Directed by Ben Whalley, the BBC documentary “Krautrock: The Rebirth Of Germany” takes a look at “how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.” Featuring interviews and music from legendary bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk, this doc is well worth about an [...]

Good news for all Kraftwerk fans!
The German electronic music legends and EMI are planning to reissue eight of their albums as a box set called 12345678: The Catalogue. All albums remastered by Kraftwerk themselves and five of the albums will also be reissued as individual titles.
The box is due October 6 in the U.S. from [...]

Founding member Florian Schneider has left Kraftwerk. A statement on the Kraftwerk website revealed the news and praised Schneider for his contribution to Kraftwerk and music in general:
“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 [...]

VJ blog Accent Feed have put together a list of the ten most impressive and innovative concert visuals of 2008. Not surprisingly Daft Punk’s live spectacle comes out on top. However, the list also includes artists such as Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Etienne de Crecy Tool and Nine Inch Nails.
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Daft Punk in Australia from Deepfresh [...]