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Kraftwerk

Active

1970s - 2010s

Formed

1970 in Düsseldorf, Germany

Genre

Electronic

Styles

Experimental Electronic Electro Kraut Rock Synth Pop Club/Dance Experimental Rock Proto-Punk

Group Members

Ralf Hütter Florian Schneider Fritz Hilpert Henning Schmitz Karl Bartos Wolfgang Flür Falk Grieffenhagen Klaus Dinger Stefan Pfaffe Andreas Hohmann Klaus Roeder Michael Rother Eberhard Kranemann Houschang Nejadepour Charly "Karl" Weiss Emil Schult Fernando Abrantes
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Kraftwerk

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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Düsseldorf group whose advancements in electronic music have resonated in virtually every development of contemporary pop since the late 20th century.
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Album Highlights

  • Autobahn
    Kraftwerk
    Autobahn
  • Trans-Europe Express
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    Trans-Europe Express
  • The Man-Machine
    Kraftwerk
    The Man-Machine
  • Computer World
    Kraftwerk
    Computer World
  • Tour de France Soundtracks
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    Tour de France Soundtra …
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    The Catalogue
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