Michael Rother and Guests

Overview

There’s little doubt hard-core electronica fans have been clamoring to get their hands on this mighty hot ticket. Michael Rother, a German instrumentalist who drew an international cult following through performing briefly with the ever-experimental act, Kraftwerk and then launching the bands Neu! and Harmonia throughout the 70s, is set to perform selected works with two of his old jam buddies.

Joined by his former Harmonia bandmate, Dieter Moebius as well as his Neu! bandmate, Hans Lampe, the synth king (seriously — Google some of his work if you’re unfamiliar with it) will be playing a stack of band works, as well as many of his solo tracks. Rother, who is rarely known to tour his music let alone tour it as a reunion of sorts, released nine of his own solo albums between the late 70s and 2004. As an entire body of work, Rother’s contributions to the world of electronica and rock have established him as one of the music game’s most influential players. Much of the trance and electro-pop we love today are probably sounds that first came out of Rother’s instruments. If you’ve secured a ticket, expect ample hypnotic, space-like beats.

To delight further, instrumental rockers Baptism Of Uzi are booked to play support. That’s one helluva jam-packed night of marvellous sounds, if we’ve ever heard of one.