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“They had a new love, new devices also made from metal: bicycles. Cycling was the end of Kraftwerk”: Our classic lost interview with Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür gave rare insight into the band's internal conflicts

Back in 2007, we caught up with Kraftwerk’s former rhythmic robot, who had much to share about the fraught relationship with the band that defined electronic music

“When the computer came along, the magic was over because we didn’t play together anymore”: How technology ultimately killed Kraftwerk

“When the computer came along, the magic was over because we didn’t play together anymore”: How technology ultimately killed Kraftwerk

They were certainly the pace makers, but did the band get overtaken by the very technology that made them?

What links Althea & Donna, Sean Paul and Ken Boothe? The Saturday quiz

What links Althea & Donna, Sean Paul and Ken Boothe? The Saturday quiz

From Kling Klang and the Queen of Mauretania to Elf, Peterbald and Sphynx, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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“We play the machines, and sometimes the machines play us”: Delving into the inner workings of the title track from Kraftwerk’s most influential record

Back in the 1970s, Kraftwerk anticipated the machine-dominated world we now inhabit. We prise open The Man Machine to see how they managed it

“It revealed what went on behind the doors of Kling Klang, and for once the truth is almost up there with the fiction”: What we’ve learned about the inner workings of Kraftwerk’s mythical studio via a recent auction

Here are five takeaways that seal the band's legendary Man Machine status - and shed a light on how Kling Klang really worked…

I went to the Kraftwerk auction to buy their chairs, but came back with loads of gear from Florian Schneider’s studio and a massive bill instead

To say I got a little overexcited is an understatement - here are the hard lessons I learned so you don't have to

“Karl left because they spent millions on these machines but never played one note. They were caught by the technology and it overtook them”: Our lost interview with Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür gives rare insight into the band's internal conflicts

Back in 2007, we caught up with Kraftwerk’s former rhythm robot, who had much to share about the fraught relationship with the band that defined electronic music

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"They inhabited the future of their time, but they sound historical to me now": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Kraftwerk's Autobahn

"They inhabited the future of their time, but they sound historical to me now": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Kraftwerk's Autobahn

Following the landmark album's 50th birthday, we pop the hood on Kraftwerk's breakout release to inspect its musical mechanics

"Kraftwerk is not a band, it’s a concept": How Kraftwerk introduced the world to electronic music - and showed us that we could make it too

"Kraftwerk is not a band, it’s a concept": How Kraftwerk introduced the world to electronic music - and showed us that we could make it too

We explore the resounding influence of the German innovators credited with popularizing electronic music-making and launching a thousand genres

“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio

“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio

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Karl Bartos and Kraftwerk: "The endless cycling didn’t help invent new music!"

Karl Bartos and Kraftwerk: "The endless cycling didn’t help invent new music!"

The former Kraftwerk musician and composer looks back over his career and discusses working with 'his former partners'!

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