Kraftwerk beginner
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Topic: Kraftwerk beginner
Posted By: criticdrummer94
Subject: Kraftwerk beginner
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 22:33
| I was listening to the songs the site has available to listen to from the electronic band Kraftwerk and i really liked them but my question to you guys is I wanna explore this band but where should I start? Thanks in advance |
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 22:41
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 22:43
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Yeah, I'd recommend looking into their first two, though if you want the more commonly known Kraftwerk sound, go with Autobahn or Radioactivity.
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Posted By: criticdrummer94
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 22:48
great song
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 23:09
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Get Trans Europe Express and Autobahn. Amazing albums ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 18:47
I'd suggest that you start with the Kraftwerk, "Minimum Maximum" dvd and work your way backwards from that. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 18:55
Those are their best. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Slaughternalia wrote:Posted By: notesworth
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 19:33
| Get The Man-Machine for synth pop and Autobahn for something more progressive. If you like those you'll also want Trans-Europe Express, Computer World, and Radio-Activity. The Minimum-Maximum DVD is awesome too. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 19:35
| I find Radio-Activity fairly awful |
Posted By: notesworth
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 23:19
| I think Radio-Activity's great, but few people do. That's why I listed it after the others. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 08:49
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The "problem" with Radioactivität is that this album is filled with experimental tracks which could disturb some peoples (but it's not as disturbing as true electronic or concrete music). Some of these tracks could sound either boring, or pointless (just in case: I love these tracks, not sure if everybody does or would). I would rather suggest Trans-Europe Express, The Man-Machine or Computerworld (you can also have a good introduction to early 80's electro-rap!  ) |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 12:25
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Radio Activity is my favourite Kraftwerk album. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 14:44
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I´d second the recommendations for Trans Europe Express and The Man Machine - their best "Kraftwerk" albums. They were much more of a kraut band at first, and if you like that kind of stuff - I urge you to get the first one, which incidentally is my personal fave. They also made an album before that under the name of Tone Float - the album was called Kraftwerk - and that is pretty good stuff too, but far far far away from the bib bib bub bib bib thang they evolved into during the mid to late 70s. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 15:14
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I find Autobahn to have a very ethereal quality and quite enjoy. The second album I picked up was Man Machine which completely turned me off of them.
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 17:24
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Posted By: criticdrummer94
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 23:14
| Thank you all for the suggestions now i have a lot to listen to. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 23:52
This 2CD is packed with a lot of music, too. Not to mention the live versions are beefed up (though the album versions are by no means obsolete).
TEE, TMM and Computer World are all superb albums. CW sounds really good. Great synth sounds. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 01:32
Autobahn, Radioactivity, TEE, Man Machine,and even Tour de France are a must, not forgeting Ralf and Florian, Have a nice time 
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Posted By: leadsynt
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 03:11
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Kraftwerk albums can be very different from one another depending on the period ... The period pre-Autobahn is experimental, improvisational, destructured music ... you may find it interesting or you may listen once and never again ....  Initially Ralf Hutter used the Moog and other synths just to make noises more than melodies. All that was very creative but you cannot take it for granted that it was musically interesting too... not always... Golden albums: Autobahn, Radioactivity, TransEuropeExpress, The Man Machine Kraftwerk could be condensed in these 4 masterpieces. Computer World sounds like a more pop album, it has some good *numbers* but it's a light version of Kraftwerk Music. I don't like very much all the rest, I can't stand most of the re-mixed versions, if you like Kraftwerk there's nothing like the original studio versions of their classics. Europe Endless  |