Florian Schneider Leaves Kraftwerk

 

According to a Kraftwerk Fan Blog, Florian Schneider has left Kraftwerk after a 40-year partnership, leaving Ralf Hutter as the only remaining original member. It is a bit sad, as I thought Kraftwerk was just starting to build a fan base in this new generation after having songs of theirs sampled by Coldplay back in 2005, and remixed by Hot Chip in 2007. Kraftwerk has plans to move forward with its remaining members, and is slotted to open for Radiohead for their Latin American tour this upcoming spring.

Here’s the official announcement:

Florian Schneider leaves Kraftwerk after a 40 years
partnership with Ralf Hütter.

This partnership has generated an incredible
music and huge advances in music technology.

Florian is a great musician, always seeking
the perfect sound through technology. Refined
and perfected sounds and vocoders to impossible
levels of perfection.

Our thanks for the state of art that led to
Kraftwerk’s music all these years.

And our wishes for success Florian’s new
projects as well as to this new Kraftwerk.

Kraftwerk Live in Stockholm. 2004. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

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