Kraftwerk is the most influential
band ever, this is often disputed by teenage
girls (who think it'
s The Beatles) and
pretentious virgins (who think it's Radiohead). They were formed in the 1970s and are often described as a Krautrock, Electronic, Synthpop and Experimental, though to be fair with how unique and pioneering they are, its very hard to categorise them. There was also a spinoff
band, Neu!, who also made a few bangers. Granted, its not for everyone; anything before Autobahn is regarded as 'unlistenable' by most, even those who like Kraftwerk.
If you want to listen to Kraftwerk just to try it out, the albums are 'Trans-Europa Express', '
Die Mensch-Maschine' and 'Computerwelt' are probably the ones which are best to the untrained ear. Listening to something like 'Autobahn' is jumping into the deep end.