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The year 1975 saw a turning point in Kraftwerk's live shows. With financial support from Phonogram Inc., in the US, they were able to undertake a tour to promote the Autobahn album, a tour which took them to the US, Canada and the UK for the first time. The tour also saw a new, stable, live line-up in the form of a quartet.
Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivität) is the fifth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in November 1975. [3] The band's first entirely electronic album is also a concept album organized around the themes of radioactive decay and radio communication. [4]
While their initial albums featured mostly German lyrics, in 1975 Kraftwerk began writing lyrics that combined both German and English verses. Beginning with "Trans-Europe Express" (1977), most songs by the group were created as duplicate versions sung in English or German; some French, Japanese, Italian or Spanish versions were made.
German electronic music legends Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first U.S. tour and their iconic album Autobahn on a 2025 outing dubbed MULTIMEDIA CONCERTS. The trek gets ...
Kraftwerk performing in Zürich on 10 March 1976, before starting production on Trans-Europe Express. After the release and tour for the album Radio-Activity, Kraftwerk continued to move further away from their earlier krautrock style of improvised instrumental music, refining their work more into the format of melodic electronic songs. [7]
The German electronic pioneers' brought an audio-visual feast and a setlist packed with classics. Kraftwerk Kick Off North American “3D Tour” with Mesmerizing Concert in St. Louis: Review Jon ...
Kraftwerk was released in November 1970. [8] In early 1971, Hutter left the group and Schneider was left alone with drummer Dinger and newcomer guitarist Michael Rother. [9] The 3-member Kraftwerk line up of Schneider, Dinger and Michael Rother made an appearance on Radio Bremen, [10] and also on the TV shows Beat-Club and Okidoki. [11]
Until then, Kraftwerk got the celebrations started in earnest on Tuesday, playing 1974’s “Autobahn” in its entirety for the first night of its nine-show residency at Los Angeles’ Walt ...