If you want to go back a little further and understand why Germany and Kraftwerk always feature so prominently in articles written about the history of Techno t

If you want to go back a little further and understand why Germany and Kraftwerk always feature so prominently in articles written about the history of Techno then I recommend reading about WDR Studio in Köln. WDR Electronic Music Studio was sponsored by the then West German state beginning in the early 1950s. Its charter was basically to promote a musical identity that was a contrast to the GDR's populist state music policy. Kraftwerk's Ralf Hutter listened to the radio broadcasts that came out WDR. Everyone from Karlheinz Stockhausen to Conny Plank worked out of WDR Studios. The following are couple of good articles on WDR Studio: http://120years.net/wdr-electronic-music-studio-germany-1951/ http://120years.net/wdr-electronic-music-studio-germany-1951... and https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/08/stockhausen-photo-essay https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/08/stockhausen-ph... This is also a good article on the environment in and around Dusseldorf that birthed some of the artists mentioned in the Beatport article: https://www.factmag.com/2016/02/02/dusseldorf-krautrock/ https://www.factmag.com/2016/02/02/dusseldorf-krautrock/