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If you're into electronic music, then there's one name you need to know: Kraftwerk . The documentary “Kraftwerk, The Godfathers of Electronic Music” is a must-watch for every fan of house, techno, synthwave, and even hip-hop. These four guys from Germany changed the world of music forever — and they did it with machines. Foto: Jim Dyson Back in the '70s and '80s, Kraftwerk created a brand-new sound using synthesizers, drum machines, and computers. It was something no one had heard before. That sound became the base for so many music genres we listen to today. Without Kraftwerk, there might be no Daft Punk , no Chemical Brothers , no Underworld , and maybe not even techno as we know it. Their album “Computer World” was a huge influence. Big names like David Bowie , Juan Atkins , and Larry Heard looked up to them. Detroit techno legends called Kraftwerk their inspiration, showing how deep their impact went. But Kraftwerk didn’t just shape techno and house. Their tr...

German electronic artist and the co-founder of the band Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider has died at the age of 73. According to a statement from the band's co-founder Ralf Hütter, Schneider passed away due to a bout with cancer, having just recently celebrated his birthday days ago.  The duo originally connected in 1968 and went on to establish Düsseldorf’s famous Kling-Klang-Studio , eventually forming and launching their band Kraftwerk in 1970 . Schneider helped to push the needle of electronic and dance sounds through recordings with the group including albums Autobahn , Radio Activity, The-Man Machine and others before departing from the band in 2008 to pursue a solo career. Along with Kraftwerk , Schneider became well known for fusing his instrumentation on synthesizer and vocoder with dance and pop sensibilities to create heavily industrial takes on electronic. The German band he helped found toyed with ideas about technology and society, leaving a profound mark on the ro...