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Season 3 - Electronic Cities (European-Düsseldorf) - Wolfgang Flür

Season 3 - Electronic Cities (European-Düsseldorf) - Wolfgang Flür

FromPop: The History Makers with Steve Blame


Season 3 - Electronic Cities (European-Düsseldorf) - Wolfgang Flür

FromPop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

⁠On Electronic Music Cities week - today, Wolfgang Flür. He spent most of his adult life in Düsseldorf. ⁠⁠Born in 1947 in post-war Germany, Wolfgang Flür made his name in the band Kraftwerk, a band that was formed in Düsseldorf. The last time I met him was in 1997 when he released his first post-Kraftwerk album with his band Yamo. His latest album, Magazine 1, is a masterpiece, a mixture of old and new, a commentary on today's world, and also that of post-war Düsseldorf, from Flür's perspective. In this interview, we talk about his own personal history, about his plea for pacifism in Say No! through the Wolfgang Borchert poem of the same name, and the track Birmingham, the home base of his main collaborator on this album, Peter Duggal. He also talks about how Trans Europe Express inspired him to make his track Night Drive, and his emotional final meeting with ex-Kraftwerk bandmate, Florian Schneider, in Düsseldorf where he continues to reside today.⁠⁠⁠Electronic Cities - Podcast Interview with Sébastien Darchen is also online.⁠As well as with Martyn Ware, Mark Reeder, and WestBam from the Electronic Cities of Europe.More info about Flür here: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/WolfgangFlur1⁠ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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NEW!!! Season 4 launches at the beginning of September.Each Monday, Pop: The History Makers presents a new interview with an icon of popular culture.Season 3On POP; The History Makers I'll be interviewing Pop Stars, Authors, Artists, and other people who have stories of pop-cultural history. So far online - Man Parrish, D:Ream, Dave Dorrell (M/A/R/R/S), Papa Dee, Madeline Bell (Blue Mink), Simon Napier-Bell (documentary maker & former Wham! manager), Steve Kilbey (The Church), MTV VIdeo Week Special, and Electronic Cities Week Special.Season 2Interviews with video directors Jonas Åkerlund, Steve Barron, Jimmy Helms (Londonbeat), Belouis Some, Mousse T., Wolfgang Flür, Billie Ray Martin, Belouis Some, Mark Reeder, Marcus Vere (Living in a Box), Raz (of Rob n Raz), Ulf (Ace of Base), Marian Gold (Alphaville), Louis Oberlander, Dr. Alban, and Youth (Killing Joke).Season 1Interviews with Fish (ex-Marillion), Leee John (Imagination), Durga McBroom (Blue Pearl), Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), Kevin Godley (10cc, Godley & Creme), Michael Münzing (Snap!), Alexander Bard (Army of Lovers), Sam Brown, John Watts, Anne Clark, Right Said Fred, Justin Currie (Del Amitri), WestBam.Mini-MemoriesShort personal interview memories of; Whitney Houston, Madonna, Kurt Cobain, Al Green, Elton John, Milli Vanilli, Dave Gahan, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Kylie Minogue ... (ongoing) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.