Kraftwerk

Germany

Formed: 1970

Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Electronic, Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde

Styles: Experimental Electronic, Modern Composition, Kraut Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Prog-Rock, Club/Dance, Dance, Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Punk/New Wave, Experimental Rock

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During the mid-'70s, Germany's Kraftwerk established the sonic blueprint followed by an extraordinary number of artists in the decades to come. From the British new romantic movement to hip-hop to techno, the group's self-described "robot pop" -- hypnotically minimal, obliquely rhythmic music performed solely via electronic means -- resonates in virtually every new development to impact the contemporary pop scene of the late- 20th century, and as pioneers of the electronic music form, their enduring influence cannot be overstated. Kraftwerk eme...

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