have released their new Talk Talk EP via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The genesis of the Talk Talk EP was during a recording session for the title track, “Talk Talk”, which originally appeared on their latest album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously....

Delilah Holliday Releases Joe Goddard Remix Of 'On My Own Wave' Photo Delilah Holliday Releases Joe Goddard Remix Of 'On My Own Wave'
by Michael Major - November 30, 2023

Delilah Holliday releases a remix of her song 'On My Own Wave' by Joe Goddard. Check out the new version of this popular track....

The Jesus & Mary Chain to Release New Album 'Glasgow Eyes' Photo The Jesus & Mary Chain to Release New Album 'Glasgow Eyes'
by Michael Major - November 29, 2023

Glasgow Eyes was recorded at Mogwai's Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow, where Jim and William continued the creative process that resulted in their previous album, 2017's Damage and Joy, becoming their highest charting album in over twenty years. What emerged is a record that finds one of the UK's m...

Left for Dead Releases Two Vintage Tracks From Pioneering NYC Synth Punks Comateens Photo Left for Dead Releases Two Vintage Tracks From Pioneering NYC Synth Punks Comateens
by Michael Major - November 21, 2023

The Comateens’ Ramona Jan and Nicholas “Nic North” Dembling had just gotten started when they recorded “Danger Zone,” a sneering, blaring punk song spit-sung by Nicholas with Ramona Jan’s untutored guitars sounding like an electric razor, a catchy chorus floating in from Jan’s love of Motown....

ATKA Releases Debut EP 'The Eye Against The Ashen Sky' Photo ATKA Releases Debut EP 'The Eye Against The Ashen Sky'
by Michael Major - November 03, 2023

The tracks were produced primarily with modular and analogue synthesizers and guitars in the South-London home studio of Jung Kim, the lead guitarist of the band Gang of Youths and Stephen Sedgwick, the trusted mixer/sound engineer of the Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Blur mixed the record....

ATMOSPHERE Share New Single 'Traveling Forever' Photo ATMOSPHERE Share New Single 'Traveling Forever'
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023

Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers Atmosphere have shared another single off their forthcoming Talk Talk EP, the instant classic “Traveling Forever,” paired with a stark, black and white visual directed by ZooDeVille and Slug. The new single is preceded by the double single “Talk Talk (feat. Bat Flower),”...

Video: ATKA Shares New Single & Video 'Eye In The Sky' Photo Video: ATKA Shares New Single & Video 'Eye In The Sky'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023

Inspired by Nabokov's novel The Eye, the single 'Eye In The Sky' deals with the social construction of identity in the reactions and opinions of others. It describes a kind of social paranoia, as we already find it in Philip K Dick's science fiction novel 'The Eye In The Sky' or Aldous Huxley's Brav...

Atmosphere Announce New EP & Share Singles 'Talk Talk (Feat. Bat Flower)' & 'Rotary T Photo Atmosphere Announce New EP & Share Singles 'Talk Talk (Feat. Bat Flower)' & 'Rotary Telephone'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023

Atmosphere announces new EP and shares singles 'Talk Talk (Feat. Bat Flower)' & 'Rotary Telephone'. The EP will be released on December 1st via Rhymesayers Entertainment....

ATKA Releases New Track 'Lenny' From Debut EP In October Photo ATKA Releases New Track 'Lenny' From Debut EP In October
by Michael Major - September 26, 2023

The artist, whose real name is Sarah Neumann, wrote her debut EP The Eye Against The Ashen Sky last year in London parallel to completing her master's degree in philosophy, in which she intensively studied the French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre's, theory of the gaze. Watch the visualizer video for...

ATKA Releases New Track 'Desiring Machines' & Announces Debut EP Photo ATKA Releases New Track 'Desiring Machines' & Announces Debut EP
by Michael Major - August 29, 2023

The tracks of the EP were produced primarily with modular and analogue synthesizers and guitars in the South-London home studio of Jung Kim, the lead guitarist of the band Gang of Youths. For the mix, Stephen Sedgwick, the trusted mixer/sound engineer of the Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Blur, was at w...

Elektragaaz Releases First Installment of New EP Series YOUR OWN PRIVATE CINEMA, PART Photo Elektragaaz Releases First Installment of New EP Series YOUR OWN PRIVATE CINEMA, PART 1
by Blair Ingenthron - May 07, 2023

Elektragaaz, that mind-bending electronic multi-fusion gang, is back with a vengeance with the release of Your Own Private Cinema, Part 1 the first installment of a planned new six-part series of EPs. Your Own Private Cinema, Part 1 continues and intensifies the diverse and genre-agnostic style of t...

DJ Hanzel's New Album 'Anti Everything' Is Out Now Photo DJ Hanzel's New Album 'Anti Everything' Is Out Now
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023

anti everything features previously shared singles, “Take A Little Bit,” “Gumby,” which Dancing Astronaut called his “deepest and heaviest cut,” “Make Me Feel” and “Talkin,” all of which found Hanzel doubling down on his overarching mission to “go one deeper.” Watch the new visualizer now!...

Alt-Rock Pioneers Pavement Announce Iceland Debut Photo Alt-Rock Pioneers Pavement Announce Iceland Debut
by Michael Major - January 09, 2023

Reykjavik’s Eldborg Hall at Harpa is the perfect venue for Pavement’s inaugural Iceland performances. One of Reykjavik’s most significant cultural landmarks, Harpa has played host to a plethora of iconic acts like Kraftwerk, Pat Metheny, Bjork, Patti Smith, Herbie Hancock, Snarky Puppy, David Byrne ...

DJ Hanzel Confirms Debut Album 'Anti Everything' Photo DJ Hanzel Confirms Debut Album 'Anti Everything'
by Michael Major - December 16, 2022

He unveils a new track from the album, “Take A Little Bit.” The new album also features previously shared singles “Gumby,” which Dancing Astronaut called his “deepest and heaviest cut,” “Make Me Feel” and “Talkin,” all of which found Hanzel doubling down on his overarching mission to “go one deeper....

Telex Shares New EP Collated From Forthcoming Career-Spanning Box Set Photo Telex Shares New EP Collated From Forthcoming Career-Spanning Box Set
by Michael Major - December 13, 2022

The EP includes “Pakmoväst” from their debut, “Tour De France” (this track pre-dates Kraftwerk’s by 3 years), the single “Haven’t We Met Somewhere Before” (a songwriting collaboration with Ron & Russell Mael aka Sparks), “Temporary Chicken” (from the aptly titled album Looney Tunes) and their take o...

Greensky Bluegrass Announce Camp Greensky Iceland Photo Greensky Bluegrass Announce Camp Greensky Iceland
by Michael Major - December 13, 2022

Greensky Bluegrass are thrilled to share the first ever, Camp Greensky Iceland. CGI will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland June 3-5 at the iconic Eldborg Hall, located within the Harpa Concert and Conference Centre.  A limited number of All Access ticket packages and Reserved Seating 3-day packages a...

PHEW Announces Reissue of 1992 Album 'Our Likeness' & Shares Title Track Photo PHEW Announces Reissue of 1992 Album 'Our Likeness' & Shares Title Track
by Michael Major - November 28, 2022

Our Likeness saw Phew return to Conny Plank’s legendary studio in Cologne (Kraftwerk, Neu! D.A.F. etc) after more than a decade when Chrislo Haas (1956-2004 - one of the driving forces in modern electronic music, and an important figure in the Neue Deutsche Welle scene) invited her to collaborate. ...

DJ Hanzel Debuts New Track 'Gumby' Photo DJ Hanzel Debuts New Track 'Gumby'
by Michael Major - November 23, 2022

The ubiquitous yet ever-elusive superstar DJ Hanzel unveils a new song, “Gumby”—listen now. His latest effort to make music that no one will ever hear, the new track follows previous offerings “Make Me Feel” and “Talkin,” which found Hanzel doubling down on his overarching mission to “go one deeper....

Rural Tapes Announces New Album 'Inner Space Music' Photo Rural Tapes Announces New Album 'Inner Space Music'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2022

The new album features The Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn as well as PJ Harvey saxophonist Terry Edwards who also performed on Rural Tapes. They are also joined by Kristine Tjøgersen (clarinet, bass clarinet), Lars Løberg Tofte (bass), Marin Stallemo Bakke (violins) and Øystein Braut (electric ...

Dorian Concept Announces New LP 'What We Do For Others' Photo Dorian Concept Announces New LP 'What We Do For Others'
by Michael Major - September 07, 2022

To herald the upcoming album's pending release, he shares the lead single and video “Let It All Go,” with visuals directed by Johnson himself. What We Do For Others marks the third studio album by the Austrian producer and synthesizer savant, famed for his singular, beautifully detailed sonic tapest...

Elektragaaz Releases Ep 5 in the 'Synaesthetic Picture Show' Series Photo Elektragaaz Releases Ep 5 in the 'Synaesthetic Picture Show' Series
by Michael Major - June 20, 2022

The instrumental treat is the fifth in the series of six EPs comprising The Synaesthetic Picture Show Series. The music of Elektragaaz draws on such far flung influences as rock, club, techno, pop, dance, film noir, comic strips, classical music, hip hop and video games to create its musical images....

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by Michael Major - June 10, 2022

Kavinsky counts it an honor that several of his own personal heroes have brought their magic to “Cameo” ft. Kareen Lomax. Released today via Astralwerks / Record Makers, Cameo Remixes features contributions from David Guetta, Dopplereffekt, Breakbot & Irfane and Gaspard Augé (half of the group Justi...











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