The Catalogue is out on 5th October, yes it will actually be released
ASMO23
Kraftwerk
12345678 THE CATALOGUE
FOUR DECADES OF MASTERWORKS
CD, CD BOX SET, VINYL & DOWNLOAD
Mute: 5th OCTOBER 2009
KRAFTWERK: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered
masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their
landmark 1974 hit ‘Autobahn’ by releasing digitally remastered
versions of eight astounding albums on 5th October 2009. Rolling back
musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career,
Dusseldorf's Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations
for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain
reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in
all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From Bowie to Daft
Punk, Aphex Twin to Portishead, Dr Dre to LCD Soundsystem, and almost
everyone in between, the mark of Kraftwerk is endless, endless.
In 2009 Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the
latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still
sound like nothing else in the history of music. Kraftwerk are unique,
pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their
streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as
tomorrow, transcendent and sublime.
12345678 The Catalogue will be released across the following formats;
· 8 x individual CDs presented in special slipcases featuring newly
expanded artwork, including many previously unseen images all of which
have been reproduced to the highest technical standards.
· CD Box Set containing 8 x CDs in ‘mini-vinyl’ card wallet packaging,
plus individual large format booklets.
· 8 x individual heavyweight vinyl LPs with large format booklets.
· Digital downloads.
After their recent jaw dropping 3-D show at the Manchester Velodrome,
Kraftwerk’s next UK live appearance will be as headliners for Bestival
on 12th September.
For further information please contact Caroline, John, or Nicki at Out
Promotion
on 0207 434 4525 or firs...@out-london.co.uk
www.mute.com / http://www.kraftwerk.com/
12345678 THE CATALOGUE
AUTOBAHN (1974)
With its iconic Emil Schult sleeve, Kraftwerk release their
international breakthrough album. The symphonic title track, an epic
ode to the joys of motorway travel, wraps a mesmerising motorik rhythm
around a sampled collage of car horns, engine noise, whirring tyres
and radio crackle. In edited form, it becomes a revolutionary hit
single around the world.
Elsewhere, in wordless industrial folk music, the band reveal both
their light and dark sides – ‘Mitternacht’ is all creeping midnight
shadows, while ‘Morgenspaziergang’ is fresh with morning dew and
birdsong. Two versions of ‘Kometenmelodie’, one a starkly gothic
prowl, the other a sunny electro boogie, provide further instrumental
sound paintings. Pure and strong and bold, Kraftwerk compose cinema
for the ears. The pop world falls in love with them.
RADIO-ACTIVITY (1975)
Kraftwerk embrace the atomic age with mixed emotions. Surfing on sine
waves, scanning the stratosphere for stray radio signals, they plug
themselves into a buzzing grid of energy and communication. From the
stately eco-angst anthem ‘Radioactivity’ to the synthetic Gregorian
chants of ‘Radio Stars’ and the melancholy machine processional of
‘Ohm Sweet Ohm’, a sombre but engrossing monumentalism dominates.
With heavily processed vocals in both German and English, Kraftwerk go
global with depth and majesty. If factories and power stations are the
new cathedrals, they write liturgies for a new industrial epoch.
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS (1977)
Kraftwerk celebrate Europe's romantic past and shimmering future with
a glistening panorama of elegance and decadence, travel and
technology. The infinite vistas of ‘Europe Endless’ and ‘Endless
Endless’ bookend the album, which includes the unsettling Kafka-esque
fable ‘The Hall Of Mirrors’ and the hilarious ‘Showroom Dummies’ -
Kraftwerk's elegantly ironic reply to critiques of their deadpan
manner.
But it is the streamlined rhythmic locomotive of ‘Trans Europe
Express’ which dominates with its doppler-effect melodic swerves and
hypnotic, pneumatic, piston-pumping rhythm. Along with its sister
track, ‘Metal On Metal’ which New York DJ Afrika Bambaataa would re-
construct five years later for his own seminal ‘Planet Rock’, this
milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on
the early pioneers of hip-hop & sampling, electro and industrial
music. Poetry in motion.
THE MAN MACHINE (1978)
A bold new look, sound and concept for Kraftwerk. Over supple
processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and
trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and
engineering, the seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant
glamour of celebrity. Clipped and funky, ‘The Robots’ adds another
dimension to Kraftwerk's ultra-dry sense of humour. Behind its
intoxicating melodic pulse, ‘The Model’ is a highly prophetic satire
on the beauty industry, so ahead of its time that it only becomes a UK
chart-topper by accident three years later. And ‘Neon Lights’ is
Kraftwerk's most achingly romantic song to date, a sci-fi lullaby for
cities at twilight. Pure magic.
COMPUTER WORLD (1981)
Kraftwerk beam themselves into the future by writing about home
computers, online dating and globalised electronic surveillance years
before these phenomena truly come into being. A journey into the
bright hopes and dark fears of the booming microchip revolution,
‘Computer World’ is a serenely beautiful and almost seamless collage
of sensual melodies and liquid beatscapes. Tracks like ‘Numbers’ and
‘Pocket Calculator’, with their weightless bleeps and elastic beats,
predict the silky rhythms of Chicago house and inspire a generation of
Detroit techno artists. Kraftwerk's fanfare for the silicon age still
sounds ageless, timeless and throbbing with invention.
TECHNO POP (1986)
Kraftwerk return from five years of silence to reclaim their throne as
leaders of a machine-pop revolution that they themselves began over a
decade before. Their ‘Techno Pop’ album, first released under the name
‘Electric Café’ but now restored to its originally intended title,
provides a 360-degree overview of a multi-lingual, multi-channel,
musically diverse global village.
From the block-rocking beats of ‘Boing Boom Tschack’ to the electronic
funk and computer animation of ‘Musique Non Stop’, Kraftwerk soar into
the digital age. Their first excursion into digital recording finds
both beauty and unease in a polyglot world of permanent media
overload. Once again, Dusseldorf’s test pilots of the musical future
effortlessly break new ground.
THE MIX (1991)
Kraftwerk's first fully digital album confirmed their clubland
credentials and reworked 11 of their best-loved tunes for a new
generation. Painstakingly reconstructed and sequenced in the band's
Kling Klang studio, new versions of tracks like ‘The Robots’, ‘Trans
Europe Express’ and ‘Home Computer’ now feature more funky rhythms and
cleaned-up, liquid-crystal sounds. A stark warning about pollution at
Sellafield is added to the glistening overhaul of ‘Radioactivity’,
sparking a war of words with British Nuclear Fuels. But most of all,
‘The Mix’ is a career-spanning collection of legendary electro anthems
and a classy acknowledgment of the two-way traffic between Kraftwerk
and club culture.
TOUR DE FRANCE (2003)
The year 2003 marked the centenary of the Tour de France, the
conceptual starting line for Kraftwerk's first album for over a
decade. Although it features an immaculate new version of a 20-year-
old former single, the exquisitely graceful ‘Tour de France’, pop
nostalgia is not on the menu. From the chunky cyber-funk of ‘Vitamin’
to the restless metallic shimmers of ’Aéro Dynamik’, this is
emphatically the sound of 21st century techno visionaries.
www.mute.com / http://www.kraftwerk.com/
cheers
Ed
JB&JB
At first it was due to be released the 7th of september, now the 5th of
october. Do they run on Microsoft?
http://www.emimusic.nl/external/microsites/Catalogus/binnenkort.html
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Mute Press Release
Kraftwerk
12345678 THE CATALOGUE
FOUR DECADES OF MASTERWORKS
CD, CD BOX SET, VINYL & DOWNLOAD
Mute: 5th OCTOBER 2009
KRAFTWERK: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered
masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their
landmark 1974 hit �Autobahn� by releasing digitally remastered
versions of eight astounding albums on 5th October 2009. Rolling back
musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career,
Dusseldorf's Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations
for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain
reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in
all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From Bowie to Daft
Punk, Aphex Twin to Portishead, Dr Dre to LCD Soundsystem, and almost
everyone in between, the mark of Kraftwerk is endless, endless.
In 2009 Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the
latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still
sound like nothing else in the history of music. Kraftwerk are unique,
pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their
streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as
tomorrow, transcendent and sublime.
12345678 The Catalogue will be released across the following formats;
� 8 x individual CDs presented in special slipcases featuring newly
expanded artwork, including many previously unseen images all of which
have been reproduced to the highest technical standards.
� CD Box Set containing 8 x CDs in �mini-vinyl� card wallet packaging,
plus individual large format booklets.
� 8 x individual heavyweight vinyl LPs with large format booklets.
� Digital downloads.
After their recent jaw dropping 3-D show at the Manchester Velodrome,
Kraftwerk�s next UK live appearance will be as headliners for Bestival
on 12th September.
For further information please contact Caroline, John, or Nicki at Out
Promotion
on 0207 434 4525 or firs...@out-london.co.uk
www.mute.com / http://www.kraftwerk.com/
12345678 THE CATALOGUE
AUTOBAHN (1974)
With its iconic Emil Schult sleeve, Kraftwerk release their
international breakthrough album. The symphonic title track, an epic
ode to the joys of motorway travel, wraps a mesmerising motorik rhythm
around a sampled collage of car horns, engine noise, whirring tyres
and radio crackle. In edited form, it becomes a revolutionary hit
single around the world.
Elsewhere, in wordless industrial folk music, the band reveal both
their light and dark sides � �Mitternacht� is all creeping midnight
shadows, while �Morgenspaziergang� is fresh with morning dew and
birdsong. Two versions of �Kometenmelodie�, one a starkly gothic
prowl, the other a sunny electro boogie, provide further instrumental
sound paintings. Pure and strong and bold, Kraftwerk compose cinema
for the ears. The pop world falls in love with them.
RADIO-ACTIVITY (1975)
Kraftwerk embrace the atomic age with mixed emotions. Surfing on sine
waves, scanning the stratosphere for stray radio signals, they plug
themselves into a buzzing grid of energy and communication. From the
stately eco-angst anthem �Radioactivity� to the synthetic Gregorian
chants of �Radio Stars� and the melancholy machine processional of
�Ohm Sweet Ohm�, a sombre but engrossing monumentalism dominates.
With heavily processed vocals in both German and English, Kraftwerk go
global with depth and majesty. If factories and power stations are the
new cathedrals, they write liturgies for a new industrial epoch.
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS (1977)
Kraftwerk celebrate Europe's romantic past and shimmering future with
a glistening panorama of elegance and decadence, travel and
technology. The infinite vistas of �Europe Endless� and �Endless
Endless� bookend the album, which includes the unsettling Kafka-esque
fable �The Hall Of Mirrors� and the hilarious �Showroom Dummies� -
Kraftwerk's elegantly ironic reply to critiques of their deadpan
manner.
But it is the streamlined rhythmic locomotive of �Trans Europe
Express� which dominates with its doppler-effect melodic swerves and
hypnotic, pneumatic, piston-pumping rhythm. Along with its sister
track, �Metal On Metal� which New York DJ Afrika Bambaataa would re-
construct five years later for his own seminal �Planet Rock�, this
milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on
the early pioneers of hip-hop & sampling, electro and industrial
music. Poetry in motion.
THE MAN MACHINE (1978)
A bold new look, sound and concept for Kraftwerk. Over supple
processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and
trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and
engineering, the seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant
glamour of celebrity. Clipped and funky, �The Robots� adds another
dimension to Kraftwerk's ultra-dry sense of humour. Behind its
intoxicating melodic pulse, �The Model� is a highly prophetic satire
on the beauty industry, so ahead of its time that it only becomes a UK
chart-topper by accident three years later. And �Neon Lights� is
Kraftwerk's most achingly romantic song to date, a sci-fi lullaby for
cities at twilight. Pure magic.
COMPUTER WORLD (1981)
Kraftwerk beam themselves into the future by writing about home
computers, online dating and globalised electronic surveillance years
before these phenomena truly come into being. A journey into the
bright hopes and dark fears of the booming microchip revolution,
�Computer World� is a serenely beautiful and almost seamless collage
of sensual melodies and liquid beatscapes. Tracks like �Numbers� and
�Pocket Calculator�, with their weightless bleeps and elastic beats,
predict the silky rhythms of Chicago house and inspire a generation of
Detroit techno artists. Kraftwerk's fanfare for the silicon age still
sounds ageless, timeless and throbbing with invention.
TECHNO POP (1986)
Kraftwerk return from five years of silence to reclaim their throne as
leaders of a machine-pop revolution that they themselves began over a
decade before. Their �Techno Pop� album, first released under the name
�Electric Caf� but now restored to its originally intended title,
provides a 360-degree overview of a multi-lingual, multi-channel,
musically diverse global village.
From the block-rocking beats of �Boing Boom Tschack� to the electronic
funk and computer animation of �Musique Non Stop�, Kraftwerk soar into
the digital age. Their first excursion into digital recording finds
both beauty and unease in a polyglot world of permanent media
overload. Once again, Dusseldorf�s test pilots of the musical future
effortlessly break new ground.
THE MIX (1991)
Kraftwerk's first fully digital album confirmed their clubland
credentials and reworked 11 of their best-loved tunes for a new
generation. Painstakingly reconstructed and sequenced in the band's
Kling Klang studio, new versions of tracks like �The Robots�, �Trans
Europe Express� and �Home Computer� now feature more funky rhythms and
cleaned-up, liquid-crystal sounds. A stark warning about pollution at
Sellafield is added to the glistening overhaul of �Radioactivity�,
sparking a war of words with British Nuclear Fuels. But most of all,
�The Mix� is a career-spanning collection of legendary electro anthems
and a classy acknowledgment of the two-way traffic between Kraftwerk
and club culture.
TOUR DE FRANCE (2003)
The year 2003 marked the centenary of the Tour de France, the
conceptual starting line for Kraftwerk's first album for over a
decade. Although it features an immaculate new version of a 20-year-
old former single, the exquisitely graceful �Tour de France�, pop
nostalgia is not on the menu. From the chunky cyber-funk of �Vitamin�
to the restless metallic shimmers of �A�ro Dynamik�, this is
amoffoot
polished up are have they redone everything like the new version of The Man
Machine on their Myspace?
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Boing
"amoffoot" <anthony...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know..are they the old recordings with the treble and bass
> polished up are have they redone everything like the new version of
The Man
> Machine on their Myspace?
They are the old recordings that have been digitally remastered
Boing
> polished up are have they redone everything like the new version of
The Man
> Machine on their Myspace?
They are the old recordings that have been digitally remastered i.e.
less noise, hiss and so somewhat better defined although on listening on
headphones there is some noise that is discernable at very quiet moments
i.e. the start of a track.
JB&JB
archieved a giant upgrade in sound quality, even on Tour de France.
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Boing
The poster was asking if any of the material has been actually
re-recorded ... and unless I'm mistaken, it hasn't.
Thus the upgrade in sound quality is the result of the remastering
process ... whatever techniques they chose to employ ...
to my ears on TDF sounds like a little eqing, general levels and some
delay levels ie tweaking the mix
Cheers.
amoffoot
production? will Conny Plank be credited on Autobahn? we will just have to
wait and see.
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dentaku
floated a few years ago. They must have done something in all those
years. apart from calibrating the robots.
> Mute Press Release
>
> Kraftwerk
>
> 12345678 THE CATALOGUE
>
> FOUR DECADES OF MASTERWORKS
>
> CD, CD BOX SET, VINYL & DOWNLOAD
>
> Mute: 5th OCTOBER 2009
>
> KRAFTWERK: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered
> masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their
> landmark 1974 hit �Autobahn� by releasing digitally remastered
> versions of eight astounding albums on 5th October 2009. Rolling back
> musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career,
> Dusseldorf's Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations
> for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain
> reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in
> all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From Bowie to Daft
> Punk, Aphex Twin to Portishead, Dr Dre to LCD Soundsystem, and almost
> everyone in between, the mark of Kraftwerk is endless, endless.
>
> In 2009 Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the
> latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still
> sound like nothing else in the history of music. Kraftwerk are unique,
> pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their
> streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as
> tomorrow, transcendent and sublime.
>
> 12345678 The Catalogue will be released across the following formats;
>
> � 8 x individual CDs presented in special slipcases featuring newly
> expanded artwork, including many previously unseen images all of which
> have been reproduced to the highest technical standards.
>
> � CD Box Set containing 8 x CDs in �mini-vinyl� card wallet packaging,
> plus individual large format booklets.
>
> � 8 x individual heavyweight vinyl LPs with large format booklets.
>
> � Digital downloads.
>
> After their recent jaw dropping 3-D show at the Manchester Velodrome,
> Kraftwerk�s next UK live appearance will be as headliners for Bestival
> on 12th September.
>
> For further information please contact Caroline, John, or Nicki at Out
> Promotion
>
> on 0207 434 4525 or firs...@out-london.co.uk
>
> www.mute.com / http://www.kraftwerk.com/
>
> 12345678 THE CATALOGUE
>
> AUTOBAHN (1974)
>
> With its iconic Emil Schult sleeve, Kraftwerk release their
> international breakthrough album. The symphonic title track, an epic
> ode to the joys of motorway travel, wraps a mesmerising motorik rhythm
> around a sampled collage of car horns, engine noise, whirring tyres
> and radio crackle. In edited form, it becomes a revolutionary hit
> single around the world.
>
> Elsewhere, in wordless industrial folk music, the band reveal both
> their light and dark sides � �Mitternacht� is all creeping midnight
> shadows, while �Morgenspaziergang� is fresh with morning dew and
> birdsong. Two versions of �Kometenmelodie�, one a starkly gothic
> prowl, the other a sunny electro boogie, provide further instrumental
> sound paintings. Pure and strong and bold, Kraftwerk compose cinema
> for the ears. The pop world falls in love with them.
>
> RADIO-ACTIVITY (1975)
>
> Kraftwerk embrace the atomic age with mixed emotions. Surfing on sine
> waves, scanning the stratosphere for stray radio signals, they plug
> themselves into a buzzing grid of energy and communication. From the
> stately eco-angst anthem �Radioactivity� to the synthetic Gregorian
> chants of �Radio Stars� and the melancholy machine processional of
> �Ohm Sweet Ohm�, a sombre but engrossing monumentalism dominates.
>
> With heavily processed vocals in both German and English, Kraftwerk go
> global with depth and majesty. If factories and power stations are the
> new cathedrals, they write liturgies for a new industrial epoch.
>
> TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS (1977)
>
> Kraftwerk celebrate Europe's romantic past and shimmering future with
> a glistening panorama of elegance and decadence, travel and
> technology. The infinite vistas of �Europe Endless� and �Endless
> Endless� bookend the album, which includes the unsettling Kafka-esque
> fable �The Hall Of Mirrors� and the hilarious �Showroom Dummies� -
> Kraftwerk's elegantly ironic reply to critiques of their deadpan
> manner.
>
> But it is the streamlined rhythmic locomotive of �Trans Europe
> Express� which dominates with its doppler-effect melodic swerves and
> hypnotic, pneumatic, piston-pumping rhythm. Along with its sister
> track, �Metal On Metal� which New York DJ Afrika Bambaataa would re-
> construct five years later for his own seminal �Planet Rock�, this
> milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on
> the early pioneers of hip-hop & sampling, electro and industrial
> music. Poetry in motion.
>
> THE MAN MACHINE (1978)
>
> A bold new look, sound and concept for Kraftwerk. Over supple
> processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and
> trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and
> engineering, the seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant
> glamour of celebrity. Clipped and funky, �The Robots� adds another
> dimension to Kraftwerk's ultra-dry sense of humour. Behind its
> intoxicating melodic pulse, �The Model� is a highly prophetic satire
> on the beauty industry, so ahead of its time that it only becomes a UK
> chart-topper by accident three years later. And �Neon Lights� is
> Kraftwerk's most achingly romantic song to date, a sci-fi lullaby for
> cities at twilight. Pure magic.
>
> COMPUTER WORLD (1981)
>
> Kraftwerk beam themselves into the future by writing about home
> computers, online dating and globalised electronic surveillance years
> before these phenomena truly come into being. A journey into the
> bright hopes and dark fears of the booming microchip revolution,
> �Computer World� is a serenely beautiful and almost seamless collage
> of sensual melodies and liquid beatscapes. Tracks like �Numbers� and
> �Pocket Calculator�, with their weightless bleeps and elastic beats,
> predict the silky rhythms of Chicago house and inspire a generation of
> Detroit techno artists. Kraftwerk's fanfare for the silicon age still
> sounds ageless, timeless and throbbing with invention.
>
> TECHNO POP (1986)
>
> Kraftwerk return from five years of silence to reclaim their throne as
> leaders of a machine-pop revolution that they themselves began over a
> decade before. Their �Techno Pop� album, first released under the name
> �Electric Caf� but now restored to its originally intended title,
> provides a 360-degree overview of a multi-lingual, multi-channel,
> musically diverse global village.
>
> From the block-rocking beats of �Boing Boom Tschack� to the electronic
> funk and computer animation of �Musique Non Stop�, Kraftwerk soar into
> the digital age. Their first excursion into digital recording finds
> both beauty and unease in a polyglot world of permanent media
> overload. Once again, Dusseldorf�s test pilots of the musical future
> effortlessly break new ground.
>
> THE MIX (1991)
>
> Kraftwerk's first fully digital album confirmed their clubland
> credentials and reworked 11 of their best-loved tunes for a new
> generation. Painstakingly reconstructed and sequenced in the band's
> Kling Klang studio, new versions of tracks like �The Robots�, �Trans
> Europe Express� and �Home Computer� now feature more funky rhythms and
> cleaned-up, liquid-crystal sounds. A stark warning about pollution at
> Sellafield is added to the glistening overhaul of �Radioactivity�,
> sparking a war of words with British Nuclear Fuels. But most of all,
> �The Mix� is a career-spanning collection of legendary electro anthems
> and a classy acknowledgment of the two-way traffic between Kraftwerk
> and club culture.
>
> TOUR DE FRANCE (2003)
>
> The year 2003 marked the centenary of the Tour de France, the
> conceptual starting line for Kraftwerk's first album for over a
> decade. Although it features an immaculate new version of a 20-year-
> old former single, the exquisitely graceful �Tour de France�, pop
> nostalgia is not on the menu. From the chunky cyber-funk of �Vitamin�
> to the restless metallic shimmers of �A�ro Dynamik�, this is
> emphatically the sound of 21st century techno visionaries.
>
> www.mute.com / http://www.kraftwerk.com/
>
>
>
> cheers
>
> Ed
--
--- Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.
D. Harry
Frank
but i do like to look forward to hearing even more.
bye
frank
rick
> I wonder if these rereleases difffer from the Catalogue which was
> floated a few years ago. They must have done something in all those
> years. apart from calibrating the robots.
No.
--
rick
dentaku
In that case, was it EMI or Ralf & Florian who didn't want to general
release the boxset at the time?
rick
> rick schreef:
>> On 27/8/09 18:41, dentaku wrote:
>>> I wonder if these rereleases difffer from the Catalogue which was
>>> floated a few years ago. They must have done something in all those
>>> years. apart from calibrating the robots.
>>
>> No.
>>
>
>
> In that case, was it EMI or Ralf & Florian who didn't want to general
> release the boxset at the time?
My guess is: EMI. Even though Kraftwerk owns the rights to their stuff
the record company must invest in producing and bringing the product to
the shops, so they have a pretty big say.
It is said that Kraftwerk did not release Technopop in 1983, but it
could well have been EMI. The playtime of the record was rather short.
Even Electric Caf� is a very very short album (35:38 minutes). Though
I'm still sad about the original 1983 Technopop, the "demos" (Technopop
and Sexobject) from 1983 I like a lot better than the Electric Cafe
versions. They still featured the Vako Orchestron choir sounds (as on
Radioactivity, Showroom Dummies, Europa Endlos. The Model) too. Alas,
gone when they went digital with the Synclavier.
--
rick
JB&JB
skipped from the credits, whitch he didn't like...
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dentaku
> My guess is: EMI. Even though Kraftwerk owns the rights to their stuff
> the record company must invest in producing and bringing the product to
> the shops, so they have a pretty big say.
Obviously EMI has a big say - too big in my opinion. EMI seems to be
spitting out remasters by the bucket right now - Beatles, Radiohead,
Kraftwerk. For lack of current topacts, they start flogging their
backcatalogue now. They are stuck in a loop and try the same trick over
and over. It's exactly that lack of imagination which will bring majors
like EMI crashing down - not 'illegal' downloads, as they claim.
> It is said that Kraftwerk did not release Technopop in 1983, but it
> could well have been EMI. The playtime of the record was rather short.
> Even Electric Caf� is a very very short album (35:38 minutes). Though
> I'm still sad about the original 1983 Technopop, the "demos" (Technopop
> and Sexobject) from 1983 I like a lot better than the Electric Cafe
> versions. They still featured the Vako Orchestron choir sounds (as on
> Radioactivity, Showroom Dummies, Europa Endlos. The Model) too. Alas,
> gone when they went digital with the Synclavier.
Agreed . They really got stuck between analog versus digital at the
time. But perfectionists as they are they will never allow the release
the original Technopop. Fortunatly they have the rights to their music,
and not EMI. How much I would like to have Technopop, it's KW's
prerogative to release it or not.
rick
> In article
> <d706e10c-c462-48b6...@k19g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
> ASMO23 <stu.a...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Digital downloads.
>
> Hopefully this will include the iTunes Store. (That's where I buy all of
> my music.)
Why bother downloading mp3 if you have the old cd's?
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rick
Nigel Stapley
> Also: Amazon says that the Catalogue won't be out until November 17th.
> Best Buy.com says it's October 6. So who's right?
>
Amazon (near enough):
http://www.mute.com/allNews.jsp?newsParentId=11&topItemId=9013361
"In addition to the individual CD albums, there will be a stylish Box
Set and heavyweight vinyl pressings available on 16th November 2009."
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Regards
Nigel Stapley
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