I probably did miss the point and I think you bring up some very good
points. However, sometimes the artists themselves are the most deluded
about where they get their ideas. My personal opinion (and this is
really only my opinion) culled from simply listening to the music, is
that Eno (and not Kraftwerk) is most central to the IDM canon, in
spirit, tone, seriousness, and beauty.
Kevin Blechdom said it best (she always says it best):
"If you're talking
and you know it,
Shut the fuck up"
and so I will...
m*
On Feb 28, 2005, at 3:40 PM, theREALmxyzptlk wrote:
quoted 29 lines Enquiries wrote:> Enquiries wrote:
>
>>> ric Cafe" ;)
>>>
>> You, like so many others, seem to miss the fact that Kraftwerk have
>> always
>> had a sense of humour both about themselves as performers and about
>> their
>> music. Just a few examples: the failure of the starter motor to work
>> at the
>> beginning of the live version of Autobahn, the subjection of Numbers
>> in live
>> performance to the uncertainty principle, the droll intonation of the
>> vocals
>> on Pocket Calculator.
>>
>>
> I might add the whole thing about robots taking over onstage - very
> tongue in cheek.
> I recall an interview they did in the early 80s (?) where they said
> the tape recorder was the new god.
>
> jeff
>
>
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