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From:
theREALmxyzptlk
To:
Enquiries
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idm list
Date:
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:40:46 -0500
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Re: [idm] Re: @WL Re: [idm] Derrick May invented IDM?
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Enquiries wrote:
quoted 12 lines ric Cafe" ;)>>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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org