RIP Florian Schneider

[Sculptor]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... es-aged-73

Florian Schneider, the enigma whose codes broke open pop music....

Autobahn offered us a clear pure music, unadorned at a time of glam and outrageous vanity. Although this was not their first album it brought them to Europe-wide attention.

Trivia. David Bowie's V-2 Schneider was named after him and Hitler's vengeance weapon. I am given to understand that this was not a dig, but a compliment on Schneider's successful conquest of the UK charts.

[attofishpi]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... es-aged-73

Florian Schneider, the enigma whose codes broke open pop music....

Autobahn offered us a clear pure music, unadorned at a time of glam and outrageous vanity. Although this was not their first album it brought them to Europe-wide attention.

Trivia. David Bowie's V-2 Schneider was named after him and Hitler's vengeance weapon. I am given to understand that this was not a dig, but a compliment on Schneider's successful conquest of the UK charts.

Ya RIP - unless there is an alternative that he would have preferred.

I was really surprised that he was 73 - i am starting to feel old. I don't know much about this group except that I did robot with a friend to 'the model' around 1983 in front of the entire primary school - both of us wearing black glasses and probably a weird outfit.

I wasn't keen on doing it to that song - I wanted to use New Order - Blue Monday - but he was rather domineering, a braggart indeed and I was very introvert.

It was quite a surprise afterwards - I was treated like a rockstar - he wasn't quite so well received for his efforts.

Long live the robot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2pU21cNU

[Sculptor]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... es-aged-73

Florian Schneider, the enigma whose codes broke open pop music....

Autobahn offered us a clear pure music, unadorned at a time of glam and outrageous vanity. Although this was not their first album it brought them to Europe-wide attention.

Trivia. David Bowie's V-2 Schneider was named after him and Hitler's vengeance weapon. I am given to understand that this was not a dig, but a compliment on Schneider's successful conquest of the UK charts.

Ya RIP - unless there is an alternative that he would have preferred.

I was really surprised that he was 73 - i am starting to feel old. I don't know much about this group except that I did robot with a friend to 'the model' around 1983 in front of the entire primary school - both of us wearing black glasses and probably a weird outfit.

I wasn't keen on doing it to that song - I wanted to use New Order - Blue Monday - but he was rather domineering, a braggart indeed and I was very introvert.

It was quite a surprise afterwards - I was treated like a rockstar - he wasn't quite so well received for his efforts.

Long live the robot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2pU21cNU

Not as old as me. I was 14 when Autobahn came out. There was nothing else quite like it. And it seemed odd that was so, since it seemed to fit the moment so well.

There is not doubt that New Order would never have existed were it not for Kraftwerk and Moroder whom they list as their influences.
And it is probably worth mentioning that anything Moroder did that was in this genre came well after Kraftwerk, who seem to be the real pioneers here.

[attofishpi]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... es-aged-73

Florian Schneider, the enigma whose codes broke open pop music....

Autobahn offered us a clear pure music, unadorned at a time of glam and outrageous vanity. Although this was not their first album it brought them to Europe-wide attention.

Trivia. David Bowie's V-2 Schneider was named after him and Hitler's vengeance weapon. I am given to understand that this was not a dig, but a compliment on Schneider's successful conquest of the UK charts.

Ya RIP - unless there is an alternative that he would have preferred.

I was really surprised that he was 73 - i am starting to feel old. I don't know much about this group except that I did robot with a friend to 'the model' around 1983 in front of the entire primary school - both of us wearing black glasses and probably a weird outfit.

I wasn't keen on doing it to that song - I wanted to use New Order - Blue Monday - but he was rather domineering, a braggart indeed and I was very introvert.

It was quite a surprise afterwards - I was treated like a rockstar - he wasn't quite so well received for his efforts.

Long live the robot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2pU21cNU

Not as old as me. I was 14 when Autobahn came out. There was nothing else quite like it. And it seemed odd that was so, since it seemed to fit the moment so well.

I would have been around about tooth hurty when that came out. Happy 60th this year then CW!

There is not doubt that New Order would never have existed were it not for Kraftwerk and Moroder whom they list as their influences.
And it is probably worth mentioning that anything Moroder did that was in this genre came well after Kraftwerk, who seem to be the real pioneers here.

Nah, New Order came from Joy Division - deep fukas from the outset after wot his name died. But I have little doubt they would have been influenced by them.
I just listened to autobahn 1974 - certainly one considers the seenless automation of the system.

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

[Sculptor]

Ya RIP - unless there is an alternative that he would have preferred.

I was really surprised that he was 73 - i am starting to feel old. I don't know much about this group except that I did robot with a friend to 'the model' around 1983 in front of the entire primary school - both of us wearing black glasses and probably a weird outfit.

I wasn't keen on doing it to that song - I wanted to use New Order - Blue Monday - but he was rather domineering, a braggart indeed and I was very introvert.

It was quite a surprise afterwards - I was treated like a rockstar - he wasn't quite so well received for his efforts.

Long live the robot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2pU21cNU

Not as old as me. I was 14 when Autobahn came out. There was nothing else quite like it. And it seemed odd that was so, since it seemed to fit the moment so well.

I would have been around about tooth hurty when that came out. Happy 60th this year then CW!

There is not doubt that New Order would never have existed were it not for Kraftwerk and Moroder whom they list as their influences.
And it is probably worth mentioning that anything Moroder did that was in this genre came well after Kraftwerk, who seem to be the real pioneers here.

Nah, New Order came from Joy Division - deep fukas from the outset after wot his name died. But I have little doubt they would have been influenced by them.
I just listened to autobahn 1974 - certainly one considers the seenless automation of the system.

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

Joy Division ALSO name Kraftwerk amongst their influences.

[attofishpi]

Not as old as me. I was 14 when Autobahn came out. There was nothing else quite like it. And it seemed odd that was so, since it seemed to fit the moment so well.

I would have been around about tooth hurty when that came out. Happy 60th this year then CW!

There is not doubt that New Order would never have existed were it not for Kraftwerk and Moroder whom they list as their influences.
And it is probably worth mentioning that anything Moroder did that was in this genre came well after Kraftwerk, who seem to be the real pioneers here.

Nah, New Order came from Joy Division - deep fukas from the outset after wot his name died. But I have little doubt they would have been influenced by them.
I just listened to autobahn 1974 - certainly one considers the seenless automation of the system.

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

Joy Division ALSO name Kraftwerk amongst their influences.

Sure, but my disagreement is with your statement that New Order would not have existed were in not for Kraftwerk.
Influence is usually not that powerful.

[Sculptor]

I would have been around about tooth hurty when that came out. Happy 60th this year then CW!




Nah, New Order came from Joy Division - deep fukas from the outset after wot his name died. But I have little doubt they would have been influenced by them.
I just listened to autobahn 1974 - certainly one considers the seenless automation of the system.

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

Joy Division ALSO name Kraftwerk amongst their influences.

Sure, but my disagreement is with your statement that New Order would not have existed were in not for Kraftwerk.
Influence is usually not that powerful.

Joy Division and New Order make Kraftwerk as their major influences. Neither group could have been the same without Kraftwerk. Like Beethoven would not have been the same had Haydn not existed.

[Gary Childress]

RIP.

I just listened to Autobahn for the first time in my life. It has a good sound to it. It reminds me of Brian Eno.

I'd heard of Kraftwerk when I was younger but never listened to their music for some reason. Probably because my budget was limited and they weren't played on most regular radio stations in my area.