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KRAFWERK – The Man Machine

February 24, 2023 /

I became intrigued by this band after the release of their single Autobahn. It was a fresh new sound, unlike nothing that was around at the time.

This album was originally released in ’78 and this is the 2009 reissue. I think my fascination was with how amazing and clear the records sounded, even when you crank them all the way up. By today’s standards of electronic music this is quite basic stuff, but these guys paved the way for all that came after. Especially The Model, which nearly every new wave band coming out of the UK in the early 80’s copied. My favourite track is The Robots, it brings back waves of nostalgia when I hear it .

8/10 from The Grooveman.

KRAFTWERK – Autobahn

February 6, 2021 /

This is the first release by the granddaddy’s and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk. I vividly remember hearing this for the first time back in ’74 and being totally won over. I went out and bought the single immediately. I remember seeing them on Top of The Pops and thinking they looked like lab technicians and not musicians, which was obviously part of the schtick.

Side 1 is taken up by the title track, which is way longer than the single. It’s very basic by today’s standards, but still holds up well even with the almost school boy singing. Great effects with sounds of vehicles on the motorway passing by. Flipping over onto Side 2, which is a lot more experimental by sound and design. Kometenmelodie 1 is an ambient style track, and Kometenmelodie 2 is the only other track that has melody and a beat. The two final tracks are more experimental ambient pieces.

A lot of the electro pop bands of the eighties were heavily influenced by Kraftwerk, especially OMD so this is definitely a ground zero album.

6/10 from The Grooveman.

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