If you've ever wondered how an average Music Thing reader appears to the general public, watch this incredible video of Kraftwerk performing 'Autobahn' 4/11/2006
Kraftwerk's Electronic Lapels
If you've ever wondered how an average Music Thing reader appears to the general public, watch this incredible video of Kraftwerk performing 'Autobahn'
I remember this clip. It was originally shown on "Tomorrow's World" (a BBC science programme looking at the latest inventions, etc) and was later included as part of the BBC's "Sound Of The Seventies" series. It has to be said, Kraftwerk were a lot more interesting to watch back in the days when you could see them ACTUALLY doing stuff.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, and Florian smiling... When was the last time that happened?
ReplyDeleteJim - could it have been this chap?
ReplyDeletehttp://musicthing.blogspot.com/2004/11/fairlight-week-pt-4-most-famous-preset.html
21 years ago in '75??
ReplyDeletemight want to recheck your math there, homie
BTW - Kraftwerk is f*ckin awesome band.. one of my favorites
ReplyDeleteI still listen to "Trans-Europe Express" all the time
i heard in their very early days they were more of a krautrock type band, but never really checked if any recordings or such exist... anyone else know more?
Yeti- I just recently got "Kraftwerk 2" (brilliantly-inventive title for their 2nd album); I think it's from 73 or so... there is hardly a synth to be heard on the whole record. It's mostly electric bass and tape manipulation, by the sound of it.
ReplyDeleteWell worth a listen if you think Kraftwerk == modular sequences and syntoms.
Yeti, type "krautrock" into youtube, sit back and wonder
ReplyDeleteAlso, they've got CAN doing Paperhouse. Excellent. I never knew farfisa made so much stuff!
The first couple albums (Kraftwerk and Kraftwerk 2) were released in 1969 and 70, I believe. There's some weeeeird stuff on thems. The theme from Newton's Apple was from them, for any 80's US PBS viewers out there.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Laurie Anderson have a drum machine/white tux?
ReplyDeleteMore proof for MT's contention that white synths are the snazziest.
Raymond Baxter! I haven't heard that voice in years. Thursday night, so exciting.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Baxter
Now scientists have come up with this. It's the same thing, but controlled by a microchip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow%27s_World
Does anyone have the theme to Tomorrow's World? Bup-bup-bup-ba-baaaa
I hereby throw down the electronic lapel MIDI controller gauntlet. Someone build this, please.
ReplyDeleteI've loved Kraftwerk ever since I picked up Trans-Europe Express on vynyl at a thrift store for 25 cents.
ReplyDeletejackets with electronic lapels,
ReplyDelete- sounds like Peter Blasser's old wearable synth which can be seen towards the bottom of http://www.ciat-lonbarde.net/crowns/index.html
:)
Yeti & Amos;
ReplyDeleteI have their first album 'Kraftwerk' and they are definitely very Krautrock, all mainly processed gtr, violin, flute & drums. Very much like Godspeed You Black Emperor or like, except 30 years before that.
Even in the original recorded version of 'Autobahn', you can hear quite plainly the guitar and flute.