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Kraftwerk: Musics
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According to Kraftwerk, the future is here, it is now. It has always been now, whether that "now" was in 1974 or 2002. It is the "now" predicted in Autobahn almost 30 years ago by the foreseeing German androids of Kraftwerk. But strangely, it all still seems futuristic. This is the age of robotics and electronics, yet Kraftwerk's ultra-visionary sound through laptops continues to fascinate. Maybe next time they'll be making music through mobile phones.
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Kraftwerk is a talented ensemble, as its earlier Vertigo records clearly show. The novelty aspect of Radio-Activity may well spur plenty of radio activity, but one hopes Kraftwerk goes back to music-making soon.
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Generally speaking, Kraftwerk-derived music is made by people who could be described as fans of Kraftwerk. That includes a lot of people who aren't professional, published or publically performing musicians but like to tinker and mix at home. There are TONS of such works around. Just do a keyword search for Kraftwerk at MP3.com or look for fan sites with music for downloading.
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Minimum-Maximum covers Kraftwerk's career from 1974's Autobahn up to the present, with special emphasis on 2003's Tour de France Soundtracks. As a greatest hits collection, its two hours of music cover all the bases, although Kraftwerk purists might have hoped for more material from the 1970s.
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Marc Riley traces the career of Kraftwerk, whose 1970s electronic music owed more to the experimental German classical compositions of Karlheinz Stockhausen than to any pop tradition. They were part of a new generation of young West Germans, living in the shadow of the Cold War, who identified with the need to recapture a German cultural identity distinct from that of Britain and America.
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The techniques Kraftwerk introduced, together with the equipment they developed, are now commonplace in modern music. In terms of their influence on the popular music of the latter half of the 20th century, Kraftwerk have been considered by some to be as influential as the Beatles.
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