With the passing of Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider, the world is taking a moment to not only remember the man, but the incredible influence of the musical project he helmed for more than four decades.
Kraftwerk is widely credited with the not small feat of inventing electronic music, but also with inspiring artists in the realms of rock, hip-hop, synthpop and beyond.
Since the release of their eponymous 1970 debut album, the group has also been sampled prolifically, with elements of their work famously showing up in tracks such as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force's indelible 1982 hit "Planet Rock" and Sabrina Setlur's 1997 song "Nur Mir." This latter track was the subject of a 20-year legal battle regarding the illegal use
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