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The influential electronic music project Kraftwerk (German pronunciation: [ˈkʀaftvɛɐk], meaning power station) from Düsseldorf, Germany, was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. Kraftwerk were one of the first groups to popularize electronic music and are considered pioneers in the field. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary, and has had a lasting effect across many genres of modern music.
Florian Schneider (flutes, synthesizers, electro-violin) and Ralf Hütter (electronic organ, synthesizers) met as students at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf in the late 1960s, participating in the German experimental music and art scene of the time, which the British music press dubbed "krautrock".
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1978]
Kraftwerk - Das Model
Kraftwerk - The Robots
Kraftwerk - Computer World (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1981]
Kraftwerk - Tour De France Soundtracks (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [2003]
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1977]
Kraftwerk Autobahn full
Kraftwerk - The Mix (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1991] - English Version
Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1975]
Kraftwerk - Live - LATITUDE FESTIVAL 20 July 2013 - SOUTHWOLD (UK) (Radio 6 - Red button)
Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum - Part 1 of 2 - Live - Full
Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Full Album + Bonus Tracks) [1974]
RADIOACTIVITY - KRAFTWERK - HD Live
Kraftwerk: Radioactivity (No Nukes 2012, Tokio, Japan)