Elektric Music - Crosstalk - 1994

When Kraftwerk first made its mark in the early '70s, critics of the seminal German outfit dismissed its electronic experiments as disposable novelties. But Kraftwerk had the last laugh when its innovations ended up having a profound influence on everything from hip-hop to industrial to Indian bhangra. By the time former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos unveiled his Elektric Music project in the early '90s, electronic music was no longer controversial -- only the most rigid Luddites still believed that synthesizers would be disappearing anytime soon.