I tried to translate the whole thing from French to English, for non-french speakers who desire to know what Ralf is saying here : *_You have launched the "robotism" movement within your own music, a movement that counts a lot of imitators but not so much originators. The most perfect example of that kind of music is your album "The Man-Machine", with songs such as "The Robots". Why did you choose to popularize this esthetic ?_* Ralf - For us, the music is a day to day concrete reality and our existence is robotic. "Rabotnik" in Russian means "worker" and we are "music worker" (musikarbeiter). *_Why reject art as a concept ?_* Ralf - I don't know, because it might be a XIXth century conception of the Romantism. For us, we see art more like "industrial productivity". *_But we do find a certain form of Romantism in some of your songs, like "Trans-Europe Express" or "Radioactivity" ?_* Ralf - Yeah, but it's more like a technological or ecological kind of Romantism. *_There is no trace of a literary German romantism in your music ?_* Ralf - No, not exactly. *_You spoke about productivity, but there was a quite long interval between the release of "The Man-Machine" and "Computer World". We couldn't say it's stakhanovism, isn'it ?_* Ralf - Well, we work every day and we needed three years to complete the new portable studio. The whole interval between the release of the two albums was spent on building the new design and structure of our studio as a main instrument. We build everything ourselves, the software/hardware, the electrical scheme. Everything is functionnal and custom made for ourselves. We do electronic music and we can't just go in every store asking the traders "I want this". *_"Computer World" seems to be the logical sequel to "The Man-Machine" regarding the themes and concept because it's about computer and robotism..._* Ralf - Yes, the penultimate record was about the mixture of the machine with physics, and now with the new album we explored the relationships between the machine and the mental aspects of the mind. We are all programmed like robots, machines... *_Are we all programmed ?_* Ralf - Yes, of course ! With the genetic codes, with the whole education thing, the social behavior... *_So a man can't predetermine his own path, his own existence ?_* Ralf - Not really, only with little choices, little programing deviations. *_How can we measure the minimalism in Kraftwerk ?_* Ralf - It's mostly about a certain idea of primitivism, like "Autobahn", the things about daily life; things that are no longer in our consciousness but become trivial and are main parts of our daily lifestyles. Those things feel just like a robotic rhythm that we capture in order to get more awareness of them happening around us. *_The latent "germanism" of your music has been sometimes talked in a pejorative way. Some people highlighted the fact that the music was "too disciplined or strict"..._* Ralf - Yes, it's a part of our education. *_But other german bands sometimes share more sentiments within the melodies they write ?_* Ralf - Yes, but it could be "strict" sentiments... *_Don't you feel a bit perverse/wicked to seek for order and purity in a more and more decadent society ?_* Ralf - I'm not much of a philosopher who could answer all those big questions about life, but what we do with Kraftwerk could be more like, in a way, to seek productivity within the individual itself or within a group in order to build a more constructive future than a decadent society. *_Isn't contemporary Germany a symbol of a decadent society, with all these young people like Baader-Meinhof, the Ecologists or the Berlin squatters ? It's also your generation in a way, so what could you say about all of these people ?_* Ralf - We are surely and in some ways part of an ecologist movement, in order to build a more humane life on our planet; it's our lifestyle. *_I know this a very old stereotype, but does men still have a chance against machines today ?_* Ralf - Yes, of course. Men and machine will live and work in a friendship; that's exactly what we said with "The Man-Machine". Like it said, it's Man + Machine. It's not one against the other or one better than the other but a harmonious way to exist with the other one. It's what we live in our studio, when our ideas and thoughts are translated to music thanks to machines, electronic machines in our case. *_You said in a previous interview that Kraftwerk was a musical version of the Bauhaus school of thinking. What are the common points between the Bauhaus and you ?_* Ralf - It's about daily art. Every art thing is not thought outside of the society, but within society itself as a manufactured piece thought by men. As "musikarbeiters", we do think that creating music is a way to carry ideas and thoughts within the society. *_You represent a form of German fatalism, but it seems like quite an optimistic kind of fatalism..._* Ralf - Yes, certainly. Otherwise, we should stop making music, as a direct consequence to that. *_Good news !_*

@espresso5512

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@arex7350

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@WF203

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Could i use those to make subtitles?

@rarewaffle3531

4 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup!!!

@EthanGold

4 жыл бұрын

I felt like watching a Ralf Hutter interview - thanks for the translation

Ah, young Ralf Hütter. A very well spoken and good looking guy.

His French is impeccable. And his accent very light 👌

@jhonmartins2362

2 жыл бұрын

He is from dusseldorf near belgium is normal for somes germans from this zone can speak dutch and french

A handsome young man with such a soft and pleasant voice.

WHY DOES HE SPEAK LIKE EVERY LANGUAGE THATS SO HOT

@grunge_rocker_

6 ай бұрын

bro is so real for that. 😍

@sub-jec-tiv

4 ай бұрын

@@unadomandaperte nothing to do with America. He was educated in Germany (near Belgium) where language education is important. Kraftwerk doesn’t exist in a state ‘away from Americans.’ Kraftwerk is a uniquely German art form. It has nothing to do with America. (Except that they took some rhythmic patterns from black American funk music. But culturally, Kraftwerk is 100% German) I understand you feel the need to be angry with America for some reason, but if you asked Kraftwerk about America they would tell you some of their favorite music came from there. And they are likely thankful they were raised in Germany so they could speak to many people. Kraftwerk are music workers, German music workers. Europe is Europe. America is America. If you’re mad at America, lots of people are. But it has no bearing.

@sub-jec-tiv

4 ай бұрын

To answer the question, he is from Düsseldorf, which is close to Belgium. Like some Swiss, people learn multiple languages.

Ralf Hütter parle vraiment très bien français et son discours est très intéressant, montrant une vision très aboutie de ses idées...

I didn't know he could speak french so fluently!

Ahhh His voice... I'm ready to listen to him forever

OMG he speaks like a human being😱

I've never realized his French was so good, with a light German accent. (French is my language)

Take note kids: before Daft Punk, these were the electronic music pioneers. No Kraftwerk, No Daft Punk.

@victoralfonsogonzalezrodri3177

Жыл бұрын

Exacto así fue!

C'est merveilleux. Ralf est fascinant. Merci.

@claudinedeschamps1494

3 жыл бұрын

Guten Abend, Ma'am, ich hoffe, es stört Sie nicht, ich bin Patrik Germains... . Nur um zu wissen, ob Sie einer der großen Liebhaber der französischen Musik sind, und auch um Sie besser kennen zu lernen. Versuchen Sie, mich unter der folgenden Adresse zu erreichen: patrikgermains@gmail.com

My Favorite band of all time!

Какой же он красивый!

@electric5377

Жыл бұрын

Ага

Realmente fascinante.. Me encanta Ralf y toda su música.. Su voz tan sexy. Una obra de Arte.

First video interview with Ralf - not his Robot - I saw in my life, very cool!

Ральф красавчик.Талантливый и обаятельный.Мы все были в него влюблены в 1978 году.

@electric5377

Жыл бұрын

@NE0 еще Карл Красивый)

@Shitty_dino_fan.antifurandlgbt

Жыл бұрын

​@@electric5377и Флори

@bartyorton9278

9 ай бұрын

@@Shitty_dino_fan.antifurandlgbt и Флюр тогда, чё мелочиться)

@Shitty_dino_fan.antifurandlgbt

9 ай бұрын

@@bartyorton9278 АХАХАХАХ

@bartyorton9278

9 ай бұрын

@@Shitty_dino_fan.antifurandlgbt сама не верю что написала такое

Kraftwerk en 1981 : La robotique, c'est une partie de notre existence 2021 : Ah mais vous avez tout à fait raison

Interviewer:Gilles Verlant.(1957-2013).

I have no idea what he's saying (thanks to the kind person who translated!) but his voice is so gorgeous

@MrMeowMeowMeow

3 жыл бұрын

+ he's absolutely handsome!

Hablando muy bien el idioma frances, tiene una voz muy sexy además es un hombre bastante interesante.. WOW, Spricht sehr gut Französisch, ich habe nicht gedacht das er andere Sprachen spricht außenderm Englisch, Deutsch und andere Sprache. ich bin total fasziniert

thanks for uploading this! if you ever need a translation/subtitles into English or German for this interview I'd be happy to provide it.

У Ральфа идиальная фигура лица это.......... Получаем отчёт....... Загрузка....... Подождите.................... *ERROR* ........ Отчёт получен, загрузка успешно завершена! Это квадрат

Zespół KRAFTWERK powstał z myślą o Rockowej Publiczności . Tym czasem Ralf Huetter mówi ciepłym spokojnym głosem. Bardzo elegancki, ważący słowa. Okazuje się że oprócz Języka Ojczystego i znajomości angielszczyzny zna język francuski. Cofnąłem czas , bo to chyba było w roku 1981 jakiego wizualnie Go pamiętam. Fan z Polski.

@johnnypantherdesu

Жыл бұрын

On coś chyba po polsku nawet umie jeśli się nie mylę

*ВОТ ОН настоящий мужик...* *А вы девочки и дальше любите* *своих ЭМОБОЕВ они же такие* *крутые и классные...*

@electric5377

Жыл бұрын

Солидарен с вами

Kraftwerk - wybitni, muzyczni, inteligentni, wspaniali.

У Ральфа идиальная фигура лица это *квадрат*

@electric5377

Жыл бұрын

Согласен

Bardzo lubię, cenię Człowieka o Wysokiej Kulturze jakim jest RALF HUETTER i zespół KRAFTWERK. Po dzień dzisiejszy cenię i szanuję również FLORIANA SCHNEIDERA ......

Alles gute zum geburtstag Ralf ! 🎂

Какой красивый Ральф! Не то что сейчас, молодые люди...

Nice touch with the mirror lol magnifique

I think this watermark is too big. But thanks a lot! I really enjoyed it🙃

Cette interview est une émeraude !

Il parle bien le français. Je ne savais pas.

Makes you wonder if Ralf ever met Jean Michel Jarre or even Pierre Henry and had a nice conversation with them? I mean according to an interview of Klaus Schulze most of these electronic music legends basically know each other. Ralf and Florian even visited Oskar Sala and even went to one of his concerts. So, who knows? :) Could be possible.

@anacarolmsc

Жыл бұрын

A round table interview/talk with these legends would have been incredible

Omg awesome!

Broadcasted a day after my birthday! (And on Henning’s Birthday)

Such a brilliant and talented man. Why is it that after Wolfgang and Karl left nothing came out of Ralf and Florian. Pourquoi? Warum?

@JR-od4no

11 ай бұрын

Because Ralf fell in love with cycling and did only that + he wanted to transfer all analogic Kraftwerk material into digital and it took too much time. Wolfgang and Karl were left alone and left. Even Florian left. Wolfgang wrote a very instructive autobiography, so did Karl, you should check 😉

Quel entretien historique. Ralf parle preque parfaitement le francais. Sauf qu'il a oublie' le mot comportement!

Son niveau de français est impressionnant!

Awesome! Didn’t know that robot could interview 😂

good !

The Mighty Kraftwerk... En Français... Merci Mr. Hütter !

Le lien avec les travaux du !BauhauS! est évident. Wie Kunst Geschichte weiter zu fûhren !! - Amazing Q&A interview!

Genie...

A German that speaks French fluently. Incroyable!

HERES THE LEGEND,THE GODFATHER,THE INVENTOR GREAT MOST RESPECTED MR.RALF HUTTER.I LOVE YOU SIR FOR YOUR INVENTIONS IN MUSIC.YOU ARE ALBERT EINSTEIN OF MUSIC.NOBODY IS EVEN EWUAL TO YOU.BETTER IS OUT OF QUESTION.

Z tego co wiem Ralf Huetter nigdy nie chciał udzielać żadnych wywiadów. To chyba jeden jedyny Autoryzowany wywiad dotyczący Muzyki zespołu KRAFTWERK z którym stworzył oryginalną niepowtarzalną Muzykę .👍👍👍

Of course he can speak French.

😂❤

Ironically we are in 2023 and omd who were very influenced by kraftwerk have just released a single/album about Bauhaus staircase ……… Ralf and co is still to this day having a ripple effect across music!

Awesome! Tried to get that for a while. Someone needs to translate it. How did you get it?

@etc834

4 жыл бұрын

INA archives

@WF203

4 жыл бұрын

@@etc834 Yeah i know, but how did you get access? I need a few things from there.

@etc834

4 жыл бұрын

@@WF203 I sent you a mail on your email address linked to your VHS203 account on how I got this and how you can access the media.

@Kybernetisch

4 жыл бұрын

@@etc834 ich wäre auch interessiert, wie man auf die Seite kommt :-)! Danke

Does he speak French? German?

@FLH3official

Жыл бұрын

In this interview he speaks French. And very well.

@user-mp2cn4zu2l

Жыл бұрын

@FLH3official thx

Gilles Verlant tombe dans l'escalier.

« Good new ! » the journalist said when at the end Ralf says that Kraftwerk would stop if the audience won’t follow : cynism and stupidity have not been invented this year ! Le cynisme du journaliste -oublié son nom- quand Ralf dit que Kraftwerk arrêterait si le public ne suivait pas « Bonne nouvelle ! »

Ralf only copied Françoise Hardy. Kraftwerk wasn't unique at all, when they emerged. She was the first to promote the idea: "Be reminded of something good, which you naturally don't need to remember".

@femme-mirage

Ай бұрын

What a bullshit

@remotely_non_reciprocal

Ай бұрын

@@femme-mirage YES. that IS the SH*T of A bull, SUBLIMED in THE format OF latin LETTERS on THE screen

@femme-mirage

Ай бұрын

@@remotely_non_reciprocal ok, maybe I didn't express myself very elegantly... 😌 But why do you think he copied from her?

@remotely_non_reciprocal

Ай бұрын

@@femme-mirage i WAS provocative WHEN i WROTE "copied", BECAUSE i WAS pointing OUT that HER instinct IS basically THE same AS his INSTINCT. so I referred TO it AS a "COPY", knowing THAT the STYLE and GENRE is TOTALLY different

@femme-mirage

Ай бұрын

@@remotely_non_reciprocal now I undestand! 🥲

He looks like SS obersturfuhrer Jochiem Piper.

@daveclark125

2 жыл бұрын

A little bit.

@evertvanderhik5774

Жыл бұрын

Or Alan Turing