Florian Schneider Dies

Surprised this hasn't been picked up on here. Kraftwerk co-founder died today at 73.

For me, this band were more influential and important than even the Beatles. Every single electronic artist that followed owes a great debt to this band.

No four middle-aged men will ever be able to stand on stage and be this cool.

Ever again.

  On 5/6/2020 at 9:34 PM, fumi said:

Surprised this hasn't been picked up on here.

check this out

Not quite today.

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The news was confirmed to the Guardian by one of his musical collaborators, who said Schneider had died a week ago and had a private burial.

What else is there to say. Thank fuck for sound recording and reproduction I guess.

R.I.P.

  On 5/6/2020 at 9:39 PM, Nebraska said:

check this out

Never looked in there. I thought his passing deserved a thread of its own. For me, this is like it would be for WATMM if Aphex passed away.

Yes for me too. Complete legend whose influence is felt any time you turn on the radio. and as someone mentioned very few would recognize him on the street.

An ambassador for electronic music, an ambassador for wirtschaftswunder germany, an ambassador for the future!! We will miss him

Total legend. RIP.

  On 5/6/2020 at 9:56 PM, dr lopez said:

Complete legend whose influence is felt any time you turn on the radio. 

Indeed. Discovered Kraftwerk thanks to hip-hop because they were sampled so many times...

Definitely worthy of its own thread. Without him, modern electronic music, as we know it would 100% not be the same. 

  On 5/6/2020 at 10:12 PM, d-a-m-o said:

Indeed. Discovered Kraftwerk thanks to hip-hop because they were sampled so many times...

 

Yep, same here.  Total legend.  RIP

first Kraftwerk is a personal favourite cos it's got a flute, a strat-drone thing & usually gets missed among seminal releases

rip Mr Schneider & god speed, hope St Peter isn't being cunty with you in any waiting rooms

^unbelievable that it's from 1970

Rest in peace.... A legend that left a big impact on my music tastes

Rest in peace.  An absolutely amazing band, total pioneers and trailblazers.  

Rest in peace, godfather, the first founder...

Rest in Peace

I was going to say something about their massive influence on everything but better just some personal memories:  When I first got a turntable of my own, I nabbed my parents old copy of Radioactivity merely knowing the group by name, and it soon became one the first records I would spin over and over again, watching the label spin round and round.  Super future music even listening on an old medium that was new to me.  Discovered the rest of their stuff in college years.  The early kraftwerk and ralf/florian stuff might be my favorite, but its hard to single out any era when they are all so good.  Trans Europe Express became my go-to record when dj'ing on college radio if i wanted something long or had to take a bathroom break, haha.

rip  

aint nothin sour bout that kraut

RIP.

Just a massive figure for electronic music and its history.

RIP. 
 

We wouldn’t exist without him.

“The Robots” is the first piece of music that I remember hearing.

It would take me a few more years to dive into their catalog.

Kraftwerk is the reason I make music.

Thanks, Florian.

  On 5/7/2020 at 12:38 AM, marf said:

aint nothin sour bout that kraut

Epitaph right there.

Rest In Electronic Peace. This newish composition he made about saving fish from plastic is really fun and interesting: