Chapter 01 of 5
Machines That Sing
A German band that dressed as robots and the disco record that sounded like the future.
- The Band
Kraftwerk
In 1970, in Düsseldorf, Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider founded a band called Kraftwerk, German for "power station".
- The Studio
Kling Klang
They built their own studio, Kling Klang, filled with homemade gadgets, early synthesizers and electronic drums.
- The Idea
Music of machines
Their idea was radical: modern life was made of machines, so its music should sound like machines too.
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🎛️ The Birth of Techno
- 01Machines That SingA German band that dressed as robots and the disco record that sounded like the future.
- 02The Belleville ThreeThree friends, a radio DJ and a struggling city give birth to techno.
- 03House Music, ChicagoA club called the Warehouse, a DJ called Frankie Knuckles and a failed bass machine.
- 04The Second Summer of LoveAcid house sweeps Britain, raves fill fields, and the government tries to ban the beat.
- 05Berlin and BeyondA falling wall, a parade of a million ravers and techno's journey around the world.