In honor of the pioneering robo-sapien musicians Kraftwerk, DJ Food — a collective of the veteran disc jockeys signed to London's Ninja Tune Records — has curated a mammoth six-volume mixtape series devoted to the German band.
According to the folks at Food, this six-hour mix "features cover versions, sample-heavy tracks or songs that obviously owe a debt to the Dusseldorf quartet. Each mix is laced with spoken word, interviews or info about Kraftwerk too." Can you handle this much machine music?
DJ Food was so inspired by Kraftwerk's upcoming eight-night residency at the Museum of Modern Art (which absolutely nobody got tickets to, including yours truly) that they've dedicated the month of March to all things Kraftwerk.
In addition to posting this genre-spanning mixtape series, Food has been posting daily dedications to the band, such as rare art and performance footage. Here are the mixtapes and track lists — you can download them at the SoundCloud links below. Brace yourself for the Kraftstravaganza.
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.1
Michael Bailey - Solid Steel intro
Fearless 4 - Rockin' It
Pelding - It's More Fun to Compute
Trouble Funk - Trouble Funk Express
Makoto Inoue - Europe Endless / Neon lights
The Divine Comedy - Radioactivity
Senor Coconut - Trans Europe Express
Senor Coconut - The Man Machine
Souxsie & the Banshees - Hall Of Mirrors
Senor Coconut - The Robots
Balanescu Quartet -The Robots
Tafkafb - Waltz Mit Der Robot
Apoptygma Berzerk - Ohm Sweet Ohm
Frenchbloke & Son - Neon Love (Cha Cha Cha)
Jason Moran - Planet Rock
Tremelo Beer Gut - Das Model
Big Black - The Model
Rammstein - Das Model
Ride - The Model
Frenchbloke & Son - Sexy Model
Buffalo Daughter - Autobahn
Dark Side of the Autobahn
Rot Front Trikont - The Robots
Senor Coconut - Showroom Dummies
Girls On Top - I Want To Dance With Numbers
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (Elecktric Music Classic Mix)
Coptic Rain -The Robots
Erasure - Blue Savannah (Der Deutsche mix)
DMX Krew - Showroom Dummies
Melt Banana - Showroom Dummies
Aqua Vista - The Model
Senor Coconut - Home Computer
Senor Coconut - Tour De France
Elakelaiset Poro - Reindeer/Robots
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.2
Das Erste Wiener Gemueseorchester (First Viennese Vegetable Orchestra) - Radio Activity
Casio VL80 calculator - Computer World
April Nine - Radioactivity
Papa Dee - The Model
Laether Strip - Showroom Dummies
P.O.D. - Die Roboter
The One You Love - Trans Europe Express
Uter - ohm sweet ohm
Terre Thaemlitz - Ruckzuck
The Manatees - The Model + Jerky Boys - The Gay Model
Chris Whitely - The Model
Hikashu -The Model
The Treble Spankers - The Model
Miladojka Youneed - Pocket Calculator (live)
Satoru Wono feat. Meiwa Denki - Dentaku
Black Wedding - Taschenrechner
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Pocket Calculator (live)
Senor Coconut - Radioactivity
Diplo - Percao feat. Pantera Os Danadinhos
Drop da Bomb - Computerworld
Dhiva - Tashenrechner
P.M. Dawn - If I Wuz U
The Balanescu Quartet - Pocket Calculator
Erasure - Blue Savannah (die Deutchse remix)
Laiboforcen - Numbers
Anthony Rother - Numbers/Computerwelt
Dynamix II - Techno Bass
Le Juan Love feat. DJ Man - Mega Mix (House Style)
Anthony Rother - Trans Europe Express
Kurtis Mantronik - Original Electron
Snakefinger - The Model
Galaxy Sound Orchestra - The Model
David Byrne & The Balanescu Quartet - The Model (live)
Frenchbloke & Son - Sexy Model (Strings)
Electric Six - The Model
Westbam - Monkey Say, Monkey Do
Think Tank - Hack Attack
The Balanescu Quartet - Computer Love
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.3
Skanfrom - Phon Sweet Phon
Compulsion - Home Computer live
Evil Twin - Trans Europe/ JT
DJ Danielson - Partisans of the Lesser Known (Man in Suit)
Mannequin Depressives - The Model
The Cardigans - Das Model
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows - Modela
Jack n Madness - I Like Percussion
Z-Entropa - Antenna
Orchestral Manouvers In The Dark - Neon Lights
U2 - Neon Lights
Makoto Inoue - Europe Endless/Neon Lights
Koto - Trans Europe Express
Empire State Human - Hall of Mirrors
Terre Thaemlitz - Schaufensterpuppen
Bowery Electric - Freedom Fighter
X-Ecutioners - A Journey into Sound
Mitja V.S. - Neon Lights
Jay-Z - (Always Be My) Sunshine
MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
2 Live Crew - My Dick Almighty
Frenchbloke & Son - No Expo
Terre Thaemlitz - Mensche Machine
Fink - Autobahn
Tragic Comedy - Autobahn
Gary Lucas - Autobahn
Kimitaka Matumae - Atem/Harmonika
Beitthron - Airwaves
Teruo Nakano - Computer Love
Alva Noto - Man Machine
XCRanium - The Man Machine
Terre Thaemlitz - Tour de France
Terre Thaemlitz -Morgen Spazergang
Skanfrom - Phon Sweet Phon
Xingu Hill - Electric Café
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.4
DJ Flywheel - Solid Steel intro
Bigg Ocean Mobb IV-1-5 - Gangster Driven
Wagon Christ - unknown studio session
Coldplay - Talk (instrumental demo)
MC Duke - I'm Riffin'
X-Men - It's More Fun To Sample
DMX Krew - Homecomputer
Luke Vibert - Homewerk
P.L - Transeuropa Express
Rodney Bakerr - Numbers
Torul - It's More Fun To Compute
Alenia - Home Computer
LCD Soundsystem - Dicso Infiltrator
MAW - Electronic Tranz
Love Tractor - Neon Lights
Bass Junkie - Robotechno
Coldplay - Talk (Thin White Duke remix)
Beck - Get Real Paid
Poison Clan - Dance All Nite
Audio Science Trans Europe Express
Yoshinori Sunahara - The Telephone Call
Biochip C - Steal It and Deal It (DMX Krew edit)
Zoot Woman - The Model
Partia - Das Model
King Automatic - The Model
Top of the Pops - Autobahn
Gorefest - Autobahn
The Balanescu Quartet - Autobahn
Roni Size feat Rahzel - Out of Breath
DJ Godfather - Ping Pong / Ping Beatz
Ionic Vision - Tour De France
Fresh Prince and Ready Rock C - Live at Union Sq outtake
DJ Craze - DMC 2000 Final routine
Morocco Moe - Task
The Beat Konductor - Open (space)
Trans Am - Man Machine (live)
Coldcut - Everything's Under Control (Theory 0.1)
Rozmarinke - Radioactivity
Videosex - Spacelab (Gus Gus remix)
Albert Kuvezin and Yat-kha - Man Machine
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.5
Samarkan | Solid Steel Intro
Turf Talk ft. E-40 & Young Mugzi | Do The Robot
Wallenstein | Exis O1 Intro
Kollo | Franz Schubert (Kollo remix)
LCD Soundsystem | Get Innocuous
(Soulwax version)
Bit Weapon | Spacelab
Bubblyfish | It's More Fun To Compute
Death In Vegas | Kontroll
Para One | Showroom Dummies
Crazy Girl | Showroom Dummies
Breakout | Planet Rock (Jazz version)
Kollo | Autobahn (Kollo remix)
Bit Shifter | Antenna
Primal Scream | Autobahn 66
Sany Pitbull | Funk Alemao
Aurelius ft. Ashanti | My Number Babe
Modified Toy Orchestra | Pocket Calculator
Clones | Clones
6Blocc | Digits
Fink | The Model
Terre Thaemlitz | Die Roboter
Kalyanji Anandji | Y.O.G.A.
El Aviador Dro | El Modelo
Fatboy Slim | Radioactivity
Cha Cha 2000 | Autobahn
San Jose Cow Muzak | Autobahn
Case Managers | Autobahn
Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.6
New David - Computer Love (mp3)
Glass Candy - Computer Love (Italians Do It Better)
8-bit Operators - Computer Love (Astralwerks)
Kraftwerk - It's More Fun To Compute (Busy P remix) (mp3)
DJ Tameil - Trans Newark Express (Money Studies)
Between The Sheets - Late Night Radio (Bootlegs)
Keith Mansfield - Electromatics (A&B) (KPM)
The Simonsound - Tour de Mars (Project Blue Book)
8-bit Operators - The Robots (die roboter) (Astralwerks)
Santogold - Anne (Switch mix) (CDR)
Dreamland Happy Times For All - Showroom Dummies (Spill)
Christian Prommer - Trans Europa Express (Sonar Kollektiv)
Doormouse - Werkin' It (Addict Records)
Para One - It's More Fun To Compute (Phonofile.dk/The Orchard)
8-bit Operators - Pocket Calculator (Astralwerks)
Hajime Fukuma - Musique Non Stop (FGL Productions)
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet -Autobahn (mp3)
New David - Autobahn (mp3)
Antediluvian Rocking Horse - Craft Work Out (Spill)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Warner Brothers)
Vibravoid - Ruckzuck (Fruits De Mer)
Clowns Smiling Backwards - Hall of Mirrors (Spill)
The Cure - Like Cockatoos (Rhino /WEA)
Death in Vegas - Zugaga (Drone)
Soma Mestizo - Trans Europe Express (Soma Mestizo)
Two Litre Dolby with Chris Smith - Radioactivity (Spill)
Huon - Upfield Bike Path (Spill)
New David - Expo 2000 (mp3)