Wolfgang Flür Times
Released Mar 28, 2025 SFE
Early read 2 professional reviews Updated Dec 9, 2025
Split critical consensus
Early read based on 2 professional reviews. Wolfgang Flür's Times arrives as a collision of legacy and reinvention, trading on Kraftwerk signifiers while attempting modernized synthpop ambition.
How ChoruScore worksCritics' Top Tracks
The songs critics returned to most
Global Youth
1 critic mention
“This reaches a peak during the seven-minute odyssey Global Youth” — Louder Than War
Sexersizer
1 critic mention
“The synthetic bump ‘n’ grind of Sexersiser is where the album most resembles the work of Flür’s ex-colleagues” — Louder Than War
Cinema (feat. Fabrice Lig)
1 critic mention
“helps make “Cinema” into smooth synthpop” — PopMatters
Full critic consensus
Wolfgang Flür's Times arrives as a collision of legacy and reinvention, trading on Kraftwerk signifiers while attempting modernized synthpop ambition. Across professional reviews critics clock a mixed but engaged response to the record, with particular praise for collaborations that push Flür beyond mere nostalgia.
The critical consensus is measured: Times earned a 62/100 consensus score across 2 professional reviews, where reviewers consistently note the album's dense production and its dialogue with Düsseldorf electronic heritage. Reviewers praised “Global Youth” in both its iterations, crediting Boris Blank and Emil Schult for chugging, controlled-chaos textures and a seven-minute scope that functions as the album's centerpiece. “Cinema (feat. Fabrice Lig)” also emerges as a standout track, Lauder Than War and PopMatters observing Fabrice Lig's contribution as turning the cut into a sturdy synthpop moment. By contrast, songs such as “Sexersizer” earn mixed reactions, singled out as emblematic of the album's uneven flirtation with past templates.
Nuance across reviews matters: some critics celebrate how guest artists - from Juan Atkins on “Posh (feat. Juan Atkins)” to Fabrice Lig - serve Flür's vision without overwhelming it, framing the record as forward-looking despite frequent nostalgia. Other critics find parts of the record slip into affectionate pastiche, arguing that the legacy-versus-independence tension leaves several tracks less memorable.
For readers seeking whether Times is worth listening to, the consensus suggests a listen for the standout tracks and for anyone interested in how a former Kraftwerk percussionist reinterprets that history; the album rewards engagement more than casual plays.
Track Ratings
How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.
Posh (feat. Juan Atkins)
Planet In Fever (feat. U96 & Emil Schult)
Cinema (feat. Fabrice Lig)
Far Away
Future (feat. NEWMEN)
Über_All (feat. Peter Hook)
Magazine (feat. Imppu Rework)
Property (feat. Anthony Rother)
Times
Global Youth (feat. Boris Blank & Emil Schult)
Sexersizer (feat. U96)
Hildebrandlied (feat. U96)
Monday To The Moon (feat. Peter Hook)
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What Critics Are Saying
Deep insights from 3 critics who reviewed this album
Critic's Take
Ultimately the critic presents Times as valuable chiefly because Flür keeps the Kraftwerk ethos alive, even if much of the record feels like well-crafted pastiche.
Key Points
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The album’s core strength is Flür’s authenticity and his ability to assemble guests who occasionally nudge the Kraftwerk legacy forward.
Themes
Critic's Take
He admires how guest stars serve Flür's vision rather than dominate it, which helps explain why these songs stand out on a set lacking singalong choruses. The result, he argues, is a landmark, forward-looking collection that transcends the weight of the past.
Key Points
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The album's core strength is dense, layered production that lets guest stars serve Flür's vision while pushing beyond Kraftwerk's limitations.