Autobahn intIARC17LP11 Blending sweeping melodies with downtempo

Blending sweeping melodies with downtempo rhythms

we have this one artefact for fascinating period in Israeli music history that still sounds vital today

with it reaching number one in the US rap charts and proving a pop hit worldwide too

provocative

Autobahn intIARC17LP11 Blending sweeping melodies with downtempoThis is Kraftwerks fourth album, though its treated by the band as their year zero, and not entirely without justification. Though retaining real instruments like flute, piano, guitar and violin, this marks the start of Kraftwerk as a focused, conceptually defined, electronic entity. The side long, Beach Boys inspired title track and the mix of ambient soundscapes and melodic pieces on side two all share an airy, utopian feel. This is the digital