Tim,

have you read Pascal Bussy's (such a great name) Kraftwerk: Man Machine and Music? an excellent book.

My copy is always to the left of my computer, in case. It's always there.


So good.


Faiz

You know what, it's not easy to find German versions of Kraftwerk records in Anglo-American world. Am I wrong? I have seen repressed English versions lately - very cheap in America (web shop) and mid-priced in England (regular record store).

I'm still looking/waiting.

Deutsch sounds better.

Germans, they know how to make their products.

NC

I haven't really enjoyed much else that they've done, but Ralf und Florian really does it for me. That hypnotic lap steel on Ananas Symphonie is just incredible.

Not Krap.

NOT. CRAP. EXPRESS.

I got Trans Europe Express in high school, but its only been over the last year or so that I've become more obsessed with Kraftwerk. My wife-to-be and I spin Man Machine at least once or twice a week.

Non-German mixes are all FUCKING CRAP. English especially crappy. The English Computerwelt is fucking terrible. Amazing how a mix can kill a whole lp.

The German mixes are sweet and wondrous. I have no idea why they even considered different mixes. I mean, we Germans are superior, no? Ask Ralf - he'll tell you.

German Kraftwerk mixes NOT CRAP. Gods. Perfect. I simply can't comprehend why other mixes exist.

Yes. In High School... Trans-Europe Express was on the turntable, the first time a girl let me, well, put it in her.

The album makes me happy, but as I recall, she preferred Radio-Activty.
Whatever. I was an asshole and she probably cannot stand Kraftwerk now. Oops.

Brinkman wrote:Yes. In High School... Trans-Europe Express was on the turntable, the first time a girl let me, well, put it in her.

Wow. Umm. You put a record in someone? That's crazy kinky.

ubercat wrote:

Brinkman wrote:Yes. In High School... Trans-Europe Express was on the turntable, the first time a girl let me, well, put it in her.

Wow. Umm. You put a record in someone? That's crazy kinky.

All twelve inches?

ubercat wrote:

Brinkman wrote:Yes. In High School... Trans-Europe Express was on the turntable, the first time a girl let me, well, put it in her.

Wow. Umm. You put a record in someone? That's crazy kinky.

Don't be moron. Just because I shoved a whole turntable up a girl's vagina is no reason for you to be a smart-ass.

WTF! I'm driving around Dublin today and I see a monstrously huge poster for Kraftwerk playing live here in mid September! WTF!

Seriously...why hasn't the PRF been keeping my lazy ass informed of this? I might have to come back and get to this gig, even though it's likely sold out and costing an arm+leg+knob for scalper funds.