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Pop art, chronicling the bands historic london residency. Festival appearances in the same summer of 20 also left audiences deeply moved and impressed. In 2012, kraftwerk presented their catalogue 12345678 for the first time ever at moma in new york city, and again in 20 at londons tate modern, the opera house in sydney and at the akasaka blitz in tokyo. The german electro pop band kraftwerk performs at the museum of modern art in new york, usa, 10 april 2012. The same year, hutter and schneider started bringing everyday life into art and form. Kraftwerks autobahn helped germany leave nazism in the rearview mirror. Using stateofthe art electronics, video imagery and graphic art, and eschewing the cults of personality and stardom, they have remained enigmatic and extraordinarily influential on a generation of musicians and artists. German music scene of the day, the band with which they had most. Paul morley made a startling claim in this music documentary celebrating the work of germany s industrial pioneers sam wollaston. Sep 14, 20 this is the amazing story of how a group of reclusive rhineland experimentalists became one of the most influential pop groups of all time a celebration of the band featuring exclusive live tracks filmed at their tate modern shows in london feb 20, interwoven with expert analysis, archive footage of the group, newsreel of the era and newlyshot cinematic evocations of their obsessions. Kraftwerk pop art bbc four documentary dvd electro pop music krautrock german.
If its english, bbc four has you coveredas last night they aired a 20 documentary on german electronicmusic pioneers kraftwerkthat besides interviews. Kraftwerk 3d the catalogue is a 3d audiovideo documentary of the kraftwerk 3d multi media art performances in the leading museums of the world. A newly remastered edition of electric cafe was released by emi records, mute records and astralwerks records on cd, digital download and heavyweight vinyl in octobernovember 2009. In addition to the cover art, schult was also responsible for writing the tracks minimalist, rhyming lyrics. Aug 04, 2003 autobahn is the fourth studio album by german electronic band kraftwerk, released in november 1974. Kraftwerk is a german band formed in dusseldorf in 1970 by ralf hutter and florian schneider. We start with the german electronic pioneers kraftwerk.
Paul morley made a startling claim in this music documentary celebrating the work of germany. Just as kraftwerk was an innovator for electronic music in the seventies and early eighties. Kraftwerk pop art 20 the image could not be loaded. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Why kraftwerk are still the worlds most influential band. Like amon duul and can, tangerine dream are germanbased purveyors of imaginative electronic music. They pioneered electronic music in the 70s and are considered one of the most important and influential bands of their genre, often described as the godfathers of electronic music. It was the bands first album to fully embrace the repetitive electronic sound they would become known for, although organic instruments still remained part of their sonic palette, and was inspired by the titular german highway system. Kraftwerk mitternacht morgenspaziergang kometenmelodie album art. Back in 20, german electronic music pioneers kraftwerk set up shop in londons tate modern for an extensive, eightnight residency aptly called kraftwerk. Kraftwerk power plant in english is an electronic band founded in 1970 in dusseldorf, germany.
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