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The Sound of the Machine: My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond

The Sound of the Machine: My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond

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  • Create Date：2023-01-14 11:22:00
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Karl Bartos
  • ISBN：B0BGSK5PZ4
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Summary

Whether in Kraftwerk or as an acclaimed solo artist， Karl Bartos has had an extraordinary impact on electronic music。 In The Sound of the Machine， Bartos’ recollections include his childhood in postwar Germany， the early musical encounters that led him to Kraftwerk， and fascinating insights from his time with the group， such as the genesis of monumental songs like ‘The Robots，’ ‘The Model，’ and ‘Tour de France，’ and candid accounts of his relationships with the other bandmembers。

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Reviews

Russell ，

Excellent， detailed read。。

Daniel Rosanova ，

I cannot say enough about this book。 I’ve long been a fan of Kraftwerk and also of Karl Bartos for almost 20 years， but I did not know much about him。 This book is really quite amazing。 It covers so much and is so well written， with great stories and deep emotion。 It also has a really broad perspective on music and technology with fantastic references and resources for further learning。 I also really enjoyed the walk through of his two last albums and the concepts and creation of specific songs， I cannot say enough about this book。 I’ve long been a fan of Kraftwerk and also of Karl Bartos for almost 20 years， but I did not know much about him。 This book is really quite amazing。 It covers so much and is so well written， with great stories and deep emotion。 It also has a really broad perspective on music and technology with fantastic references and resources for further learning。 I also really enjoyed the walk through of his two last albums and the concepts and creation of specific songs， some of which I already loved， and now I understand better。 The interconnectedness of so much music covered in this book is astounding。 。。。more

Stephen ，

detailed and interesting autobiography of one member of the classic line ups of Kraftwerk with his growing up classical music training ， Kraftwerk and beyond。 this book filled in some of the gaps in my knowledge of the band whom have seen of various occasions。

John McWilliams ，

A fascinating insightBartos comes across as musically talented， fair in his outlook， perceptive in his views， and most of all， modest about the huge contributions he made to one of the most influential groups in music。

Louise ，

I knew some things about Karl Bartos before reading this book （mainly that he had been a part of Kraftwerk）， that has now changed。This is a biography both of the life of Karl Bartos and the music of Karl Bartos， where the musical biography is the framework of his life's story and takes center stage。He kept a "musical journal" from early on， where he wrote down what music he was working on at the time， which is the basis of this memoir。 A good chunk of the book looks at his sixteen years with Kra I knew some things about Karl Bartos before reading this book （mainly that he had been a part of Kraftwerk）， that has now changed。This is a biography both of the life of Karl Bartos and the music of Karl Bartos， where the musical biography is the framework of his life's story and takes center stage。He kept a "musical journal" from early on， where he wrote down what music he was working on at the time， which is the basis of this memoir。 A good chunk of the book looks at his sixteen years with Kraftwerk， but we also get to see his musical life before （at the Robert Schumann conservatory） and after （finding his way back to his own musical expression）。This is an open and honest description of the （musical） life of Karl Bartos from the viewpoint of Karl Bartos。 。。。more

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