Kraftwerk's Computer World

Name: Kraftwerk's Computer World
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781501378980
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By Steve Tupai Francis

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Computer World was Kraftwerk’s most concise and influential record, reshaping pop music and pioneering genres like hip-hop, techno, trance, electro, industrial, and synth-pop. Released on 10 May 1981, it marked a revolutionary electronic sound that transformed music production and set a lasting sonic precedent. This book delves into Kraftwerk’s conceptual focus, artistic influences, and lyrical themes to reveal fresh insights into one of music’s seminal albums.
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This book is ideal for fans of electronic and pop music history, musicians and producers interested in seminal sonic innovations, and readers fascinated by the intersections of technology, art, and culture in modern music.

Explores how Kraftwerk impacted so significantly the broader music world from the relative solitude of their Kling Klang studios in Düsseldorf.

Explores how Kraftwerk impacted so significantly the broader music world from the relative solitude of their Kling Klang studios in Düsseldorf.

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Computer World was Kraftwerk’s most concise and focused conceptual statement, their most influential record and crowning achievement. Computer World transformed the way pop music was composed, played, packaged, and released and, in the process, helped create entire new genres of music including hip-hop, techno, trance, electro, industrial, and synth-pop. They influenced the influencers.

Upon its release on 10 May 1981, the record was a revelation. It was unlike anything created for mainstream consumers of music at that time, an electronic suite of assured and industrious propulsive forward movement. Kraftwerk set off a sonic detonation that is still being felt today.

This book explores Kraftwerk’s revolutionary sonic template, their conceptual and artistic preoccupations, and lyrical obsessions to provide new insights into one of the greatest records ever made.

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Steve Tupai Francis meticulously examines Kraftwerk’s Computer World, exploring the creative process and sonic innovations behind the album. Reviewers praise his thorough yet engaging approach, highlighting his ability to clarify complex topics such as Bauhaus design, the Düsseldorf IBM division, and the equipment at Kraftwerk’s Kling Klang studios. Francis’s work is noted for keeping a wealth of information both accessible and relevant.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501378980

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 164.0mm

Weight: 143g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Steve Tupai Francis has over 25 years’ experience in writing in a range of contexts including music, academia and civil society. Steve is obsessed with music, with David Bowie, Kate Bush, Prince, Japan and Kraftwerk taking pride of place in his collection of over 3,000 records.