Kraftwerk - The Man•Machine (Vinyl)

Description

Kraftwerk is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered as innovators and pioneers of electronic music, they were among the first successful acts to popularize the genre.[5] The group began as part of West Germany's experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, vocoders, and custom-made musical instruments. On commercially successful albums such as Autobahn (1974), Trans-Europe Express (1977), and The Man-Machine (1978), Kraftwerk developed a self-described "robot pop" style that combined electronic music with pop melodies, sparse arrangements, and repetitive rhythms, while adopting a stylized image including matching suits. The band's work have influenced a diverse range of artists and many genres of modern music, including synthpop, hip hop, post-punk, techno, ambient, and club music.The man machine : "A bold new look, sound and concept as Kraftwerk fully realize their clever use of melody and technology over supple processed rhythms predating the rise of European techno and trance. Man Machine is so stunningly ahead of its time that The Model becomes a surprise UK #1 chart-topper three years after the album's initial release. The album has `classic' stamped all over it in time it would acquire the same ageless quality as The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper or The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds"