I actually got to see kraftwerk in the early 70s in birmingham, alabama. Autobahn by the german experimental group kraftwerk was a breakthrough album that began decades of electronic music. Autobahn german for motorway is an album by kraftwerk, released in 1974. Autobahn is a music studio album recording by kraftwerk progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1974 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
Remarkable about this version is, you can clearly identify, by looking at the vinyl, there are seven different autobahn parts. Are these parts officially or inofficially named somewhen. Kraftwerk performing at the neue nationalgalerie new national. I suspect, however, that we werent the only ones who superimposed soundalike. Get all the lyrics to songs on autobahn and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. It was the bands first album to fully embrace the repetitive electronic sound they would become known for, although organic instruments still remained part of their sonic palette, and was inspired by the titular german highway system. The mysterious origin story of kraftwerks iconic autobahn. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Even disco owes a debt to the drum machine beat of kraftwerk.
I got only the pressing from the doppelalbum as comparison, where no such parts are visible in the vinyl. Download kraftwerk mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The driving strip is a grey track white stripes, green edge. You can trace or blame kraftwerk for rock genres like eurotrance, dance, techno, hiphop and house etc. Kraftwerk s 1974 album autobahn was a gamechanging record for the group, ushering in a series of seminal albums in its wake in the form of radioactivity, transeurope express and the manmachine which would leave their mark on popular and alternative culture.
Autobahn is a pioneering song in the electro pop genre. The cover art of autobahn has become one of kraftwerks most. The band are due to go on tour as support for radiohead in south america in march. The german electronic band kraftwerk power plant had a us radio hit back in the 1970s with their song autobahn, and as kids we used to like to sing along to it. We are switching the radio on from the speaker it sounds. The original first track of the album autobahn 1974.
We are driving on the autobahn in front of us is a wide valley the sun is shining with. The story of kraftwerk autobahn classic album sundays. An unexpected hit on both sides of the atlantic, autobahns fahren, fahren, fahren refrain echoes fun, fun, fun by the beach boys just one of kraftwerks. You can easily put your needle at the different parts. Believe it or not, they opened for atlanta rhythm section. An unexpected hit on both sides of the atlantic, autobahn s fahren, fahren, fahren refrain echoes fun, fun, fun by the beach boys just one of kraftwerk s unlikely influences, while the entire concept recalls brian wilsons frustrated attempts at creating what he called a pocket symphony.
Kraftwerk autobahn original full track hq with dash cam. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Studio album compilation 1 live 2 remix 1 nearly everything on minimummaximum sounds astoundingly fresh. As they were not given permission to release it, they made it a free download. The cover art of autobahn has become one of kraftwerk s most recognizable motifs. End of the road for kraftwerk founder the independent. Autobahn is the fourth studio album by german electronic band kraftwerk, released in november 1974. In front of us is a wide valley the sun is shining with glittering rays. Kraftwerk autobahn download free ringtones to your mobile phone. Download autobahn font free for personal use please note. Autobahn is a song by german electronic band kraftwerk, composed by ralf hutter and. Autobahn by kraftwerk song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Full vinyl version of kraftwerk autobahn from the album i bought in 1975 matched to a 230 mile journey shot on a dash cam in 1080p through the heart of england from a wet and snowy bradford, west. In april, kraftwerk will perform eight of their classic albums in association with with.
Kraftwerk s sound is minimalistic and strictly electronic. Kraftwerk, autobahn and a new era of electronic music. Listen free to kraftwerk autobahn radio iheartradio. Kraftwerk themselves rereleased the song as a digitally rerecorded and rewritten version on the 1991 compilation the mix. They pioneered electronic music in the 70s and are considered one of the most important and influential bands of their genre, often described as the godfathers of electronic music.
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