Musical groups from Düsseldorf: Kraftwerk, D.A.F., Die Toten Hosen, Neu!, Propaganda, Der Plan, The Lords, Die Krupps, Warlock, Mouse on Mars

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Kraftwerk, D.A.F., Die Toten Hosen, Neu!, Propaganda, Der Plan, The Lords, Die Krupps, Warlock, Mouse on Mars, Fehlfarben, Nichts, Belfegore, La! Neu?, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Heino, Liaisons Dangereuses, Warrant. Excerpt: Kraftwerk (German pronunciation: , meaning power plant or power station) is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies, mainly following a Western Classical style of harmony, with a minimalistic and strictly electronic instrumentation. The group's simplified lyrics are at times sung through a vocoder or generated by computer-speech software. Kraftwerk were one of the first groups to popularize electronic music and are considered pioneers in the field. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary, and has had a lasting effect across many genres of modern music. Florian Schneider (flutes, synthesizers, electro-violin) and Ralf Hütter (electronic organ, synthesizers) met as students at the Robert Schumann Academy in Düsseldorf in the late 1960s, participating in the German experimental music and art scene of the time, which the British music press dubbed "Krautrock". The duo had originally performed together in a quintet known as Organisation. This ensemble released one album, titled Tone Float (issued on RCA Records in the UK) but the group split shortly thereafter. Early Kraftwerk line-ups from 1970-1974 fluctuated, as Hütter and Schneider worked with around a half-dozen other musicians over the course of recording three albums and sporadic live appearances; most notably guitarist Michael Rother and drummer Klaus Dinger, who left ...