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Add your site... | » INFO | did you know? « Kraftwerk (German for "power plant") is a Grammy Award-nominated, German musical group from Düsseldorf. Kraftwerk | Polyphonic RingtonesDisplaying 1 - 2 of 2 ringtones:
» INFO | did you know? « The Kraftwerk sound combines a driving rhythm section with catchy, synthesized melodies and harmony; mainly following a classical style of arrangement accompanied by simple lyrics which are sometimes sung through a vocoder or generated by computer speech software. The Moog synthesizer is heavily present in the majority of the group's works, adding to their signature sound creations. In the mid to late 1970s and the early 1980s, the Kraftwerk sound was revolutionary for its time, and it has had a lasting impact across nearly all genres of modern popular music. Kraftwerk | Monophonic RingtonesDisplaying 1 - 16 of 16 ringtones:
» INFO | did you know? « Kraftwerk was founded in 1970 by Florian Schneider-Esleben (flutes, synthesizers, electro-violin) and Ralf Hütter (electronic organ, synthesizers).The two had met as students at the Düsseldorf Conservatory in the late 1960s, participating in the German experimental music scene of the time, which the UK music press dubbed Krautrock. This term is said to be derogatory, although it has since become synonymous with most freeform German music of the period between the late 1960s to the early-mid 1970s. » INFO | did you know? « What is generally regarded as the classic Kraftwerk line-up formed in 1975, for the Autobahn tour. During this time, the band was presented as a quartet, with Hütter and Schneider joined by Wolfgang Flür and Karl Bartos as electronic percussionists. This quartet would be the band's public persona for their renowned output of the latter 1970s and early 1980s. Flür had joined the band in 1973 as a drummer, in preparation for a television appearance to promote their third album. The group's striking custom-made electronic percussion pads, played by Flür, made their debut as well. Bartos and Flür also helped to write many of the band's most memorable songs. » INFO | did you know? « Members Ralf Hütter - Synthesizers, organ, lead vocals - formerly played piano, with occasional bass guitar, drums and percussion. Florian Schneider - Synthesizers, background vocals - formerly played flutes, electro-violin, guitars and percussion. Fritz Hilpert - Sound engineering, electronic percussion (1987-). Henning Schmitz - Sound engineering (1978-), electronic percussion & live keyboards (late 1991-). Former members Wolfgang Flür - Electronic percussion (1973-1987). Karl Bartos - Electronic percussion, Deagan Vibraphone, keyboards on Computer World tour (1975-1991). [BACK] What do you think about Kraftwerk? |
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