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Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died aged 73

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Tributes are being paid to an artist "way ahead of his time" Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died aged 73. French website Ouest France states that Schneider’s family has confirmed the news.

Billboard reports that Kraftwerk co-founder Ralf Hütter has also confirmed the news, providing a statement about “the very sad news that his friend and companion over many decades Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday.” Forming the German band with Hutter in 1970, Schneider is credited as one of the pioneers of electronic music.

The musician, who played the synthesiser, flute, vocoder, saxophone and more, remained in the band until 2008, when he left the group ahead of their world

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