2010-08-29
Karl Bartos: "Robots need us badly to be switched on!"
rada7: Have you ever given an interview, where you have not been asked about your time in Kraftwerk?
Karl Bartos: Haha – during my time at the Berlin University of the Arts the main topic was my curriculum: the convergance of image and sound.
Interview conducted by Ester Faiman
2010-07-16
Robots and legendary electronica pioneer Karl Bartos to visit Estonia during Plektrum Festival 2010
The Plektrum Festival, which runs in Tallinn from 25 August to 5 September, will feature robots and a chance to see the giant steps made by robotic technology in the form of lectures, films, exhibitions and music. Both this yearʼs Plektrum and next yearʼs festival are part of the Tallinn 2011 European Capital of Culture programme.
The theme of this yearʼs Plektrum – the eight in festival history – is "Would you love a robot?" The cultural festival will illuminate the crossroads between humankind, technology and contemporary culture.
2010-07-01
With Bionic, Christina Aguilera has become just the latest in a long line of artists to flirt with Ballardian ideas of human-mechanical hybridity, from the oddball compositions of the 1960s pop producer Joe Meek to the Detroit techno of Juan Atkins and Derrick May. Thanks to its wealth of cultural associations – movies, TV shows, comic books and more besides – it’s hardly surprising that this perennial sci-fi theme has proven such a seductive narrative for musicians. After all, folk singers aside, who wouldn’t want to play around with imagery that immediately places their work at the very forefront of sonic progress?The National – Review – Thursday, July 01, 2010
