Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk (German for power plant) is a German avant-garde electro-pop band who were largely responsible for much of the subsequent uptake of, and interest in, electronic music. Their web-site is to be found at http://www.kraftwerk.com.

The principal members are [Florian Schneider]?, [[Ralf Hütter]]. [[Wolfgang Flür]], [Karl Bartos]? have also collaborated in Kraftwerk, as have Emil Schult, and [Kling Klang]? personnel such as Fritz Hilpert and Henning Schmitz.

Their music has also been recorded by the classical outfit, [The Balanescu Quartet]?. Five songs were arranged for strings for their album Posessed. Kraftwerk have also been extensively sampled by some highly influential musicians and bands including Afrika Bambaataa, Beck?, [The Orb]?, [The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu]?/KLF, Madonna?, Depeche Mode, [De La Soul]?, R.E.M.?, [Meat Beat Manifesto]?, [Fatboy Slim]?, [Chemical Brothers]?, the [Bloodhound Gang]? and many more.

Kraftwerk have impinged on mainstream popular culture to the extent that they have been referenced in The Simpsons and Father Ted.

Many of the voices in Kraftwerk songs are processed through a Vocoder.

Albums include:

• [/The Man Machine]?
• [/Trans-Europe Express]?
• [/The Mix]?
• /Autobahn?
• /Radioactivity?
• [/Concert Classics]?
• [/Tone Float]?