Krautrock
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Krautrock is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in West Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Artists blend elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electronic mu
Pioneering German krautrock band Can in 1972. The group combined elements of psychedelic rock improvisation, funk rhythm, and musique concrète elements.
A German student protest from 1968
Kraftwerk
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Kraftwerk is a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first su
Krautrock
…structure found in traditional Anglo-American rock music. Prominent groups associated with the krautrock label included Neu!, Can, Faust, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Popol Vuh, Amon Düül II and Harmonia. The term "krautrock" was popularised by British music journalists as a pejorative…
Kraftwerk in 1975. From left: Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Wolfgang Flür and Florian Schneider
Concert in Zürich, 1976
In Stockholm, February 2004
Kraftwerk performing in Kyiv, 2008