Kraftwerk Archives - Backseat Mafia

Live Gallery: Michael Rother 50 Years of NEU! at the City Recital Hall, Sydney 22.02.2024

Michael Rother's pioneering work in crafting the mesmerizing soundscapes of Krautrock has left an indelible mark on the evolution of modern music, inspiring generations of artists to explore new sonic horizons.

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Obituary – Florian Schneider

Florian Schneider was co-founder of Kraftwerk with Ralf Hutter. Originally a flautist and violinist, he began experimenting with effects such as echo and reverb to expand the instruments’ capabilities. Flute…

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Track: Fingerless – Sympathetic Love

You just don’t know where you are with Fingerless. One minute they are producing psychedelic shoegaze slacker rock with the odd Gregorian chant thrown in, the next thing they produce…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Bluedot Festival – Saturday 20 July 2019

Taking place in one of the most dramatic settings, Bluedot Festival open its gates for its annual three day event. Under the Lovell Telescope at the National World Heritage observatory…

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Track: jade imagine – Remote Control plus album and tour news

Melbourne’s jade imagine have released a new single ‘Remote Control’ and announced news of their debut album to be called ‘Basic Love’ released through Courtney Barnette’s Milk! Records and Marathon…

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Live: Best Kept Secret Festival, NETHERLANDS – 31 May – 2 June 2019

The Best Kept Secret festival in Hilvarenbeek is an absolute pearler, and believe me I’ve been to a few. From the life-affirming, (Glastonbury in the ’80s) to the life-threatening, (Treworgy…

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Say Psych: Playlist 14/2016

I am the first to admit that my ‘Psych Insight’ reviews concentrate on the more fuzzy guitar end of things, but this week’s playlist is looking at music that is more…

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Track: Karl Bartos – I’m the message (Matthew Herbert remix)

Karl Bartos knew his place and so did everyone else it seemed. Second from the left in the most influential band in the world, Kraftwerk. And there he remained, from…

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Album Review: Wolfgang Flur – Eloquence

I was a Robot/coming from the Autobahn/I was a Radio-Active man. Yep, those opening words from I Was A Robot tells what you need to know – Wolfgang Flur was…

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