Kraftwerk: Future Music From Germany
Uwe SchĂĽtte, born in 1967 in NRW, studied German with WG Sebald at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and taught as a reader in German at an English university until Brexit. He now lives in Berlin as a freelance author, cultural essayist and music journalist. SchĂĽtte has written or edited over 30 books, his focus is on contemporary literature and advanced pop music, especially the work of Sebald and Kraftwerk.
The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how one band revolutionized the cultural landscape of our time.
'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. What they created changed the course of pop music forever, influencing artists as diverse as Björk, Joy Division, David Bowie, and Kanye West. 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.
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$5.60Kraftwerk: Future Music From Germany
Uwe SchĂĽtte, born in 1967 in NRW, studied German with WG Sebald at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and taught as a reader in German at an English university until Brexit. He now lives in Berlin as a freelance author, cultural essayist and music journalist. SchĂĽtte has written or edited over 30 books, his focus is on contemporary literature and advanced pop music, especially the work of Sebald and Kraftwerk.
The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how one band revolutionized the cultural landscape of our time.
'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. What they created changed the course of pop music forever, influencing artists as diverse as Björk, Joy Division, David Bowie, and Kanye West. 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.
Language: English
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Uwe SchĂĽtte, born in 1967 in NRW, studied German with WG Sebald at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and taught as a reader in German at an English university until Brexit. He now lives in Berlin as a freelance author, cultural essayist and music journalist. SchĂĽtte has written or edited over 30 books, his focus is on contemporary literature and advanced pop music, especially the work of Sebald and Kraftwerk.
The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how one band revolutionized the cultural landscape of our time.
'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. What they created changed the course of pop music forever, influencing artists as diverse as Björk, Joy Division, David Bowie, and Kanye West. 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.
Language: English
