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Florian Schneider, co-founder of the influential electronic music band Kraftwerk, has died at age 73. “In 1970, they founded their electronic Kling Klang studio in Düsseldorf and started the multi-media project Kraftwerk. All the Kraftwerk catalogue albums were conceived and produced there.”Schneider played the synthesizer, vocoder, flute and saxophone and provided vocals for Kraftwerk, which is widely considered a pioneer in the electronic-pop music field. Tributes flowed from the music world.

Kraftwerk reputedly turned down Michael Jackson, who wanted to collaborate.The group faced resistance in the British music press at first, but went on to achieve both musical innovation and commercial success.They broke through with the hypnotic Autobahn in 1975, and went to number one in the UK with the double A-side single The Model/Computer Love in 1982.Even Kraftwerk's image was mechanical - during the 1970s, they began to portray themselves as robotic figures, dressed identically and standing in a row behind keyboards on stage.With striking album covers adding to their visual impact, their artistic as well as musical identity led to a series of acclaimed residencies in galleries like New York's Moma and the Tate Modern in London in the 2010s.Schneider had left by then. Ralf Hütter (left) and Florian Schneider were Kraftwerk's founders and core members

In a statement, Kraftwerk co-founder Ralf Hütter confirms "the very sad news that his …

He was 73. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: Kraftwerk Co-Founder Florian Schneider Dead of Cancer at 73 Florian Schneider, co-founder of the influential electronic music band Kraftwerk, has died at age 73.The German band confirmed the news of his death in a statement, according to “Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very sad news that his friend and companion over many decades Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday,” the statement said.“In the year 1968, Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider started their artistic and musical collaboration,” it continued. Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter started electro-pop band Kraftwerk in 1970 

By Electronic music pioneer, Florian Schneider, co-founder of Germany synth pioneers Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73. Schneider left Kraftwerk in 2008 after nearly 40 years, but prior to his death the band had announced plans to reunite this summer on a North American tour. Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp said Schneider was "such an important influence upon so much of the music we know", and had forged "a new Metropolis of music for us all to live in".It "sparked my lifelong admiration for their innovation and creativity", and the group's "influence on contemporary music is deeply woven into the fabric of our pop culture", he wrote.OMD said they were "absolutely devastated" at the news, and Jean-Michel Jarre also paid tribute.The long list of artists to have been influenced by Kraftwerk included David Bowie, who named the track V-2 Schneider on his Heroes album after Schneider; as well Depeche Mode, New Order and Daft Punk.Coldplay used a section from Kraftwerk's Computer Love in their hit Talk, while Jay-Z and Dr Dre borrowed from Trans Europe Express for their track Under Pressure.

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