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As 6 Music celebrates 30 years since Kraftwerk's The Model hit number one in the UK, Tom Robinson asks listeners to compile a playlist celebrating by Dusseldorf's finest export.
As 6 Music celebrates 30 years since Kraftwerk's The Model hit number one in the UK, Tom Robinson asks listeners to compile a playlist celebrating by Dusseldorf's finest export.
Regarded as the godfathers of electronic music, Kraftwerk produced a string of critically acclaimed albums in the 1970s and early 80s, introducing a whole generation of musicians to musical synthesis, from Depeche Mode and OMD to Brian Eno and Jean Michel Jarre. Famed for their highly stylised, robot-like image, the band's Kling Klang studios became a beacon for anyone intoxicated by the new synth sound.
Three decades on from their biggst hit single reaching the top spot, Tom Robinson invites the 6 Music audience to put together a playlist celebrating Kraftwerk's contribution to music, from B sides and rarities to acts inspired by the band, including The Normal, Heaven 17 and La Roux.
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Das Model
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Jack White
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Lily Allen
Not Fair
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M.I.A.
Bad Girls
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Tanlines
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Kraftwerk
Radioactivity
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Electricity
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New Order
Your Silent Face
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Kraftwerk
Trans Europe Express
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Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock
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Ride
The Model
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Kraftwerk
Ruckzuck
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The Normal
Warm Leatherette
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Mark Lanegan
Ode to Sad Disco
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The Passions
I'm In Love With A German Film Star
Picked by The 2 Bears and their fans
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Kraftwerk
Computer Love
Picked by Orbital and their fans
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Kraftwerk
Tour De France
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Kraftwerk
Autobahn
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- Fri 3 Feb 201219:00BBC Radio 6 Music
