You can hear Joy Division, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Pink Floyd all in one sound. Kraftwerk doesn't have a place in everyones heart, but they have a place in everyones ear. Revolutionary.

@DaveInVerdansk

4 жыл бұрын

The Beatles sounded like yesterday, Kraftwerk still sound like tomorrow...

@rolfisdreamworld489

4 жыл бұрын

yes, "Kristallo" is a kind of "on the run"

@concordelord

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hough Kraftwerk Lives Deep In My Heart.

@IsaacJ143

4 жыл бұрын

@@DaveInVerdansk Helter Skelter didn't sound like yesterday

@ZenheadMusic

3 жыл бұрын

No need to trash the Beatles to recognize Kraftwerk's genius. They were both revolutionary and spawned whole genres of music!

RIP Florian Schneider. Your frecuencies and vibrations now are part of the deep and vast multiverse

@Euryptus

4 жыл бұрын

Gone, but never to be forgotten.

@translucent.

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty Much.

@rolfisdreamworld489

4 жыл бұрын

he is now on the Tongebirge (sound mountain)

@Reckno64

4 жыл бұрын

Aww man this is such a beautiful comment I'm crying just reading it. 😭 He may be gone, but his legacy will live on forever. Thank you Florian Schneider. ❤❤❤

@espresso5512

4 жыл бұрын

Music Non Stop

The most underrated Kraftwerk album. R.I.P. Florian. Legend!!

In my first and only Kraftwerk concert ( ca. 2006) I stood right in front of Florian and he stared at me all the time. First I felt uncomfortable, almost hypnotised . For "The model" he had a glas of prosecco on his cosole, gave me a cheers and we both said "korrekt". Unforgetable !

@Retrogamingmaverick

5 ай бұрын

Dude. Florian seemed like such a good person.

Auf Wiedersehen Florian...

Here are the "goto" times for each track on the album (for your convenience): 1. Elektrisches Roulette - 0:00 2. Tongebirge - 4:25 3. Kristallo - 7:18 4. Heimatklange - 13:38 5. Tanzmusik - 17:22 6. Ananas Symphonie - 24:00

@ecardona53

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Schweitzer thanks

@RyanSchweitzer77

7 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help... :)

@louisbraille2796

6 жыл бұрын

I got the record went through hell to find

@louisbraille2796

6 жыл бұрын

my gold get all 10 albums I have 4 more to go that the fun of finding the treasure

@louisbraille2796

6 жыл бұрын

in the end u achieved

from Japan with love, R.I.P florian.

RIP Florian Schneider Essleben. We all will remember of you all time!

I really wish Kraftwerk would embrace their early stuff more. I know it’s not the same as the music they would pioneer but the roots are there and the krautrock albums are great too!

@MagWildwood-gn6qe

Жыл бұрын

They were experimenting and also heavily influenced by Tangerine Dream and Neu! in particular.

@maskmarvin803

6 ай бұрын

@@MagWildwood-gn6qe Not sure by what you mean by Neu, Neu was a spinoff from Kraftwerk if that helps

Early Kraftwerk is so heartfelt.

@rolfisdreamworld489

4 жыл бұрын

yes and very romantic

Tanzmusik with their homemade drum-computer for me is the kick-off of EDM as a genre. Vision, determination, perfection & execution followed.

@RobertoGinsburg

5 жыл бұрын

Wolfgang Flurr doctored a old Elgam rhythm box for that.

First heard Kraftwerk when I was 10. Man Machine and Trans Europe Express and I'd practise the drums playing along. I'd search record shops for the legendary Autobahn and Radioactivity, which were out of press by the time I'd heard of them. Finally found them on reissue and bought straight away. Anyway, couldn't find Ralf and Florian and guy I knew (avid record collector) had Kraftwerk and Kraftwerk 2, but wouldn't tape them for me, cos he was a "true collector" whatever that means. Out of nowhere, one day, while staying with friends I wandered into their local music store and did the usual - randomly perused through the electronic section and there it was. Hadn't enough cash on me, but begging friends I did. Bought it and have never stopped playing it. I understand why Ralf doesn't recognise this as a real Kraftwerk album, but I love it.

@crocksmith5999

2 ай бұрын

This is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy this on vinyl, can only imagine!

00:00 - 1. "Elektrisches Roulette" ("Electric Roulette") 04:21 - 2. "Tongebirge" ("Mountain of Sound") 07:15 - 3. "Kristallo" ("Crystals") 13:35 - 4. "Heimatklänge" ("The Bells of Home") 17:20 - 5. "Tanzmusik" ("Dance Music") 23:58 - 6. "Ananas Symphonie" ("Pineapple Symphony")

@kankerhoer-xm7lc

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thank you! In memory of Florian who passed today too young at 73. Kraftwerk thank you for your music.

Thank You Florian.

R.I.P Florian Schneider, absolute legend

@AntonioTorres_Nevative_Viewer

4 жыл бұрын

What!!!!! :( don´t know anything

@omnibus4157

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he died from cancer. I read in The Guardian that it may have been as far back as a week ago. His family has already privately buried him.

This album is divine.... RIP Florian. You and Ralf did a great job.

I bought my grandma (born and raised in Aschaffenburg, Germany) Kraftwerk's first three albums for Christmas a few years ago. It was the first time she ever heard Kraftwerk's music, and she listened to all three albums front to back, laughed and said "Wow, this is really psychedelic!!" Sadly, she left this earth on February 26th at 74 years old, but I just know her and Florian are up there having a good laugh about his music... Rest well Oma, I'm jamming this for you. 🤟❤

@ROBOTkw1

Жыл бұрын

Well, Oma is of the same generation as Ralf and Florian.

@108grog

Жыл бұрын

Expanding the mind is beautiful for the 'experienced' human (those of more years passed). "Beginners mind", relative youth until we pass. We're always in year 1. I introduced my 101 year old friend to Balinese Gamelan music. Took her to a concert I was playing in. She was overjoyed with the new sounds. I wish for continuing revelation.

@fronts3165

Жыл бұрын

Yes ❤

@stevengagnon4777

Ай бұрын

In a nursing home listening to this as my mother is sleeping. It sounds wonderful ! This definitely one of my favorites.

Still can't believe Florian Schneider is gone. Fly high man, thanks for the wonderful music. ❤❤❤

One of my favorite Kraftwerk records. Rest in peace, Florian.

RIP Florian, I have been listening to this album since I was like 14 years old or so, now I’m almost 22 and I still feel totally amazed when Ananas Symphonie kicks in. Such a brilliant album, Florian at his best.

@petersmith7273

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 63 & been listening to autobahn since it came out you pup lol & I still don't get tired of it, my wife 10yrs younger loves it too shame our sons a hip hop boy & thinks this is crap sorry he's got no taste lol

@jellyfishrising

3 жыл бұрын

@@petersmith7273 I got it when I think I was 11? I'm 57

Listening to Kraftwerks early music beginnings is truly inspirational and ahead of their times in the music industry.

THAT is the spirit of Kraftwerk, take or leave it...

'Ralf und Florian" is the 3rd studio album by the German band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips Records & saw the group moving toward its signature electronic sound. All the tracks were written, performed and produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, with the sessions engineered by Konrad "Conny" Plank. Kraftwerk: Ralf Hütter - vocals, keys, efx, bass, guitar, zither, drums, perc Florian Schneider - vocals, keys, efx, flute, violin, guitar, perc Konrad "Conny" Plank - sound engineer

How can Ralf Hutter not recognise this album as one of their best. Absolutely beautiful, melodic, melancholic. It gives a sense of being part of a bigger and better Europe. This is Kraftwerk at their absolute best!

@philipwilliams5429

5 жыл бұрын

@@kylej.mcelravy this is an all time fav of mine. just goes to show even the creators can "get it wrong". MAYBE THEY SHOULD REVISE THEIR THINKING ;)

@kylej.mcelravy

5 жыл бұрын

@@philipwilliams5429 It'd be easy to convince Florian, yet Ralf seems to have an ego problem.

@ronyanai4627

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it's more Eno than Kraftwerk

@marciogimenesruiz

5 жыл бұрын

Probably is ego problem

@mrjohnnytoobad

4 жыл бұрын

I'm old enough to recall Autobahn on the car radio (used to ask my Dad to turn it up!) and been a big fan since my teens, saw them on the Computer World tour and still own most of the original albums on vinyl. And if I had to create a 10 track compilation of my all-time favourite tracks then Tongebirge and Heimatklänge would ALWAYS feature. In addition, Kristallo and Tanzmusik are surely two of the earliest examples of what we can call ‘electronic dance or techno music’...

Ralf and Florian were such good boys.

I remember my brother coming home with this album from Anthem Imports record store at Townhall station. A small section of the top right hand corner of the album sleeve had been snipped off. I don't know why. My brother sat me on his bed and said, "So, I bought a new album today, let's listen to it. I said ok, the rest is history. I was 8 years old. This is a brilliant album and my love for Kraftwerk has never ended. God bless you

@krimsungost

5 жыл бұрын

andrew byron When LPs were the primary medium for the commercial distribution of sound recordings, manufacturers would cut the corner, punch a hole, or add a notch to the spine of the jacket of unsold records returned from retailers; these "cut-outs" might then be re-sold to record retailers or other sales outlets for sale at a discounted price.

@melthebell33

Жыл бұрын

Yeah cut outs were usually in discount bins etc for a cheaper price

Ruhe in Frieden Florian Schneider. Du hast einen ganz besonderen Platz in meinen Herzen ❤️.

A brilliant album..... so ahead of it's time...

The origin of the VLC logo is finally discovered.

@maximebr161

3 жыл бұрын

The reason is that the creators, who were young at the time, used to party a lot, and stole signaling pads. They stole so many of them (more than 250) and brought them back to their office that they started using them as megaphones and organizing games like "signaling pad ball" and "acrobatic signaling pad". It ended up becoming the logo of the application they were developing.

@dogchaser520

3 жыл бұрын

@@maximebr161 Nice, this all checks out as true. Though I think you probably mean "traffic cone" instead of "signaling pad" (maybe a translation issue). I did find a signaling pad that looks vaguely like a traffic cone, though.

May your Autobahn never end. Thanks for the influence beyond comprehension. R.I.P.

Condolences to Kraftwerk on the loss of friend and founder Florian Schneider. Kraftwerk's music has had a profound affect on me personally and I see its influence in everything from hip hop, trip hop, electronica, global and trance (not to mention plenty of rock bands as well).

Heimatklange so so so relaxing for mind and soul

Absolutely Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIP DEAR FLORIAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC

Gracias, Florian Schneider Buen viaje. ! Tschüss, Florian Schneider. Gute Reise! Rest in Energy. + (1947-2020)

@frankalfar

4 жыл бұрын

" Rest in Energy " - excellent ode Sir!

´this synth is revolutionary. the way its frequencies are manipulated in harsh intention still odds to the keytone multitude of sound. RIP Florian Shneider, to cool to be listened

I've been weirdly fortunate to find two separate copies of Ralf & Florian in two record lots, both in rather great condition. One is the Japanese pressing, no less. Both owners had some fantastic musical tastes. I am absolutely in love with this album, even moreso than my already great adoration for Kraftwerk as a whole.

May Peace be your Journey. Thank you for your abundant Vision, Florian.

I've bought 'Ralf and Florian' on vinyl in 1974, its still in superb condition. A treasure. You can hear the development and hints of the way they would move forward. Yet Ralf refers to any of their work before 'Autobahn' as 'archeology' and never revisits it.

RIP Florian

This record is magical & mystical ! ! ! Love it ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Sure stands the test of time. Thank you for leading the way Ralf and Florian!

46th Anniversary of this album Mind blown

Greatest.Everything is here.

This has to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing albums I've ever listened to. Absolutely brilliant. :) EDIT: Rest in peace Florian Schneider. We already miss you....😢💔

Perfect album for studying

The Dance is BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TO DANCE TO

@abyios

5 жыл бұрын

It is beautiful

I think Kraftwerk's first three albums are absolute gold. There is something very special about them. It almost feels separate to me from other music. It's a more cathartic and open feel. Their early music is very cinematic in ways, but never feels fake to me. Autobahn and Radioactivity I like a lot as well. Haven't listened to the others as much.

@logonazo

Жыл бұрын

Do you know their sister band? (as Ralf Hütter used to call them) they were NEU! a duo that part ways from Kraftwerk in 1971, i've been listening to the "Düsseldorf sound" more than 30 years from now, and i preffer NEU! than Kraftwerk because that organic thing that you mention,...sorry for my poor inglish, saludos desde Barcelona!.

@Klaviar11

Жыл бұрын

The answer is also - Conny Plank

Utterly sublime!

You will be sadly missed Florian never forgotten. Thanks for your creative sounds of electronic music. Do Rest In Peace Herr Schneider along side with keyboard player Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers.

Wow, VLC in 1973 !

This is it. Great music.

The sound of Electronic Music when it was a baby.

Thank you, Florian Schneider for everything you made for music! Rest In Peace, master!

This man and this album have been a hugely significant part of my life for the last 30 years after purchasing this Masterpiece in 1990. So much of what followed in the wider musical World in the twenty five years after the original release is profoundly influenced by what Ralf und Florian were creating here. RIP Florian. Tausend Dank.

Though gone, Florian Schneider will live forever Farewell :(

Superb as always.

I listened to this album without knowing the song title, but later I learned the greatness of Kraftwerk by looking up the song title.

From the first time I listened to it, this album changed my life, takes me back to a place where I haven't even been. I haven't heard anything like it so far, it's magical

@philipwilliams5429

5 жыл бұрын

YES

@Synthpoptroubadour

4 жыл бұрын

JennGibson Music i dont want it to end

@Obyssia

2 жыл бұрын

@@Synthpoptroubadour I keep coming back, and still hold my comment to be true

Here is a monumental relic of both Progressive Rock and earliest Electronica with some good ole fashioned Ambient Music for good measure.....BRILLIANT all the same.....

Can feel the erik satie influence on this album, ich liebe kraftwerk

wow takes me back. i remember having Kristallo on my Exceller 8 Kraftwerk album as a kid :)

Epic music brings me back to the 1970's where it began for me with RadioActivity.For me Tanzmusik is personally a world piece.RIP Florian Schneider.

I got my copy at CAVAGES' on clearance. Great album. I put it on tape and the tape helped keep me awake & charged on my road trip from Western New York to Florida in June 1977. Great memories. Still their best was yet to come with their RADIO-ACTIVITY album in 1975.

This was such a great album to listen to with heavy 70s-style headphones, especially after a night of hard partying.

@ericcross7863

4 жыл бұрын

Largecoffee I used to listen to it in the dark and check out mentality for awhile.......lol

@uncooldispatch5438

2 жыл бұрын

😻😻🕺🏼🕺🏼🦄🦄🍄🍄🥃🍸🎸🎹❗️‼️🆒🆓☑️

This album makes part of my teenhood

Stunning! Gorgeous Aural Ethers ~ A True "WERK" of Art! 1st time hearing this ever tonight... it's just beautiful ...& that word doesn't do it justice .. it's not just music ... it really is ART - like a painting, ... in the colors of sound... Amazingly thought out as is everything I've heard from them .. MAN!

@frednicolas3811

4 жыл бұрын

Warm welcome in the club

@maxxblack2802

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful majic

@tangibleandroid285

4 жыл бұрын

Penis!

Listen carefully and you will hear the prototype for parts of Autobahn A and B side, just little snippets here and there but you think, I heard that before on Autobanh but in reality its the other way round.

@Pedro1745

3 жыл бұрын

didn't expect to see you here. Nice to know more people who find this coincidence with autobahn

@gljamil

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Just bought the vinil LP in 1973 in Brazil. "Weirdo", "Crazy", "Only you and those two guys onw this record...". Ok, years to come, still updated, still modern, still envisioning future. Segments and blocks to be build together, as an experimental composition, like classical and modern orchestra composers did an do. Crazy... obviously! It won´t play on standard FM radio.

@piputek

3 жыл бұрын

I'm agree.. in point.

@chrisnorman1183

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pedro1745 You've seen his shirts yeah? He lived through it I'm sure ;)

This album is still stunning. Farewell, Florian.

RIP Florian. Great synth electro sounds pioneering everything great about the synth pop era.

I have loved this album for 40+ years: the pastoral tones are beyond beauty and the dance-driven stuff are - of course - ahead of time. An Australian band, Died Pretty, used "Crystals" as a source track for their own beautiful epic...it would be wonderful for Ralf & Florian to acknowledge this album and bring it back to us in beautiful, gifted vision. Uh oh - there's"Tongebirge"! And it's utterly gorgeous...

@Claytone-Records

4 жыл бұрын

Donna Rawlins French, I bought this in a small base exchange in Okinawa, Japan ~’75 for 10 cents. It was a cutout. I had bought Radioactivity about a year before. ‘Twas like night and day. You can probably guess to which I listen 2 more often ;) 40+ years? Yes, and woowww!

@undergroundwarrior70

4 жыл бұрын

May Florian Schneider Rest In Peace.

In the United States it was released in the record stores as a follow-up to Autobahn. Obvious that the record company wanted to capitalize on the success of Autobahn with a follow-up. As a young teenager I looked at the copyright dates and figured out the album came before Autobahn.

INCREDIBLE HOW FAR AHEAD OF THE CURVE THEY WERE, SO MUCH RESPECT ... NEXT LEVEL INDEED

Kristallo Is so beautiful but all the album Is so calm relaxing positive

Florian....... here and HEAR(ED) !!!! Thank you so much !!

Capolavoro assoluto!..Un''album di classe! Primi tempi dell'elettronica in fase di sperimentazione, musica con dei momenti dove ti fà sognare di essere in posti sperduti meravigliosi...R.I.P. Florian.

This is so beautiful

Been listening to Kraftwerk for 40 years but it's the first time I have ever heard this album! It's amazing!! I feel foolish for letting this one slip through the net! Thought I had the lot

@thepublichousebrandcom

8 жыл бұрын

+Filter Punks a nice surprise then!!

@retroman8424

8 жыл бұрын

This is my first time as well and I am a huge Kraftwerk fan for a few years now. Absolutely amazing....!

@eddybamyasi

7 жыл бұрын

Agree, Filter Punks, likewise been listening for years but never heard this one before. Track 6 is a joy - it reminds me of the BJ Cole parts of Eno's Apollo.

@cpcnw

6 жыл бұрын

First album I bought by them in UK around 76 I think?

@johnsmith-zv1lo

6 жыл бұрын

there is another one before this.... ralf and florian was in a band called Organisation and their ablum Tone Float (Full Album) 1969 heres the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWGrsNpmZtCzm7g.html

I like Kraftwerk.

RIP Florian :(

Flute has not ever been the same after "Ralf und Florian", after Kraftwerk's new sounds, RIP Florian Schneider!!!

13.40 the greatest musical compostion in the field of ambient / slow music / danke flo fur lles , du bist liebe

great piece oft Art..

Je n'avais pas écouté cet album de puis très longtemps. Et. Tout est là et en dehors de tout. Kraftwerk, tellement exceptionnel

Unbelievable what they made with self-made instruments like the first electronic drum etc. Simply great!!!!

Sorry, Ralf. I love this album....🎼

I still have this album on vinyl........love it!

bliss

RIP Mr. Schneider

I had this album since a mid -teenager. Listening to it taught me so much about music composition. A real influence on me.

RIP FLORIAN

This record is pivotal in Kratwerk's history. Deserves the recognition, cause it's the transition and the development between the more "krautrock" style to the more pure electronic evolution. I'ts a brilliant album.

R.I.P florian :(

A thing of beauty, pastoral psycodelisism

@MyTsira

2 жыл бұрын

A3

"Kristallo" sounds like something I'd hear playing on the title screen of some early 90's video game

Rest in Peace Florian 🙁

Probably the closest thing to a smile you can get from Florian Schneider.

@morningcoffeecat2271

7 жыл бұрын

apart from all the interviews and times we see him smile on stage...

@albevanhanoy

7 жыл бұрын

Liam Cahill "On stage" lol

@Texturas75

7 жыл бұрын

I've see him smiling in interviews and even in videoclips (TEE, TDF)

@jokkemursula8731

6 жыл бұрын

Albe Van Hanoy Have you seen their performance of Pocket Calculator from 1981? Florian makes faces to the camera. It's really fun to watch.

@Reckno64

4 жыл бұрын

This comment makes me sad now.....😢

[Track Listing] 1. Elektrisches Roulette 00:00 / 2. Tongebirge 04:24 / 3. Kristallo 07:17 / 4. Heimatklänge 13:37 / 5. Tanzmusik 17:22 / 6. Ananas Symphonie 24:00

Very nice.