Wolfgang Flür

Wolfgang Flür holds a peculiar, irreplaceable place in my view of music history. As Kraftwerk's percussionist from 1973 to 1987, he helped build the cool, geometric pulse that essentially taught electronic music how to walk. I find the dispute over whether he truly invented the band's electronic drums almost beside the point; what matters is that he stood at the dawn of techno and shaped its rhythmic backbone. There is something endearing in his fierce pride over that legacy, too. Whatever the patents say, his contribution to the sound that reshaped pop is real, and history will keep his name.

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Name (English)

Wolfgang Flür

Name (Japanese)

ヴォルフガング・フリューア

Reading

ゔぉるふがんぐ・ふりゅーあ

Born

July 17, 1947 (age 79)

Origin

Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany

Occupation

record producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

• Official sitehttp://www.musiksoldat.de/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%20Fl%C3%BCr
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q681136

Tags

• Darmstadt Government Region
• record producer

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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