CALLING ALL ROBOTS!

New Kraftwerk record out.

"Tour de France Soundtracks" which coincides with the anniversary of the bike race of the same name.

I just got it, so far so good.

please. re.port. to. the. dance. floor.

Pak-chooie! Exe. not >>>> recogniz.ed. pre>>>pare to be pushed down stairs.

Target >>>>> thread creator.

that's not very robot-like. you're totally posing. a robot would commit suicide before it harms a human, allows harm to come to a human by inaction, and, err..what was the third rule? dammit Azimov...

anyway...yeah..I checked it out and it's good.

We do not use a Macintosh
Instead we use a Tandy
Kompressor break your glowstick
Kompressor eat your candy
Kompressor open jars
Kompressor real intense
Kompressor hates you all
Because Kompressor DOES NOT DANCE!

I thought the new album was only ok. It's no Computer World or Man-Machine.

Oddly, its much less distinctive than their earlier records.

Lemonkid, it's all about the German version of Man Machine, Die Mensch-Maschine.

There's nothing quite like Neonlicht to make you love Kraftwerk.

agreed. although I'd give it a 'better than ok'. I'd definitely play some of this in a set. I'm happiest that after so long, a new Kraftwerk full-length can be current, definitely enjoyable and dj-able, and not cheesey.

I don't think it'd be possible for them to be as distinctive as their earlier records since they basically invented the sound of minimal dance music -- that's musical as well. we've had 30 years of Kraftwerk to rip off. I thought Expo 2000 was pretty dignified and well executed. First Kraftwerk record that really works the low-end, too.

You mean it has actual songs? and not 10 mixes of one track? Yow.....It could be good

mechanical said:
B]null " although I'd give it a 'better than ok'. I'd definitely play some of this in a set. I'm happiest that after so long, a new Kraftwerk full-length can be current, definitely enjoyable and dj-able, and not cheesey. "

agree w/ you 100%, the fact that they made a relevant and decent record is amazing. after so much bullshit from this group about a new record, this one is great one.[

[Edited on Aug 20, 2003 by BulliT]

beep, beep, boop!

K! is for Kompressor!!!!


YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

yea!!!

K is for Kompressor!!

kompressor has become what kraftwerk should have. don't get me wrong, i love those nutty germans to death...but their production over the last few years has gotten, ummm, too clean sounding. i guess its lost its electro soul. i haven't heard the new one in its entirety but i do know EXPO 2000 sucked it bigtime.

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[Edited on Aug 20, 2003 by hyparxis]

Kraftwerk is still around? They've gotta be in their 60's by now.

The first album I ever had my mom buy me was Autobahn and I still love that stupid album.

I checked out Kompressor. Sounded like some indie-joke-electro. maybe that's the point. As far as their production getting cleaner, I think records like Trans Europe Express and Computer World are pretty fucking clinical. You want dirtier, listen to some YMO, who are also amazing. I liked Expo2000, especially on a huge system. The remixes are pretty cool as well. They invented the genre, I couldn't expect them at probably 60 to carry the torch forward when you've had a decade of Aphex Twin, plus newer stuff like Mouse on Mars or the stuff on Kompakt like Closer Music, which is minimal as hell.

im so cool ive never even heard of this band.

(note my sarcasm)

I'm the operator w/my pocket calculator...you know, I left a journal entry of mine w/all the lyrics to that song up for like a month and nobody got the reference(!) I heard the new one owes a lot to deep/funky French house more than Krautrock/early electro...still haven't heard it, though...thoughts? opinions?

try:

http://www.allmusic.com
for a relativaly good explanation....type "kraftwerk" into the little search box thingie....

spaaaace laaaaaab