How Kraftwerk Made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

 
Ralf Hütter, left, Florian Schneider, Wolfgang Flür and Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk in 1981.

“... In this vein, we might call German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk a ‘seminal matrix’ of musical activity, an economy of creative work led by two fathers — Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter  — who midwived a techno/electro revolution, and — indirectly — through early spin-off projects like NEU!, an experimental post-punk/New Wave revolution. The best known of the ‘Krautrock’ bands to emerge in the 1970s, early versions of Kraftwerk included in its ranks German producer Conny Plank (unofficially) as well as drummer Klaus Dinger, and guitarist Michael Rother, both of whom went on to play in the aforementioned NEU! and ‘seminal’ avant-garde bands like Harmonia and La Düsseldorf. ...”

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