Guardian Music — Inspired by the dereliction of 80s Detroit, Cybotron projected themselves into the future to create Motor City machine musicIt begins with a brief synthesised fanfare. Then comes the rhythm: choppy, insistent and clonky. A soulful solo vocal extempor... more info

Stereogum — Twins come in pairs (FACTS), and since we recently turned our eyes towards terrific Brooklyn newcomers Twin Sister, it's only fitting we've found them a nominal neighborhood counterpart in George Lewis Jr. aka Twin Shadow. His press materials point t... more info

Stereogum — Gorillaz took the spirit of Kraftwerk (and the voices of Bobby Womack and Mos Def) to the disco on "Stylo," and now the band's animated bassist Murdoc is offering little snippets of Plastic Beach via a "pirate radio" session for AOL. Between son... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — This Friday I bring the noise with something dark, raw and most importantly sexy… The Detachments hail from the UK and play music in the vain of early Cure (Pornography and Disintegration LP), Joy Division and Kraftwerk.  They are aesthetically... more info

Guardian Music — With their squalling and spacey sound, these Japanese noise merchants are Can meets Kraftwerk, Faust meets FugaziHometown: London.The lineup: Taigen (vocals, bass), Kohhei (guitar), Yuki (guitar), Mon-chan (drums).The background: They look amazing. F... more info

Undercover, Australia — Kraftwerk have vowed to continue making music for the love of it. more info

The Quietus — Prize of the year eh readers? more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - German electropop pioneers Kraftwerk are refusing to retire as they approach their 40th anniversary next year, insisting they love music too much to quit. more info

Stereogum — Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker and his Freaks (including Real Estaters Matt Mondanile and Martin Courtney) just released their hazy Crazy Horse-flavored self-titled debut on Underwater Peoples. In this week's Drop we we talk with Bleeker about l... more info

Kraftwerk has consistently provided a blueprint for the circuitry of modern pop music, influencing the sounds of groups as varied as Radiohead and Kanye West. more info