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    Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...r-1230037.html
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    Yesterday the German music world was stunned by the news that Florian Schneider, their co-founder and an inventor of the "Krautrock" genre, had quit after 40 years with the group. The news was broken on the Kraftwerk website in the terse style used for their minimalist lyrics: "Florian Schneider leaves Kraftwerk after a 40-year partnership," the post announced. "This partnership has generated incredible music and huge advances in music technology."
    The man was a visionary & pioneer. Like them or not, Kraftwerk are the true fathers of modern electronic music.
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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    You can't deny the influence on the music world and I appriciate their contribution to it. Never really liked them though. In fairness I haven't given them much a chance over the years, just some mates who liked M83 thought I would like them.. oh dear.

    Learned a few things about them from that article though.. The phone that never rings

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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years



    I'm glad I saw the full line-up in Manchester a couple of years ago!

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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    It must have been my fault, I've only just cleared a bunch of their stuff off my iPod.

    Sorry!

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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    Oh dear. Going solo after 40 years though is not a good idea IMO as he will always be remembered by anyone who has heard of Kraftwerk as part of that band & nothing else.

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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    BTW - has this actually been confirmed by Kraftwerk yet? Certainly nothing on their site that I could see.

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    Re: Shock! Horror! Florian Schneider quits Kraftwerk after 40 years

    If it is true I think I might cry. Cant deny the unbelievable influence these guys have had on the electronic music scene. They are after all, the grandfathers of electronic music.

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