Karl Bartos

On the day Karl Bartos starts his solo tour in Germany, Kraftwerk will receive in Los Angeles a Grammy for their lifetime achievements. Bartos was a member of Kraftwerk between 1975 and 1990, co-author of many of their most important and famous songs, like "Die Roboter" or "Tour de France". The new album "Off The Record" is in a way a bridge between the old sound that made him famous and his current position as a sound artist.
A while ago I reached Karl Bartos on Skype and talked to him about his new record and his long musical history: