Description

This is the definitive compilation of ex-Kraftwerk percussionist Wolfgang Flürs electronic pop output from 2002 to the present day. As the ex electro-drummer of German electronic legends Kraftwerk, Flür, with his then musical partner Florian Schneider, developed the worlds first electric drum pads board in 1973 for their recordings and stage performances.

ELOQUENCE starts with his sung autobiography, I Was A Robot which was a No.6 hit on the German Club charts; Flürs Kraftwerk heritage is evident, but, whereas Kraftwerk were known for their stripped down arrangements, Flür overlays lush melodies that fuse elements of electronica, jazz, Krautrock, dance music and verbatim theatre into one truly timeless and innovative album. Flür states, If Kraftwerk played minimal electro, then I now play maximal electro.

Flürs collaboration with Nitzer Ebbs Bon Harris produced the track Axis of Envy. Flür also co-operated with Anni Hogan (former Marc & The Mambas pianist / musical director) on the delicate and affecting closing track Golden Light. Wolfgangs collaborations are as global as his stature; Moda Makina (Fashion Machine) having been created with Ramón Amezcua of Mexican band Nortec Collective.

One final highlight of this innovative, eclectic and warmly electronic album is Flürs collaboration with Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto on Staying In The Shadow.