June 7, 2005

• Kraftwerk

  
  
  [photo by justinpward via Flickr's Kraftwerk-tagged photos]

  Eddie: In Pulp Fiction, Mia tells Vinnie Vega that people fall into two categories: Elvis People or Beatles people.  Well Quentin, bless his heart, forgot about Kraftwerk people! 

  It was weird seeing them in the open air at the Greek Theatre.  Kraftwerk in Hollywood?!?  And as they started, it really was as though they’d appeared from another dimension to inhabit our time and space for two hours.

  

  This is their fourth decade, and they’re still the sound of the future.  Always on the outside of all the music genres; not Rock, not Pop, not Dance, not Techno – just Kraftwerk.  Kraftwerk live has progressed to a point where the music/visuals are as integrated and slick as their sequencers.

  Yet there’s something really moving about their melodies, and they still have that tongue in cheek approach in songs like Pocket Calculator (in which they pre-empted 8Bit music, two decades ago).  Their songs have been reworked with different beats and arrangements, which really makes them sound fresh.  As I said to Lili :”It’s the world that has dated, not Kraftwerk”.  Fantastic show.

  Lili: The most awesome concert I’ve ever been to. I managed to evade the camera nazis… Here are some tiny and blurry video clips from the show.

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