{"product_id":"times-3","title":"Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew studio album from \u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e member circa 1974 to 1986. Featuring many big name synth-pop and dance music collaborators including German techno duo \u003cstrong\u003eU96\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBoris Blank\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eYello\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Vangarde\u003c\/strong\u003e (ex-\u003cem\u003eDaft Punk\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eJuan Atkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAntony Rother\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEmil Schult\u003c\/strong\u003e (ex-\u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e collaborator) and \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e (ex-\u003cem\u003eNew Order\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere were four members in \u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e's often mooted classic period from 1974's \u003cem\u003eAutobahn\u003c\/em\u003e to 1986's \u003cem\u003eElectric Café\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Flür\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of them, the band's erstwhile electronic percussionist. \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Flür\u003c\/strong\u003e's subsequent and celebrated emergence as a solo, creative electro-pop tour de force has been steadfast and determined. His early life's musical immersion in \u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e instilled a dramatic electronic\/synth sensibility which has become, in his highly productive later life, a gift that keeps on giving with a dependability and surprise factor that has eluded many of his contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor now, he holds the torch for the continuing creativity of his generation of electronic music pioneers: inspiring and entertaining, while still pushing boundaries within his unique oeuvre of highly melodic, narrative-led, retro-futurism. His music is immersive and though he grapples with the accelerated passing of time and the rapidity of changes therein, he does it with a celebratory optimism; a relentless, infectious hope for humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SFE","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51040859128139,"sku":"2237808","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51040859357515,"sku":"2237809","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2025-01-03_at_23.13.40_90572ad4_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1735989199","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/times-3","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}