group founded in 1995 with an aggressive style. Their debut album was Thanks for Nothing (1996). Wumpscut is a German Dark electro-industrial group. Formed by Rudy Ratzinger in 1991, they debuted with their album Defcon and remained active until 2017. Project Pitchfork was a Hamburg-based German Dark Wave electronic artist, inspired by New Wave artists, pop-oriented groups like SPK, and the New Wave movement of arts including Jean Michael Jean and Vangelis. They debuted with their album K.N.K.A in 1990. Wolfsheim was a German synthpop and darkwave band formed in 1987 in Hamburg, consisting of Heppner and Reinhardt, who split up in 2009 due to personal reasons. Their first album, Ken Manage, was released in 1988. Kraftwerk was a highly influential electronic pop quartet who formed the foundations for synthesiser music in the 70s and 80s. Achieving international commercial fame and success, their songs, "Autobahn" and "The Model", retains a niche cultural following even today. Festivals and events Love Parade was central to international electronic music throughout the 1990s and 2000s. First organised in 1989, it involved vans playing techno music for 300 fans. However, after achieving corporate sponsorship and MTV Europe coverage, by 1997 it had 750,000 to 1,500,000 attendees. Love Parade came to an end in 2010 following a stampede that killed 21 and injured more than 500 people. is an electronic music festival held in Karlsruhe, Germany. Into its 17th year, Winterworld plays techno, house, drum and base, and EDM, featuring famous electronic artists such as Chris Liebing, Pendulum and Charlotte de Witte. Mayday is an electronic music festival in Germany. References Electronic music Electronic