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The German band’s former member recalls the promises and perils of a life making electronic music
There has been a reappraisal of ‘old’ West Germany, when the republic was younger and the world more certain
The Düsseldorf band’s 1982 hit showed that electronics can be emotional
Kraftwerk’s prescient electronic music showed the way forward but the German band has been unable to keep up
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