The documentary starts of with a distinct and harsh reality of Germany post World War 2, the young people were living, working and studying surrounded by people that had not only lived through the time of Hitler and the Nazis, but also supported him. In West Germany, where the attitude towards western culture was open, the youth started to adopt western music such as the English band “The Beatles” or the American “Rolling Stones”. The documentary looks at this period in detail because it sets the scene for the breakaways that wanted to make their own music and not be drawn into the popular music culture of the time.

This mass pop culture movement didn't represent all the music in Germany, there was a great surge into “Free Jazz” pioneered by such legends as “Peter Brotzmann”. The Free Jazz only sets the scene for the real revolution in music that was growing in cities such as Munich and Berlin. Conrad Snitzler talks about the time when he opened the club the Zodiac, which almost instantly became a mecca for all that would dare to experiment with electronic music. Snitzler was part of a band called Noises and talks about his root to music through what he described as just noises.

The documentary also talks about such legends of music concrete as Pierre Scheaffer and Music Electronic hero Karlheinz Stockhausen, both were important player in creating and shaping certain elements of the Kraftwerk sound, and also influencing artists all over the world.

Kraftwerk stands for power plant in German and the two leading figures in early Kraftwerk were from Dussledorf, one of the most industrious cities in Germany. Bands in Germany were trying to get away from the past, Kraftwerk embraced it, and this would be an ongoing theme throughout their musical career.
Around the time of their first release the German music scene was falling apart with the so called “Kroutrock” scene almost at its end it was the perfect time for Kraftwerk to get noticed, that year (1978) that “Tangerine Dream” got the deal with Virgin. Kraftwer were from the very beginning very careful to stay German and not imitate others.

Their first real hit came with the single called “Autobahn” which made them into pop sensations, the track was 17 minutes long and was a hit both in the UK as well as the US.
The documentary then moves into detailed analysis of the Kraftwerk career. Their struggle to remain ahead of the game and their eventual demise when faced with stiff completion from the UK and US. They have managed to infect every part of the pop culture and changed the face of music forever, they are still together although the band has changed many times over, their last chart release was from the album Tour de France in 2003 and secured them many live shows.

The documentary tells you more about the German music history than Kraftwerk, they are merely a tool used to fly through the content, some really interesting facts about popular music and the German impact, some cool facts about David Bowie and Eno, had a lot of synth and equipment from the past a great watch if you are into tech stuff.