RIP Florian Schneider, Co-founder of Kraftwerk

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RIP Florian Schneider, Co-founder of Kraftwerk

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Sad day, Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk, one of the pioneers of electronic music has sadly died of cancer.

Rest in peace!

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news ... under-dies
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Sad news indeed

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Never a huge fan of them directly, but they made all the music I love possible. I can’t honor Krafkwerk enough.
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BBC News - Kraftwerk founder Florian Schneider dies at 73

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52564281

As the article says at the end: "They started it all," said Pet Shop Boy Chris Lowe in 1990.
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Bigger and more influential than Elvis, Beethoven, The Beatles and Eminem put together
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Such a sad day 😞
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tottenhammattspurs wrote: Wed 06 May 2020, 7:01 pm Bigger and more influential than Elvis, Beethoven, The Beatles and Eminem put together
Well said. And I couldn't agree more.
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Greetings,
Luke Colorado wrote: Wed 06 May 2020, 5:44 pm Never a huge fan of them directly, but they made all the music I love possible. I can’t honor Krafkwerk enough.
+1.

I tried to like them "in their own right", but never managed to get too enthusiastic about their albums.

However, what they brought to music, and when they brought it, was an influence that was desperately needed in the cringy 70's, and it made everything thereafter possible.

Retro. :)
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