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Kraftwerk are more influential than The Beatles. There, we’ve said it. To some, it’s a sacrilegious claim but when you look at the big picture of music history across the last 50 years, this school of thought actually stacks up. Apart from Kraftwerk’s obvious impact on electronica, just what would modern pop, hip-hop and dance music sound like without those gamechanging albums by the iconic Düsseldorf foursome? This issue I’m delighted to report that Classic Pop has the first ever career-spanning British interview with key Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos who looks back with us on his tenure in this most remarkable of bands as well as his later work with the likes of Electronic and OMD. You’d think that Kraftwerk would want to distance themselves from old guard bands like…
