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offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-06-08 08:27 [#01626430]
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I don't understand the dislike fans have towards this
album. I think some of the new versions (particularly Pocket
Calculator and The Man Machine) are actually more enjoyable
than the originals.

It's a very funky album, and its a different take on the old
Kraftwerk classics. When I saw them live at Brixton Academy
they performed hybrids of "The Mix" versions of tracks and
the originals-it worked really well.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-06-08 08:29 [#01626432]
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I wish people would start using the artists name or both
instead of just the albums name in the titles of posts like
these...


 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2005-06-08 08:35 [#01626439]
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huh? someone mixed something?


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2005-06-08 08:37 [#01626441]
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ive got no idea what you're talking about.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-06-08 08:37 [#01626442]
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Sorry, forgot to write Kraftwerk in the title. I was
listening to The Model while I wrote the subject title and
assumed the word "kraftwerk" was there.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2005-06-08 08:39 [#01626445]
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Plus, despite the fact there's already a Kraftwerk thread
hovering at the top of the pile, you couldn't pass up the
opportunity to make another thread.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-06-08 08:42 [#01626449]
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Perhaps I wanted to discuss their album, "The Mix", and not
derail a thread asking about when the DVD will be released?
But it doesn't matter.


 

offline xceque on 2005-06-08 08:43 [#01626450]
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ladies!


 

offline Walnut from Somewhere in (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 2005-06-08 08:45 [#01626452]
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=P


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 08:45 [#01626453]
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bitch bitch bitch...


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2005-06-08 08:48 [#01626455]
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Alright, alright, ALRIGHT. I'll just do my usual innovators
of techno, ahead of their time, idosyncratic reworkings of
classic tracks, still relevant, godfathers of techno,
Autobahn, Tour de France, godfathers of techno, electronic,
Germans, robots, live, remixes, Expo remix, godfathers of
techno, underrated, overrated. The Mix.


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 08:50 [#01626456]
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it may be unfairly maligned (though my vote for most
unfairly maligned goes to "electric cafe"), but some of the
mixes sound like cheesy attempts to update the tracks with
late-eighties club cliches.

the musique nonstop mix is pretty nice, though.

it still gets a 4.2 on discogs, so it's not exactly widely
disliked.


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 08:52 [#01626460]
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you are truly the modfather of techno.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-06-08 08:53 [#01626461]
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My impression from talking to other fans and reading other
online reviews was that it was hated. I'm surprised about
the 4.2 on discogs.

I really didn't enjoy Electric Cafe on the whole. I liked
one or two tracks, but it sounded uninspired to me. :)


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 09:08 [#01626471]
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ah, yes. the old agree to disagree. i think "electric
cafe" is an absolute breath of fresh air, short and to the
point and absolutely inspired, barring the ridiculous lyrics
of "sex object." then again, it was the first full length
kraftwerk album i heard.

on a related point, i loved how kraftwerk appropriated
detroit via berlin techno on "tour de france 2003" (though
most of the album was, i think, pretty weak). much more
successful than "the mix", at least on that one track.



 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-06-08 09:23 [#01626491]
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I might have to give it another listen. My initial
impressions might have been clouded by the general distain
shown towards the album and my own bizzarely hight
expectations.

I'm just look forward to recieving this: LAZY_TITLE


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 10:01 [#01626553]
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the lyrics of "electric cafe" in english according to
babelfish:

Rhythmic music Sound electronic political art A the atomic
age Electric Coffee Physical culture Cooks dietetic dynamic
art A the atomic age Electric Coffee Musica electronica
Figura ritmica Arte politica Of will era atomica Electric
Coffee Images synthetic estetic Form art poetic A the atomic
age Electric Coffee Rhythmic music Sound electronic
political art A the atomic age


mmmmmmmmmm electric coffee...


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2005-06-08 10:08 [#01626568]
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it's a bloody excellent album, i listened to this to death
at university. it was such a fresh sounding kraftwerk at the
time it was as good as a new album. great sounding update.
radioactivity is my favourite, it was even released as a
single.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-06-08 11:36 [#01626742]
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when is the dvd coming out?


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 12:27 [#01626777]
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maybe check the kraftwerk dvd thread.


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2005-06-08 12:28 [#01626779]
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*gets joke*

oh right. good one.


 


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