Mar 2: Cities and Music #2: Cologne and Kraftwerk

A nice piece in 'The Guardian' explores the legacy of 'Autobahn'. It's just over fifty years since the LP was released.

Tim Jonze explores the legacy of this album and in particular, the main title track.

Astonishingly for a 22-minute 43-second song about the German road network, it somehow managed to change the musical landscape forever.

I remember my Uncle Stan playing me this album on his quadrophonic sound system - it must have been shortly after it came out.

There is a connection with Köln here too, which I visited in 2024 for Practical Pedagogies.

For me the classic Keith Jarrett concert is the main connection I think of with the city.

The story behind its creation is also fascinating.

A Jude Rogers' piece in the 'New Statesman' - I blogged about her book at the very start of the blog.