Kraftwerk's Computer World -- Steve Tupai Francis, Paperback

Computer World was Kraftwerk's most concise and focused conceptual statement, their most influential record and crowning achievement. Computer World transformed the way pop music was composed, played, packaged and released and, in the process, helped create entire new genres of music including hip-hop, techno, trance, electro, industrial and synth-pop. They influenced the influencers.

Upon its release on 10 May 1981, the record was a revelation. It was unlike anything created for mainstream consumers of music at that time, an electronic suite of assured and industrious propulsive forward movement. Kraftwerk set off a sonic detonation that is still being felt today.

This book explores Kraftwerk's revolutionary sonic template, their conceptual and artistic preoccupations and lyrical obsessions to provide new insights into one of the greatest records ever made.

Author: Steve Tupai Francis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 05/05/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
ISBN: 9781501378980

About the Author
Steve Francis has over 25 years experience in writing within a range of contexts including music, academia, civil society and government and a varied career throughout the charity sector and in business. He lives in Australia.