Artist artifact
Kraftwerk
Düsseldorf electronic group that treated synthesizers, sequencers, and machine identity as pop song subjects, not just tools.
Biography
Düsseldorf electronic group that treated synthesizers, sequencers, and machine identity as pop song subjects, not just tools.
Influence
Seeded techno, electro, hip-hop sampling (especially Afrika Bambaataa), and the entire idea of electronic music as cool rather than novelty.
Historical context
Düsseldorf electronic group that treated synthesizers, sequencers, and machine identity as pop song subjects, not just tools. Seeded techno, electro, hip-hop sampling (especially Afrika Bambaataa), and the entire idea of electronic music as cool rather than novelty. They staged themselves as man-machines—uniforms, mannequins, and deadpan vocals as aesthetic discipline.
Associated instruments
- Synthesizers
- Vocoder
- Sequencers
- Electronic Percussion
Specimen note
They staged themselves as man-machines—uniforms, mannequins, and deadpan vocals as aesthetic discipline.