/r/kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (power-station in German) is an electronic music group originating from Düsseldorf, Germany in the late 60's. Revolutionary for their time, and greatly influential on ours, the group has released a steadily evolving output of ideas and sounds largely made with analog electronic instruments in their Kling Klang studio. In exploring the curious sounds of cars, trains, robots, computers, bicycles, among other things, Kraftwerk have made a lasting impression on modern music.
Kraftwerk (meaning power-station in German) is an electronic music group originating from Düsseldorf, Germany in the late 1960s. Revolutionary for their time, and greatly influential on ours, the group has released a steadily evolving output of ideas and sounds largely made with analog electronic instruments in their Kling Klang studio. In exploring the curious sounds of cars, trains, robots, computers, bicycles, among other things, Kraftwerk have attracted a large worldwide audience and made a lasting impression on modern music.
/r/kraftwerk
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Kraftwerk concerts 2025
It has Always been the Case that on www.kraftwerk.com they would list the concerts for the upcoming years months before, however nothing is announced for next year by now. Has Ralf retired?
17:54 UTC
Kraftwerk's “Autobahn” turns 50, released 1 November 1974
10:52 UTC
Autobahn 50 - DATAPOP homage.
As Autobahn is turning 50 today, the swedish machinepop-duo DATAPOP are releasing Mil efter mil, a homage to the groundbreaking album.
09:25 UTC
When I listened to TMM for the first time, I thought: "Wait? It's over?" Still a great song. I listen to it everyday.
I only had space for 4 albums unfortunately
04:45 UTC
My Halloween costume this year!!
06:56 UTC
Early Kraftwerk related gig soon in Berlin 01.11 - Zement / Arcane Allies live at Loge
18:56 UTC
The Telephone Call (3-D Mix) with Karl Bartos vocals!
14:38 UTC
Top ...?! Who would have guessed 🥲
19:29 UTC
Guess who feels like the luckier person in the world
My dad got me this and it’s safe to say it’s one of the best presents ever!
17:21 UTC
Krautrock
I wonder, who of you is also into Krautrock era bands? While Kraftwerk are very distinct, they share the same zeitgeist with bands like Tangerine Dream, Ashra, Cluster, Klaus Schulze, etc.
I'd like to hear your opinions about this quite diverse genre 🙏
02:58 UTC
The Chad Machine
21:53 UTC
"Musique Non Stop" but it doesn't stop
16:32 UTC
Relistening to Recoil’s “The Defector” from 1992’s Bloodlines…
It’s a love letter to Kraftwerk!
00:57 UTC
this is my first time making music inspired by Kraftwerk. Did it for fun hope you enjoy it, lmk what you think 🤠
Just a little snippet would be a bit too long otherwise lol. i did it quite quickly worked for 1 hour~ on it. i will probably come back to tweak some stuff later!
20:29 UTC
I breathed the air and walked where those giants worked (and parked their VW and mercedes)
07:09 UTC
Listen
20:53 UTC
Who sings that…
Who says Я твой слуга / Я твой работник in The Robots?
Who sings Dentaku?
17:14 UTC
Kraftwerk – Homecomputer / It’s More Fun To Compute (Kling Klang / EMI ‘97) promo UK
14:53 UTC
Spotted in Bristol
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22:20 UTC
What do we all think of Ralf "George Lucasing" the Telephone Call for the reissue of Electric Café?
I'd say it's the top song on the record for me personally, so when I went to re-stream it off Apple Music I was quite irritated -
for those who are new to the record (now called Techno Pop - better title I'll admit), the song The Telephone Call used to be 8 minutes long and had a section of the track not unlike "Metal on Metal" from TEE, and "Numbers" from CW, songs that were more abstract, percussive, and played around with the concepts introduced in the surrounding songs. I'd also argue a huge chunk of Autobahn (the song) is exactly this. Love them or hate them, it's something they do and it gives space to the reast of the tracks in a very pleasing way. It makes the records a lot more cohesive as one unit meant to be listened straight through. But what we get on the reissue is... a shortened version of the song with a slightly different mix (the 7" version) and then... House Phone? A remix.
I for one, hate this. I feel like this is a bit of an attempt to rewrite something that was set in stone given an odd "hindsight is 20/20" view of perceived mistakes. I dislike being jolted out of the song when it ends way too early, and I must say that the only song that gets this butcher treatment is the only song not written by Hütter himself on the record.
Is this a combo of a weird old grudge and Ralf having his own "George Lucas moment" combined?
Ripping my disc of EC tonight and just storing it on my phone, kind of disappointing but eh
11:44 UTC
Some time ago I decided to make this gif as fan art; I thought it looked pretty good.
01:14 UTC
Metropolis(movie)
Watching Metropolis(1927) since it came up a few times in Karl Bartos’ book. Wanted to share this for superfans.
00:47 UTC
did anyone know this?
https://youtu.be/M3lR3W9gM1s?si=_bmjadnqtpILwzG4
Kraftwerk made a jingle for Hanover Expo 2000 and then expanded it and released as a single, also called "Expo 2000". it appears on 3-D The Catalogue as "Planet of Visions" (or "Planet der Visionen" if you're listening the German version)
00:47 UTC
Use Kraftwerk's Blueprint for Artistic Innovation
Wrote a very brief article on Kraftwerk's blueprint for innovation for a course I'm doing. Have included a link below for anyone interested in reading. Looking to learn so would love to hear what you all think + am open to any constructive criticism.
Also, I'm writing loads about creativity and have some good articles up on John Cage, Marcek Duchamp, and more if anyone would like to learn more.
21:40 UTC