Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter: pioneering use of synthesizers in pop music. Kraft74 via Shutterstock May 8, 2020 Florian Schneider and Kraftwerk helped shape the sound of modern music Adam Behr, Newcastle University A classically trained musician, Schneider influenced a generation of musicians from David Bowie to hip hop.
Andriy Makukha June 1, 2017 See them to believe it: why Kraftwerk is the world’s most influential band Uwe Schütte, Aston University The German band laid the foundations for the electronic pop revolution which continues today.
Not your typical gig outfit. Yui Mok/PA Archive March 3, 2015 Björk at MoMA – the line between art and music is becoming ever more blurred Allan Boughey, Edinburgh Napier University Björk may be a musician but she has a much broader aesthetic than music, as her influences attest.
Kraftwerk perform in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Yui Mok/PA Archiv February 4, 2015 Why I want to offer a university course on Kraftwerk Uwe Schütte, Aston University If there is one band in the world that deserves intellectual exploration, it has to be Kraftwerk. Founded in 1970 in Düsseldorf, the two founding members, Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, forever changed…