Kraftwerk, in my opinion are completely lacking in any sort of funk or soul BUT that I suppose was the point. I have Man Machine, Computer World and I like Autobahn and Radioactivity. I don't listen to them often, but there is no denying their influence, especially on Detroit. If it wasn't for Chicago and Detroit we wouldn't have much to listen to today.
Yes, the music has developed much much more in Europe where it really took off, but the melding of technology and funk came from the States.
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