Listening to this stuff today, it can be hard to appreciate the fact that back in the early 70s there really was NO music that sounded at all like this. Today...from hip-hop to house to techno and all of their sub-permutations it is so ubiquitous. Real pioneers and much of the electronics had not been developed yet. The avant-garde of the time was not really interested in anything so repetitive...anything you could actually dance to. Like GOOD modern architecture (a rare thing) these guys could somehow manage to find and spin poetry in mechanization, simplicity and repetition in clear contrast with Western “progressive rock” of the era.
Yeah prob not even by them in 1970. They are def one of the greatest pioneers in electronic music (if not the greatest), but they did not exist in a vacuum. From the dawn of the first commercially made electronic instruments, there were plenty of other electronic bands alongside them who were also pioneers.
Kraftwerk's impact on modern music is right up their with The Beatles and other seminal bands and musicians. I know very well they didn't invite electronic music but they almost single handily created electro pop music. "Since then every studio has a synth" As I once heard someone put it.
*Zu jedem Lied von Kraftwerk fällt mir spontan ein was ich zu der Zeit damals gemacht hatte, das habe ich bei keiner anderen Band !* *Höre ich dieses Lied von Kraftwerk, dann denke ich sofort wie ich damals dazu mit Lego-Steinen gespielt hatte, höre ich ein anderer Lied, dann sehe ich mich wie ich am Atari 800 XL sitze und mit nem Kumpel zusammen Spiele kopiere und beim nächsten Lied da fällt mir ein das ich dort krank im Bett lag und den ganzen Tag Kraftwerk gehört hatte, das kann ich mit jedem Lied so weiter machen, irgendetwas fällt mir immer dazu ein, erstaunlich wie die sich in mein Gehirn gebrannt haben ;)* *Zu fast allem habe ich damals Kraftwerk gehört (Dem Walkman sei dank auch unterwegs, Rofl), erst als Ende der 1980er Acid und dann Anfang 1990er Techno kam war eine längere Zeit was anderes angesagt, aber egal was man hörte, alles war von Kraftwerk inspiriert, oder beeinflusst ;)* *Das zeigt aber sehr gut, wie sie damals bei uns Fans eingeschlagen haben, fast wie eine extrem positive akustische-Droge die einen nicht mehr loslässt.* *Manchmal rieche ich sogar Gerüche von damals, wenn ich ein Lied von ihnen höre !* *Ich schätze mal das Kraftwerk mich auch unterbewusst dazu gebracht hatte Synthesizer als Hobby zu betreiben und mit Sounds rumzuschrauben, der Synthesizer-Virus hat mich seitdem nie verlassen und wird eher immer schlimmer, als nächstes wird der "NOVATION Peak" gekauft und dann ...."MUSIC NON STOP, TECHNO-POP" ;)* *Ich wette meinen Grabstein, das selbst in 500 Jahren noch von Kraftwerk geredet wird, genau so wie wir voller Respekt über Künstler von vor zig Hundert Jahren reden.* *Danke Kraftwerk, euer Name ist wirklich Programm und hat die ganze Welt bis zu den Haarspitzen unter Strom gesetzt ;)*
This documentary was made the same year Kraftwerk first toured Australia - what a privilege to attend their concerts then and in the years since. Vale Florian Schneider - you were much admired in your lifetime.
I wonder if the whole show was recorded? I would love to see a perfect copy of it. Kraftwerk at the height of their powers here. Kling Klang fully operational.
I had a friend/co-worker years ago who used the Speak& Spell in a song but was unable to release it because the toy co. would not allow him to!!! Corporations killing art!!!
I like this live version of Pocket Calculator. You think about it - Pocket Calculator was made 1981.. it sounds sort of influenced by some Brit New Wave like Gary Numan in 1979
Wolfgang und Karl würden dazu "Nein" sagen. Wolfgang ist ein Musiksoldat und Karl ein Bildmusiker. Bei Florian weiß man es nicht, weil er immer mit Ralf gut zusammen in der Band war und leider verstorben ist.
A lot more people are listening in 2017 than in 197*. Their fan base seems to grow exponentially every couple of years. Not to mention all of the artists & genres they have influenced. Hell, you could say they are literally responsible for the electro genre! Now they're even influencing people (that are too ignorant/lack the musical perspective) without them even knowing it! Stands as a testament to how deeply ingrained their oeuvre has become in our collective 'musical unconscious'. :)
When the real people are on stage doing Pocket Calculator, isn't it sooo much better than the 'Roboter' stage, that seemed to stick too much until the very end. The human aspect makes it so alive. Is that irony, or post-ironic-art?
RIP Florian Schneider. Thanks man❤️
RIP FLORIAN. ЧЕЛОВЕК-МАШИНА
Listening to this stuff today, it can be hard to appreciate the fact that back in the early 70s there really was NO music that sounded at all like this. Today...from hip-hop to house to techno and all of their sub-permutations it is so ubiquitous. Real pioneers and much of the electronics had not been developed yet. The avant-garde of the time was not really interested in anything so repetitive...anything you could actually dance to. Like GOOD modern architecture (a rare thing) these guys could somehow manage to find and spin poetry in mechanization, simplicity and repetition in clear contrast with Western “progressive rock” of the era.
Yeah prob not even by them in 1970. They are def one of the greatest pioneers in electronic music (if not the greatest), but they did not exist in a vacuum. From the dawn of the first commercially made electronic instruments, there were plenty of other electronic bands alongside them who were also pioneers.
Last year i saw Karl Bartos walking along the street here in Düsseldorf. I love his melodys so much, he is a genius to me.
What a legend.
Feel so lucky I got to see them in 1981.
That's incredible. Which show?
If it wasn't for ktaftwerk we wouldn't have the music and sounds we have today, the originator's, legends in the field.......
So they're to blame!
@@wiseonwords not fair
Godfathers of electronic music and decades ahead of their time!
Kraftwerk's impact on modern music is right up their with The Beatles and other seminal bands and musicians. I know very well they didn't invite electronic music but they almost single handily created electro pop music. "Since then every studio has a synth" As I once heard someone put it.
RIP Florian. ♥️😢
Best band in the world
*Zu jedem Lied von Kraftwerk fällt mir spontan ein was ich zu der Zeit damals gemacht hatte, das habe ich bei keiner anderen Band !*
*Höre ich dieses Lied von Kraftwerk, dann denke ich sofort wie ich damals dazu mit Lego-Steinen gespielt hatte, höre ich ein anderer Lied, dann sehe ich mich wie ich am Atari 800 XL sitze und mit nem Kumpel zusammen Spiele kopiere und beim nächsten Lied da fällt mir ein das ich dort krank im Bett lag und den ganzen Tag Kraftwerk gehört hatte, das kann ich mit jedem Lied so weiter machen, irgendetwas fällt mir immer dazu ein, erstaunlich wie die sich in mein Gehirn gebrannt haben ;)*
*Zu fast allem habe ich damals Kraftwerk gehört (Dem Walkman sei dank auch unterwegs, Rofl), erst als Ende der 1980er Acid und dann Anfang 1990er Techno kam war eine längere Zeit was anderes angesagt, aber egal was man hörte, alles war von Kraftwerk inspiriert, oder beeinflusst ;)*
*Das zeigt aber sehr gut, wie sie damals bei uns Fans eingeschlagen haben, fast wie eine extrem positive akustische-Droge die einen nicht mehr loslässt.*
*Manchmal rieche ich sogar Gerüche von damals, wenn ich ein Lied von ihnen höre !*
*Ich schätze mal das Kraftwerk mich auch unterbewusst dazu gebracht hatte Synthesizer als Hobby zu betreiben und mit Sounds rumzuschrauben, der Synthesizer-Virus hat mich seitdem nie verlassen und wird eher immer schlimmer, als nächstes wird der "NOVATION Peak" gekauft und dann ...."MUSIC NON STOP, TECHNO-POP" ;)*
*Ich wette meinen Grabstein, das selbst in 500 Jahren noch von Kraftwerk geredet wird, genau so wie wir voller Respekt über Künstler von vor zig Hundert Jahren reden.*
*Danke Kraftwerk, euer Name ist wirklich Programm und hat die ganze Welt bis zu den Haarspitzen unter Strom gesetzt ;)*
Bin ganz deiner Meinung,Christof!👍ich nehme mal an,das du mittlerweile dir den korg wavestate gekauft hast...😎mfg
That on stage set up and sounding was the best at their concerts of the eighties.
This documentary was made the same year Kraftwerk first toured Australia - what a privilege to attend their concerts then and in the years since. Vale Florian Schneider - you were much admired in your lifetime.
I would have loved to have seen them here, alas my work back then didn't like up with their concerts. You were blessed to see them.
"hi, we are kraftwerk n we came to rock the house....now grab yo calculators!"
By pressing down this special key it plays a little melody. squank quank...sproinggggg
Not just any calculator...Casio fx-501 P
Super 👌 Genialni muzycy grupy Kraftwerk ❤❤😂❤😊
Das war vor fast 40 Jahre, wie so niemand macht etwas gleich so? Vielen Dank
Großartige Dokumentation. Danke dafür!
Maravilloso!!! Gracias por subirlo, es uno de mis grupos favoritos y cada vez suenan mejor.
How can you NOT love this!
I bought a vocoder due to Kraftwerk. ☢️🎹
A way of learning German 🇩🇪
50 years on and we still have much to learn from the masters.
RIP Florian :(
Ruhe in Frieden, Herr Schneider.
A complete german documentary. How wonderful!
I wonder if the whole show was recorded? I would love to see a perfect copy of it. Kraftwerk at the height of their powers here. Kling Klang fully operational.
Bitteschön, soviel Zeit muß sein, till the end. Dankeschön
Gracias por compartir
"Uno, due, tre, quatro (with one "t") " A tribute to the italian numbers by the wizards. Thank you
They speak in at least 6 languages in "Numbers", relax.
Gutes inspiration für Deusch zu lernen!
This documentary was made by austrian TV station ORF in 1981
Really History! Kraftwerk forever!
Awesome , even in bad quality it's great
They moved around a lot more back then.Fully robotic nowadays. Which must take a bit of self discipline for them to resist dancing.
I was there! Düsseldorf 1981 👌🏽
Wow. Looks like Kraftwerk: “Live at NASA Mission Control, Houston”
Eat your heart out, Daft Punk!!
IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS KRAFTWERK.
It began in Düsseldorf!
@Benji ...and all the other techno bands bowed to thee.
Legendary,
Where can I find the better resolution with english translate? :(
I saw a top-quality BBC documentary a while ago, with excerpts of performances that you see here.
beautiful
this is a realy electronic music
truly
gut jungs danke auch aus Düsseldorf :D
A bunch of geniuses
Thanks for sharing this :)
kaum zu glauben 1981, klingt wie 1995 aber zeitlos, hammer
At dance parties in urban America, anything Kraftwerk !!!! We ate Trans Europe Express ❤️
Rest in peace, Mr. Schneider.
"meet iggy pop and david bowie..."
07:10 the Goosebumps!
I wish someone could dub this :(
Same :(
It`s not an german documentary,it`s austrain,filmed in Vienna on 21.11.1981.
So cool! :)
Where are they playing in the opening sequence?
I was never sure if they weren't both ARTISTIC and AUTISTIC? At 3:35, it looks like they are making music with "Speak and Spell" toys
No,they are using a primitive version of text to speech synthesizer
I had a friend/co-worker years ago who used the Speak& Spell in a song but was unable to release it because the toy co. would not allow him to!!! Corporations killing art!!!
Genial
Klasse Doku !!!
super..
Schade, daß die Bildqualität nicht so gut ist. Diese Doku ist echt interessant. Gibt es die irgendwo in besserer Auflösung?
I like this live version of Pocket Calculator. You think about it - Pocket Calculator was made 1981.. it sounds sort of influenced by some Brit New Wave like Gary Numan in 1979
OMG. Why O why is this video only in 240p ffs???
Mooooooommmmmm! My Devo CD is broken!
genial
Someone please please please provide english sub
Musikarbeiter cool :)
Wolfgang und Karl würden dazu "Nein" sagen. Wolfgang ist ein Musiksoldat und Karl ein Bildmusiker. Bei Florian weiß man es nicht, weil er immer mit Ralf gut zusammen in der Band war und leider verstorben ist.
Like Laurie Anderson back in the day. Creative Genius! Hard to find these days. Please comment, subscribe, share....I need To feel young again!
Yep
Robot ❤️❤️❤️
Помню, это первое выступление
WHO IS LISTENING STILL IN 201*?
the Elite!
George Mortimer Always still listening-now 2017. Been listening since 1978. Kraftwerk are THE Masters. #Fact #Respect #KlingKlang
Many people. Especially since their music has been sampled like crazy.
A lot more people are listening in 2017 than in 197*. Their fan base seems to grow exponentially every couple of years. Not to mention all of the artists & genres they have influenced. Hell, you could say they are literally responsible for the electro genre! Now they're even influencing people (that are too ignorant/lack the musical perspective) without them even knowing it! Stands as a testament to how deeply ingrained their oeuvre has become in our collective 'musical unconscious'. :)
I always love me some good Kraftwerk!!!!
They are The Beatles and Elvis combined of everything electronic and hip hop
watching this while eating an impossible whopper, the ✨ *future* ✨
Fuck the images - the sound is quite alright
No subtitles...bummer
I thought that you guys would post an original, not this bootleg version. But is ok =)
English subtitles plz.
*Time to learn GERMAN ;)*
Now iss ze time on Schprockets venn vee dance!
LIKE
2017
inglish please.
Maybe if you learn to spell ENGLISH!!!
ロックという概念から、演奏＝汗をかく。それがプログラミングという別な表現の仕方を、目の当たりにしたのはクラフトヴェルクが最初かも。
music has no boundaries.... see above!
Les MAITRES DE LA MUSIQUE ELEC
K A W A I I
Great interview with Ralf Hutter here:
ua-cam.com/video/UsswqfqI50k/v-deo.html
Bionic Jazz
КРАФТВЕРК КЛИНГКЛАНГ
caught them play 4 times - kraftwerk at the roxy nyc best - 3D not for me
Lucky chap!
kick miff
The father of EDM
Знать бы немецкий.. ну епта..
Total freaks
LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the real people are on stage doing Pocket Calculator, isn't it sooo much better than the 'Roboter' stage, that seemed to stick too much until the very end. The human aspect makes it so alive. Is that irony, or post-ironic-art?
Yes I like that pocket calculator part too.
Now back to computing fun and machine language.