Kraftwerk Diary Day Three: 1977's Influential 'Trans-Europe Express'
- 12:00 PM — Apr 13 —
- Source: Rolling Stone
The band opened with the titular suite, where Afrika Bambaataa and Arthur Baker would pilfer the melody they combined with the rhythm pattern of Kraftwerk's "Numbers" to create the pioneering 1982 single "Planet Rock"– the river of rhythm from which electro, and its foster child hip-hop, would soon flow. Read More
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