Kraftwerk are 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. |
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. |
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, many more! |
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. |
Kraftwerk have impinged on mainstream popular culture to the extent that they have been referenced in The Simpsons and Father Ted. |