I don't speak german. Should I be listening to Kraftwerk

why not both?

>>73230355
listen in german
maybe listen it after the first listen in english, so you can understand it a bit
then proceed to listen in german

>>73230355
German is better because the rhythm of language is so important to their music. Also it's easier to appreciate it more without the campyness of the accents getting in the way

>>73230355
Ralf & Florian is the only album of theirs really worth listening to. It's a shame they went on to make synth pop after starting as a krautrock band.

>>73230931
fuck off, their synthpop stuff is their best and everybody knows it you contrarian.

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>>73230355

>>73230942
>fuck off, their synthpop stuff is their best and everybody knows it you contrarian.
I'm not denying that they're one of the most influential electronic musicians, but they could've done so more than jolly dance songs.

>>73231683
Wew, nice

>>73230355
The German mixes are slightly better, according to the fanbase.

>>73231724
Correct. The problem with Kraftwerk's later output (which I think was still good and innovative) is that, while they remained influenced by minimalism all their career, past Autobahn they seemed to forget it involved DEVELOPMENT and not just repeating the same groove for 7 minutes without doing anything different. Compare the subtle changes in rhythm in "Ruckzuck" for example in the flute part, with any track off TEE, the title track is the most guilty of this, they should have introduced the "Metal on Metal" and "Azbug" variations earlier and incoperated them into the main track.

>>73230355
learn german, listen in german

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