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Kraftwerk ist eine deutsche Band aus Düsseldorf, die 1970 gegründet wurde und noch immer aktiv ist. <br /><br />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. <br />Kraftwerk (pronounced [ˈkʁaftvɛɐk], German for "power plant" or "power station") is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. <br /><br />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 <br />Background information <br />Origin Düsseldorf, Germany <br />Genre(s) Avant-garde <br />Electronic <br />Synthpop <br />Krautrock (early period) <br />Years active 1970–present <br />Label(s) Kling Klang <br />EMI <br />Astralwerks <br />Cleopatra <br />Elektra <br />Parlophone <br />Warner Bros. <br />Capitol <br />Mercury <br />Vertigo <br />Philips <br />Associated acts Organisation <br />Neu! <br />Karl Bartos <br />Wolfgang Flür <br />Website Official Web Site <br />Members <br />Ralf Hütter <br />Florian Schneider <br />Fritz Hilpert <br />Henning Schmitz <br />Stefan Pfaffe (2008 touring member)
Kraftwerk ist eine deutsche Band aus Düsseldorf, die 1970 gegründet wurde und noch immer aktiv ist. <br /><br />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. <br />Kraftwerk (pronounced [ˈkʁaftvɛɐk], German for "power plant" or "power station") is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. <br /><br />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 <br />Background information <br />Origin Düsseldorf, Germany <br />Genre(s) Avant-garde <br />Electronic <br />Synthpop <br />Krautrock (early period) <br />Years active 1970–present <br />Label(s) Kling Klang <br />EMI <br />Astralwerks <br />Cleopatra <br />Elektra <br />Parlophone <br />Warner Bros. <br />Capitol <br />Mercury <br />Vertigo <br />Philips <br />Associated acts Organisation <br />Neu! <br />Karl Bartos <br />Wolfgang Flür <br />Website Official Web Site <br />Members <br />Ralf Hütter <br />Florian Schneider <br />Fritz Hilpert <br />Henning Schmitz <br />Stefan Pfaffe (2008 touring member)
