Nite Jewel, Dntel, others to honor Kraftwerk, 'German cosmic music'
20.05.12
Fans of Krautrock and early German synth music take note: Los Angeles producer-songwriter Nite Jewel will team up with Peanut Butter Wolf, Dntel, Daedalus, Carlos Nino, White Magic and others for a night celebrating the "German cosmic music" of Popol Vuh, Manuel Gottsching and Kraftwerk at the Ford Amphitheatre on June 1, opening the outdoor theater's summer season.
Co-sponsored by the Goethe-Institut and the nonprofit online radio station and DJ collective dublab , the evening, called "Krautrock Classics: A Night of German Cosmic Music," will feature a full performance of "Computer World," Kraftwerk's 1981 masterpiece, by Ramona Gonzales, a.k.a. Nite Jewel. She'll team with Stones Throw Records founder/DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Nedelle Torissi of Cryptacize and others to play, among others, "Pocket Calculator," "Numbers" and "Home Computer," early synth songs that became templates of a style and foretold the rise of techno.
Source: Los Angeles Times