Kraftwerk Interview Ralf Hütter BBC2 England 20090708

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  • @Shyyrn
    @Shyyrn 15 років тому +118

    "Kraftwerk is a European band, with German passports- and we're touring the world."
    That's a very good answer, in just a few words. I guess Mr. Huetter has that ability to put a lot of meaning in a few words, the way Kraftwerk has the ability to put a lot of emotion into synth pulses and a drum-machine beat.

  • @blau6832
    @blau6832 11 років тому +329

    "He´s not only a robot, he´s a GERMAN robot."XD This sounds so funny, especially when you´re from germany.

    • @hotelmario5203
      @hotelmario5203 3 роки тому

      @Brenton Scothorn bot

    • @hotelmario5203
      @hotelmario5203 3 роки тому

      @Anthony Mustafa bot

    • @pawkorawks
      @pawkorawks 3 роки тому +3

      I would think German robots would be the most efficient to maximize creativity. 🤖

    • @findingstyle
      @findingstyle 3 роки тому +4

      Germans' can birth creativity from nothing at all taking silence to create noise......

    • @coltliam2514
      @coltliam2514 3 роки тому

      you probably dont care but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account??
      I was stupid lost the password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!

  • @bradmorris67
    @bradmorris67 11 років тому +101

    Talk about German efficiency - the band don't even have to turn up to their own gigs!

  • @emilioamaro2790
    @emilioamaro2790 12 років тому +37

    slowly getting addicted to this band more and more

  • @EASFromTheWest
    @EASFromTheWest 8 років тому +82

    I never knew Ralf-Bot had such a golden voice

  • @Kohntarkosz
    @Kohntarkosz 12 років тому +41

    I love the robot keeps turning his heard toward the interviewer, he just has this look of "What the hell are you on about?" on his face.

  • @schusterlehrling
    @schusterlehrling 9 років тому +125

    Actually the robot/mannequin thing came about when a German music magazine wrote about the stage performances by Kraftwerk and said their movements were sparse like the emotions of a schaufensterpuppe/mannequin. This inspired them to write Schaufensterpuppe and then to elaborate on it with We are The Robots, The Model etc and finally it turned into an half-ironic stage concept.

    • @bradlemmond
      @bradlemmond 6 років тому +11

      When I watch their videos, I can't tell if they're humans becoming robots, or robots turning into real people.

    • @nickd7225
      @nickd7225 4 роки тому +2

      @@bradlemmond did u find the answer? I still cant

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 2 роки тому +1

      That's hilarious. We Are The Robots was my gateway to Kraftwerk and still my favorite song by them.

    • @reinforcedpenisstem
      @reinforcedpenisstem 2 роки тому

      Incorrect.
      The title Man-Machine was written in a journal, and after viewing Metropolis at a nightclub, the group, bit by bit, overlaid this aesthetic onto a session where Ralf had already composed baseline to The Robots (untitled at that time).

    • @schusterlehrling
      @schusterlehrling 2 роки тому

      @@reinforcedpenisstem Well, Kraftwerk members told me this . I think that they are a reliable source.

  • @andypandy8569
    @andypandy8569 2 роки тому +6

    I love Kraftwerk. They spoke to me from the first time I heard them. It is no surprise that you hear their influence in most modern music.

  • @HomicidalTeaBreak
    @HomicidalTeaBreak 12 років тому +21

    I'm 15, I'm fangirling all over this. I love these guys, they've ruined my little teenage life oh man :'D

    • @aeciosxtnr
      @aeciosxtnr Рік тому +11

      Now you're 25. 10 years have passed. What can you tell us about?

    • @HomicidalTeaBreak
      @HomicidalTeaBreak Рік тому +18

      @@aeciosxtnr I still have all the vinyl and listen to them on the reg. safe to stay teenage me had other things going on tho, but a highlight either way.

  • @basildonboroughfc
    @basildonboroughfc 11 років тому +13

    Thank you for posting this! I've loved Kraftwerk for just over 20 years. Even meeting one of their robots would be amazing.

  • @mattjreid
    @mattjreid 10 років тому +83

    I love Ralf's sense of humour.

  • @MayaMeritay
    @MayaMeritay 11 років тому +10

    ....love them since their beginning in the sixties!

    • @Retrogamingmaverick
      @Retrogamingmaverick 5 місяців тому

      1970. Ralf and Florian had another band that was short lived called Organisation.

  • @nazarethfleischhauer111
    @nazarethfleischhauer111 3 роки тому +12

    We in BRASIL still LOVE KRAFTWERK 👍💥🇧🇷🇩🇪🤩👏

    • @lucasfelipe396
      @lucasfelipe396 3 роки тому

      Com certeza! Abraços de Minas Gerais...

    • @nazarethfleischhauer111
      @nazarethfleischhauer111 3 роки тому +1

      @@lucasfelipe396 Abraços do Rio de Janeiro 👍

    • @ricardoavecilla6284
      @ricardoavecilla6284 3 роки тому

      Tambien en Mexico nos encanta Kraftwerk, saludos!

    • @nazarethfleischhauer111
      @nazarethfleischhauer111 3 роки тому +1

      KRAFTWERK = WAGNER e BEETHOVEN _ fizeram e fazem Revolução Sonora até hoje= com vários DJS incluindo suas maravilhosas obras em Suas Playlists _ Reverência de Niterói/ Rio de Janeiro BRASIL👈👍✊🇧🇷🇩🇪❣

  • @michaeljeffries4175
    @michaeljeffries4175 7 років тому +6

    Kraftwerk are the true legends of electronic music, I'm an avid Kraftwerk fan and I encorp their music when I am doing dj music sessions, one thing is for sure that these guys are the best German electronic band ever no holds barred.

    • @jeromelambe2449
      @jeromelambe2449 Рік тому

      Several years ago in Poland waited for the Chemical brother's to play. No backup band... Instead I heard the Man Machine played incredibly loud and fantastic....After gig bought better amp and speakers. Fact

    • @jeromelambe2449
      @jeromelambe2449 Рік тому

      I saw them in Brixton in 1978....to this day......beautiful.

  • @hairycub69
    @hairycub69 15 років тому +7

    I have always found Ralf Hutter oddly engangeing. He is the same age as one of my oldest friends - 62 who is now chubby silver haired but stills enjoys Kraftwerk. When I was around his apartment recently we both had great fun watching the "Maximun Minimum" DVD

  • @luizaugusto935
    @luizaugusto935 4 роки тому +15

    Ralf's ignorance, "talk to my robot!"

  • @traciepearce1888
    @traciepearce1888 4 роки тому +6

    🎹This band is fantastic,thanks to all the different band members we have had in this band,thanks to them we would not of had bands like,Depeche Mode OMD and Petshop Boys.Thanks Chaps.😊

  • @nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807
    @nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807 7 років тому +37

    After finishing Wolfenstein II, it's good to see that not all German robots want me dead.

    • @nickd7225
      @nickd7225 4 роки тому +1

      😆😆😆

    • @ggabey14
      @ggabey14 3 роки тому +1

      I think that a Kraftwerk song needs to be in a Wolfenstein game

  • @BugsBunnyandArchieMcIvor2025
    @BugsBunnyandArchieMcIvor2025 Рік тому +2

    My dad loves Kraftwerk!

  • @liamcarmody4217
    @liamcarmody4217 7 років тому +83

    I'm sure human Ralf is hidden somewhere answering the questions in real time

    • @nickd7225
      @nickd7225 4 роки тому +9

      He has a walkie talkie inside the robot and talks from it XD

    • @gregd6022
      @gregd6022 4 роки тому +2

      Nope, pre-recorded, sorry.

    • @yesman8074
      @yesman8074 3 роки тому

      Yeah there's noway that bot is an AI

    • @A-ProductionsYT
      @A-ProductionsYT 2 роки тому

      @@yesman8074 And it sounds a lot like ralf!

  • @Jefferdaughter
    @Jefferdaughter 14 років тому +72

    Pardon me, but I am personally aware of a number of women who are fanatical in their appreciation of Kraftwerk.

    • @Dandlion37
      @Dandlion37 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah... I’ve loved them right from the beginning...

    • @mattyfox_
      @mattyfox_ 3 роки тому +7

      I can't help but feel very offended by it and I'm male non binary

    • @Car_das_Auto
      @Car_das_Auto 6 місяців тому +2

      Never thought that people would assume that woman wouldn't listen to Kraftwerk 💀 what the hell

    • @RebeccaTurner-ny1xx
      @RebeccaTurner-ny1xx 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Car_das_Auto Bear in mind that in the 1960s Mr Spock of Star Trek was the subject of millions of women's fantasies. And surely he has a spiritual connection to Kraftwerk.

    • @voltnik-18
      @voltnik-18 5 місяців тому +1

      @@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx*Cough cough* KARL BARTOS *cough cough*

  • @Rthur2sheds
    @Rthur2sheds 12 років тому +31

    "Planet Rock" wasn't the first hip hop record, but it shattered the paradigm....

  • @jamezdd73
    @jamezdd73 15 років тому +3

    Numbers, at the end!
    That's the most I've seen Ralf move on stage since any 1980's footage I've seen on youtube! Very exciting.
    Thanks for the upload.

  • @creatornat
    @creatornat 8 років тому +177

    *Extremely* proud to be a female Kraftwerk fan.

    • @dedpxl
      @dedpxl 6 років тому +19

      no one cares what gender you are

    • @Emily-nk5vs
      @Emily-nk5vs 5 років тому +14

      Not like other girls, are we?

    • @OldBloxycube
      @OldBloxycube 5 років тому +6

      @cyanghost109 i'm Proud To be a Living Creature Kraftwerk fan

    • @EdithBurchett
      @EdithBurchett 5 років тому +5

      I was actually surprised when she said that, because my best female friends love them too.
      But yesss..... When I saw them in Düsseldorf on a concert, there where much more men.

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 4 роки тому +9

      @@dedpxl She's mentioning that because the presenter said almost all Kraftwerk fans are men. Did you pay attention?

  • @CarlosSantos-wq9yc
    @CarlosSantos-wq9yc 3 роки тому +7

    Kraftwerk representa a minha história , a minha vida ...

  • @josielpontocom
    @josielpontocom 10 років тому +158

    Tell her, it's KRAFTWERK not kraftwork!

  • @grunge_rocker
    @grunge_rocker Рік тому +2

    I love living in a world where we interview robots made after celebrities

  • @goldensolder44
    @goldensolder44 14 років тому +6

    I love them madly!!!!!!!
    KRAFTWERK WILL ALWAYS BE THE PIONEERS OF ELICTRONIC MUSIC!!!

  • @sureshparuthayil
    @sureshparuthayil 10 років тому +8

    in 70s, can anybody expect such a music which has relevance even now? they are the fathers of electronic. match their music with today's electronic band's, then you will start to respect them.

    • @TheArkchild
      @TheArkchild 4 роки тому

      💯💯✊🏾

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 3 роки тому

      Different times with different values

  • @sixstanger00
    @sixstanger00 5 років тому +5

    Decades ahead of their time

  • @TheArkchild
    @TheArkchild 4 роки тому +6

    Trans Europe Express was ahead of it time and generally a classic in my eyes 💯💯🔥🔥

    • @douglasfreeman3229
      @douglasfreeman3229 3 роки тому

      It was very ahead of it's time. It has the word "trans".

  • @infokriegerodin
    @infokriegerodin 3 роки тому +7

    these guys have written music history! love from germany and peace

  • @umaralansari
    @umaralansari 13 років тому +23

    Kraftwerk. Those crazy guys... Ralf Nütter, Florian Schnitzel-Hasslebun, Karl Barking and Wolfgang Flöored. Funny guys!
    No, really, I like Kraftwerk. ;)

  • @max2000warrior
    @max2000warrior 10 років тому +18

    "Technik durch Vorsprung"
    That's the motto of Audi.

  • @gernst5345
    @gernst5345 10 років тому +41

    I had no idea Brienne of Tarth was a journalist.

  • @Rhythm911
    @Rhythm911 3 роки тому +1

    As a decades long follower of all sounds electronic.... Since the late 80's they've had much more influence on the techno genres of Electronica, Industrial, recently EDM and even Global Rhythm influenced multi-genre music.

  • @Dettkin
    @Dettkin 12 років тому

    Your analysis couldn't really be any better than this. Congratulations,thumbs up for you dude

  • @JSTNtheWZRD
    @JSTNtheWZRD 2 роки тому +1

    Keeping the human element in the electronic music they make to this day - is the most dark thing to do.....and the most truthful.....

  • @AEKAskenburne
    @AEKAskenburne 14 років тому +5

    "... he is not only a robot - he 's a GERMAN robot." Hilarious. =D
    Greetings from Germany ;-)
    By the way: I am a woman and obviously I am not normal because I simply love KRAFTWERKs music.

  • @middleclassic
    @middleclassic 2 роки тому

    I’m so glad I actually saw them after years! I’m old enough enough to have seen them from the start but didn’t get around to it until around 2006-7 here in LA at the Greek Theater. A place I hate! But Kraftwerk were fantastic!

  • @Dettkin
    @Dettkin 12 років тому

    Well,I'm glad it was helpful. You're welcome,it's always good to find someone who states clearly his point of view,with such a good capacity to go straight to the core of the problem. And yes,the number of thumbs up is definitely reassuring,considering that we're on UA-cam ;)

  • @nicothemusicfan
    @nicothemusicfan 13 років тому +4

    Kraftwerk is freaking awesome they have had many innovations that were not even thought about. I really think these guys were aiming to progress music but not the type of music of today. I think they were going for a more progressive electronic sound that could quite possibly be mainstream music In the future which would be fantastic!

  • @danielleeproductions3756
    @danielleeproductions3756 Рік тому

    I Love remixing their music I've been listening to kraftwerk since the 70s

  • @Pedram-O
    @Pedram-O 14 років тому +7

    Godfathers of Electro. This band was WAAAY ahead his time and underrated because they were too progressive!!

  • @SirHawkeyeWho
    @SirHawkeyeWho 15 років тому +5

    hehehe I love how the Ralf bot still has no legs x]

  • @starbug66
    @starbug66 12 років тому +1

    Sehr gut. Vielen Danke :-)

  • @imochonai5723
    @imochonai5723 10 років тому +45

    Miranda Sawyer is the only robot in action here.

  • @Ducesweden
    @Ducesweden 11 років тому +2

    Nope, Evert Taube - Kinesiska Muren, was the first ever hip hop recorded.

  • @ger8722
    @ger8722 8 років тому +10

    Mucho gusto!! Fumar faso

  • @BugsBunnyandArchieMcIvor2025
    @BugsBunnyandArchieMcIvor2025 10 місяців тому +1

    Kraftwerk are like my Grandpa’s of electronic music

  • @levanthasis
    @levanthasis 3 роки тому +1

    - Somehow "Kraftwerk's" Music and "Trans Europe Express" for example gives me impressions of "Bauhaus" and "Constructivism". One of the most influential Bands ever, I agree, as said in this video.

  • @zackzallie8735
    @zackzallie8735 3 роки тому +1

    I love how my favorite bands are actually robots; Kraftwerk and Daft Punk

  • @JonathanGreene
    @JonathanGreene 15 років тому +2

    He's not just a robot, he's a German robot.

  • @melaniamonicacraciun9900
    @melaniamonicacraciun9900 2 роки тому

    So exciting every time

  • @luke144
    @luke144 5 місяців тому

    I like the dude that looks like Frankenstein. He's very dynamic.

  • @iamnaitsirk3091
    @iamnaitsirk3091 4 роки тому +2

    This and Dave Mustains interview with a Japanese puppet are cool.

  • @jongilbertson2106
    @jongilbertson2106 3 роки тому +1

    You also hear their influence in Rammstein.

  • @NIIVES
    @NIIVES 13 років тому

    That last sentence was very inspiring (:

  • @SuperSonicAnime19
    @SuperSonicAnime19 14 років тому +2

    best band in the world im hunting for every album from autobahn, radioactivity, Trans - Europe - Express, the man.machine ( best album ever ) computer world and tour de France

  • @Bandido894
    @Bandido894 4 роки тому +1

    Thought he'd say 'this interview ends now'. xD

  • @Rthur2sheds
    @Rthur2sheds 12 років тому

    The song at the end is "Numbers"

  • @kyilprkr
    @kyilprkr 13 років тому +4

    It's the German pimpin of technology....would you expect anything less!!!!! KEEP DA FUNK ALIVE!!!!!! KLING KLANG MUSIK NON STOP!!!!!

  • @Zwitter59
    @Zwitter59 14 років тому +2

    @gmilf71 Generally, he says KraftwerkI never heard him say "Craftwork"

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 12 років тому +1

    Yeah, in German, as you may know, it'd be nearer "Krafft-vairk" (as in "air") but I don't think the band would ever expect Brits to pronunce it like that. The Germans pronounce Jaguar (as in the cars) "Yag-yoo-ar".

  • @Satano99
    @Satano99 Рік тому

    5:20 We can't do zis! We have zo do ze zounz zheck!

  • @NuntiusLegis
    @NuntiusLegis 12 років тому

    Thank you for your kind words, plus without your comment and my notification via mail I would'nt have found out about the many thumbs up my remarks recieved here, which is somewhat reassuring.

  • @2steppa3
    @2steppa3 2 роки тому

    Planet Rock did not 'sample' Trans Europe Express - it was played on keyboard maybe by Arthur Baker?.

  • @massimilianorusso4847
    @massimilianorusso4847 10 років тому +1

    I like the band !

  • @simonburrows240
    @simonburrows240 3 роки тому +1

    'Planet Rock' is not the first ever hip hop record.

  • @lovegarbage
    @lovegarbage 2 роки тому

    'The band is European with German passports' , makes me smile because it is the Korrekt answer.

  • @Menfiz
    @Menfiz 4 роки тому +8

    +What's the last piece of music that really inspired you?
    -I'm always inspired by total silence....................and noice.

  • @EuropressMusic
    @EuropressMusic 12 років тому +3

    he's not only a robot... he's a GERMAN robot XD

  • @ryanwisbey3387
    @ryanwisbey3387 2 роки тому

    Found this interesting with one minor flaw. Gary numan wasnt influenced by kraftwerk. He said himself he was more influenced by uktravox with Jon Foxx and others if the post punk era.

  • @Dreamskater100
    @Dreamskater100 9 місяців тому

    I love Kraftwerk.
    🤖🎹🔢

  • @davesstuff1599
    @davesstuff1599 3 роки тому +1

    And the only group split was supposedly caused by a bike pump too.

  • @MarkusMakossa
    @MarkusMakossa 10 років тому +3

    einfach nur Geil

  • @HarryPotter87
    @HarryPotter87 8 років тому +21

    Still better music than Calvin Harris

    • @JustinJamesXJS
      @JustinJamesXJS 8 років тому +18

      Who the fuck is 'Calvin Harris'?

    • @maestro66uk
      @maestro66uk 8 років тому

      I've never heard of her either!

    • @ecardona53
      @ecardona53 7 років тому +5

      That's my physical education teacher's name, what the hell?

    • @chrisloganmusic
      @chrisloganmusic 7 років тому +2

      It's funny that Kraftwerk are the true godfathers of all music electronic. None of these DJs of today actually do anything live, except try to look like they're doing something; And all while their pre-produced .wav file plays on a laptop over the venue loudspeakers. They're no robots; THESE are the robots!

    • @communitywatch1687
      @communitywatch1687 7 років тому

      So does Kraftwerk lmao

  • @JasmineSurrealVideos
    @JasmineSurrealVideos 2 роки тому +1

    I love Ralf Hutters utterly perfect hair above his ears, such a precise line. I think their precision but odd warmth is what makes them magical wizards of the keyboard. Oddly enough, I've never met a male fan of Kraftwerk but a small helping of female fans, myself included, and yes I have met myself many times lol.

  • @B4Columbus
    @B4Columbus 9 років тому

    Correction: Planet Rock was not the very first Hip Hop record.

  • @freddymarcel-marcum6831
    @freddymarcel-marcum6831 8 років тому

    Miranda Sawyer is pretty good at breaking it all down and sorting things, and she's been behind many scenes for over twenty years, excellent journalism, she doesn't need to brag about it is all. Believe it or not not everyone wants to be Piers Morgan.

  • @ediionescu8424
    @ediionescu8424 5 років тому

    The best hit ever in the world electronics miuzic ! 1 milion like!

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 3 роки тому +1

    I don't like the fact she said Planet Rock was the first Hip Hop record. It wasn't. Trans Europe Express influenced the technology aspect of the music.

  • @AEKAskenburne
    @AEKAskenburne 14 років тому +1

    @tn800 Hi there, I guess, with "Zero-Situation" he refers to something, he said in an interview with Rock & Folk Magazine back in 1976: "The living culture of Central Europe was cut in the '30s, and all the intellectuals went to the U.S. or to France, or they were eliminated. We take back that culture of the '30s at the point where it was left, and this on a spiritual level..."

  • @Vebinz
    @Vebinz 13 років тому

    @SuperPirateTV
    Yes, but Kraftwerk didn't go predominantly-electronic until "Autobahn" in 1974, their first albums were apparently more real instruments it seems.

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 3 роки тому

      Quite true, albeit synthesisers are real instruments, too

    • @Vebinz
      @Vebinz 2 роки тому

      @@sexobscura
      True technically, but you know what meant. Non-electronic kinetic instruments.

  • @Greggorious123
    @Greggorious123 7 років тому +3

    His answers are very Zen

    • @CrossCuntryFranco
      @CrossCuntryFranco 7 років тому +1

      I think Ralf actually _became_ a Buddhist in the 60s :)

  • @maestro66uk
    @maestro66uk 8 років тому +1

    Talking to a lump of metal and rubber. I've fucking seen it all now!!

  • @BarryMcleod-b3r
    @BarryMcleod-b3r 21 день тому

    I seen them twice!

  • @B1SCOOP
    @B1SCOOP 13 років тому

    @tudgefunnel there were a bit more people who contributed to progress of modern music. You heard about Concrete Music movement? They were using oscillators and samples in 50s as well. But wait, electric guitar wasn't first electric instrument too, before that existed already few electric instruments. One good example is Theremin invented in 20s in USSR.

  • @andersonlimacanella3839
    @andersonlimacanella3839 6 років тому +18

    Is Kraftwerk (werk = Verk) no Kraft"work"..W in Deutsche is V

  • @paulmarkmoffat4638
    @paulmarkmoffat4638 3 місяці тому

    ich liebe Kraftwerk

  • @abdulsharif6541
    @abdulsharif6541 2 роки тому +1

    African Bam Bata Was NOT the first Hip Hop record...Not by a long shot...

  • @apeshly
    @apeshly 5 років тому

    the ralph bot is not advanced because it’s from the 1991 robots music video lol

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 14 років тому

    @twingokraftwerk
    Being a native English speaker, I think that you are right. They were starting from a clean sheet of paper.

  • @tn800
    @tn800 15 років тому

    Ja, it's simple.Thanks to you and wingokraftwerk ,

  • @Tristan.Suba.44
    @Tristan.Suba.44 Рік тому

    Thanks to nowadays progress in AI, they could fully express all the potential of their artistic view.

  • @sixstanger00
    @sixstanger00 7 років тому +2

    Daft Punk, these are your gods.

  • @PettyBlue1
    @PettyBlue1 12 років тому +1

    I'm a woman and I haven't got a clue! I think Rolling Stones have a rather strong appeal for ladies too, since they are good-lookers, and their music contains the feeling of excitement. U2-wise - take them, they are so lukewarm in everything they do. My personal taste revolves around rock'n'roll, art rock, krautrock, punk, experimental, electronic and classic...ah, no, I can't judge in that way, I like everyting that sounds good! :]

  • @Erdertainment
    @Erdertainment 11 років тому +2

    it's funny to hear the american moderator saying "Kraftwerk" as a German xD

    • @anonymous-cq7wj
      @anonymous-cq7wj Рік тому

      hahah i don't think the interviewers American, sounds more like a British accent. Plus it's on BBC so that's more likely

  • @vincentwilliams2089
    @vincentwilliams2089 6 років тому

    Planet Rock was not the first hip hop record ,the first hip-hop record was Rappers Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang

  • @SuperPirateTV
    @SuperPirateTV 13 років тому +1

    @Vebinz
    thats true.but popcorn was not electronic too :-P