[Music] Florian Schneider RIP

[studio150]

Not a good week for musicians as one of the founders of Kraftwerk has died aged 73.

RIP

 

[Live by the sea]

RIP . Very influential band , Duran Duran often reference them as inspirational
as do Depeche Mode & Human league .

 

[Gwylan]

That's desperately sad news - what a band they were. What influence he had

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I truly can’t begin to explain the influence this band, and this person, has had on my life.

Thank you for everything.

RIP Florian.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

I truly can’t begin to explain the influence this band, and this person, has had on my life.

Thank you for everything.

RIP Florian.

Beautifully put

RIP

 

[Superphil]

RIP . Very influential band , Duran Duran often reference them as inspirational
as do Depeche Mode & Human league .

Florian and Kraftwerk were a huge influence on David Bowie too, hence the tribute song he wrote, V2-Schneider.

Gutted I've never managed to get to see them live.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Wir fahren fahren fahren auf der Autobahn.

I think everyone was dazzled by them in the early/mid 1970s. Autobahn the Album came out in 1974. Still gets me today.

 

[Nobby Horton's Knob]

I truly can’t begin to explain the influence this band, and this person, has had on my life.

Thank you for everything.

RIP Florian.

This. With bells on. And brass knobs.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Brilliant Music, was just playing Autobahn and its sounds like it was made yesterday. My Sister had the Trans Europe Express album and it just sounded unique.

Always played in this house, will always be driving on that Autobahn, riding in the TDF, using my pocket calculator and feeling Radioactive from it all.

Here is my favorite track out of many to choose from. Loved the video that accompanied it on the Kraftwerk 3D tour.

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

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

RIP

My favourite track of theirs. Soaringly beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtWTUt2RZh0

I'll also post this great tribute by Blaine Reininger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1pn5WI60-s

 

[Pavilionaire]

R.I.P Florian.

The influence of him and his fellow bandmates cannot be under-estimated, particularly on the electronic / New Romantic music of my youth.

I echo the comments above - the music is timeless and I still listen to their albums, particularly when I'm doing a bit of work on the computer.

And how ironic that Germany should lose such an eminent keyboard player as Schneider in the same week as we've lost Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers. Two leaders in their field.

 

[jakarta]

Think I heard them on John Peel 1975 and thought WTF is that?

Obviously in tandem with the Tangs it got me interested in and then to a certain extent rather obsessed with Krautrock (Can, Cluster Neu! etc.)

Would it be terribly disrespectful to put up the Bill Bailey Kraftwerk tribute on this thread?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Would it be terribly disrespectful to put up the Bill Bailey Kraftwerk tribute on this thread?

Go for it.

 

[Doc Lynam]

True pioneer who influenced so many with his brave innovations. My favourite quote/ question to Kraftwerk "why does it take you so long to release work?" "well first of all we need to create the instruments to make the sound we want'

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

RIP to another magnificent and influential master of his craft. Crap week!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

What a shit week. Trans Europe Express is a work of art

 

[BNthree]

First record I bought, at the age of 10, was a kraftwerk record. Still love their music now all these decades later. RIP Florian.

 

[Guinness Boy]

****ing hell.

Lucky enough to have seen Kraftwerk at Universe in a field in Bedfordshire. Unlucky enough not to really remember it as I was at Universe

This probably goes hand in hand with the sad death of Hamilton Bohannon. Hamilton was the house to Kraftwerk's electro and techno. Brilliant by themselves, of course, I agree with US that Trans Europe Express is genius, but massively, massively, massively influential.

2020 is shaping up to be even worse than 2016 for deaths of truly amazing people. I don't know if it was Covid or not but ***k you Covid and ***k you death.

 

[jakarta]

Go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwaxWoJPUC0

Ja, Das Hokey Cokey.

I'm sure Florian would have enjoyed the tribute...

 

[Weststander]

RIP Florian. A musical god, he made people happy.

I’ve loved the band since primary school, when a friend brought the Autobahn album into school (his Dad got it on a business trip to Germany). Other than Jarre, I had to wait until the late 70’s when synth music really kicked off. Every band without fail mentioned Kraftwerk as THE influence.

Whilst Ralf, Florian (and various other band members) continued throughout releasing their own completely unique and stunning music. I was lucky enough to see them at the Dome in 81.