Style Kraftwerk

ralf hütter live @ kraftwerk performance (roskilde festival 2013)

kraftwerk have been recognized pioneers of electronic music subgenres such electropop, art pop, , synth-pop. in incarnation, band pursued avant-garde, experimental rock style inspired compositions of karlheinz stockhausen. hütter has listed beach boys major influence. group inspired funk music of james brown and, later, punk rock. connected german krautrock scene. in mid-1970s, transitioned electronic sound described robot pop . kraftwerk s lyrics dealt post-war european urban life , technology—traveling car on autobahn, traveling train, using home computers, , like. influenced modernist bauhaus aesthetic, seeing art inseparable everyday function. usually, lyrics minimal reveal both innocent celebration of, , knowing caution about, modern world, playing integral role in rhythmic structure of songs. many of kraftwerk s songs express paradoxical nature of modern urban life: strong sense of alienation existing side-by-side celebration of joys of modern technology.

all of kraftwerk s albums trans europe express onwards have been released in separate versions: 1 german vocals sale in germany, switzerland , austria , 1 english vocals rest of world, occasional variations in other languages when conceptually appropriate. live performance has played important part in kraftwerk s activities. also, despite live shows being based around formal songs , compositions, live improvisation plays noticeable role in performances. trait can traced group s roots in first experimental krautrock scene of late 1960s, but, significantly, has continued part of playing makes ever greater use of digital , computer-controlled sequencing in performances. of band s familiar compositions have been observed have developed live improvisations @ concerts or sound-checks.