Kraftwerk Announce Residency At MoMA

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Krautrock fans rejoice! Kraftwerk, the four-piece band known widely as the pioneering force in electronic music, is set to perform an eight day exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, each night dedicated to an album from their discography. “Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8” will explore the sonic and visual elements of the Düsseldorf group.

According to the press release each evening consists of a live performance and 3-D visualization of one of Kraftwerk’s studio albums”Autobahn(1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans-Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop (1986),The Mix (1991), and Tour de France (2003).

The exhibit will not pull entirely from these albums though, as Kraftwerk plan to follow each performance with additional compositions.

Check out some classic videos of Kraftwerk after the break; a band that was well ahead of their time, both creatively and technically.