Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot

Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot

Wolfgang Flür was vital cog in the <i>Kraftwerk</i> machine, galvanising the group’s electric drum sound throughout the 1970’s and propelling the rhythmic backbone of iconic albums such as <i>Autobahn</i> and <i>Electric Café</i>.<br /><br /><b>I Was A Robot</b> is a detailed, evocative account, written in Flür’s no-nonsense style. It takes us from his youth into the band’s formation and touring of their influential works, laying bare the acrimonious break-up and court cases that later followed. This book is the final word on <i>Kraftwerk</i>, their continued influence and what it felt like to be a Man-Machine.<br /><br /><i>”This is a first-hand account of human life inside the robot factory. A world that I could barely have imagined as a 16-year-old Kraftwerk fan stranded in a suburb on the wrong side of the river from Liverpool. A window into a world that I could never have imagined.”</i> Andy McCluskey, OMD<br /><br /><i>”Kraftwerk is a myth. Wolfgang is for real. Thus handsome elder statesman of Electronic Music gives a lot of useful inside information about the Men-Machines.”</i> Rudi Esch, ELECRI_CITY