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Kraftwerk, Tribal Gathering 1997: past, present and future become one | Musique Non Stop

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Kraftwerk, Tribal Gathering 1997: past, present and future become one

The German electronic music pioneers’ first festival set was a pivotal moment, one that showed just how profound their influence was while acknowledging their influences

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One night in 1997, in the grounds of a country house just off the M1, I watched Kraftwerk, the enigmatic Mensch-Maschine, successfully evolve. Their appearance at the dance music one-dayer Tribal Gathering was the group’s first ever festival set. To be there was to witness Kraftwerk in the context of the black dance music they had inspired and were inspired by.

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by Jude Rogers via Electronic music | The Guardian

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