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News / 22.11.21

Kraftwerk are headlining Field Day 2022

…2022 at Victoria Park in London. https://www.mixcloud.com/CrackMagazine/music-by-kraftwerk-mixed-by-billy-nasty/ Alongside Kraftwerk, Chemical Brothers will also headline. Other acts performing include Cici, Daniel Avery, Eliza Rose, Emerald b2b Jossy Mitsu, Erol Alkan, Floating…

Florian Schneider
News / 06.05.20

Kraftwerk founder Florian Schneider has died at age 73

The Kraftwerk co-founder has died. Florian Schneider has passed away aged 73. While there has been no public statement from Kraftwerk or any of Schneider’s representatives, Billboard has confirmed reports…

News / 28.07.22

Regina Baer, co-founder of Berlin’s Tresor and Kraftwerk, has died

Dimitri Hegemann, fellow founder of the Berlin clubbing institutions, shared the news yesterday (27 July). In a statement posted to Tresor and Kraftwerk’s social media yesterday he wrote that Regina…

Events / 11.02.22

Kraftwerk, Jenny Hval and Yves Tumor to play Green Man’s 20th anniversary edition

…event this summer. For its 2022 line-up, the event has locked in Kraftwerk, Metronomy and Beach House as headliners. Michael Kiwanuka will also headline. It’s set to be Kraftwerk’s first…

Róisín Murphy, The Click
News / 15.08.22

Róisín Murphy, Jame Blake and Kraftwerk revealed for Cala Mijas’ Crack Stage

…in a performance from seminal electronic innovators Kraftwerk on the Friday. 11-piece techno marching-band Meute – known for arranging well known dance cuts for drums and horns – are slated…

Pussy Riot © Teddy Fitzhugh
News / 06.04.22

NFT Art Berlin opens at Kraftwerk today

…bringing together live minting experiences with cultural moments. After hosting live experiences at Venice Beach, Dubai and New York, Bright Moments heads to Kraftwerk today for its latest NFT gallery….

Live Reviews / 25.09.23

A holistic and audacious audiovisual experience: Berlin Atonal 2023 through five standout shows

Berlin Atonal returned for its first full edition since 2019 earlier this month, offering a mammoth 10-day showcase of sound, visual and performance art. Taking place in the Kraftwerk complex,…

Florian Schneider
News / 11.05.20

Neu! founder Michael Rother pays tribute to Florian Schneider

…Ralf Hütter to form the ‘classic’ Kraftwerk line-up. Rother also reveals that Schneider asked him to join Kraftwerk’s 1974 tour for Autobahn, but he rejected the offer in favour of…

Live Reviews / 05.11.21

Metabolic Rift: The colossal felt intimate at Berlin Atonal’s latest endeavour

This autumn, Berlin’s immense Kraftwerk building opened its doors for a run of nightly concerts staged as part of an exhibition and event series called Metabolic Rift. The endeavour itself,…

Lists / 27.09.21

Richard H. Kirk: 17 artists on the life and works of the Cabaret Voltaire founder

Last week, on 21 September, the world lost a singular talent and an electronic music trailblazer: Richard H. Kirk. The pioneering Sheffield-born musician and Cabaret Voltaire co-founder passed away aged…

News / 23.09.21

Klein, Tim Hecker and Vladislav Delay announced for Berlin Atonal’s Metabolic Rift concert series

…upcoming Metabolic Rift concert series, which is set to take place across September and October in Berlin’s Kraftwerk. The concert programme will run alongside an “(un)guided” exhibition-tour through a series…

News / 01.08.23

Berlin Atonal expands line-up for 2023

…DJ Plead. OK Williams, The Bug and Flowdan, upsammy, LCY and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U have also been confirmed for the six-night concert programme. The festival returns to Kraftwerk Berlin from 7-17…

Iannis Xenakis performing in dark room lit with hundreds of tiny lights that resemble stars
News / 11.11.22

A one-off festival celebrating the work of Iannis Xenakis is coming to Berlin

X100 is a 3-day festival celebrating the seminal composer, organised by Berlin Atonal. The one-off event will take place at Kraftwerk, Berlin from 18-20 November. Paying homage to Iannis Xenakis’…

Long Reads / 23.08.23

Lock into a euphoric playlist for sungazing from dj lostboi and Torus

…show as part of the extensive Berlin Atonal festivities at the Kraftwerk complex – the pair’s joint Selections offering is loaded with euphoric, nostalgic dance music from the likes of…

Live Reviews / 01.09.22

Field Day 2022: The London event finds its footing as a celebration of electronic music

News / 08.04.22

Ryuichi Sakamoto shares new recording, Zero Landmine 2022, to support Ukraine

…televison network TBS in the early 2000s. Featuring international musicians including Cindy Lauper, Kraftwerk, DJ Krush and more, the group focused on raising awareness about the many buried landmines across…

News / 27.01.22

Field Day announces second wave of acts for 2022 edition

…CC:Disco! will go head-to-head with Artwork. The new additions will join previously announced headliners Kraftwerk and The Chemical Brothers at Field Day this summer. Other acts performing include Daniel Avery,…

News / 08.06.22

Tresor to celebrate 31st anniversary with two-month festival

…July to 27 August 2022, over 150 artists are set to play across 20 different nights. Furthermore, eight concerts will be held at Kraftwerk, and Tresor is set to launch…

News / 20.06.22

Nick Cave, Josey Rebelle and Caribou added to Cala Mijas Festival line-up

…Dinamarca. These latest artists complete the line-up, joining the previously confirmed Arctic Monkeys, Róisín Murphy, Bomba Estéreo, Kraftwerk and Bonobo. Elsewhere, The Chemical Brothers, Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, Nathy…

News / 23.06.22

Objekt, Huerco S and Object Blue to play Tresor’s 31st anniversary celebrations

Kraftwerk will hold eight concerts as part of the Tresor anniversary celebrations from 8 July to 29 August. Other venues hosting events, alongside Tresor, include Globus and OHM. There will…

News / 02.12.20

The Design Museum share new film celebrating Black artists in London’s electronic music scene

…exhibition Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers tells stories of some of the rebels and mavericks who helped build the world of electronic music, but who are the creatives…

News / 12.08.22

Tresor shares new archival book, Tresor: True Stories

…both German and English and is set for release on 9 September. As part of the 31st anniversary celebrations, there’s also currently an exhibition on at Kraftwerk looking at Tresor’s…

All Points East
News / 22.05.20

All Points East launch online hub in place of festival

…days of online activities in place of the event. The festival was due to kick off today with performances from the likes of Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Nilüfer Yanya, Thom Yorke,…

Aphex Twin
News / 24.01.23

Aphex Twin, Arca and Kelela to play Field Day 2023

…instalment saw the likes of Kraftwerk, Chemical Brothers, Jessy Lanza and Tygapaw play. In our review, we said its 2022 return saw Field Day “back and better than ever”, cementing…

News / 15.08.23

FAUZIA, Valentina Magaletti and Ron Morelli added to Berlin Atonal line-up

…edition, which will be hosted at the Kraftwerk complex in Berlin from 7-17 September. Joining previously announced artists like Blackhaine and Laurel Halo – who’ll both play the festival during…

Live Reviews / 14.09.22

Finely-tuned headliners land the inaugural Cala Mijas on the Costa del Sol

Ukraine flag blowing in the wind
Long Reads / 04.03.22

Resource list: How to support the people of Ukraine

…Space 289 (London) 13 March: Drop Beats Not Bombs (Brighton) 14 April: Hidden (Manchester) 5-12 May: Boiler Room 4:3 Ukraine Film Festival 7 May: Chernobyl live concert at Kraftwerk Berlin…

Mixes / 07.08.23

Atlanta bass reimagined: Mixed by Xzavier Stone

Xzavier Stone has always made his influences known. A DJ, producer and vocalist hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, it has been the sounds of far-away scenes, like noughties-era US rap or…

Pavel Milyakov
Long Reads / 12.05.20

Track by track: Pavel Milyakov breaks down Masse Métal

As Buttechno, Pavel Milyakov has become a staple in Russia’s underground techno scene. Since emerging in 2010, he has founded the Johns’ Kingdom collective, soundtracked runway shows for fashion designer…

list article / 02.06.23

Crack Magazine’s Festival Guide 2023

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked by Crack Magazine. Check back in monthly for new line-ups, eye-opening curation, stunning locations and…