The man-machine (song)
| the human machine | |
|---|---|
| power plant | |
| publication | 1978 |
| length | 5:28 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , electronic music |
| text | Ralf Hütter |
| music | Karl Bartos , Ralf Hütter |
| album | the human machine |
The Man Machine ( Engl. The Man-Machine ) is the title track of the 1978 album appeared the man-machine of the German band Kraftwerk . The text is by Ralf Hütter , the music was composed by Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter. The piece is 5:28 minutes long.
background
The inspiration for the concept of the album was the German silent film classic Metropolis by director Fritz Lang from 1927, whose work exerted a great influence on the band: "We are the children of Wernher von Braun and Fritz Lang" (Ralf Hütter). The man-machine is a character from the film.
influence
The song is considered a milestone in electronic music . For Chris Power from Drowned in Sound , it represents, together with the piece of neon light, “one of the undisputed high-water marks of manufactured pop”.
"The robot psalm" man-machine "", according to Erich Lenz from Laut.de , is "a pointer to hip-hop as it is known to us today from Jay-Z ."
The track was sampled by Jay-Z for the song (Always Be My) Sunshine (1997), for Rockin 'It by The Fearless Four (1984), for Dick Almighty by 2 Live Crew (1989), for Private Show by P! Nk (2000) and for the song Hoes Up G's Down by the German rapper Shirin David (2020).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kraftwerk: Interview with Karl Bartos. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Exit: Why Kraftwerk can do without a founder. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Album Review: Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine Remastered. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ "The Human Machine" by Kraftwerk. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .