Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik (1973)

[galasydney]

They are beautiful.

[ThatGreatJacob]

Очаровательно! Just beautifull) They are steell humans here)

[jakufication]

pure sublime

[Arthurein]

Skrillex copied even Ralf's look.

[shonuffisthemaster]

check out the fuckin' boots on Ralf at 1:04 hell yeah!

[hardrockindaddy]

incredible!

[TheForkedtoungue]

That suit that Florian is wearing is brilliant. The musical note on the lapel, awesome musicians with a sense of humor.

[troubela]

famouse

[AywillbeFayed]

Woooot? Florian playing an ACOUSTIC flute?

Thanks for sharing such historic testimony.

[Hethond]

but how's it possible to build such a drum pad--- the sound is not to good, but I really want that album just for fun!!!

[MSBollWeevil]

@Hethond The drum pad itsel is just diy controller connected to Univox/Korg preset drum mashine, in order to play own beats instead of using preset beats. You can just google the keywords "kraftwerk drum pad" and you can see the patent & other suggestions.

[masterawesomeish]

@MSBollWeevil Looks like it's been patched into an EMS SYNTHI this time

[MSBollWeevil]

@masterawesomeish EMS could be used as a filter this time + it's not possible to squeeze drum sounds outta AKS. Actually the drum machine is in the MOP box in front of the drum pad. You can see that in "Tommorow's world" Autobahn clip.

[awesomebrendan19]

hahAHA WUT A GEEK!!!!!!!! 1:11 HEES WARING THE SAYM OWTFIT AZ JOE CALDEROONE!!!

[MSBollWeevil]

@awesomebrendan19 CAPS, kid. 

[awesomebrendan19]

@MSBollWeevil WATS A BOWL WEEVYL!!!!!

[MSBollWeevil]

@awesomebrendan19 A cotton-eating insect, my friend. Loose that lolspeak, my eyes sore from it.

[awesomebrendan19]

@MSBollWeevil WATS LOL SPEEK!

[MSBollWeevil]

@awesomebrendan19 What the heck, just google its definition. Are you a troll, BTW?

[awesomebrendan19]

@MSBollWeevil NO!!!!!

[ken4vids]

Their drummer had an electronic drum pad in the 70s? Hahaa!!!

[sc7prim]

@ken4vids He's the inventor of a drum pad exactly.

[JeppeHSchultz]

@ken4vids

The electronic drum pad was invented in 1971 :)

[lemonade527]

beautiful

[wwfsmackdown11]

They look like 70's pimps

[quaxk]

kraftwerk, shifting from krautrock to electronic

[Pollisimo123]

1 Jahr vor dem Release von "Autobahn"... der Sprung ist gewaltig!

[Hethond]

@Pollisimo123 wie haben sie das nur geschafft?

[stylishstyler]

"e-musik" - ernste musik? nicht nur dieses stueck ist ironie, auch die anmoderation ist es. das eigenbau- drumset von wolfgang ist trotzdem schoen anzusehen. :)

[atomkraftteddy]

History in the making!

[Loewenprophet]

Der Flamingo hängt unter dem Spitz

[asasscd]

A new form of culture! thanks Germany :)

[dukieboy007]

BTW. This number suxx big time !!!

[PAULLONDEN]

@dukieboy007 ☺☺☺ You've got some nerve...lookin' at y o u r upload_____☸__

[dukieboy007]

@PAULLONDEN Yeahhh aint those uploads great :)

[dukieboy007]

To be invinsible is there trademark !!!

They are not that special.

[mashtobi]

astonishing

[fsol13]

Electronic drum pads in '73? Whaaaat

[Lenguagestar]

@fsol13 They made their own instruments, because they were engineers.

[meedily]

Is it weird that I actually like this better than their synth pop?

[dwarfbeardy]

@meedily it's some of the most interesting music my ears have ever been exposed to.

[PAULLONDEN]

@meedily Even their "synth pop",was something else. (up until "Man Machine"that is)

[helijellibelli]

good use of bacofoil!

[felatioable]

So...they all died in a horrible car accident, someone took their corpses and turned them into robots, thus the pale skin and electronica music. That's my theory...

[123torrent]

This is a tremendous version of this song! Wolfgang must have just joined the band - he doesn't have his own neon light yet! ;-)

[MCCrazyEd1]

Very cool.

[migu9999]

carlos santana quote: i like the bands that push the development.

[OZRIC1985]

I didn't even realize that there were already electronic drum pads in 1973! These guys were cutting edge pioneers of electronic music! This song reminds me of stuff that my friends and I used to create when jamming in the 80s and 90s. It trips me out to hear this early stuff that sounds so much like music that I use to create years ago. I had heard of Kraftwerk in the early 80s, but I had maybe only heard one of their songs until now. :-o

[reiknir]

@OZRIC1985 Moog made snare drums with triggers in them in the 60's but the pads are actually a Kraftwerk invention, if yo go to a patent search database you will be able to find the original application in the name of either hutter or Schneider

[laromande]

1:27 IS THAT WOLFGANG FLUR?!

[jemiedub]

@laromande

yep , with the first electro drum

[dubstep599]

1:11 it s skrillex

[qqvids]

people just love this song in my country

[wesmatron]

The beauty in the science of music. These guys are legendary.

[VIRTLANTIS]

thx for sharing this...^^

[FlumenSanctiViti]

Did anyone noticed the amount of cables on the floor? :D

[spikerdude111]

@FlumenSanctiViti did you notice the Power hub?

must of been like 40 sockets or something! xD

[swanceva]

2:12. Yes.

[TheWizzKidz]

Flasch bier?

[MissNovemberTuesday]

These guys really were SO far ahead of their time and set standards for everyone to follow.

[PanicOnFunkotron]

Amazing.

[PeregrineTrousers]

CLANGER BURGER !

[Regenwurmbaendiger]

"ERNSTE MUSIK" ...wieso kann ich da nicht ernst bleiben?

[rocklunatiko]

@Regenwurmbaendiger please translate this video to german or spanish or english make us the favor brother

[ludochem]

all these people could be proud to feature on a kraftwerk music fr the end titles. especially barbara hein ( barbara ann?)

[casestudyification]

Ralf and Florian look like a budget Steely Dan here. (heh, heh). Joking aside, what the heck is there to dislike here?!?!?

[gdx1990]

Oh my god, what a history video! wow!

[WWWeres]

@gdx1990 Corectio: Oh Mein Got.

[swanceva]

omg Ralf looks like such an art school hipster. and is that WOLFGANG WITH A MOUSTACHE?

[nadir6661]

these guys invented the electronic drums

[alexnordh]

Those were the days. When primetime TV could be like this and the dead serious announcer wears black purpleneck. 

[Diskoboy1974]

The true originators of circuit bending.

Germany, thank you for sharing Kraftwerk with the rest of the world! :)

[7deacons]

This clip is particularly interesting because it's just months before the release of their breakthrough album "Autobahn" in 1974. One of the most Inflential and groundbreaking electronica albums of all time!

[mrktrb]

realistic looking robots!

[38Squid]

WOW! this really goes back. Too bad music these days is not represented this way. The talent is out there but is buried by bullshit.

[TheOmnicell]

WOW

[MrichardK]

MacGruber on drums.

[Burnrae]

What an amazing piece of history. This is the exact television appearance that wolfgang flur talked about in his book. It's a truly great experience to see what they really preformed like before they became famous.

[christianzajdek]

Compared to Radioactivity, wow, just wow.

[bobbygnosis]

Holy shit! It's Stereolab before they got that chick!

[nokoDesu]

A mere internet comment is unable to convey the astronomical amount of awesome contained in this video.

[EvaporatorV2]

@nokoDesu Correct.

[kriskina]

Awesome, beautiful track.

[patkenlaws]

Hah! ,just as I suspected Kraftwerk are a prog- folk-rock band.

[TheOwlking1996]

I want to give Ralf a hug. I don't know why I just do.

[dwemmy]

I like these guys but Cluster hit me with stronger feelings. This song, however, is outstanding! Wow, wish they had done more in this vein...

[modgemtb]

50 people had mute on

[VerninTheRat]

That's quite the lil drumset there. He loves it! ^_^

[Musikkapierer]

50+ people playing music with pots and pans... although its interesting too ;-)))

[modgemtb]

never knew k-werk wrote this

[TheOpponentBrother]

schöne erfreuliche arbeit!

[HeidiLandRover]

Wonderful stuff!

[mantas68]

Here,here! :D

[LasAtakas]

to see the Book of Revelations

of the Popol Vuh as a feature-length film, google:

THE MYTH OF TIME

[stonimahoni1981]

aus der "E" musik der ernsten musik! :)

[joethelionjoethelion]

brilliant hypvogel

[joethelionjoethelion]

brilliant

[MarcoShevil]

@BarringtonBleeder 

Totalmente d'accordo.

I agree totally.

[arousal11]

they were born humans after all

[TsubakiRan]

@arousal11 lol XD

[sparky4444444444444]

German YMO wwww

[spyguybuy]

@sparky4444444444444

ymo are the japan kraftwerk

[sfdallator]

thats awesome, something I could see Animal Collective doing, tip of the hat to Kraftwerk

[adelheitz]

lol 0:25 joko winterscheidt

[ObscureVD]

Current "electronica" musicians understand music and instruments too.

By the way what the hell is "electronica" ? Electronic music that nobody can categorise? If it is its me!



[MoonBarrett]

Ralf looks so different and young here! I love it!

[tongebirge]

FAV! :)

[kojikisho]

Early kraftwerk in the studio, timeless! And check out that electronic drum pad in what it looks like foil. What year was this made? Nice piece of work. Zeihile to all the german pioneers

[BootyFister]

Damn

[zorman743]

There's a young Wolfgang Flur on percussion, if I don't

go wrong...

[ninehorsejohnson]

Winder why Brian Eno and Kraftwerk never hooked up? This reminds me of the Cluster & Eno days... Great stuff.

[ChannelMitchy13]

Ja Voll! Kraftwerk sind einer der größten.

[Koerpermusikk]

@samuraimusaki

I think you are mistaking W. Fluer with Klaus Dinger. Wolfgang was a band member of Kraftwerk until the end of the eighties.

[GVike]

This, for 1973, is f-ing insane! Had to put a few jaws on the floor.

[lolabirdlola]

Just lovely:D

[MLFreese]

Back when "electronica" musicians actually understood music and instruments.

[VJFranzK]

@MLFreese we still use instruments, there are just new kinds available, ;-) which they (having influenced the development of!) now use also. Observe recent Kraftwerk footage: their gear has continued to evolve and change, but always the spirit of innovation.

[nobodaddy33]

@MLFreese that's a really stupid and meaningless thing to say. Any other sweeping luddite-like statements you'd like to add about contemporary music? Maybe something about men looking like men and women looking like women, where now you can't tell the difference, or some pish like that?

[MLFreese]

@nobodaddy33

Men looking like men? Got any more projection you'd like to generalize me with? You read WAY too deeply into my comment and took it WAY too seriously. Lighten up and stop being so insecure about comments on Youtube.

[NorthernAggressor]

@MLFreese back when electronic music induced fucking comas?

Jeez, good thing Detroit showed up or everything would be shit.

[Bobban]

@MLFreese some of them still do, but yeah, I get what you're saying. But the same thing could be said about "normal" musicians as well.

[ogrebattle22763]

@MLFreese Absolutely right... now it's all about blast beats & constant bass thumping.....

[DBRGroup]

don't worry fellas...we'll catch up.

[UFOCounty]

How beautiful ...

[BLACKSUNR1SE]

love those trigger pads!

[belych]

Как эта волшебная музыка могла кому-то не понравиться?????????

[KissFrancais]

remember the notwsit

[NintendoSegaSonyGuy]

That's not Wolfgang Flur playing the drums, is it?

[eyeballjackson]

@NintendoSegaSonyGuy

sure is!

[NintendoSegaSonyGuy]

@eyeballjackson

He looks freaking crazy! XD

[razvanlp]

@NintendoSegaSonyGuy

yes, he is in deed!

[ReturnToSendah]

@NintendoSegaSonyGuy That is indeed Wolfgang Flur on the electronic drum pad that Kraftwerk themselves created.

[modgemtb]

does any one know where i can find sheet music for this? it doesn't have it in the kraftwerk song book

[SuperLjubic]

ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS....All started here and never stoped... still dancing

[BaronGog69]

secret chiefs of the OTO

[Detroit8V92tta]

Anyone who can make an electronic drum out of aluminium foil is ok with me.

[messthetics]

@Detroit8V92tta I think the metal foil is there as an electronic contact hence why the sticks have wires. I think it works a lot like how a stylophone works but with the synthesizer generating a noise wave at different pitches instead of a square or triangular tone.

[Ladygagsalot]

The announcer reminds me sprockets lol

[joebstarsurfer]

Apex twin make electronic music.

[ErofeevRoman]

Ralf Hutter looks like Richard Kruspe

and Karl Bartos like young Alexander Boyarsky

[Koerpermusikk]

@ErofeevRoman

Karl Bartos wasn`t in the Band at this time, He has joined Kraftwerk as second drummer on their first US-Tour in 1975.

[messthetics]

@Koerpermusikk Who invented the drum kit being played in this video? I was always under the assumption that kraftwerk built it?

[Koerpermusikk]

@messthetics

Yes, this video is a historic document. It was the first time an electronic drum kit has been played on tv.

In his book "I was a Robot" the drummer Wolfgang Fluer claims that he has build it.

But the official (US) patent holder are Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Indeed it is very likely that Florian Schneider came up with the idea (a lot of people which are - more or less - in touch with Kraftwerk are confirming that version of the story).

[mycuff2]

these guys were the pioneers of most electronic music you hear today, including some electronic instruments such as electronic drum pads and sequencing!

[MrChiccoQ]

SUPERLAKTIVE.... KRAFTWERK IN MY HEART........

[pbuotte]

Way early TECHNO !!

[zolajesus1]

Kraftwerk's first few albums were so beautiful and delicate to listen to. Its a shame they lost that to an extent later on. But still, remarkable band.

[warminator]

Ich bin so dankbar für diesen Ausschnitt. ich hatte die Platte damals "Ralf & Florian" in der Hand und dummerweise wieder ins Regal gestellt. Heute kann ich mich dafür ohrfeigen.

[warminator]

Ich bin so dankbar für diesen Ausschnitt. ich hatte die Platte damals "Ralf & Florian" in der Hand und dummerweise wieder ins Regal gestellt. Heute kann ich mich dafür ohrfeigen.

[worthmoremusic]

once upon a time and long ago...... nice !

[Kiekschapp]

Der Ansager ist sagenhaft!

Witzig, wie Synthie-Klänge noch mit der Flöte (optisch nachvollziehbar) vor dem bereits damals antiquiertem Mikrophon aufbereitet werden. Obendrein kulissenmäßig im schulischen Aula-Design der frühen 70er aufgehängt... Schade, so etwas unaufgeregt und gleichzeitig aufregendes ist in der heutigen Medienlandschaft gar nich mehr zu finden.

[levagastir]

Sehr gut

[Zombyinwazion]

It's Polish Men !

He's Coming From Poland

Michael Stefanowski is Polish man !

[shankedbyfrank555]

Kraftwerk invented rockband!

[steveswoon]

@shankedbyfrank555 i am inclined to agree

[haring56]

I had that album, just great !

[homonovus6]

The first works needed to jump into the future, I loved them so much when I was very young

[HouseflyUK]

Im surprised that hardly anyone knew that Kraftwerk made some of their own instruments!

Forget JMJ and his laser harp, Wolfgang made a "drum cage" in which he could wave his hands through the air and produce drum sounds (when the lights didnt interfere with the photo cells!)

This performance saw Wolfgang being recruited as the official drummer of the band until he was teamed up with Karl Bartos in 1975 on the bands Radio Activity album. This saw the longest partnership of the band

[TurboVW2004]

I wish i was around in the 70's. Although, I probably wouldn't enjoy it much then as I do now.

[Alkora76]

"enorme elektronische abaratur...... " - der is der hammer... *g*

[SalAzad]

When my fellow American's talk about the great contributions to world culture from France, or Italy, I can only shake my head and think about Kraftwerk, Shopenhauer, Gropius/Bauhaus, Beethoven, Benz, Gutenberg, Leibniz and the countless others who make Germany an inspiration to all

[dirtpipedan]

@SalAzad I think that world war 2 put a little ding in their momentum as far as world popularity goes...... just a thought.

[SheledUmlal]

@dirtpipedan Started by an Austrian.

[TrottaVonSipolje]

@SalAzad Your association is not inappropriate.

Indeed, Kraftwerk see themselves in this tradition.

Ralf (Florian doesn´t speak a lot) declared this several times.

[J45CH4]

@SalAzad You forgot Einstein.

[florafox]

@SalAzad yes, i suppose they must have been building very good cars ! (oooops...!)

[RLbitClassica]

@SalAzad I am blind to country of origin, a great contribution is great regardless of whether it came from America, Africa, Germany or Switzerland.

[stalkek]

@SalAzad But contributions from Germany don't in any sense negate or lessen contributions from elsewhere.

[optalidon100]

@SalAzad

Absolutely! As Germans, we can be really proud of it. But the first thing an American or French people think about us Germans are the things that we can not be proud .... Anyway,today I'm proud to be a German because of the cars, the highway, the bread, sausage, Einstein, health insurance, economic power, and the famous krautrock.

[theexposuremusic]

@SalAzad what in the hell are you talking about.

[bobshenix]

@SalAzad

Don't forget the advent of passing the Olympic torch!!

[marcfedak]

wow, electronic drums in 1973. Must have been the Stockhausen influence.

[optalidon100]

Ich möchte garnicht wissen, was heute alles an musikalischer Vielfalt auf der Welt fehlen würde, wenn es Kraftwerkt nie gegeben hätte....

Ihr seid locker mit Michael Jackson oder James Brown auf eine Stufe zu stellen!