Tribute to Kraftwerk: Cracking the Code

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Vitamin Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 027297853225
EAN: 0027297853225
ASIN: B00004SU8N

Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tribute to Kraftwerk: Cracking the Code

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Tracks:

Radioactivity - Binary Sequence
Computer Love - Broke Box
Endless Europe - Mare Nigrum
The Model - Ambidextrous
Music Nonstop - Jun-Jun Clinic
Showroom Dummies - Reload
Pocket Calculator - Bassland
Metal On Metal - Waves
Antenna - Beam Up
Tour De France - Prof. Krupky
The Man Machine - Shockwerks
The Robots - Dynamichrome
Trans Europe Express - Alex Xenophon

Product Description

1. Radioactivity2. Computer Love3. Endless Europe4. The Model5. Music Nonstop6. Showroom Dummies7. Pocket Calculator8. Metal On Metal9. Antenna10. Tour De France11. The Man Machine12. The Robots13. Trans Europe Express

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Well Intentioned, Badly Executed.......2005-01-13

Covering Kraftwerk is extremely risky. The task presents a problem that few, if any other music groups in the world do. Their music is so sublime, so perfectly crafted, that it cannot be easily imitated or duplicated, even with the best intentions. It's like painting a Picasso to honor Picasso. Why look at the imitation to remember the original?

The musicians who have successfully reinterpreted Kraftwerk made the decision to approach the music in an entirely different context than the original. The problem with this CD is that the artists honor Kraftwerk using the same electronic tools that were used by Ralf and Florian, only to much poorer effect. The tracks are bland, the compositions uninteresting, and very few melodies are present. Only a couple of the artists incorporate the source material into their song, and most of the tracks bear no resemblance whatsoever to their muse.

If you want a Kraftwerk `tribute' CD, there are two you absolutely MUST have. The first is Señor Coconut's "El Baile Aleman," an amazing set of 9 Kraftwerk compositions completely reinterpreted into Latin dance rhythms with real instruments. By now that CD is famous in its own right and well worth having, even if you've never heard of Kraftwerk. The second CD is "Possessed," by The Balanescu Quartet." This CD has 5 Krafwerk songs reinterpreted by classical string quartet. Uwe Schmidt and Alexander Balanescu are both massively talented musicians in their own right, and their tribute projects attest to the fact that if you're going to take on Kraftwerk, you'd better know what you are doing.

Many of the `tribute' titles from the VITAMIN label are worth checking out, especially those that reinterpret the music on string quartet. U2's "Joshua Tree" album and the Jane's Addiction tribute are in my collection and I like them a lot. But in this case, you should spend your money on something else. If you want forgettable electronic junk, this CD does the job. But if you are sincerely interested in learning more about Kraftwerk's influence your time will be better spent exploring how the original sounds have been sampled by other artists. Immerse yourself in the Kraftwerk catalogue and then open your ears to hear the many examples where rappers and turntablists have lifted Kraftwerk's perfect notes. Sampling Kraftwerk can be magical. Imitating Kraftwerk is almost certain death.

This CD has taught me to never buy without sampling........2000-12-11

I can't see how any real Kraftwerk fan would like this so-called "tribute" CD. Kraftwerk has always been known for great melodies and unique arrangments. On this CD, almost every track has had the melody stripped away to the point that these "songs" don't even remotely resemble the originals. Two exceptions are "The Model" and "The Man-Machine". Neither are great but, at least they are recognizable. This CD would appeal to people who's idea of a fun night out is overdosing on Ecstacy at "rave" parties. Give me a room full of electronics and, in one week, even I could come up with something better than this idiotic garbage. This is music for the truly stupid people found in society. You know who I mean...the people with the 30 inch subwoofers in the back seats of their cars who always seem to be playing the same song every time they pass by your house. This is Kraftwerk being reduced to the generic techno crap anyone could produce.

Kraftwerk Klones.......2000-11-20

I look at stuff like this as being beneficial ... many today don't properly ascribe the proper place in the pantheon of Techno / Dance / ElectoPop to Kraftwerk that belongs to them. any band which continues to perpetuate the music and pays tribute to kraftwerk deserves attention by aficionados of this style

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