July 2003 - Kraftwerk - mailman.xmission.com

by ian tyson 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

>>"First new album in 17 years", people who say that have absolutely no >>clue... >What do you mean? The Mix was a remix compilation, not "a new album" as >such. You say the article is wrong about that? In my humble opinion The Mix was certainly a "new album". It is more than a simple remix compilation. A remix album is usually a producers reworking of master recordings. I think of The Mix as a concept album. An interpretation of KW by KW themselves (KW through the looking glass!). The album may use previous compositions, but it is digital rerecordings creating new sounds by the artists themselves. I think that concept has been lost on a lot of people. I would not like to say that the article that featured the above quote was "wrong", that is open to interpretation. My viewpoint is that "The Mix" is an original KW album (and one of the best KW albums) and is in the true spirit of KW in that it has a theme or concept. And in true KW style it has a concept that is quite innovative for its time. In this case the concept has moved away from tangible subjects such as transport, communication, computers etc, to something much more abstract; identity (digital reincarnation??) identity through time perhaps? (anti nostalgia!). I look forward to hearing the new album. I have always been slightly disappointed that the cycling concept album was (apparently) abandoned. Perhaps the experience of cycling was a bit too abstract a subject at a time when people found it revolutionary for KW to release an album solely about computers, with bizarre sci-fi ideas like people dating via computers. As we move towards a post technology era where people are rarely awe-struck by new inventions (mobile phones can now transmit photographs.... who cares!) perhaps we can now appreciate the superior technology of the bicycle, superior because of its minimalism (and I would expect the new album to be minimalist), its environmental compatibility, and above all, it is fuelled by an aesthetic synergy between man and machine. ian t _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile

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My first impression of Tour de France Soundtracks
by Svensson, Joakim 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

I forgot to add one thing: Wow! Fantastic! Marvelous! Cool! and so on - this is a very good record, no doubt! Joakim This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.

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"Vitamin" snippet on BBC website - now downloadable
by Svensson, Joakim 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

Hi! I managed to capture the files published on BBC earlier today. One is a 30 seconds snippet of Vitamin and the second is a 2 minutes version of Vitamin + a review by Andrew Collin and some guests. The sound quality is not great; I had to take an analogue roundtrip... You can download them from my FTP server: IP 217.208.148.224 User: TDF2003 PW: TDF2003 They're in the "BBC 6 music" folder (invisible, you'll have to CD yourself) Enjoy! Joakim This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.

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"Vitamin" snippet on BBC website
by Klaus Zaepke 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

There's a brief Realaudio preview of "Vitamin" on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/presenters/andrew_collins/roundtable. shtml Klaus Zaepke

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Re: Karl Bartos "Communication" album
by Klaus Zaepke 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

> The release of the new Karl Bartos album "Communication" > seems imminent. There's a lavish promo box up for sale on eBay > that includes a CD with the following tracklisting: > 1.The Camera > 2. I'm The Message > 3.15 Minutes Of Fame > 4.Reality > 5. Electronic Apeman > 6.Life > 7.Cyberspace > 8.Interview > 9.Ultraviolet > 10. Another Reality There will be also a limited enhanced CD edition with the following extra content: " 11.I'm The Message (Video) (plus link to download exclusive remixes by Felix" (Da Housecat?) Source: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000APYO2/qid=10592 51570/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_9_1/028-2468489-6891702 Klaus Zaepke

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RE: [Kraftwerk] "Vitamin" snippet on BBC website
by Svensson, Joakim 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

This is great! The snippet is too short to make out how the track really will sound (full length is 8 minutes), but the sound and feel of it is really great. I also listened to the Roundtable : 6 Music : Rock & Alt radio show and at 1:47:12 - you can hear a 2 minute part of the song, lots of tempo changes, harmony changes and texture changes. Some of the sounds build on the sounds I love in Metal on Metal. The voice is very nice - at least 3 layers which interact with each other in an indeed smooth way. Also - I think it don't sound even close to the new songs they've played live the last years. Some quotes from Andrew Collin and guests reviewers: "They are the German Jane's Addiction" "They've been going 100 years..." "Nice to see they've been using the last 20 years productively - but some say 'What ain't broke, don't fix it'" "Very good album - it doesn't differ a lot from the song we just heard" "Kraftwerk aren't in the business of differing a lot" "DNA of everything we hear today" "Very, very good indeed" "It's too good; in fact, it makes us all feel silly" "Funny enough for such a forward thinking, futuristic band it sounds a bit dated... but it's very good" "I'd like to hear the rest of the album, it's quality..." "I like it a lot" "I think they're fantastic" "They cast a very long shadow" They also reviewed the TdF 2003 Soundtracks album and gave it (on a scale 1-10): Phil: 8 Angeline: 8 - "they're an institution" Paul: 7 I'm looking forward to next Monday! Joakim -----Original Message----- There's a brief Realaudio preview of "Vitamin" on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/presenters/andrew_collins/roundtable.shtml Klaus Zaepke This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.

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Fluer autobiography reissue postponed
by Klaus Zaepke 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

The German reissue of Wolfgang Fluer's autobiography "Ich war ein Roboter", which was originally scheduled for May, has been put back to December 2003, according to amazon.de...: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/380252926X/qid=1059252 399/sr=2-2/ref=sr_aps_prod_2_1/028-2468489-6891702 Klaus Zaepke

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emimusic.de update
by Klaus Zaepke 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

The German EMI website was updated with a new Kraftwerk biography: http://www.capitol-music.de/cms/9/500021/bio.html Klaus Zaepke

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DVD / LP Bootleg News
by Klaus Zaepke 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

There are two new Kraftwerk bootlegs out: 1) "Den Atelier", DVD video, Live Luxembourg 2002, "Klingklang" UKLVDVD 7997626 2) "Caution", LP, Live St. Ingbert 1971. Klaus Zaepke

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Re:Bootlegs
by Vincent Smits 26 Jul '03

26 Jul '03

In regard to bootlegs, I think the Kraftwerk web community is missing an online bootleg cd/lp/dvd guide, like there are for other groups (U2 for instance). Though there are several online discographies that include bootlegs, there is no mentioning of any additional info like sound quality etc. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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