Kraftwerk: Future Music from Germany

£10.99

Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, expermenting in near-total secrecy in their Düsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, modernist Bauhaus aesthetics and Rhineland industrialisation – even human and machine – to change the course of modern music. This is the story of Kraftwerk as a cultural phenomenon, who turned electronic music into avant-garde concept art and created the soundtrack to our digital age.

Peek Inside

ISBN: 9780141986753 Author: Schütte, Uwe Publication Date: 27th February 2020 Imprint: Penguin Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 782.421660922 (edition:23) Pages: xv, 316 Language: English Readership: General - Trade / Code: K Category: Subjects: ,

‘Highly stimulating … Kraftwerk is a pleasure to read’ Jon Savage, New Statesman

The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revolutionised our cultural landscape

‘We are not artists nor musicians. We are workers.’ Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, experimenting in near-total secrecy in their Düsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, modernist Bauhaus aesthetics and Rhineland industrialisation – even human and machine – to change the course of modern music. This is the story of Kraftwerk the cultural phenomenon, who turned electronic music into avant-garde concept art and created the soundtrack to our digital age.

Read a sample here

In stock