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As innovative as they are influential, Kraftwerk's contribution to the development of electronic music is incalcuable. This bizarre collective have also proven partly responsible for entire genres to emerge - electronica, techno and synth-pop to name but three.
This DVD reviews the career and music of Kraftwerk, from their inception. The film further explores how Kraftwerk both fitted in and pulled away from the electronic wing of what is often lazily referred to as 'Krautrock'. Sparing time also for many of the groups' contemporaries from the same field, and tracing the unfolding of electronics in German contemporary music generally, this programme presents a fascinating story previously untold on film.
Includes exclusive and extensive interviews with ex - Kraftwerk members Karl Bartos and Klaus Röder; other German ambient and electronic musicians, Dieter Moebius [Kluster/Harmonia], Hans Joachim Roedelius [Kluster/Harmonia], Klaus Schulze [Tangerine Dreams/ Ash Ra Tempel /Solo], Wolfgang Siedel [Eruption/Tangerine Dream/ Kluster], Conrad Shnitzler [Kluster/ Solo] and Klaus Löhmer [engineer, Kraftwerk album]
Plus live and studio recordings of many of Kraftwerk's pivotal tracks, including; Ruckzuck, Kling Klang, Autobahn, Antenna, Radio-Activity, Trans Europe Express, Computer Love, The Robots, The Model, Metropolis, Pocket Calculator and many others. Alsom includes live and studio recordings of many other bands form the 'Krautrock' movement.
Extras Include
Special Feature; The Dusseldorf Scene Vs. The Hamburg Scene - Extended Interviews - Full Contributor Biographies
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More than just Kraftwerk,
By John Malcolm (Swindon, Wilts, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution [2008] [DVD] (DVD)
Having watched the whole documentary, I feel there are a couple of points that are worthing noting for potential buyers - neither of which should put you off, though.
First, the disc is in 4:3 format - fine if you have a square telly, but on a widescreen telly with the top and bottom chopped a bit (to avoid black bars left and right) the captions for interviewees are chopped a bit. Second, some of the videos for the songs are of poor quality. I know this is old film from the 70s but surely there are better prints available? OK, so whinges out of the way, on to the good stuff. This is an excellent documentary. The first hour or so sets the scene, with the historical setting and also the way German musicians (and youth) handled the post-war years. This is followed by the beginnings of electronic music (not just in Germany, although there is that bias) with interviews with a lot of the early musicians (Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler amongst others) as well as various music journalists and technical staff. All good stuff, but if you're waiting for the Kraftwerk bit then it is a bit tedious. Finally we get to Kraftwerk and the context of their music, working through all the albums from Tone Float to Computer World (almost no Electric Cafe - pity - and a very small mention of Tour De France Soundtracks) with contributions from Karl Bartos and Rusty Egan, amongst others. This concentrates on the earlier albums - up to and including The Man Machine - in great detail and is informative, if a little long. The opinions from the interviewees are interesting and varied, and in the Extras there is a little (5 min) feature about Dusseldorf vs Berlin electronic music, as well as an extended interview with Karl Bartos. So, to sum up, a good disc, although the documentary is a little long at 3 hours. Good job there are plenty of chapters, so you can remember where you got to instead of having to start again! I'm glad I bought and watched it, and if you have an interest in Kraftwerk and/or German electronic music then it's well worth considering.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent DVD - a must for fans of electronic music,
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This review is from: Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution [2008] [DVD] (DVD)
I found the first reviewer's comments very helpful. I would draw your attention to the last few lines of the A&E cable company's comments made a few days ago......" Two former members of Kraftwerk indeed participate which helps, however, it is a shame that you do not get added insight from the leaders and creators of the band and that it is not a completely authorized documentary. With that said, you will not find a more complete history of both Kraftwerk and the era of electronic music." I would say
anyone who isn't happy with this product must be impossible to please - What I mean by this is that I saw comments elsewhere saying the Title of the DVD was a little misleading. It is about the history of serious electronic music AND how Kraftwerk fit into this history. There is a huge chunk of the 3 hours devoted to Kraftwerk. Also someone complained some of the archive film was a bit grubby... I would say the sound and vision throughout this documentary are Excellent!! You cannot take old footage of a club filmed IN THE 1960's (!) and make it look like it was filmed for IMAX cinema today no matter how hard you try. I have been a fan of Kraftwerk from the day I bought Autobahn in the mid 1970's and I would recommend this DVD. The extras are interesting, too.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for anyone interested in this era. 5 Stars!,
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This review is from: Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution [2008] [DVD] (DVD)
One of my favorite albums growing up was The Man Machine. So when I learned that Kraftwerk were to be performing on July 2nd (2009)as the opening gig at the Manchester Festival I wanted to learn more.
The DVD is a comprehensive review of the genre. It is 3 hours long and is an excellent documentary of the times, the music, the people. I found it to be fascinating and (it) filled in many, many wide gaps of my musical knowledge from my youth. Absolute 5 Stars.
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