Kraftwerk made during the hippie era part of the krautrock flow. This German electro pioneers did, however, quickly differentiate their long haired contemporaries long drug-related jams defined in exchange for a just and sound, its mechanical aspect was part of the charm. Their catchy, simple synthesizer melodies had a decisive influence on successive generations of electronic musicians. Kraftwerk
… can be considered the ancestor of both the synthpop eighties and the electronics of the nineties.more