The machine in us

The German band Kraftwerk is mirroring the identity of the country after the war. They were formed in 1970 by Florian Schneider and Ralf Hutter, and is the most important band in the development of modern electronic music.

Some say they are making hits by stereotyping German identity and at the same time contributing in building a new German identity.

Themes have been Autobahn, Roboten, promoting internationality through the use of many  languages, EU. They advocate the use of computers, although reserving themselves in relation to person information. 

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