(OT) Anthony Rother (was Re: [Kraftwerk] RE: Arpanet Album)
Erik Jälevik wrote:
On the same note, I'd like to recommend Anthony Rother's "Simulationszeitalter" to everyone who hasn't heard it. It is a brilliant album steeped in the Kraftwerk spirit but yet quite modern sounding. It sounds like what, in my opinion, Kraftwerk ought to sound like if they released anything new today.
That album has its moments, but (and this is a big BUT for me) it sounds too Detroit-ish for my taste (read: I'm not a Detroit music fan at all, yes they imitate KW to death, but I just can't dig their music). I do own "Simulationszeitalter", and I listen to it only because I like a couple of tunes, but I must admit that I do find the album as a whole, a bit boring, specially for the lack of peaks and melodies. Kraftwerk wrote beautiful infectious songs, Rother writes powerful tunes with some really bitching gear, but that's about it, it does not move the listener the way Kraftwerk does, at least that's the way I feel about him. Another example I can think of is Monolake. They write some very infectious grooves using some top of the line synths, but they lack what made me a KW fan in the first place: song crafting. Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting any of them down. I do like and respect both Rother and Monolake at what they do, but when comparing them with KW, IMHO they fell way short. Enrique np: Monolake "Cinemascope"
That album has its moments, but (and this is a big BUT for me) it sounds too Detroit-ish for my taste (read: I'm not a Detroit music fan at all, yes they imitate KW to death, but I just can't dig their music).
I don't actually think it's that Detroit-y. In my ears it's got a very European feel to it (with vocals in German and all). It's too sculpted and atmospheric to be classified as Detroit-ish I reckon. Having said that though, I suppose some of it is not too far from Carl Craig's finer moments...
boring, specially for the lack of peaks and melodies. Kraftwerk wrote beautiful infectious songs, Rother writes powerful tunes with some really bitching gear, but that's about it, it does not move the listener the way Kraftwerk does, at least that's the way I feel about him.
Agreed about the songs. But I would definitely say that a track like "Biomechanik" with its beautiful harmonies and melodies evokes the same sort of feelings when you listen to it as the outros to "Computer Love" and "It's More Fun to Compute" do.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting any of them down. I do like and respect both Rother and Monolake at what they do, but when comparing them with KW, IMHO they fell way short.
Of course. EVERYONE falls short of Kraftwerk. That's why I'm on this list. :) It was more a recommendation of what I think is a very good album. There's a thank you to Karl Bartos on the album by the way. Does anyone know if he was actually involved somehow? Not entirely unlikely as he's remixed Rother stuff and Rother's remixed his "15 minutes". Erik
From: "Erik Jälevik" <erik@tinyonline.co.uk>
There's a thank you to Karl Bartos on the album by the way. Does anyone know if he was actually involved somehow? Not entirely unlikely as he's remixed Rother stuff and Rother's remixed his "15 minutes".
it's NOT too far fetched to say that rother & bartos has become friends over their collaborations !!! ;-) however ... many greetinx , oh jay ;-) *~\^/~*
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