Kraftwek member Wolfgang Flür was heavily involved in designing customized modular housing and packaging for the their touring equipment. The band de
Kraftwek member Wolfgang Flür was heavily involved in designing customized modular housing and packaging for the their touring equipment. The band developed an astonishing use of visual elements in the live shows , which included back-projected slides and films, synchronized with the music as the technology developed, an experimental light-beam activated drum cage allowing Flür to trigger electronic percussion through arm gestures, use of hand-held miniaturized instruments during the set, and, perhaps most famously, the use of replica mannequins of themselves to perform onstage during the song "The Robots."
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The band is notoriously reclusive, so much so that it is rumored that their label partner, EMI does not have their phone numbers. Another notable exam
The band is notoriously reclusive, so much so that it is rumored that their label partner, EMI does not have their phone numbers. Another notable example of their eccentric behavior was reported to Johnny Marr of The Smiths by Karl Bartos, who explained that anyone trying to contact the band for collaboration would be told the studio telephone did not have a ringer, since during recording the band did not like to hear any kind of noise pollution. Instead, callers were instructed to phone the studio precisely at a certain time, whereupon the phone would be answered by Ralf Hütter, despite himself never hearing the phone ring.
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