Where do you go when you are trapped in an occupied country split into two parts, one under American influence and the other one under the Soviet Union? For more than twenty years, young Germans lived in a sort of prison, which is why they started creating forms of music that could help them escape. Instead, they opted to head upwards, exploring new musical heights rather than moving towards the east or west influences.

As we mentioned in our Krautrock special here on Hip Hop Electronic, the "Synth revolution" influenced the electronic music scene worldwide, significantly in Germany in the late 1960s and the 1970s. Berlin electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream's fifth studio album Phaedra (1974), is considered one of the first Ambient Music records.

Popcorn became the name of a new music scene because it offered new freedom of expression. People started using meds mixed with beer to get high and dancing all day long with same-sex people without fearing judgment. Everything was allowed. More significantly, this revolution took shape in the style of the music played. DJs started playing vinyl at a lower speed (33 rpm instead of 45 rpm, for example) and preferred to play unknown, obscure tracks instead of major hits.