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FLORIAN SCHNEIDER R.I.P. 1947 - 2020
Florian Schneider, who as one of the founding members of German group Kraftwerk changed the sound of pop music forever, has died on April 30, 2020 of cancer. He was 73. The news was confirmed to the Guardian by one of his musical collaborators, who said Schneider had died a week ago and had a private burial. It was also confirmed via Sony Berlin. Operating in the experimental, open-minded rock scene dubbed “krautrock” in the British press, he formed the group Organisation with Ralf Hutter, the pair later forming Kraftwerk in 1970. After three albums with Hütter in the mid-70s, Kraftwerk released Autobahn and expanded to a quartet. The album was composed primarily on synthesisers, and its highly original sound and witty lyrics made it a hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and US. The group would be seen as one of the forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond. - theguardian.com
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KRAFTWERK
Paris 1976 [no label, 2CD]
Live at l’Olympia , Paris, France; February 28, 1976. Very good soundboard.
Thanks to Fokker1918 for sharing the show at Dime.
Notes:
Yet another AMAZING find that’s now just come to light. This is a master tape from the France Inter archive of the FULL l’Olympia show! We only had 21 mins from the ‘Somewhere in Europe’ LP and then 38 mins from a rebroadcast in 2015. This is the complete show from a radio programme called “We’re Going Out Tonight” with no radio DJ talking over the music or tuning. Very likely recorded before being broadcast on the radio. HUGE thanks to Babass_ and JT for helping to curate this incredible concert. Of special note is Florian’s use of the Votrax VS-6 “Talking Typewriter” as Karl put it in his memoir for “Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne.” No adjusting has been made but if anyone wants to improve on what’s here, feel free!
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Master tape from France Inter Radio archive > FLAC Level 8
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Disc 1
Track 101. Tuning/Radioactivity 10:37
Track 102. Airwaves 9:12
Track 103. The Voice of Energy/Die Sonne Der Mond Die Sterne 8:07
Track 104. Kometenmelodie 12:01
40 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. Tongebirge/Tanzmusik 10:53
Track 202. Autobahn 28:24
Track 203. Mitternacht 11:48
52 mins
Lineup:
Ralf Hütter - Minimoog Model D (2), Vako Orchestron, mixer
Karl Bartos - electronic percussion
Wolfgang Flür - electronic percussion, photo-electric light-activated drum cage
Florian Schneider-Esleben - RP Odyssey (2), Votrax VS-6 “talking typewriter”, electronic flute-synth device, mixer
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