Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution

An in-depth look at the history of the krautrock scene, not just, the most successful band Kraftwerk, but the entire genre and evolution of electronic music, and cultural scene surrounding it.

"Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution" gives an intelligent insight into the psychology of German pop music and how German musicians of The Beatles' generation forged their own identity rather than just trying to copy early British pop or American rhythm & blues and rock & roll and went on to influence those cultures as well.
Also well- represented and acknowledged are '50s experimental pioneers Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Schaeffer, psychedelic krautrock bands Can and Amon Duul and space ambient music artists Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schultze and Kluster/Cluster among others important to the movement.

Throughout their career, Kraftwerk has pushed the limits of music technology with some notable innovations and developed a fascination for music technology, with aspects of sound generation.
Kraftwerk's music has directly influenced many popular artists from many diverse genres of music.

Thomas Arnold … Narrator
Karl Bartos, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Klaus Schulze

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