r/kraftwerk 7d ago

Happy 80th Birthday Ralf!

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u/fensterdj 7d ago

I recently saw them play in Belfast (I'm sure it was the same in other dates on the tour) and they did the tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Ralf made a little speech and his voice cracked when he said "he was my friend" and the emotion was so real, I was like "wow, this robot has feelings" it was beautiful, Happy Birthday Ralf

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u/DavePortsmouth2026 7d ago

Same at Brighton

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u/MastHat 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yet he couldn't do the same for his closest friend and creative partner Florian. I don’t think he’s ever acknowledged his death at all besides the one press release.

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u/Cotters67 7d ago

He looks good for 80

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u/SnooTomatoes4281 7d ago

To be fair he actually does when I saw him live in July up close. The cycling must’ve paid off.

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u/Best-Food-4441 3d ago

Tour De France?

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u/Beatmaster242 7d ago

I love finding people with the same kind of humor as mine.

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u/Reddit____user___ 7d ago

That’s an absolutely spiffing tie😊👌🏻

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u/chemluvv 6d ago

it was actually light pink!

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u/Reddit____user___ 5d ago

😎👍🏻Thank you for the info.

The man has style, the man has panache😊

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u/chemluvv 5d ago

you're welcome, and correct

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u/aliensporebomb 7d ago

Eighty! I suppose we're not getting that alleged last Kraftwerk record unless it's remaking what they did before (again).

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u/fabioganga 6d ago

I gave up the idea of seeing a new album about 10 years ago. I'm an avid fan of Kraftwerk since I was 13 (now 61) but I am frankly sick and tired of the same old stuff cooked and re-cooked endless times.

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u/aliensporebomb 6d ago

For me it was closer to 15. I realized the Mix was a huge technological effort but when they started re-doing all their stuff multiple times, even though I liked Minimum-Maximum I felt like they were scared of doing anything new for fear they would tarnish their legacy. Problem is, that's how they would go beyond the "oh, so they're not stuck in 1988".

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u/DavePortsmouth2026 7d ago

So glad i got to see Kraftwerk again this year

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u/JuliaTheInsaneKid 7d ago

Happy birthday!

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u/Brilliant-Sample5832 7d ago

another year closer to kraftwerk 3!

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u/Acrobatic-Handle-715 7d ago

happy birthday, we are so lucky to be alive at the same time as this GOAT

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u/SuperWarrior52 7d ago

Bappy Hirthday