Kraftwerk

fuuuuck

:(

RIP Florian Schneider.

73 is no age for a robot :(

aw, RIP :(

Sony in Germany confirming, saying it was cancer-related:

https://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/mitgruender-von-kraftwerk-musik-pionier-florian-schneider-esleben-stirbt-mit-73-jahren-an-krebserkrankung_id_11962516.html

:-(

shit!

This sucks :(

Seems to be true. RIP Florian, my favourite Monkee Kraftwerk ;_;

Gah. RIP.

Christ, this is as bad as 2016. RIP, Florian. May flights of vocoders sing thee to thy rest.

Much computer love :(

RIP

I got to see them in Milwaukee in 2008 - was strange because they did like 2-3 shows a year then and they just happened to randomly pick Milwaukee. Must've been one of the last shows he ever did.

Was a really cool night...I was 22 and there were a lot of people who looked even younger than me. Like high schoolers in custom made Kraftwerk shirts. Although it was basically the same thing as the Minimum-Maximum DVD, seeing and hearing it in person is something else. Feeling the Autobahn bassline in your chest is a hell of an experience.

rip florian x

rip to the god. is minimum-maximum available to stream anywhere?

fuck. RIP.

RIP, the most human of the robots and a killer flautist.
this clip of him having fun with his pocket calculator makes me smile every time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopXKac2R3E

This clip!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABOMrTgPNZA

I've probably watched that Taschenrechner clip two dozen times

Florian 'breaks character' there, it's hilarious

that was awesome

RIP

Think it was a regular routine to have some fun during Pocket Calculator. Florian did it the only time I saw them (on The Mix tour).

Radio 3 playing a little tribute to Florian right now which is v moving

Florian and Juan Atkins at the liquor store:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXbj9zPWoAEWPC-.jpg

aw man, that's amazing

What a great photo

Florian looks like he just asked Juan to pull his finger

A+, but I really wanna know what they bought there

You vill be pulling ze finger, Herr Atkins?

https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/blogs/read-michael-rothers-eulogy-to-florian-schneider-126501/

A+, but I really wanna know what they bought there

― sleeve, Thursday, May 7, 2020

Lays Kettle Chips + a bottle of white zin

Feel quite emotional looking at that pic.

behind the mask of the machine...a man

Lays Kettle Chips + a bottle of white zin

― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, May 7, 2020

which flavour???

wine flavour duh

otm

@geetadayal
Level 1:
In tribute, I am trying to dress up like Kraftwerk circa “The Man-Machine.” Problem is, I forgot how to tie a tie.
Can you help? I never knew.
This is how far she's gotten:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXYhKciUYAEik_G?format=jpg&name=900x900

Thread...

June 8 1998 was one of the most important nights of my life. Kraftwerk played a absolutely breathtaking show at the Palladium (the last tour w synths instead of laptops), after EVERYONE was headed Kontrol Faktory - LA's legendary all industrial club. And when I say everyone...

— Das Bunker (@DASBUNKER) May 6, 2020

Great story. Takes me back to many fantastic nights at Kontrol and Helter Skelter

Michael Rother remembers Florian from school days, early studio play, enduring inspiration etc.:
https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/read-michael-rothers-eulogy-to-florian-schneider-126501/

A piece from the archives i just re-read, the predictably on point
Pushing Ahead Of The Dame, talking about Bowie, Berlin, Kraftwerk etc

https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/v-2-schneider/

xp It still occasionally amazes me that Michael Rother played in Kraftwerk, Neu! and Harmonia.

+ I have his first three solo albums ID3 tagged as Rother / Liebezeit / Plank

been going through the 1990 KW bootlegs. last tour with Karl Bartos, though it's Hilpert playing raw live percussion. lots of extremely different versions of the 90's digital retool of 'Numbers', and 'Autobahn' traffic jams are top. probably the last hurrah for them as an actual live band; the only real reason to go through different nights of any given tour after '91 is for fidelity reasons

That Pushing Ahead piece reminded me that you can draw a straight line from "V-2 Schneider" to Einstürzende Neubauten's "Kalte Sterne" (they have the same underlying pulse):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-oXfqqgVE

my little tribute here:
https://critterjams.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/endless-endless/

speaking of Kraftwerk covers, new for Aboriginal / first nations charities, in homage to both Florian and Weatherall - a 15-minute Neon Lights cover (plus 10-minute remix)) by Jono Ma (from Pnau/Jagwar Ma), Jonti (Danimals/live Avalanches), Stella Mogzawa (Warpaint/the XX/Kurt & Courtney), Ewan Pearson (Ewan Pearson) & pals

Ewan Pearson (Ewan Pearson)

thank you for this, I knew the name sounded familiar...

Ah, you’re partial to his arts

Echo..

^ That Neon Lights cover is rather lovely and would have sounded excellent at ALFOSes I'm sure.