Like in literature, Russians can allow themselves a fastidious arrogance when their electronic music has to measure up with comparable art from the rest of the world. Take a band like Kraftwerk, the German pioneers of electronic music which have always drawn from Russian art and were never really popular in Russia. The Russian avant-garde …
Immediately I’m filled with nervous tension and excitement. The harsh electronic beat stirs something deep. The back of my head burns slightly. By the time the cool and detached vocal starts, I’m both hooked and convinced that I am hearing some renegade military message. It’s as if this harsh but always feminine voice is speaking, …
