February 2003 - Kraftwerk - mailman.xmission.com

interview with Ralf Hutter
by Chris Storey 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

The interview with Ralf Hutter that was first broadcast on Australian radio station Triple J this week will be replayed some time between 11pm and 1am on Sunday night 2 February (Sydney time - i.e. Australian Eastern Summer Time), on Fenella Kernebone's show The Sound Lab. The interview lasts about 9 minutes - I'm not sure exactly when it will be played during the 2 hour show. Can someone possibly record and transcribe it for the list, please? I won't be able to. Thanks. Triple J is streamed from the following URL in Real Player and Windows Media Player formats: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/ 11pm Sunday is the following time in other parts of the world: Sunday 4am in Los Angeles Sunday 7am in New York Sunday 10am in Rio Sunday noon in London Sunday 1pm in Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris Sunday 9pm in Tokyo Peter Page in Sydney via Chris Storey

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Tech Talk?
by Mark J Stagg 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Can I ask where the title "Tech Talk" originates? On Kraftwerk's 98 dates, I remember someone on the mailing list having sight of the FOH soundman's setlist, and the 2 new pieces performed then were listed as "Tango" (i.e the track following the "Airwaves" intro), and "Tribal" (i.e the track debuted at Tribal Gathering in 97, and played as part of the final encore while wearing the wireframe suits). These must be working titles only of course - I'm guessing "Tango" is a reference to the drum pattern - but has there been anything on the Australian tour to confirm /deny this "Tech Talk" title? Also, was this "Airwaves/whatever" piece played before "Music Non Stop" (as part of the encore?), or before "Neon Lights" as listed in an earlier review? Or maybe they even changed it? These small differences matter when you've been waiting 17 years for new material... sad isn't it?! :-) Staggman

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CD ripp
by Sintetik 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

TRy to record the CD again in DISC AT ONCE, tath record the disc in a "continuous"way" Message: 5 From: "Shaun Vaughan" <sv(a)creative-genius.fsnet.co.uk> To: <kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Kraftwerk] OT: mp3 to audio Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 17:06:14 -0000 Reply-To: kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com On a similar note and totally off topic. I have a number of DJ mix CD's that I want to convert to MP3's. The problem is that the discs have track markers between each track. So, although all the discs sound like a continuous mix, when ripping to MP3 the software I have (Steinbergs myMP3 3.0) treats each segment as a separate track and puts a space between each track. Anyone have any ideas on a way 'round this? Shaun

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(no subject)
by Chris Storey 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi In answer to Mark Stagg's question, at the Sydney Enmore Theatre show there was a song played that was unfamiliar to me - it was after Neon Lights and before Radioactivity, towards the end of the main set. I have no idea what it is called but you Mark identified it as Airwaves/Tango. The visual accompaniment was the long horizontal sine wave pattern. I really liked it, whatever it is. This was the Enmore set list: Numbers Computer World Home Computer Pocket Calculator Expo 2000 The Man Machine The Robots Tour de France Autobahn The Model Neon Lights Old/new song - (Airwaves/Tango ??) Radioactivity Trans Europe Express ENCORE: Music Non Stop By the way, this was not previously reported, the crowd at the Enmore really appreciated the show, many at the front dancing/bopping during the performance. The crowd continued stamping, cheering and calling for more long after the band left the stage, right through Music Non Stop, and for literally 10 minutes after the music finished. The crowd milled, very excited and animated, for quite a long time on the footpath outside the theatre afterwards. It was great. Peter Page in Sydney via Chris Storey

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OT: mp3 to audio
by Vincent Smits 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

I need to convert mp3's into audio files. Does anyone know where I can download a free program to do this? thanks, Vincent _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Kraftwerk portrait on Swedish radio this Sunday
by Conny Fornbäck 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Tomorrow, Sunday 2 February, Swedish radio channel P1 will send a portrait on Kraftwerk. This will be a part of the show "Godmorgon Världen", which is sent every Sunday between 9:05-11:00. For more information, go to http://www.sr.se/p1/godmorgonvarlden/ "Kraftwerk, ett porträtt. Den tyska elektronmusik-gruppen förutsåg hemdatorn, it-åldern och cyberrymden. Nu har de varit tysta i 17 år. Vad betyder det?" /Conny Fornbäck

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Robovox
by SiNTeTiK eLeKTRo BeaT 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hi dante !!! The Robovox Project , is registered in the IBM,and all the imagesis there ina kind of secret site !!! I had this in the past, mas eu burramente perdi !!! In there exists all the pictures and texts about the project !!! See ya ! ***************************************** ** SINTETIK - The Sintetik Way of Life ** ***************************************** ** UIN:99055245 - sintetik(a)hotmail.com ** ***************************************** _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail, o maior webmail do Brasil. http://www.hotmail.com

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Australian re issues
by Chris Storey 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hello Re the reissued four albums in Australia, I called EMI in Sydney to enquire whether the albums had been remastered or include any different tracks. I was advised that they are not remastered - the only difference is the 8 page booklet of photos included. I have been looking for these albums in shops and haven't seen them yet - I don't think sales will have been huge - when I confirm what is in the booklet and whether it is the same for each album I will let you know. Peter Page in Sydney via Chris Storey.

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RE: Kraftwerk digest, Vol 1 #463 - 9 msgs
by Marston, Richard 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

From: "Vincent Smits" <sonicsunset(a)hotmail.com> To: kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:50:28 +0000 Subject: [Kraftwerk] OT: mp3 to audio Reply-To: kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com I need to convert mp3's into audio files. Does anyone know where I can download a free program to do this? thanks, Vincent > ---------- > There's a program called SndSampler which can do this, as well as good edit edit and fade in/out control, as well as a wide range of subtle and not so subtle effects. You can even flip tracks and play them backwards -- weird! To edit an AIF file you'll need a lot of ram, as it could be 10 times the size of the mp3 it's converted from. Make sure the mp3s have a high bit rate (128 kbps or higher) or you'll hear distortions. http://www.sndsampler.com/ This email may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network.

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RE: remastering
by Marston, Richard 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

Staggman wrote: Most of the CDs available at present suffer from being low-level, undynamic,contain several little errors, and have pretty poor interpretations of the original artwork. They all date from the early days of CD mastering, and suffer badly for it when compared sonically with contemporary releases. I'm not criticising the musical content, of course, just the technical aspects. > ---------- > I agree, and it would be great to hear a clean and powerful sounding Trans Europe Express album. It is kind of "polishing the family heirlooms" though. As for the pre-Autobahn albums, in the past KW have referred to them rather disparagingly as "archaeology", and they don't really fit the Kraftwerk stereotype we all know. Listening to these albums with the knowledge of hindsight you can sense what they were going to evolve into -- such as on Wellenlange, with it's controlled use of delay echo -- but at that point (pre-1974) Kraftwerk weren't a unique sounding band and their music wasn't organized around particular thematic ideas (or that dreaded 1970s phrase, "concept album"). This email may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network.

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