Gesamtkunstwerk

Assembling the highly mysterious Detroit duo's initial run of elusive 12-inch singles, 'Gesamtkunstwerk' is a masterpiece of conceptual electro. Gerald Donald and To Nhan Le Thi synthesized the rigid, robotic minimalism of Kraftwerk with deeply unsettling themes of genetic engineering, sterilization, and cold sexuality. The compilation profoundly influenced the 2000s electroclash revival and remains a chilling, brilliant exercise in highly sanitized, futuristic dance music.