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cyjyar2 | 5 years ago

Silver Apples were a musical UFO of the 60s: came out of nowhere, flashed on many people's radar, and then vanished.

RIP Grandmaster Serialized Oscilloscopes.

More info on their too-brief moment of fame: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/09/silver-apples-...

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jacquesm|5 years ago

I find it interesting that I know an enormous number of bands that were influenced by Kraftwerk, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of Kraftwerk was inspired by Silver Apples.

TheOtherHobbes|5 years ago

I don't think Kraftwerk were ever quite that psychedelic, abstract, or naive. (Meant in a good way.)

It's more likely Silver Apples influenced early Tangerine Dream and other Krautrockers through the scene around the Zodiak Arts Lab in Berlin.