Kraftwerk facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kraftwerk
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Kraftwerk in Kiev in 2008
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| Origin | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Genres | Electronic, synthpop, krautrock |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Kling Klang, EMI, Astralwerks, Elektra, Warner Bros., Capitol, Vertigo, Philips Reissues and compilations: Mute, Cleopatra, Parlophone, Mercury, Fontana |
| Associated acts | Organisation, Neu! |
| Members | Ralf Hütter Fritz Hilpert Henning Schmitz Stefan Pfaffe |
| Past members | Florian Schneider Karl Bartos Wolfgang Flür Klaus Röder Emil Schult Klaus Dinger Michael Rother Andreas Hohmann Fernando Abrantes Plato Kostic (Riviera) Peter Schmidt Charly Weiss Houschäng Néjadepour Eberhard Kranemann Thomas Lohmann |
Kraftwerk is a very important electronic music band from Germany. They became famous in the late 1970s and 1980s for making music using mostly electronic sounds. They used cool machines like synthesizers and sequencers to create the rhythms and melodies in their songs.
Kraftwerk started making electronic music many years before other bands realized how popular it would become. They really helped shape the sound of modern music. Their ideas paved the way for things like MIDI (a way for electronic instruments to communicate) and digital music styles that became popular in the 1990s. You can still hear sounds from their famous songs, like "Computer Love", "The Robots", and "Trans Europe Express", being sampled (used as snippets) by many artists today. The band's name, "Kraftwerk," means "power station" in German.
Discover Kraftwerk's Albums
Kraftwerk has released many influential albums and singles over the years. Here are some of their main recordings:
- 1970: Kraftwerk
- 1972: Kraftwerk 2
- 1973: Ralf and Florian
- 1974: Autobahn
- 1975: Radio-Activity
- 1977: Trans-Europe Express
- 1978: The Man Machine
- 1981: Computer World
- 1983: Tour de France (single)
- 1986: Electric Cafe
- 1991: The Mix
- 1999: Expo 2000 (single)
- 2000: Expo Remix (single)
- 2003: Tour de France Soundtracks
- 2005: Minimum-Maximum (live album)
- 2007: Aerodynamik/La Forme Remixes (single)
Images for kids
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Concert in Zürich, 1976
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Early 1970s vocoder, custom built for Kraftwerk
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See also
In Spanish: Kraftwerk para niños
