R.I.P. Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk

[@candy__.__candy]

Many who doesn't know the German language so well, think that they sing "fun, fun, fun" on the Autobahn track. They sing "wir fahren, fahren, fahren" which means "we drive, drive, drive". Now you know 🙂

[@adrianmadden]

Well I never......🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Thank you i learned

[@stack_of_records]

Kraftwerk proved that electronics can be warm and human sounding. Man and machine.

[@philbell5774]

If one band has defined contemporary pop music it's Kraftwerk. Their fingerprint is all over the modern musical topography.

[@MrChrisStingray]

I cannot believe how ahead of their time that Kraftwerk was. Every time, I listened to them, they have this timeless quality to their music. I only have their mid 70’s albums but those albums were sick great.

[@jeffmassey4860]

Even adding Fukushima to the song "RADIOAKTIVITY".

[@wellenstrom]

Hey Dereck! Great Collection. Greetings from Germany! R.I.P. Florian Schneider.

[@michealcurrie8272]

Thank you, for all the pleasure you brought to the world. R.I.P. Florian Schneider.

[@williamperez6251]

Thank you for sharing your awesome collection with us of Kraftwerk. R.I.P. Florian

[@priesttd]

Thank you for sharing your love for Kraftwerk. The first time i heard of them was on the Movie Breaking. The scene where Turbo was Popping and Locking to Tour De France. I was around 10 years old and thought I was listening to a Electronic Funk Band. The track is so Mesmerizing that as of today I still listen to it. Their Music is so Timeless. R.I.P. Florian Schneider.

[@peter-utrblk]

Wir fahrn fahrn fahrn auf der Autobahn. Nice video and impressive Kraftwerk vinyl collection. Best wishes from Düsseldorf.RIP Florian Schneider.

[@gorvo31]

RIP Florian. Love that 'Ralf und Florian' too. Very loving tribute here.

[@bighairydel]

its great to see an american who loved music outside US. great influencial band!

[@robertgarscadden]

Thanks for this.I've seen them live twice.1991 and 2004 in Glasgow.

[@claud1961]

When I was 12 I found Ralf und Florian in a Thrifty's music bin. I didn't know what it was but the cover fascinated me. I still love them 46 years later. I am saddened by his passing. A musical great.

[@gamedad1984]

Love your collection of Kraftwerk. R.I.P. Florian

[@roycarder6179]

Seen them twice live.....In my home city of Liverpool 2 years ago and in Manchester in early 2000, RIP Florian.....you know your music Sir thanks for this Tribute .

[@prozacpeople]

Kraftwerk was my first contact with music, i was two years old. I'm forty and i still love this band! Rest in peace Florian!

[@Musik_Arbeiter]

Thank you for sharing your memories of their music and seeing them live! I'm a huge fan of Kraftwerk's music and it's impacted me greatly as an aspiring musician and music lover. They are easily one of the most influential bands ever to all of electronic music, and the world will not be the same with the passing of Florian. RIP Florian Schneider.

[@duckbrew]

Beautiful little homage to Florian Dereck. Thx for showing your collection!

[@spherevil]

nice collection DereckVon .. great memories thanks

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Florian was such a great talent. Thank you for this video.

[@McLarenMercedes]

Unsung pioneers if there ever were any. I only discovered them in the late 90's and was amazed how ahead of time they were with their 70's output.

[@davidphillips6543]

It's great to see your passion and energy today Derek. This was a great tribute. Your Passion travels and I can feel how much this music means to you. RIP Florian.

[@rewanji]

There's a world pre-Kraftwerk and a world post-Kraftwerk. That's how referential this project is. Great hommage, Dereck.

[@mrdefinitely8769]

Thank you for sharing your memories and thoughts. I'm a music head myself but Kraftwerk are one of maybe 3 total bands that stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard them. For me it was Trans Europe Express. I was blown away. Completely.

[@alexandermikhailov2481]

Love Kraftwerk since I was 13. I'm 52 now. RIP Florian. You and Ralf were once compared to John and Paul by NME as being the most innovative musicians ever. I feel the same too... and oh boy you have such a great Kraftwerk record collection!

[@lucidity1353]

RIP to one of the greatest composers of all time.

[@airwatersun]

Well done...a fitting tribute from a true fan. Also RIP Dave Greenfield. These passings have prompted me to call a friend from 40 years ago with whom I reveled in this music. Thank you sir.

[@babygerald4645]

What a wonderful tribute and eulogy, Dereck. Your collection is incredible and your knowledge vast. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Florian's passing. His and Kraftwerk's influence on music as we know it today cannot be overstated.

[@cillyede]

I listened to KRAFTWERK since 1973 and joined many concerts in Germany. Sad but life. Take care Dereck

[@robertcabuto3284]

Thank you for sharing your memories and record collection. Kraftwerk was great when it comes to record collecting. There were so many variation in artwork and languages issued from many countries. There was always another good find. i had the Ralf and Florian LP which I enjoyed hearing Florians flute playing. RIP Florian Schneider.

[@GamesExposed]

Man you are 100% legit the person to talk about this! Great video and nice collection! R.I.P Florian!

[@florianb81]

Having had the honor of seeing Florian perform live in 2004 with Kraftwerk i must say i was shocked to hear of his passing. His legacy will sound on for Centurys to come.

[@CruiseControlOne]

Your audiophonic legacy, as part of Kraftwerk's revolutionary and groundbreaking electronic compositions, will continue to traverse through the Autobahn of present and future generations to come. Thank you. RIP, Mr. Schneider.

[@chrisgibson5267]

Thanks very much for your tribute and your love of and appreciation of the band is heartwarming.

[@Speekers_corner]

Nicely done, Dereck. Thanks for the stories.

[@Problembeing]

Thank you for sharing your story. I am in AWE of your record collection, sir!

[@billydow9798]

The Pocket Calculator was so popular it also made it the stores in Saskatchewan Canada way back. Still have my picture sleeve. Thanks for the videos.

[@andrewburns5697]

Very sad indeed. I've been a fan since I became aware of them in 1981.

[@solOperator]

RIP Florian Schneider. I grew up listening to Kraftwerk. Sad to think that the originals have come to and end. "Electric Cafe" was the first album that I had ever heard by Kraftwerk and I have to completely disagree that it was their worst album. Even though I never really heard that it was popularly regarded as their worst?! In fact I think it was their best! So memorable and so original. They never made an album that was as engaging in my opinion. "Computer World" was close though.

[@jeshkam]

I agree, I love "Electric Cafe" since I first heard it around 1989.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Hey just to pick up on your mention of how the 'originals' have come to an end. Ralf Hutter is very much alive and active. In fact the last time I saw Kraftwerk Ralf was last to leave the stage and, being near the front, I could see tears in his eyes as he absorbed the huge applause. Good old Ralf. Florian will be a huge loss to Ralf and I wouldn't be surprised if it might trigger some activity in tribute or homage to him.

[@jessemacias2]

I agree, it wasn’t their worst album, in my opinion it was perfect up until Ralf renamed it and added house phone to it

[@jeshkam]

@@jessemacias2 true

[@johnhenningfield4360]

@@jessemacias2 "there was alot of friction in the band and Electric Cafe' itself, the original version of the album was reworked several times cause they were not agreeing on it's concept, but great record nonetheless 👍"

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

RIP Florian Schneider. IMHO

[@VIC-20_Synthwave]

Rest in Peace Florian! A great loss for the music community.

[@ErikIversen]

Thank you for sharing your collection and memories. A big loss for me as well.

[@MickeyKnox]

Thanks for sharing your collection and memories. I'm a lot younger than you, born in 1977, I discovered Kraftwerk in summer of 1990 and was completely blown away when I heard it for the first time. And I still remember the summer of 1992 - our class went to England for a short trip (just a week - oh btw. I'm german) and in a record store I've found a copy of RADIO ACTIVITY and that album was probably my soundtrack for the entire summer of 1992. I listened to it endlessly, over and over again - it was gigantic, I loved the overall very dark, melancholic tone.

[@klassicjam]

Great stories about this amazing, iconic group. Happy that I found your video, and appreciate your dedication.

[@TheStrongBoyz19]

It was a very very bad time for me. Kraftwerk for have been so important and very inspiring for me. I adore their very strong and unique discography. The beautiful thing about them is that they're always being themselves making original music that no one every tried achieving the music. I had played a lot of tracks from some of their albums and it still hits my inspirations for me and hits home. To a legend like the rest of the band especially with Michael Rother, Klaus Dinger etc.

[@louisemartin6820]

Thank you for sharing this was real interesting great collection Rip Florian ❤️

[@crisswolff]

sad and unexpected, RIP ... and amazing collection

[@UTRAXHQ]

Such a lovely personal story! Thank you.

[@EzaVinylAddict]

Dude! Can't believe you're still making videos. Great stuff. I'm all about Kraftwerk. Pioneers and foundation of my musical journey.

[@deannilvalli6579]

I only learned of this through this video. All the greats are dying. Bowie, Cohen, Petty, Prince...... the list gets longer and longer. Thanks for this great video and telling us your personal story and relation to it. It must have been amazing to see them live.

[@jeffmassey4860]

Kraftwerk carved out their own niche of electronic music. They will forever be in our hearts. Godspeed,Florian.

[@HOLODECK-MUSIC-PROJECT]

TX for this Mr. May, you are also a pioneer, to be sure !

[@davidrockello8059]

Thank you so much for the journey back to my youth with my favorite band too!!!

[@archstanton8988]

Thank you Sir for this Upload. I am Subscribing to your Channel for the simple fact of your enthusiasm for Kraftwerk and all things Kling Klang Studios can clearly be seen in this Upload. Kudos to you and your Amazing Collection. Please do more Uploads with playing some of your FAVORITE Selection from such an AWESOME Musical Talent. Thank you again Sir. WELL PLAYED.....................................................

[@lew5142]

That was a great video and tribute Derrick. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for showing us your Kraftwerk records.

[@derekcoe9633]

My first Kraftwerk album was Computer World, like you it was a musical revelation (also like you I can’t find it 😔)... great video, cheers man 😊👍

[@ronh.798]

Very nice sir, I've been a fan since Autobahn and they (along with Tom Waits) are the two bands/artists that I've always wanted to see live but haven't. I have that neon green 45 of Pocket Calculator also, I would have to say that Computer World is my favorite overall, followed by Man Machine. I was a roadie in my younger days and I used to work for a band that would have us play the song Computer World over the pa system as their intro music. Nice tribute there to a pioneer...RIP Florian.

[@tuulidahlm8930]

Thank u for this. This is an awesome KZbin recommendation.

[@rebeccakuri]

My god- you have such an amazing collection of their work!! I never knew about the Hot Chip remixes, I'd like to find that! ❤️ Great video.

[@DanKaries]

i am proud to say i saw them live on stage. thanks for your video.

[@ZaragonTrimaximalist]

"Klingklang" is my favorite piece of music by Kraftwerk. I profiled it on my channel a few months back. "Pineapple Symphony" is my second favorite. Their third album, Ralf und Florian, is my favorite overall.

[@2150dalek]

Nice tribute to Florian. You have a heart as well as good taste..

[@movieedge7370]

I use to Dj electronic and industrial music in college back in the 90’s into 2008 and use to play the hell out of Kraftwerk . 👍🏻

[@JH-px2hy]

thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections, they really resonated with my own relationship to Kraftwerk and their music. RIP Florian

[@omegaman2767]

Electronic Cafe is one of my all-time favorite albums, especially Musiq Non Stop!! The entire 1st side is a masterpiece!! I remember when I was a kid in the mid 70's and my older Brother brought home the Man Machine album and I loved We Are The Robots!!

[@dinkc64]

Thanks for sharing your collection and experiences. Very cool

[@linusevosonic]

I´m so glad, that i discovered your Channel. Thanx for the great Video.

[@AndyKing1963]

I have everything they ever did - great up to 1981, that’s their peak for me. Also have most of their worldwide singles as well - including a BBC copy

[@satori4183]

Haha, 'bottom feeder moments' :D Thanks for sharing your Kraftwerk story! For me as a relative youngster it's cool to see the LPs. RIP Florian, music pioneer and a real Mench

[@djdigital3806]

You have an impressive vinyl record collection. I just converted back to vinyl. Kraftwerk is one of my favorite groups. 🎶 Trans-Europe Express 🥁🎹🔊 🎶

[@mindhack5088]

Thanks a lot ! Greetings from Germany!

[@castlestreetrecords]

Thanks for that amazing video from germany

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

I just found your channel since I am a Kraftwerk fan and you were in my feed. I just subbed. Look forward to more good content, Love that wall of Vinyl!!

[@martingeiger7011]

thank you for sharing this

[@JetBlackBerry]

Oh no Florian is gone! I'm glad I got to see them once. It was a great show at the Palladium in Hollywood. Sadness :(

[@treyjohnson82]

My dad bought The Man Machine in 1978..I got hooked when I was 2

[@spiroslalakos9219]

Rip Florian Schneider 🤖, we never forget you. Condolences from Greece 🇬🇷

[@mikaellundqvist]

I really love them too, a lot because of the big portals they opened for me to a much bigger musical universe than the very small one I've been fed from Swedish radio and TV in the 60's to 80's when these pioneers did the very most for German culture. I think it was Ralph who was the creative one, mainly, while Florian searched the world for new musical instruments, was on many electronic instruments shows, met Robert Moog, and so on. I think a lot of the robot voices, like in Autobahn, was thanks to Florian. The news about his death made me sad too.

[@conorosullivan3795]

RIP to FLORIAN - An iconic music LEGEND of our times - TREPANIC

[@inchemwetrust]

Great share of your memories and records on Kraftwerk. RIP Florian!

[@Miler97487]

The sad thing about Kraftwerk other than the loss of Florian, of course, is that Ralf Hütter disowns everything Kraftwerk had done before Autobahn. That means all their earliest material will never receive legit reissues. I've often wondered why he should think so negatively of the earliest material. Tangerine Dream never disowned any of their pre-Phaedra releases meaning their first four albums received tons of legit reissues through the years.

[@Wilantonjakov]

Some musicians are so plagued by their perceived "ineptitude" of their early work that they forget that it helped form their more current sound. In Ralf's case I don't know why he feels compelled to bury Kraftwerk's early material, but I suspect it's because he believes it is at odds with the band's famous image and look. Either way, at least for us dedicated music fans it lends us some secrecy.

[@Miler97487]

@@Wilantonjakov And as mentioned earlier Tangerine Dream never disowned their early material even if they realize an album like Zeit would be a gigantic shock to those used to a later release such as, say Underwater Sunlight. No one will mistake Kraftwerk 2 with Trans-Europe Express but as much as Ralf wants to forget that early Kraftwerk past, those albums have been released and are a part of Kraftwerk history as much as Electronic Meditation, Alpha Centauri, Zeit and Atem are to Tangerine Dream.

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@Miler97487 You're preaching to the converted. I didn't disagree with your original statement.

[@johnhenningfield4360]

"Ralf Hutter considered the first four L.P.'s Organisation-Tone Float Kraftwerk 1 Kraftwerk 2 Ralf and Florian as an earlier period-before, but I loved those early works...Kraftwerk had balls ✌

[@halfrutter2226]

Genius, innovative, funny - that was Florian. I’ve admired and loved Kraftwerk since I first heard and saw them many years ago. Thanks for honoring them in this video. 👍👍😘

[@shirkophobe]

That PSA you heard as a child could have been the work of Raymond Scott. He did lots of electronic jingle work at that time. Check the box set of his work entitled “Manhattan Research, Inc.” You can stream it free if you have Amazon Prime.

[@dereckvon]

I avoid everything about Amazon.

[@shirkophobe]

dereckvon Understood. Then try discogs.

[@lievenvv]

+1! Was looking for this comment :) Raymond Scott was *amazing*!

[@michaelwosslert9524]

The world is a lesser place without him. RIP Florian.(I just listned to "Ananas Sinfonie; Wonderful!)

[@user-troy76]

Привет из России! Крафтверк лучшая электронная группа ! Слушаю до сих пор с удовольствием.

[@giarcnella66]

“Franz Shubert”, one of the most gorgeous pieces of music every.

[@laltromondoyoutubechannel6537]

Great collection 👍🏼🖖

[@reggietelly]

“45 years I have loved this band” fantastic. Not quite as long for me but I love Kraftwerk too, very very much

[@mrflipmode]

The loss of a pioneer. His legacy and music will live forever. Inspired many artists and sampled by many more. The true legend of techno. You will be greatly missed.

[@Bingowings11]

Thanks from Kraftwork.We love you .

[@diamond_marimba]

lovely tribute, what a giant indeed. cheers, alex

[@ciroserafino8473]

R.I.P. Florian Schneider. Master for ever and ever.

[@bloomdidier]

Very sad news of Florian passing Dereck. Kraftwerk were hugely influential and inspired so many artists including Bowie, Depeche Mode, OMD, New Order etc. They have been dubbed by some as 'the electronic Beatles' !

[@MUZAKFORCAGES]

"Tone Float" was just reissued on Vinyl on "Inner Space" in Germany in 2020. You might find that at indie stores or "discogs".

[@dereckvon]

I already got it.

[@NeonTetrahedron]

Hi Dereck. Between official releases and boots, I thought for once I might have more output by a particular artist than you... and then you started pulling all those singles! Yep, Neon lights 12 inch is noisy but it's great fun to put the lights out and have a look at now and again. Following on from the record store day posts a couple of weeks ago, I also have the embossed cover Ralf and Florian along with Radioactivity (German release) and Neu! (in the pink sleeve) all still with the price tags from Groucho's in Dundee.

[@higodebuddha9230]

The first song i noticed from kraftwerk back in the day , even before Das Modell and Die Roboter , 2 of the best singles in the history of contemporary music , was Europe endless , (I got a cassette with the song). So melodic , so melancholic and happy at the same time ! Again , like i said in your short video before this one , R.I.P. Florian Schneider.

[@ichhasseamerika]

Trans Europe Express, one of the reasons I emigrated to Germany in 1994. And never regretted it. R.i.p. Flo.

[@planes124]

Love this video love Kraftwerk their music will live on forever

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

R.i.p mr florian schnider. Music non stop

[@petrutmarcu9450]

Rest in peace, dear soul. You will be missed !!!