Kraftwerk - The Catalogue

[Dick Head]

Trans Europe Express for it's huge influence in the worlds of both hip-hop and techno.

And the world of world!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This....Europe Endless is the most sublime electronic toon I've ever heard

Fair comment. I was listening to this earlier today; incredible stuff.

 

[Wozza]

Minimum-Maximum...

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm going to try and get Amsterdam tickets for Autobahn and Radioactivity. Should make for a nice weekend with die Frau.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Bagged some tickets for Radioactivity on the Saturday.

 

[AIT76]

Is no-one going to vote for Electric Cafe? (sorry, Techno Pop)

It does sound horribly dated next to the others with the Kevorkian production and the 'singing'.

Man Machine is certainly my favourite,, but completely agree that listening to Europe Endless is the best way to send 9 mins 40 seconds.

 

[KLUNK]

Is no-one going to vote for Electric Cafe? (sorry, Techno Pop)

It does sound horribly dated next to the others with the Kevorkian production and the 'singing'.

Man Machine is certainly my favourite,, but completely agree that listening to Europe Endless is the best way to send 9 mins 40 seconds.

It isn't my favourite Kraftwerk album, but Electric Café is the one I listen to the most. Have to be in the right mood for most of the others, but a bit of 'Boing Boom Tschak' is great for toing and froing work in the car.
Will they ever release another record?

 

[1swedegull]

Autobahn for me , the first time i heard any of it as a youngster was when a middle bit was used in a BBC kids programme ... also the use of kometmelodie(sp) for various airshows ( usually red arrows ) when the BBC covered such things .
After that I discovered trans europe express and also like the maximum-minimum album.

 

[Machiavelli]

Bagged some tickets for Radioactivity on the Saturday.

Saw Radioactivity at Tate Modern. It was memorable.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Saw Radioactivity at Tate Modern. It was memorable.

It's a wonderful album. I have been playing it a lot after getting the tickets and forgot how brilliant it can be.

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

I hated having to choose, as I love them all.
Geniuses.
My friend Emile saw them at tribal gathering in the mid 90's and admitted to openly weeping with happiness (and no, he hadnt got on the pills).

 

[mreprice]

Autobahn for me and their 3D shows at the Sydney Opera House a couple of years ago were magnificent.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I've really been getting into Trans Europe Express again recently and after the gig last night was reading some stuff about it's legacy.

the album "is often cited as perhaps the archetypal (and most accessible) Kraftwerk album ... Overall, Trans-Europe Express offers the best blend of minimalism, mechanized rhythms, and crafted, catchy melodies in the group's catalog".

the album "changed the face of American dance music"

"Trans-Europe Express is all at once antique, timeless, retro and contemporary"

"Its status as modern electronic music's birth certificate is well-earned"

"the day will soon come, if it hasn't already, that Trans-Europe Express joins the ranks of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Exile on Main Street as a record that simply cannot be written about".

It's all true isnt it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

PS I am currently driving the Frau nuts with my Kraftwerk hyperactivity.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Ah Kraftwerk a fine band and my all time number 3 favourite German band after Can and Neu and a little ahead of Kraan in my Germanic music appreciation list!

U2 konnte nicht thier Stiefel schnüren!

TNBA

TTF

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Just announced a series of Katalog shows in Oslo in Aug 2016. Going to try and see Computer World this time.