{"id":1598,"date":"2021-05-20T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.post-punk.urari.it\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:54:38","slug":"kraftwerk-the-man-machine-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.post-punk.urari.it\/?p=1598","title":{"rendered":"Kraftwerk &#8211; The Man-Machine (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kraftwerk: undoubtedly the most influential electronica based band in history, as well as one of the most influential, period.&nbsp;The Man-Machine, released in 1978 was their fourth album since they sprung to international attention on the release of&nbsp;Autobahn, and while it&#8217;s not the one most readily associated with the band, there&#8217;s a strong argument for saying that it&#8217;s the one which actually best summarises the band for any new listener to Kraftwerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Block<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the title suggests, this album successfully blends the boundaries between human and robot to the point where it&#8217;s unclear quite exactly what Kraftwerk are. 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