Florian Schneider has died

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Post by arethuza » Wed, May 06, 2020, 4:06 PM UTC

Florian Schneider has died
bbc.co.uk

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Post by Ididntdothis » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:27 PM UTC

Now their music is kind of obvious but when you think about the scene back then it’s pretty amazing what they did.

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Post by ziptrees » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:28 PM UTC

While a lot of artists like Giorgio Moroder purchased their synthesizers and music equipment, Kraftwerk built a ton of it themselves - drum pads, robot vocalizers, sequencers [1], digital music programming, etc.

One of the biggest influences on everything we call music today. RIP Florian.

[1] - http://www.doepfer.de/maq.htm

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Post by cft » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:45 PM UTC

They predicted "computer world" in 1981 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa7WrCqsTC0

"Crime, Travel, Communication, Entertainment"

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Post by OzzyB » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:45 PM UTC

Ididntdothis wrote: post #2

Now their music is kind of obvious but when you think about the scene back then it’s pretty amazing what they did.

Nothing obvious about it. That's like saying Roland's shitty bass accompaniment gizmo, the TB-303, was obviously built for Acid House.

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Post by jdkee » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:46 PM UTC

My first exposure to Kraftwerk as a young lad and it still resonates today. Even more so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybQWD6N6Zo

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Post by mattigames » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:50 PM UTC

This article somehow forgot to mention their influence in the most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein, which made a cover of their song Das Modell.

Edit: As pointed out the english-singing rock band Scorpions from Germany is far more popular.

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Post by Al-Khwarizmi » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:52 PM UTC

RIP. A titan of music.

Not only Kraftwerk are among my favorite artists, but my 8-month-old baby loves Autobahn.

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Post by _jal » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:52 PM UTC

Ididntdothis wrote: post #2

Now their music is kind of obvious but when you think about the scene back then it’s pretty amazing what they did.

Only in the same way that Led Zeppelin sounds "obvious".

The context from which you're listening to it is partly defined by it.

(I really don't want to get in to a "who is better/more important/whatever" argument. If choosing Led Zeppelin as a comparison bothers you, please substitute for taste.)

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Post by hilem » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:58 PM UTC

mattigames wrote: post #7

This article somehow forgot to mention their influence in the most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein, which made a cover of their song Das Modell. Edit: As pointed out the english-singing rock band Scorpions from Germany is far more popular.

Scorpions are far more successful by an order of magnitude.