Florian's sarcastic smile is the finest moment for me.
@painterly_porcine2622 ай бұрын
I agree
@patrickjmt16 жыл бұрын
the most amazing part is these guys where doing this stuff while most people were doing disco shit. truly waaaaaaaaaaay ahead of their time. no one else was even close to doing anything this original in '75
@markknaus573611 жыл бұрын
You can certainly can say that again. That's probably why the Minimoog is one of the most beautiful synths and of course the Prophet 5 which also has a lovely wooden chassis. They 're also definitly one of the best sounding synths there is.
@pgus-zv3cd10 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang and Karl really rocked the handmade electric drums!
@funkazoid251117 жыл бұрын
the mighty Kraftwerk...the best electronic band ever...great little documentary..thanks for posting cecilbeans
@TimothyHartkorn18 жыл бұрын
Modern music owes so much to these guys and yet many in the mainstream will never understand or even know who they are.
@lebensmitteldesigner16 жыл бұрын
Über 30 Jahre als und noch immer ein Meilenstein der Musikgeschichte. Ein Vorbild unzähliger Elektro-Bands.Diese revolutiönare Technik "damals" ist schon geil...
@maxwellmaxamillian12 жыл бұрын
Aw man I still love this stuff,we built unconventional technotronic sound generators and used a guitar pickup to play with a pearing knife and even used near dead batteries for the voltage drop "A tribute to a dead battery"it was called. There was no beat box or drum machines back then, so we played live electronic jazz that was progressive,all mistakes or broken connections left in the masters,became part of the art.Still thinking about reformatting and posting on KZfaq with some sort of vid
@akie6415 жыл бұрын
these guys were pioneers, the fathers of what we now know as Techno. Saw them at Auckland town haal on the 26/11, damn cool.
@wardka16 жыл бұрын
The jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter once pointed out that your nervous system runs on electricity and "there ain't nothing wrong with electronics." I think this was in a Miles Davis documentary. Not to fear, though. Acoustic instruments will always be with us too.
@FedericoMossa16 жыл бұрын
Autobahn was released in 1974, at least 7-8 years ahead of the music at that time. Genius.
@juristuCDPC16 жыл бұрын
These men deserve the respect of every electronic music lover. I personally don't like their music, but I can see how what they done back in the 70s influenced generations of musicians to come. They built custom instruments to express themselves through music. True visionaries and fathers of electronic music. Where would we be today without them?
@darcy_taylor3103Ай бұрын
Brilliant EM Group ! Poland Loves Kraftwerk ;-)
@makeajazznoisehere18 жыл бұрын
I hope the mentioned 'suits' materialized. Kraftwerk were pioneers and God only knows where we'd be without them.
@archimedestheowl15 жыл бұрын
They have a single of this song that is 30 minutes long and it just blows me away. Its so relaxing. Love kraftwerk
@Boroman916 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Kraftwerk were even around back in 1975. That sounds so excellent even back then.
@deftcoleman05523 жыл бұрын
Narrator: Kraftwerk have a name for this. It’s called Machine Musik. Me: Shut up! I don’t care! I’m trying to listen to this awesome music!
@flavia986014 жыл бұрын
desde adolesent aprendi a gostar deles e m praser telos novamente tinha eu os discos em vinil mas foram roubadas eles sao maravilhosos.flavia goiania go brasil
@42exabyte179 жыл бұрын
2:15 That face!^^
@phillace17 жыл бұрын
kraftwerk fantastic musicians/scientists of music i still have autobahn the album and it is treasured thanks for posting and thank you youtube !
@NewPaltzIndie15 жыл бұрын
listening to joy division and then this it makes total sense how influential they were! great stuff!
@coldacre14 жыл бұрын
love it! 'eliminating keyboards completely and build jackets with electronic lapels that could be played by touch'! definitely Ralf Hutter humour going on there.
@andrewl78115 жыл бұрын
the drums are so cool omg, imagine what kind of stuff they would have come up with today
@MysticVideo17 жыл бұрын
This was my absolute favorite band back in the day and I still like their music!
@JeffRichards14 жыл бұрын
Saw them playing this live at the Cardiff Capitol, September 1975. Also, 2 years ago in Sydney.
@Magicalmike115 жыл бұрын
Excellent thanks for this totally amazing 2009 wil the "KIDS" really understand how amazing this was in the 70s
@Neptuneman0715 жыл бұрын
I know what that is like. I got hooked on Kraftwerk from a documentry on tele eight years ago. And everyone else was hooked on alternative rock or hip hop. I dig innovative electronic music.
@stillmanedwards17 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine what this sounded like in 1975? It is amazing even in 2007!
@Kraftwerk6716 жыл бұрын
Super!!!!!Tout simplement mn morceau préféré!
@astralandrew16 жыл бұрын
Kraftwerk are just soooo cool!! Where would we be now without them??? Avant Garde!!
@beholderppf16 жыл бұрын
Just analize this music done in the middle of the 70s.Its amazing.Kraftwerk s music lovers could think this is an incipient sound if we hear tthe other versions of autobahn but its just the beginning of the influence of technology over music
@CJAnonymous16 жыл бұрын
Not only did they crate some of the most interesting music of its time, they built revolutionary instruments with which to do it... Epic.
@Skulldini15 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kraftwerk for helping to initiate this amazing chapter in the evolution of music.
@Schwartau18 жыл бұрын
Best of all: They play LIVE in it. Ahhh, I remember listening to the 22-MINUTE-SINGLE (No 1 in the German charts back then) in our car on the AUTOBAHN of course.
@wastedweekendwarrior14 жыл бұрын
absolutely perfect synth...and all the instruments made by them selves....how can you question perfection#
@Solarexistence13 жыл бұрын
Most underrated musicians ever
@ZephyrZorlon7917 жыл бұрын
first all-electronic band in the world. If anybody can take credit for inventing Techno or Industrial its these guys. Computer World is my favorite album by them, it came out in 1981
@Kicks00117 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video. So awesome to see and hear these again.
@chompypunk89013 жыл бұрын
Ode to the beetle, bocho, fusca...and many many other alias in different countries around the world for the Wolskwagen Beetle. This is the homenage from the fathers of the electronic music!
@Raftiinstitute15 жыл бұрын
The round plattens on the "drum" kit are the "pans" from Ohaus analytical digital scales, you can tell by the bump pattern on the edge of each.
@mrbinky2116 жыл бұрын
Omg he smiled! (I was beginning to wonder if Kraftwerk themselves were robots). A revalation in the roots of Electronic music.
@eiralinnea17 жыл бұрын
Aaahh this is awesome, I'd never seen this bit before eventhough there was a point in time when I scavenged and collected Kraftwerk videos like a deranged squirrell. Lovely.
@sitgesflorenci15 жыл бұрын
The Balanescu quartet made a really impressive Autobahn version for string quartet (and very respectful with the rhythm, harmonies and general arrangements). There are other artists who made classicla versions of other Kraftwerk songs. Even the Viena Choir and Orchestra made a symphonic TEE. Kraftwerk music sounds cool with classic intruments, without changing too many things of the mechanical spirit. Check it at KZfaq and enjoy it :)
@damatotube16 жыл бұрын
son los creadores y dueños de un estilo musical unico, exclusivo y que perdurará siempre.
@stereoloov16 жыл бұрын
You're right.They even made another percussion instrument,based on photoelectric cells.But it couldn't be controlled properly live,due to interferences with stage lights.You can read a funny anecdote about this in Wolfgang Flür's book 'I was a robot'.
@waXsurf13 жыл бұрын
The electronic drums you see are build by them self. That tells me they know about how electronics work^^
@heatherstub13 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to the original recording of this in July 1975 in England, and it made me dizzy. It actually scared me! How funny is that? Of course, I was only 10 then, so I'd llove to hear it again and see what my reaction is. I love this group!
@johanthepirate16 жыл бұрын
Holy hell i just now realized that they were one of the first electronica bands. So THAT's why everyone thinks they're so influential.
@astonsfan17 жыл бұрын
I remember just sitting around with my "buds" and this song would blow us away!!
@Thomsonicus17 жыл бұрын
yep, Ralf&Florian totally rule through all the ages of electronic music! autobahn here sounds totally diffrent than on the LP, no to mention the length... :)
@bananasplitsable14 жыл бұрын
I love Kraftwerk, my friends were lucky enough to see them on their last tour. Talk about ahead of your time!
@djmixsound17 жыл бұрын
the beatles of electronic music. simply the best.
@DeeSee2515 жыл бұрын
They seem so ahead of 1975. I bet many of today's artists can't dare do something as creative and risky as kraftwerk.
@DJPaddy64316 жыл бұрын
little did they know back then, that this 'machine music' as they called it would sweep the world!
@TampalocatorsPM14 жыл бұрын
Kraftwerk were so far ahead of the music world, primitive as it was, at that time. People can look back at them now and snicker but these were serious musicians who integrated art with technology like no one had ever seen. Impressive and still cool after all these years.
@Alianger17 жыл бұрын
crazy germs! love that smile at the end.
@actron15 жыл бұрын
I doubt it's a matter of leaving the spirit of the group behind, he probably wants to relax at his age.He deserves it, for all his great creative achievements
@julieboyce46146 күн бұрын
This tune makes me feel happy 🎉❤
@honeygood216 жыл бұрын
so many wonderful memories thx for the post!
@Absinthus18 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Holy damn, theyre so young.. This is adorable! "All the hip hop of the early 80s can thnak these guys " True.
@alejandrorodriguez-do7rj8 жыл бұрын
Florian rocking the ARP Odissey
@flobo2317 жыл бұрын
They were the first really good "machine based" group down here in good old germany, today take a look at the billboardcharts or any charts (except oldies) and just try to find a song that has no computer generated part in it, summed up Ireally like this band and even got some original store bought tapes of their music
@rebelspirit100013 жыл бұрын
That's German Engineering for you! Great group of friends and colleagues. Brilliant minds.
@AxelDerRaven16 жыл бұрын
dis is one of there best songs ever ;)
@TheRealFunkadelic16 жыл бұрын
If this symphonic and epic tune would have been recorded today, it still would be an masterpiece, but this has been composed and released in 1975! *You may watch this: Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck (Live 1970!) Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik (Live 1973!) Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Live on BBC 1975) Kraftwerk - Europe Endless (1977) Kraftwerk - Die Mensch Maschine (1978) Kraftwerk - Computerwelt (Live 1981) Kraftwerk - Tour de France Kraftwerk - Radioactivity Kraftwerk - Autobahn Kraftwerk - Music Non Stop
@chihuanca17 жыл бұрын
Increíble, cuando la música disco no estaba ni en proyecto, ya existía la música electrónica! lo máximo Kraftwerk
@oxygene6518 жыл бұрын
Their best track ever. Its so cool. I always remember the only person brave enough to play the full version on Radio 1 was the late John Peel.
@Ruhrscout17 жыл бұрын
They are the godfathers of electronic music! Yes thats is it!
@Subiromba16 жыл бұрын
I don't know what you're talking about. Kraftwerk sounds great now, 30 years later, and will sound great in more 30 or 50 years. Good music never sounds lame, despite the years on.
@dongtingwong14 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to this on my quadrophonic stereo in 1975.
@joachimpeiper80764 жыл бұрын
When I watched this video, I firstly got shocked by it intro sound. They were the first band to play electronic dark pop music in 1974. They first invented electronic drum sound with sticks. So imposing sound. Trans Europe express “ n’ Radioactivity have been so pioneering
@fredmila15 жыл бұрын
Without Kraftwerk there would have been no British music revival in the eighties, after the excesses of the seventies
@royaltenenbaum2317 жыл бұрын
Very cool, originally filmed for the BBC's Tommorow's World! I want an electronic lapel!
@perlathehutt13 жыл бұрын
musica que a pesar del tiempo que tiene sigue vigente
@elitenick15 жыл бұрын
I love it towards the end...the sounds of the cars passing by. Haah.
@lupresti17 жыл бұрын
now, you're on 70's listening hendrix, marley n doors... and then... eat this!!!! we're still learning from them... larga vida al tekno aleman
@ToysintheStatic15 жыл бұрын
It's still pretty amazing how much effort they put into it.
@afficionado200414 жыл бұрын
Personally, one of the five more influential bands in modern music!
@maurier712 жыл бұрын
This was Pioneering Electronic music....think of the Wright brothers first flight, to the present day fighter jets pilots.....Everything came from this!!! very important! lol
@revengeguy16 жыл бұрын
so unbelieveably retro! Love it!
@slackdave17 жыл бұрын
hahaha, this video made me laugh so much. A great change after watching Mr.Crossmack all day
@jorasaveminiaturas16 жыл бұрын
long time without listen that song thats to bring me back memories
@amorin116 жыл бұрын
Un freekin believable! This live document shows history in the making...
@Tazz7718 жыл бұрын
These guys were so far ahead of their time it's amazing.
@FABCASTLE14 жыл бұрын
Florian smiles so tenderly... I just love them!!! By the way, I'm completely in love with them...
@OliverLevy18 жыл бұрын
I'd say they're second only to the Beatles in terms of their influence on twentieth-century musical pop culture. Who knows what Hell life would be without them.
@madmonk6616 жыл бұрын
Minimalist music always polarizes people. Kraftwerk were serious innovators. They built much of the technology they used and kept things uncluttered and spartan. Modern. Frequently "classicist" musicians (including metal people) don't get it because it is about fresh ideas, not running scales up and down. I am a big fan of Kraftwerk and many early krautrock bands. The Mr Bean comment is hilarious! Very nice....ha!
@DieMenschMaschine8515 жыл бұрын
Saw them last September here in Dublin! Amazing!!
@beholderppf15 жыл бұрын
kraftwerk godfathers of electronic music
@kyleashley18 жыл бұрын
The Drummer did an Autobiography, read it if you want to get the skinny on the whole amazing story. Love their music, and there just isn't any other band that comes close, even now, to the amazing textured soundscapes they created.., The Remix CD is great too!
@mddqnn16 жыл бұрын
Kraftwerk live, even in 2008 = genius/the best
@bowser72417 жыл бұрын
Electronic lapels that can be played by touch? Wow, they were ahead of the '70s by far.
@Kolenschopper13 жыл бұрын
These guys are true poineers. Thanks to them we get to enjoy the new gods of techno like Aphex twin, squarepusher and Music. And btw, this is as techno as it can get radioguyuk.
@synthesizer30115 жыл бұрын
absolutely love that track
@damatotube16 жыл бұрын
They are the creators and owners of the musical only(unique), exclusive style and that will last always.
@Dudderlyful12 жыл бұрын
Delightful lead synth there, half of my face screws up into a ball when I hear it and I wouldn't have it any other way
@nickelodeonstuff15724 жыл бұрын
That’s the type of synth you shouldn’t hear directly :)
@mrflipmode15 жыл бұрын
Great clip thanks, I went to see them in Manchester July 09, ive put some videos on here if you wish to see them
@JayWerx16 жыл бұрын
Crazy,they were in essence making hip hop.Way ahead of there time>Music now definitely lacks this type of care free,genuine creativeness.
@TO3A1116 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang offered to me his old Mercedes for about 6500 DM 1982, wich is HISTORIC part of the band, that same wechicle from the cover of "Autobahn" album! What a dambass I was...