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Kraftwerk ist eine deutsche Band aus Düsseldorf, die 1970 gegründet wurde und noch immer aktiv ist.

Sie ist vor allem durch die Pionierarbeit auf dem Gebiet der elektronischen Musik bekannt geworden. Musikstücke der Band beeinflussten zahlreiche Musikstile wie Synthie Pop, Electro Funk oder Detroit Techno.
Kraftwerk (pronounced [ˈkʁaftvɛɐk], German for "power plant" or "power station") is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany.

The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive electronically-generated rhythms with catchy synthesizer-generated melodies; mainly following a Western classical style of harmony, in a minimalistic arrangement. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. In the mid to late 1970s and the early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary for its time, and it has had a lasting impact across nearly all genres of modern popular music
Background information
Origin Düsseldorf, Germany
Genre(s) Avant-garde
Electronic
Synthpop
Krautrock (early period)
Years active 1970–present
Label(s) Kling Klang
EMI
Astralwerks
Cleopatra
Elektra
Parlophone
Warner Bros.
Capitol
Mercury
Vertigo
Philips
Associated acts Organisation
Neu!
Karl Bartos
Wolfgang Flür
Website Official Web Site
Members
Ralf Hütter
Florian Schneider
Fritz Hilpert
Henning Schmitz
Stefan Pfaffe (2008 touring member)