Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Kraftwerk Member Suffers Heart Attack and Court Win Overturned

According to CMJ a source at EMI stated that recent Australian show was canceled because member Fritz Hilpert suffered a minor heart attack. He was reportedly seen on site and advised to check into a hospital - which he did, for one night. Hilpert and band mates played the following date and have not canceled any further shows. Kraftwerk has released no official statement and there is no mention of this incident on their official website.

Additionally the band's copyright case verdict has been overturned in favor of the defendant Moses Pelham (producer). The band sued Pelham over a 1997 use of a two second sample which was not cleared. The sample was used in the song "Nur Mir" by Sabrina Setlur.

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