Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> wrote:
quoted 22 lines On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Dave Segal wrote:>On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Dave Segal wrote:
>
>> Cesium5Hz@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> >And also, don't forget, if you want the origins of modern techno and
>> >electonics, get Ralph and Florian (1973) Kraftwerk LP No.1!
>>
>> Kraftwerk actually released 3 albums before Ralf And Florian:
>> _Tone Float_ (as Organisation), _Kraftwerk_ and _Kraftwerk 2_.
>> These also happen to be their most interesting albums,
>> though Ralf and Florian seemingly would like the world to forget
>> they ever existed.
>>
>
>I don't know about 'most interesting' -- maybe 'most interesting to
>people who like Can and Faust.' They are a lot more diffuse and
>improvisatory than the later Kraftwerk stuff.
>
>I personally am much more fascinated by the post-autobahn stuff.
>They pulled off an art-prank more audacious than the KLF,
>implementing an agenda that owes a lot to the Futurists, and
>selling it to the world as Pop Music.
Granted, and, really, every Kraftwerk album should be heard and
heard often (except for _Electric Cafe_). We're talking apples and
oranges, and very tasty ones at that. As someone who's heard the
entire catalog, I say with the utmost sincerity that the first
3 albums contain some of the most strikingly creative music *of
any genre* that I've ever heard. These are not the records that
ignited the techno revolution, but they nevertheless should be heard by
anyone
interested in the possibilities of inventive, unconventional sound.
(In that sense, these albums should be of invaluable worth to IDM listees.)
Dave Segal
Managing Editor/Alternative Press
Reviews/BPM/Reissue Redux/Origins Of Cool
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