Name: Computer World
Brand: Kraftwerk

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WETL960789.2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

1990-10-25

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Signed copies: No

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Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

075596078924

Total Cap

9999

Artist

Kraftwerk

Genre US

Krautrock

Label US

Kraftwerk is a German group that was formed in Düsseldorf in 1970. The original trio consisted of Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider-Esleben, and Charly Weiss. They debuted live at the Tivoli Popfestival in Aachen on July 11, 1970. Over the years, there have been various line-up changes with members such as Klaus Dinger, Michael Rother, and Karl Bartos. Hütter has been a consistent member since September 1971.

The current members of Kraftwerk include Ralf Hütter on lead vocals, vocoder, synthesizers, keyboards, organ, drums and percussion, guitar, and bass guitar; Henning Schmitz on electronic percussion and sound engineering; Fritz Hilpert on electronic percussion and sound engineering; and Falk Grieffenhagen as the video technician.

Throughout their career, Kraftwerk has collaborated with individuals such as Maxime Schmitt and Emil Schult who have contributed to their releases both lyrically and graphically.

kraftwerk beam themselves into the future by writing about home computers, online dating and globalised electronic surveillance years before these phenomena truly come into being. a journey into the bright hopes and dark fears of the booming microchip revolution, 'computer world' is a serenely beautiful and almost seamless collage of sensual melodies and liquid beatscapes. tracks like 'numbers' and 'pocket calculator', with their weightless bleeps and elastic beats, predict the silky rhythms of chicago house and inspire a generation of detroit techno artists. kraftwerk's fanfare for the silicon age still sounds ageless, timeless and throbbing with invention.

Computer World

Music US