From Astralwerks newsletter 6th Feb 2004: KRAFTWERK Tour de France Soundtracks http://www.astralwerks.com/kraftwerk/ News of Kraftwerk's forthcoming world tour has been spreading fast among their fans, as the band gears up for 3 shows on the West Coast. Kraftwerk will be one of the star attractions at this year's Coachella Festival in California on May 1st, but the band has also confirmed April 26th in Seattle at the Paramount Theater and April 28th at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco. This week we can also confirm news of the new Kraftwerk single "Aerodynamik" which is slated for U.S. release on March 23rd. As one of the anchor tracks on the universally acclaimed new Kraftwerk album "Tour De France Soundtracks", "Aerodynamik" is the prime candidate for a dancefloor re-rub with its propulsive bass line and classic Kraftwerk vocal treatments. The first re-incarnation of the track was tested to great effect when Kraftwerk performed at the MTV Europe awards in November in front of a global audience of millions. In keeping with the French theme of the Tour De France concept, Parisian dance luminaries Alex Gopher, Etienne de Crecy and Francois K (who remixed the original Tour De France single in 1983) were commissioned to remix two brand new versions with a house edge, while Kraftwerk have rewired the song themselves to great effect. The Gopher/de Crecy mix transforms the track into an acid-flavored tech house jam, while Francois K's version adds some superb, butt-shaking, deep house flavor to the original composition. Audio samples are already available at the official artist site at www.kraftwerk.com