How Kraftwerk influenced five decades of music

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In the mid-1970s, the band's allegiance to what they called"robot pop" set the sonic template for everything from hip-hop to dance music.Image copyrightElectronic music had existed before - from the musitron solo on Del Shannon's Runaway to the mind-expanding Doctor Who theme, recorded by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1963.

In turn, those records spawned the New Romantic, synth pop and hip-hop movements of the 80s, which later bled into trance, house and EDM.Kraftwerk emerged from the same German experimental music community of the late '60s that spawned Can and Tangerine Dream. They adopted the name Kraftwerk, meaning"power plant", and described themselves as"klangchemiker" - or sound chemists - immersing themselves in the possibilities of emerging new technology.

In 1974, they settled on their definitive sound with Autobahn, a 22-minute synth symphony intended to evoke the feeling of a long journey on Germany's motorways.

BBCWorld Even in the Big Lebowski the Düsseldorf band Kraftwerk was satirized as 'Autobahn' , what an honor!

anitaleirfall THANK YOU!

I was struck by Autobahn...🛣 🙏

BBCWorld He did many a important things. And he went to Heaven. I come to hear Radio Activity now.

I’m the operator of my pocket calculator

I grew up on Kraftwerk! Trans Europe Express smeg yeah!

The Trans Europe Express is still on my play list. Every Song on the Album.

Musically not my thing but very influential in the sphere of music generally, thanks Florian.

Does anyone know when his last performance with Kraftwerk was?

The man was a genius RIP

BBCWorld Good techno beat !!! I am bobbing my head !!!

BBCWorld Loved Kraftwerk, but why do you make em look like a band from the 50's?

They’ve been talking about the most important thing is No Radioactivity. The radioactivity is the worst thing in the world.

RIP FlorianSchneider IsselCampos

BBCWorld SAD

Sorry BBC, that's an awful article. Looks like Mark Savage doesn't know what he's talking about. Heard him earlier on 6music. He was winging it then.

ripflorianschneider Kraftwerk thanks for the great music

In my opinion the “introduction” to the electronic music is made by Anne Clark and here you are:

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