Now into its fourth edition, this perennial bestseller has been updated and revised to coincide with the band’s 2004 World Tour. Kraftwerk’s influence and place in the annals of music history is ever growing. This is the first, and still the best, biography.
Appearing in B-format for the first time, Bussy has included information about Kraftwerk’s first new album in 16 years.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Too Much Paranoia,
This review is from: Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music (Paperback)
There will probably never be a definitive biography of Kraftwerk, due to the growing reluctance over the years of Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider-Esleben to say anything about the band and the placement of seemingly formidable roadblocks in front of probing journalists (and former band members).
Pascal Bussy comes as close as any writer in this book, which was originally published in 1993 and has been updated several times. What Bussy has is a huge jigsaw puzzle of information and facts culled from many sources - including Hutter and Schneider-Esleben when they did grant interviews in the early years - and puts the story together to bring the three elements in the sub-title together. Particularly interesting is the history of the German music scene of the 1960s and 1970s, since no band or musician is in a vacuum when it comes to the early influences that launches a professional career. Though the 2004 world tour was an artistic success, Bussy hints at what a possible "tour" could look like in the future. It truly may be more fun to compute. Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music, may leave some readers wanting more tangible information, especially about the technical/experimental work done inside Kling Klang studio to achieve the band's sound & music. But until Hutter and Schneider-Esleben say more than the repetitive blips heard on Kraftwerk's official web site, Bussy's biography will remain the best observation at a legendary and mysterious group.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Insight,
This review is from: Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music (Paperback)
A real insight into the 'Kraftwerk'!
No wonder that the band has not allowed this book to be published in German in Germany, there are way to many secrets into their way of life and work revealed here. The book deals with the history of the band in realtion to Germanys history and why Kraftwerk have become the icon in Electronic Music today. If you want to know more about the people behind the robots, read this book....
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Brisk, efficient biography,
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This review is from: Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music (Paperback)
A "must" if you are at all interested in the band. My only criticism would be that it doesn't really dig that deep - but, as mentioned in other reviews, and by Bussy himself, this is due to the lack of information coming from the band themselves rather than a lack of effort and research. This aside, a fascinating look into the Kraftwerk world. I thoroughly enjoyed it - highly recommended.
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