Last year’s hugely successful (minus all the rain) Identity Festival is returning this year with dates in July and August.

Eric Prydz – Pjanoo

The initial lineup has been released and includes; Eric Prydz, Wolfgang Gartner, Le Castle Vania, Bingo Players, Excision, Porter Robinson, Nero (DJ set), Madeon, Paul Van Dyk, Showtek, Arty, Doctor P and Noisia. Expect more artists to be announced shortly.

Tickets are on sale now and for some cities, the early bird $25 tickets are still available. This is a must see event because of the rare opportunity to see Eric Prydz, who has a serious phobia of flying and is making a special US appearance.

Tickets and more info available here. All dates after the jump.

Pryda (Eric Prydz) – Leja [Out May 21. Preorder Now.]

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Miike Snow, on the strength of two records and a hit song, sold out three nights at Terminal 5. At the end of their first show in New York, the question was not how they managed to sell 9,000 tickets but what bigger venue will hold them next.

Miike Snow tend to keep things a tad mysterious but have definitely let the veil of secrecy drop a bit. Still donning masks to start the show — gold, this time, instead of the white half-masks that they used previously — it hard to not recognize the members of the band or their great achievements. Most fans know the Grammy-winning production duo of Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (who go by Bloodshy and Avant), and, of course, lead singer Andrew Wyatt.

More of the review including the setlist and photos after the jump.
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Shit Robot is back, today announcing a series of three 12″ singles collectively titled The Green Machine.

You can hear preview clips of the two tracks off the first release, ‘Teenage Bass’/'Space Race’, below.

It will be released digitally and on vinyl via DFA Records on May 21. You can also preorder a limited edition copy now — one of only 50 — which, the label says, “will come in a numbered, custom, hand-made sleeve and will be signed by Mr. Shit Robot himself. It’ll also come with a CD-r copy of the single, not available elsewhere. Which is good for you .wav fanatics!”

Shit Robot – Teenage Bass (Preview)

Shit Robot – Space Race (Preview)

About the new series, Shit Robot says that after his debut album, From The Cradle To The Rave, “I just wanted to go back to my roots and make some dance 12″s — music for people to get drunk and jump around to.”

DFA is now offering a discounted From The Cradle to the Rave “Value Pack” — the album in 2-LP and also CD format, plus a Shit Robot pin.

He’s also announced two new US dates: May 25 in San Francisco and July 1 in Chicago, with more to come.

German house duo Modeselektor turned Bowery Ballroom into one large dance party. Fans were there for one reason, to hear great electronic music and dance, and that they did.

Modeselektor – Berlin

Modeselektor were the perfect hosts and Bowery Ballroom was the perfect venue for this soiree. After playing the sweaty dance tents of Coachella, the intimate confines of the Ballroom really enhanced the many great qualities of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. By the end of the night, fans were doused in champagne and sweat thanks to Modeselektor.

More of the review and photos of the night after the jump
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I was the one of the many who were shut out from getting tickets to the Kraftwerk retrospective at the Modern Museum of Art. Much bellyaching followed but the fates (and Volkswagen) had other plans and I was gifted two tickets to Kraftwerk’s performance of Computer World. It was more than worth the hassle and I would be delighted to have Kraftwerk as my robot overlords.

Kraftwerk – Home Computer

This look back at Kraftwerk’s career didn’t feel like a glorified victory lap. The electronic pioneers have always gotten their share of praise and their influence is undeniable so this was not a way to reap recent rewards. Instead, Kraftwerk gave us an audio and visual experience that was rooted in the past but felt modern and not at all dated.

More of the night including photos and a video after the jump.
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