Celebrating Kraftwerk’s extensive influence on electronic music, MoMA PS1 invites distinguished DJs and producers to play tribute sets in the installation Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. On four consecutive weekends, musicians explore different facets of the group’s pioneering sound that influenced musical styles as diverse as Electro-Funk, Disco, New Wave, Techno, and Hip-Hop.
Check out this mind-blowing lineup and I'll see you there:
Sunday, April 22: GREG WILSON
4:00-7:00 p.m.
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Greg Wilson is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK
dance scene where he was instrumental in introducing new electronic,
post-disco records coming out of New York in the early 1980s. The sound,
he dubbed 'Electro-Funk', was in return profoundly influenced by the
German electro-pioneers Kraftwerk.
dance scene where he was instrumental in introducing new electronic,
post-disco records coming out of New York in the early 1980s. The sound,
he dubbed 'Electro-Funk', was in return profoundly influenced by the
German electro-pioneers Kraftwerk.
Sunday, April 29: DJ HARVEY
3:00-6:00 p.m.
3:00-6:00 p.m.
DJ Harvey earned an international following for his idiosyncratic,
ever-increasing, and extremely danceable sets. Mixing musical styles as
eclectic as Disco, House, Funk and Soul, Harvey takes his listeners on a
historical journey through Kraftwerk's manifold influences.
ever-increasing, and extremely danceable sets. Mixing musical styles as
eclectic as Disco, House, Funk and Soul, Harvey takes his listeners on a
historical journey through Kraftwerk's manifold influences.
Sunday, May 6: QUESTLOVE
3:00-5:30 p.m.
3:00-5:30 p.m.
Questlove—a drummer, DJ, and music producer—is best known as a member
of the neo-soul Hip Hop band The Roots. During his DJ set, he will
explore Kraftwerk's importance for early Electro-Funk and Hip Hop.
of the neo-soul Hip Hop band The Roots. During his DJ set, he will
explore Kraftwerk's importance for early Electro-Funk and Hip Hop.
Sunday, May 13: AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
In 1982 Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force sampled Kraftwerk's
Trans Europe Express and created with Planet Rock one of Hip Hop's first
hymns. Like many Rap and Hip Hop musicians after him Bambaataa used
Kraftwerk's melodies and sound inventions to electronically reinvent the
rhythmic complexity of black dance music
Trans Europe Express and created with Planet Rock one of Hip Hop's first
hymns. Like many Rap and Hip Hop musicians after him Bambaataa used
Kraftwerk's melodies and sound inventions to electronically reinvent the
rhythmic complexity of black dance music
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