…designed by Kraftwerk in the acid-drenched basement of Tresor. The psych-infused mini-melodramas soon make way for Marcel Dettmann’s straight laced tedium of beat though, as confirmation of his belated arrival…

…luminaries as DJ Harvey, Jeff Mills and Kraftwerk brought to the capital in 2013, let alone the glut of festival sightings, the quivering level of calendar-ticking excitement should speak for…

The Macbeth, London | 22 April The first time Crack spoke to Astral Pattern was at their very inception. They’d marked it by going on a collective pilgrimage to Kraftwerk’s…

…vein as that shy Kraftwerk live set up, who feature in Avery’s Boiler Room and share that doctrine of the 4×4 behind one simple, catchy riff. Factory Floor steam along…

…the signal pulses so akin with Radioactivity by Kraftwerk. The track’s movement is superb and melds into the detuned for the following track Pink Section’s dystopian warbling and then the…

…by day is set in the large Fira Montjuïc exhibiton centre in Barcelona, Spain and has previously seen performances from big names across a broad range of genres from Kraftwerk…

…members of Kraftwerk then vomited them out onto an array of steampunk regalia. This album is deadly in a way only Lightning Bolt could muster, and their new recording set-up…

…for the very first time at the event. Other noteworthy additions include Powell, Peder Mannerfelt live, Skarn, and Talker. Berlin Atonal takes place 19-23 August in Kraftwerk Berlin, an abandoned…

…the powerplant through unamplified sound.” This year also marks the first time Atonal have utilised Berlin’s Kraftwerk venue for the festival. The venue will host performances from Abdulla Rashim as…

…100 percent hated every scrap. The electronic music I liked was radical and different, shit like the White Noise, Xenakis, Suicide, Kraftwerk, and the earliest stuff form Cabaret Voltaire, SPK…

…are a rough and tough selection, ending with Aphex Twin’s Heliosphan and a rather dubious Richard X bootleg of Whitney Houston and Kraftwerk. All that, plus the odd obligatory clanged…

…that peace, blasted out by music, drugs and sweat. And yet, in spite of these differences, the increasing frequency with which musical acts are transposed to galleries has seen Kraftwerk…

…Copenhagen and more already announced. The crown jewel in the series, however, will be the Tresor 25 Years Festival which will see the club’s cavernous Kraftwerk hall open from 21…

…the smaller Ohm club, and an industrial venue called the Kraftwerk. “I’m a big fan of the nighttime,” Hegemann says with a laugh. “It is beautiful, not only for partying,…

…& Sleeparchive as TR-101 Tresor’s 25 Years Festival will takes place from 21 – 24 July 21-24 at Tresor and the lower floor of the adjacent Kraftwerk building. For more…

…Trio $ – D.R.A.M. When I Die – Goldlink The Man-Machine – Kraftwerk Asiko – Tony Allen Earth Bound Hearts – John Mclaughlin feat. John Surman Simply Beautiful – Al…

…brand of synthesisers to give a keynote presentation. Plus Daniel Miller of Mute Records will bring some of his amazing collection of instruments (he famously owns the vocoder Kraftwerk used…

…Situated on Köpenicker Strasse in Berlin’s Mitte district, the now legendary Kraftwerk building acts as the central gathering point at Berlin Atonal. This former power plant, built around the same…

On a Friday evening in September, Solange Knowles attended a Kraftwerk gig in New Orleans. While dancing, she was reportedly told to “sit down” by a group of white women,…

…be relocating to a new site. After two years at Postbahnhof, the late-August festival is moving to Altes Kraftwerk Rummelsburg, ringing in the change with a fittingly impressive line-up that…

…the Saturday. Red Bull Music Academy have curated the line-up for the Neo stage on the second day. The latest names that have been added to the bill are Kraftwerk…

…Dopplereffekt’s earlier Kraftwerk-esque electro into an eerily alien suspension that hangs heavy as if there’s an shortage of gravity. The shimmering harmonic opening of the title track steadily disorientates the…

…revealed a number of additions to their line-up. Those who’ve been newly announced include Arca and Jesse Kanda, Nicolas Jaar, Richie Hawtin, Actress, Jlin and more. Kraftwerk are also confirmed,…

…take place at Kraftwerk, on 16-20 August. You can check out the full announcement here. Prep yourself for the festival and read up on Crack’s live review of Berlin Atonal…

…star Nicolas Jaar – who’ll be performing a live set – Arca with collaborator Jesse Kanda, Jlin and Kraftwerk. Earlier this year, Powell enlisted Tillmans to direct the video for…

…DJ Stingray, Trevor Jackson and Apeiron Crew. The festival takes place between 16-20 August at the Kraftwerk, Berlin. Head to their site to see the full line-up and purchase tickets….

…the Kraftwerk. Parallax will be hosting a one-day event bringing together classical composers. Those who’ve been unveiled for the programme include Moritz von Oswald, Sophie Schnell – aka PYUR –…

…blend, with the Kraftwerk-referencing Aquabahn being a welcome highlight. Appealingly, there’s also the inclusion of previously unreleased track Nationalised, taken from Stingray’s NRSB-11 collaboration with Gerald Donald. Elsewhere, Kern Vol….

…acts including a rollout of Crack favourites, such a former Crack cover star Nicolas Jaar, Arca with longtime collaborator Jesse Kanda, Jlin, Actress, Kraftwerk, Diagonal boss Powell, renowned photographer Wolfgang…

…Stingray, Powell, Pan Daijing, Carla Dal Forno and Apeiron Crew amongst others. The five-day festival will be taking place on 16-20 August at the Kraftwerk, Berlin. Head to their site…