Florian Schneider has died
Legend. I saw Kraftwerk live years ago and it was one of the most overwhelming performances I’ve ever seen in my life. Beneath the bouncy, poppy hooks there was a massive darkness — the pairing of visuals with the music really drove that home. (The only other live musical performance that I recall giving me a similar feeling was the band ‘Godspeed You Black Emperor‘, who also made use of projected imagery in such a tightly-coupled fashion.)One of my favorite Kraftwerk songs is probably “pocket calculator.” [1]1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eSBybJGZoCU