Jan 27, 20 but a statement of hutters from 1979, pinned to a noticeboard in chris petits cult film radio on, reveals how kraftwerk linked the past and the present. Jan 22, 2015 just as kraftwerk first claimed and demonstrated, the development of popular music is inseparably linked to technology. As innovative as they are influential, kraftwerk s contribution to the development of electronic music since their formation in 1970 remains unsurpassed. Instead, kraftwerk is an exploratory art rock album with psych roots first and foremost, with conny planks brilliant co. Two former members of kraftwerk indeed participate which helps, however, it is a shame that you do not get added insight from the leaders and creators of the band and that it is not a completely authorized documentary.
To celebrate the existence of my website dedicated to electronic music and electronic music production i wanted to post a track thats a tribute for those who inspired me in the name of my website. Kraftwerk resurfaced in 1975 with radioactivity, a concept album exploring the theme of radio communication. Ill admit i havent watched the whole thing yet so cant vouch for quality, though it evidently touches on the whole beloved krautrock spectrum. Kraftwerk announce new live album, 3d concert film pitchfork. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution video 2008. Press information the dvd case states very clearly that kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is not authorized by kraftwerk, but the scope and depth of the threehour documentary suffers very little for not having the direct participation of ralf and florian. With a remarkable run of four pioneering concept albums from 1975 to 1981, kraftwerk provided the blueprint for electronic music.
Documentary featuring rare performances and photographs, obscure footage, exclusive interviews and more. However, the songs as they appear on the single were scaled down into shorter versions. This is a 3 hour long documentary about the german electronic revolution in which you can see how kraftwerk was created. Performing classic material in art galleries and cultural spaces around the world, the largescale 3d shows have been captured here for the film and album 3d the catalogue. Forty years of a kraftwerk revolution times higher. A second edition, published in 1971 in cambridge, england, contained additional french translation by henri chopin. For the shows at the moma, and specifically the 3d visuals, i participated by figuring out ways to provide the images with a new dimensionalityespecially those for autobahn, kometenmelodie, airwaves, and transeurope express. Kraftwerk, krautrock and the german electronic revolution. This film is the most comprehensive ive seen to date about early german electronic music. The film critic philip french wrote in 1990 that nothing dates the past like its impressions of the future.
Hell, id watch a documentary about plumbing if it had something about can in it, so ill be diving right into this one shortly. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution 2008 directed. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution shared a post. And that kraftwerk core duo likes to dress up as robots, so you know theyre plenty nerdy. Released in october 1975 on kling klang catalog no.
Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution home facebook. Kraftwerk 2 was entirely written and performed by founding kraftwerk members ralf hutter and florian schneider in late 1971, with the sessions produced by the influential konrad conny plank. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution thankfully sidesteps many of these pitfalls by contextualizing the importance of its subject. Kraftwerk, and the electronic revolution 119 kraftwerkification. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution video 2008 imdb. More than just an aural divination, it is, as british author mark prendergrast notes referring specifically to kraftwerks ralf and florian album. A great deal of time is spent overviewing the krautrock and electronic music scenes that they are associated with, pushing the running time to three hours in the process. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution videorecording. Kraftwerk, autobahn and a new era of electronic music. Kraftwerk to release new live album and 3d concert film. The single and its bside, spacelab, both appeared on the bands seventh album, the manmachine. Sparing time also for many of the groups contemporaries from the same field, and tracing the unfolding of electronics in german contemporary music generally, this programme presents a. German electronic music pioneers kraftwerk bridged the gaps between europe and detroit, old and new and electropop and techno during the groups headlining performance at movement on saturday.
Nov 17, 2008 as obvious as it may sound, the best aspect of the new documentary kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is the music. The bands outputcollected in the catalogue sans the early albums, a few stray singles, and a 2005 live album in this massive new box sethas had a profound influence on every variety of electronic music that followed, from early hiphop and 80s hits to the autotuned stars of today. Kraftwerk, and the electronic revolution 119 youtube. Burroughs that was first published in 1970 by expanded media editions in west germany. The opposition to the swinging, singing, mellifluous, mainstream 60s became evident in a selection of german cities and a flux of diverse performers appeared. The documentary is interesting but its title is a bit misleading for kraftwerk is not the main subject.
Kraftwerk are a band trapped in the vast frame of their apparent influence. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution dangerous minds. Kraftwerk are to release a new live album and 3d film, taken from their recent tours. Jeanmichel jarre did it, did mike oldfield, what is the problem that kraftwerk wants to give us new versions of their songs with studio quality. Sparing time also for many of the groups contemporaries from the same field, and tracing the unfolding of electronics in german contemporary music generally, this program presents a fascinating. Reviews the career and music of kraftwerk, from their inception in the late 1960s as prekraftwerk ensemble organisation, through their most celebrated period in the mid1970s, and culminating with their resurgence during the 1980s with the popularity of synthpop and techno. She is one of the only people, besides band members, to have set foot in their mythic kling klang studio. And even more so today, as both the production and the distribution of music have gone digital. Kraftwerk and the birth of electronic music pop culture.
Kraftwerks music refuses to pass any kind of explicit judgment on that marginalization. Just as kraftwerk first claimed and demonstrated, the development of popular music is inseparably linked to technology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Listen online 6 songs from tone float as organisation vinyl 1969. Apr 21, 2017 kraftwerk announce new live album, 3d concert film.
Although not american, kraftwerk has had a massive impact on the music we listen to here and all over the world. Train travel emerged as the subject of 1977s transeurope express, which marked an increased movement toward. Clocking in at around three hours, kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is probably as comprehensive a history of late 20thcentury german experimental music as youre ever likely to need. Well, firstly the film and concert versions are almost identical. Jul 20, 2019 kraftwerk, krautrock and the german electronic revolution. Anticipation for the forthcoming kraftwerk box set, the catalogue, is understandably high. Kraftwerk have toured their legendary catalogue with largescale 3d shows. In electronic music, they hold the same status and influence as the beatles. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution 2008 dvd ntsc.
The only possible reason to moan over such a fine box is over the dilemma of how to make it visible to every visitor of your home, while still protecting it once envy sets in. The group began as part of west germanys experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully. Kraftwerk honors techno history at movement festival. Aptly for a group so fascinated by travel they enjoy an image as the ultimate electronic pioneers. Having inspired everyone from bowie to coldplay, siouxsie to radiohead, this bizarre collective have also proven partly responsible for entire genres. The complete release includes full performances of eight kraftwerk lps. Apr 15, 2010 it was probably specially composed for the film.
Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution synthtopia. Here you can find almost all the kraftwerk media there is. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is a 180 minute dvd account that goes right back and the research is first class with a series of interviews with key players. The film further explores how kraftwerk both fitted in and pulled away from the electronic wing of what is often lazily referred to as. The ultimate website for electronic music producers. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution dvd average rating. Having inspired everyone from bowie to coldplay, siouxsie to radiohead, this bizarre collective have also proven partly responsible for entire genres to develop electronica, techno and synthpop to name but three. A second edition, published in 1971 in cambridge, england, contained additional french translation by henri chopin the book is available in its entirety in later editions of the job, a book of interviews conducted by daniel. Shop kraftwerk and the electronic revolution 2008 dvd ntsc. A list of references to artists and films in the documentary film kraftwerk and the electronic revolution roughly in the order they appear in. It meanders a little, but mostly its a fascinating journey into the 60s80s sound that kraftwerk pioneered. These we discussed quite a bit and, with the programming skills of falk grieffenhagen, turned into material for film projections. Its like an artificial joke the story of a musical revolution by the german beach boys stephen dalton. He was talking about stanley kubricks 1971 film, a clockwork orange, but at that time he could have been describing kraftwerk.
I was less interested in the so called krautrock although the influence that many of these artists had in shaping kraftwerk is clearly factual. Another chance to hear kraftwerk fan jarvis cocker assessing the influence of the band and their krautrock contemporaries. Sep 02, 2008 this film is the most comprehensive ive seen to date about early german electronic music. Why kraftwerk are still the worlds most influential band.
Kraftwerk 3d the catalogue electronic music online. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution night flight plus. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution popmatters. Feb 25, 2012 click to email this to a friend opens in new window click to print opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on reddit opens in new window. An indepth look at the history of the krautrock scene, including the most successful band kraftwerk.
Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is a music dvdvideo recording by kraftwerk progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 2008 on dvd, bluray disc andor vhs. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution videorecording in. With that said, you will not find a more complete history of both kraftwerk and the era of electronic music. Widely considered as innovators and pioneers of electronic music, they were among the first successful acts to popularize the genre. Jul 09, 20 an indepth look at the history of the krautrock scene, including the most successful band kraftwerk. The film further explores how kraftwerk both fitted in and pulled away from the electronic wing of what is often lazily referred to as krautrock.
During the mid70s, germanys kraftwerk established the sonic blueprint followed by an extraordinary number of artists in the decades to come. With thomas arnold, karl bartos, dieter moebius, hansj. As obvious as it may sound, the best aspect of the new documentary kraftwerk and the electronic revolution is the music. It is true that maybe only half to twothirds of this film is devoted to kraftwerk, and the rest is a history of the post60s german rock scene, but if you love this type of. Whats clearly missing from kraftwerk is the predominance of clipped keyboard melodies that later versions of the band would make their own. This page includes kraftwerk and the electronic revolutions. While watching kraftwerk and the electronic revolution, each sound sample arrives as a sort of alien pylon, an electronic blueprint to the future. We start with the german electronic pioneers kraftwerk. Disclamer this is a nonprofit channel and is only for fans.
The fact that the documentary only starts to get to the band that is supposed to be its main focus after almost an hour should tell you something about how gargantuan and glacially. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution kraftwerk groove. The beatles most famously cut their teeth in hamburg nightclubs. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution rate your music. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution as innovative as they are influential, kraftwerks contribution to the development of electronic music since their formation in 1970 remains unsurpassed. While the rest of the world was deep into guitar based music and rock and roll, two germans, ralf hutter and florian schnieder came out of the krautrock scene and deciede to make a new form of music, depending solely on electronic instruments to do so.
From the british new romantic movement to hiphop to techno, the groups selfdescribed robot pop hypnotically minimal, obliquely rhythmic music performed solely via electronic means resonates in virtually every new development to impact the. Kraftwerk announce new live album and 3d concert film. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution traces the rise of german music back to the influx of british bands that went to the european country to ply their trade in the early 1960s. Relatively new to youtube is this 2008 documentary in its three hour. In listeners digest, a new series to help you through selfisolation, our writers will help you explore the work of great pop musicians. Presents a fascinating story previously untold in film. Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution dvd documentary.
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