Kraftwerk ist eine deutsche Band aus Düsseldorf, die 1970 gegründet wurde und noch immer aktiv ist.
Sie ist vor allem durch die Pionierarbeit auf dem Gebiet der elektronischen Musik bekannt geworden. Musikstücke der Band beeinflussten zahlreiche Musikstile wie Synthie Pop, Electro Funk oder Detroit Techno. Kraftwerk (pronounced [ˈkʁaftvɛɐk], German for "power plant" or "power station") is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany.
The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive electronically-generated rhythms with catchy synthesizer-generated melodies; mainly following a Western classical style of harmony, in a minimalistic arrangement. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. In the mid to late 1970s and the early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary for its time, and it has had a lasting impact across nearly all genres of modern popular music Background information Origin Düsseldorf, Germany Genre(s) Avant-garde Electronic Synthpop Krautrock (early period) Years active 1970–present Label(s) Kling Klang EMI Astralwerks Cleopatra Elektra Parlophone Warner Bros. Capitol Mercury Vertigo Philips Associated acts Organisation Neu! Karl Bartos Wolfgang Flür Website Official Web Site Members Ralf Hütter Florian Schneider Fritz Hilpert Henning Schmitz Stefan Pfaffe (2008 touring member)
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