Very much agreed! When I first heard of Komputer I dismissed them as some sad rip off band without ideas of their own. But then "Looking Down on London" got me hooked and I gave "The World of Tomorrow" a proper listen. And it is a great electronic pop record. Obviously, the production is Kraftwerk down to the smallest detail but they have songwriting skills of their own. A particular favourite is "Valentina". Quite surprised to hear that they are the same people as Fortran 5 though. I always thought Fortran 5 was very bland... Erik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oystein Moe" <oyst1@hotmail.com> To: <Kraftwerk@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:48 PM Subject: [Kraftwerk] Komputer
Now, Kraftwelt I know nothing about, or rather; what I know didn't encourage me to delve further into them. Bah, humbug.
But when the Sun god has the impertinence to utter:
Komputer is the opposite. They sound a lot like Kraftwerk, but with slightly cheesier modern techno sounds, and they have refused to acknowledge that they're influenced by Kraftwerk. A couple of their earlier songs are direct KW ripoffs - notably "Oh, Synthesizer" which >is just a permutation of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights".
I beg to differ. I've interviewed them (late '98, they toured and played Oslo, unlike most bands), and they talked quite a bit about their obsession with Kraftwerk. Yes, and other bands, like the ones they mention on Mute's site, But if you're uncertain about where they "come from", take a look at their name, f'chrissake. Not Computer Magic Orchestra. Not Computelex. K-omputer. Gettit?
Rewriting Kraftwerk's songs, as indeed they have done, is a more mature, more dignified and more musicianly tribute to Kraftwerk than merely doing their songs. (Which, as most will agree, has been done immaculately by, yes, Kraftwerk).
The World of Tomorrow is Highly Recommended. If you recognize a riff here and a chord change there, know that they want you to.
So there. Oystein
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