February 2002 - Kraftwerk - mailman.xmission.com

Klaus Doldinger
by Nicolau Centola 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

I need the track list for Klaus Doldinger/Paul Nero Sounds album called Nero in South America. This is not off topic subject, because Florian play flute on it. Thanks in advance Nicolau www.kraftworld.hpg.com.br

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RE: Radioactive Man
by Der Automat 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

> Keith Tenniswood of Two Lone Swordmen has recently released, as > Radioactive Man, an album that includes tracks "Uranium" and "Do the > radioactive". The music has a strong influence from 70s German techno. Incidentally, it is possible that Tenniswood has taken the name Radioactive Man from Bart Simpson's favourite comic. The Two Lone Swordmen official site http://www.rottersgolfclub.co.uk DER AUTOMAT

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More Komputer aktivities
by Der Automat 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

Flag Promotions presents ELEKTROFEST 2002 Featuring AND ONE BEBORN BETON THE NINE MAN(I)KIN KOMPUTER SWARF THE SEPIA Sunday March 31st 2002 at The Mean Fiddler, Charing Cross Road, London. 3pm - 11pm Tickets £12 [+ booking fee] Flag Promotions presents MESH Live! Support by T.O.Y. KOMPUTER Sunday April 21st at Camden Palace, London. Tickets £11.50 [+ booking fee] http://www.mute.com/mute/news/tour.htm#Komputer DER AUTOMAT

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Communication subjects
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

John wrote: >Not always the case. Computer World (LP) for example, hit us in 1981... >computers were NOT a part of daily life. On the obscure end of the scale >what about "Hall of Mirrors" is that immediately understandable? Well, Computers were in a sense a part of our everyday life in 1981 because they were beginning to control everything, such as Scotland Yard etc, I would concede not everyone had a computer then, but I think that is still the case today? As for "The Hall of Mirrors", I think people who liked narcotics would be more likely to understand that one! >But.... I'll concede that Kraftwerk pick topics which they like, want to >comment on or just want to have fun with! I think they are quite unpredictable in this way, we do not always know what they are interested in.... >OK.. cellphones "we use today" are obviously as up to date as you can get.. >but the "idea" of a mobile communicating device is a little older... Yes, it goes back to the Yuppie era of the 1980's in our country, when highfliers carried around bricks and spoke into them, no-one knew what was going on, but these are the days when the mobile is owned by nearly everyone and is easy to carry >I believe the study of Phonetics IS 'old' Oh yes, undeniably. But Phonetics is being used now in a completely different way, such as the "Phonetic Dictionary" that was conveniently placed for me to provide a link to! It shows how we are changing old concepts to fit the modern world Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Communication subjects
by John Shilcock 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

Rob Evans mentioned "Um...Kraftwerk make albums about things that are part of our everyday life, rather than obscure things that not too many people understand." Not always the case. Computer World (LP) for example, hit us in 1981... computers were NOT a part of daily life. On the obscure end of the scale what about "Hall of Mirrors" is that immediately understandable? But.... I'll concede that Kraftwerk pick topics which they like, want to comment on or just want to have fun with! Rob also said "How on earth is the internet "old", how on earth are the cellphones that we use today old and how on earth is modern language studies (phonetics) old???" OK.. cellphones "we use today" are obviously as up to date as you can get.. but the "idea" of a mobile communicating device is a little older... I believe the study of Phonetics IS 'old'.... maybe the electronic reproduction of sounds is a little newer.. BUT... I know of references to a professor Kratzenstein (from Holland??) who produced sounds of the vowels with tubes connected to the pipes of a church organ. All this was done in the 1770's. Keep Werking John www.keepwerking.co.uk

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Communication subjects
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

Oh Jay wrote: > > 2 Cellphone > >well ... we would @ least have 3 ( or even more !!! ;-) diff'rent >"versions" >of that particular track It is possible that Kraftwerk could have more than one track on the album about "Mobile Phones", such as the "Text Message" track that I have mentioned. Sending text messages in my country (UK) is a way of life for many people because it is inexpensive and gets the message across efficiently, I send text messages rather than "call" other people...unless it is absolutely necessary. The "Dialogue" track could be about a completely new language, more up to date than the Esperanto and Franglais languages that we all already aware of! My point of view is not to overcomplicate things too much, stick to subjects that streetwise people are comfortable with rather than what the scientists have to say, which is obviously interesting but perhaps a little bit much for you or I at this stage... Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Communication subjects
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

Omega Chance wrote: >Look broader on the field of communication. A possible tracklisting, based on the classic 6-track formula established by 1978's "The Man Machine" (the tracks could be quite long) Kraftwerk - "Webwide World" 1 Webwide World 2 Cellphone 3 Text Message 4 Dialogue 5 Phonetics 6 E-Mail We can work on the track names later Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Concept? No need for one actually!!
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

Kraftwerk should not let concepts get in the way of a new album, I would be delighted if they made an album of brand new music and simply called it "The Mix 2" or something.... Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Phonetic Dictionary
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

http://phonicspeller.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: [Kraftwerk] Communication subjects
by Rob Evans 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

John Shilcock wrote: >I don't believe this would be the case. All these ideas are old and are >part >of our every day life. Um...Kraftwerk make albums about things that are part of our everyday life, rather than obscure things that not too many people understand. We are talking about an updated Computer World, so we replace Home Computers, Pocket Calculators and Educational Programming with the Internet, Cellphones and Phonetics. How on earth is the internet "old", how on earth are the cellphones that we use today old and how on earth is modern language studies (phonetics) old??? Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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