- id: 1 name: Kraftwerk year: 1970 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/K1-D-front.jpg/220px-K1-D-front.jpg length: 39.39 label: - Phillips blurb: Kraftwerk is the first album by German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in Germany in 1970, and produced by Konrad "Conny" Plank. tracks: - Ruckzuck - Stratovarius - Megaherz - Vom Himmel hoch personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - organ - guitar - tubon - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - flute - violin - percussion - name: Andreas Hohmann instruments: - drums - name: Klaus Dinger instruments: - drums - id: 2 name: Kraftwerk 2 year: 1972 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/K2-D-front.jpg/220px-K2-D-front.jpg length: 42.42 label: - Phillips - Vertigo blurb: Kraftwerk 2 is the second studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in January 1972. tracks: - Klingklang - Atem - Strom - Spule 4 - Wellenlänge - Harmonika personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - organ - electric piano - bass - rhythm machine - xylophone - harmonica - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - flute - violin - effects - xylophone - id: 3 name: Ralf and Florian year: 1973 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/de/RF-D-front.jpg/220px-RF-D-front.jpg length: 37.41 label: - Phillips - Vertigo blurb: Ralf und Florian (English title: Ralf and Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. Unlike Kraftwerk's later albums, which featured language-specific lyrics, only the titles differ between the English and German editions. tracks: - Elektrisches Roulette - Tongebirge - Kristallo - Heimatklänge - Tanzmusik - Ananas Symphonie personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - keyboards - organ - electronics - bass guitar - guitar - drums - percussion - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - voice - keyboards - electronics - flute - violin - guitar - percussion - id: 4 name: Autobahn year: 1974 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/A74-D-front-250.jpg/220px-A74-D-front-250.jpg length: 42.26 label: - Phillips - Vertigo blurb: Autobahn is the fourth studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in November 1974. The 22-minute title track "Autobahn" was edited to 3:27 for single release and reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 30 in the Australian chart, and performed even higher around Europe, reaching number 11 in the UK and number 12 in the Netherlands. This commercial success came after the band had released three experimental and purely instrumental albums. tracks: - Autobahn - Kometenmelodie 1 - Kometenmelodie 2 - Mitternacht - Morgenspaziergang personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - electronics - synthesizer - organ - piano - guitar - electric drums - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - voice - vocoder - electronics - synthesizer - flute - electronic drums - name: Klaus Röder instruments: - electric violin - name: Wolfgang Flür instruments: - electronic drums - id: 5 name: Radio-Activity year: 1975 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Kraftwerk_Radio_Activity_album_cover.jpg/220px-Kraftwerk_Radio_Activity_album_cover.jpg length: 37.38 label: - Kling Klang - EMI - Capitol blurb: Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivität) is the fifth studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in October 1975. Unlike Kraftwerk's later albums, which featured language-specific lyrics, only the titles differ between the English and German editions. A concept album, Radio-Activity is bilingual, featuring lyrics in both languages. tracks: - Geiger Counter - Radioactivity - Radioland - Airwaves - Intermission - News - The Voice of Energy - Antenna - Radio Stars - Uranium - Transistor - Ohm Sweet Ohm personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - electronics - synthesizer - orchestron - drum machine - minimoog - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - voice - vocoder - votrax - electronics - synthesizer - name: Karl Bartos instruments: - electronic percussion - name: Wolfgang Flür instruments: - electronic percussion - id: 6 name: Trans-Europe Express year: 1976 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/57/Trans-Europe_Express_German.png/220px-Trans-Europe_Express_German.png length: 42.45 label: - Kling Klang blurb: Trans-Europe Express (German: Trans Europa Express) is the sixth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. Recorded in mid-1976 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the album was released in March 1977 on Kling Klang Records. The album's themes were influenced by friends who suggested writing songs about the Trans Europ Express to reflect Kraftwerk's electronic music style. Critics have described the album as having two specific themes: celebration of Europe and the disparities between reality and image. Musically, the songs on this album differ from the group's earlier Krautrock style with a focus on electronic mechanized rhythms, minimalism, and occasional manipulated vocals. tracks: - Europe Endless - The Hall of Mirrors - Showroom Dummies - Trans-Europe Express - Metal on Metal - Franz Schubert - Endless Endless personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - electronics - synthesizer - orchestron - synthanorma-sequenzer - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - voice - vocoder - votrax - electronics - synthesizer - name: Karl Bartos instruments: - electronic percussion - name: Wolfgang Flür instruments: - electronic percussion - id: 7 name: The Man-Machine year: 1978 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/Kraftwerk_-_The_Man-Machine.png/220px-Kraftwerk_-_The_Man-Machine.png length: 36.10 label: - Kling Klang - EMI - Capitol blurb: The Man-Machine (German: Die Mensch-Maschine) is the seventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in May 1978. It includes the singles "The Model" and "The Robots". tracks: - The Robots - Spacelab - Metropolis - The Model - Neon Lights - The Man-Machine personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - vocoder - keyboards - electronics - synthesizer - orchestron - synthanorma-sequenzer - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - vocoder - votrax - electronics - synthesizer - name: Karl Bartos instruments: - electronic percussion - name: Wolfgang Flür instruments: - electronic percussion - id: 8 name: Computer World year: 1981 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png/220px-Kraftwerk_-_Computer_World.png length: 34.21 label: - Kling Klang - EMI - Warner Bros blurb: Computer World (German: Computerwelt) is the eighth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released on 10 May 1981. The album peaked at number fifteen on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 12 February 1982 for shipments in excess of 60,000 copies. tracks: - Computer World - Pocket Calculator - Numbers - Computer World 2 - Computer Love - Home Computer - It's More Fun to Compute personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - vocoder - keyboards - electronics - synthesizer - orchestron - synthanorma-sequenzer - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - vocoder - speech synthesis - electronics - synthesizer - name: Karl Bartos instruments: - electronic percussion - id: 9 name: Electric Café year: 1986 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/EC-E-front.jpg/220px-EC-E-front.jpg length: 35.38 label: - Kling Klang - EMI - Warner Bros blurb: Electric Café is the ninth studio album by the electronic group Kraftwerk, originally released in 1986. In October 2009 it was re-released under its original working title, Techno Pop. The initial 1986 Electric Café came in versions sung in English and German, as well as a limited "Edición Española" release, featuring versions of "Techno Pop" and "Sex Object" with only Spanish lyrics. It was the first Kraftwerk LP to be created using predominantly digital musical instruments, although the finished product was still recorded onto analog master tapes. tracks: - Boing Boom Tschak - Techno Pop - Musique Non-Stop - The Telephone Call - Sex Object - Electric Café personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - vocoder - keyboards - electronics - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - vocoder - speech synthesis - name: Karl Bartos instruments: - electronic percussion - id: 10 name: Tour de France Soundtracks year: 2003 img: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Kraftwerk_Tour_De_France_Soundtracks_album_cover.png/220px-Kraftwerk_Tour_De_France_Soundtracks_album_cover.png length: 55.57 label: - Kling Klang - EMI - Astralwerks blurb: Tour de France Soundtracks is the tenth studio album by the German electronic group Kraftwerk, released in August 2003. It was re-released in October 2009 under the title Tour de France. The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de France bicycle race, although it missed its intended release date for the actual tour. It includes a new recording of their 1983 single of the same name, the cover artwork of both releases being nearly identical. The announcement of the release caused much anticipation, as it had been 17 years since the group had put out a full album of new studio material (1986's Electric Café, also known as Techno Pop). tracks: - Prologue - Tour de France Étape 1 - Tour de France Étape 2 - Tour de France Étape 3 - Chrono - Vitamin - Aéro Dynamik - Titanium - Elektro Kardiogramm - La Forme - Régéneration - Tour de France personnel: - name: Ralf Hütter instruments: - voice - sequencing - software synthesizers - name: Florian Schneider instruments: - voice - sequencing - software synthesizers - name: Fritz Hilpert instruments: - electronic percussion - software synthesizers - name: Henning Schmitz instruments: - electronic percussion - software synthesizers