September 2003 - Kraftwerk - mailman.xmission.com

New Ralf's interview from polish www-site
by Tomek fantomasz 11 Sep '03

11 Sep '03

Hi Kraftwerk-fans! See: http://www2.gazeta.pl/muzyka/1388352,21409,1638577.html Translate: *** An interview with Ralf Hutter from Kraftwerk Łukasz Kaminski: Kraftwerk is a legend of modern music and it is a foundation of musical thinking as well as a benchmark for many artists. Ralf Hutter: Initially our career was not as glorious as one may think. The beginnings were really difficult. Everything started in the late 60’s. Initially Florian and I had lots of problems with musical equipment. The first synthesizers we used were as expensive as Volkswagen cars. We had to build some of the instruments ourselves. Our music has always been connected with other kinds of art such as graphics, for example. It was not easy to find people who would understand the whole concept of Kraftwerk. Łukasz Kaminski: What is the difference between today’s audience and the one 30 years ago? Ralf Hutter: Today the audience has more knowledge about music and their taste is greatly influenced by modern technology. Besides, not only do our fans listen to music but they often play and compose music, as well, which is compatible with Kraftwerk’s ideas of “elektronische volkmusic” and “industrielle music”. When we were recording our album “Computer World” about 20 years ago, computers were not as common as they are today. We had to ask universities and IBM places to let us use their equipment. Now we have everything in a small laptop. The electronic devices are within easy reach. It seems that our visions of the future look realistic. Łukasz Kaminski: Do you think technology is at its peak? Ralf Hutter: It is developing all the time and therefore it is difficult to predict what it is going to be like in fifty-year-time. We may not have to touch any buttons and it will be enough just to think. At the moment it is still an abstract idea but many inventions used to be considered even more incredible but they came to being. Łukasz Kaminski: Modern electronic music is deprived of any social dimension. And there are many artists who claim directly that music’s only function is escapism. Ralf Hutter: It is true but only when we consider young artists. Kraftwerk’s music often relates to ecology and social comments. Young people don’t get involved into politics. They feel disappointed with the authorities. They don’t understand ridiculous decisions of people who have got power. I remember that when we appeared in concert in Poland many people from NRD came to see us. The authorities in NRD banned our performance since they perceived us as a threat to the system. *** It's all Tomek

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Interesting interview with Karl
by Jan 11 Sep '03

11 Sep '03

<http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/artikel/238/17221/> from Sueddeutsche Zeitung Aug. 30/31, German language. Jan

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Senor Coconut to release Vuelta a Espana (TdF cover)?
by kraftwerknumbers＠info2000.net 11 Sep '03

11 Sep '03

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RE: [Kraftwerk] Video trivia
by Christophe Socquet 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Hi, I was just sorting out my mailbox and came to your message. What difference did you noticed between both video ? I know the video broadcasted in France have a different ending than the one broadcasted in Germany. In France, video end with an animated version of the official TDF 2003 logo In Germany, it end with a view to the Eiffel tower. Christophe. > -----Original Message----- > From: Klaus Zaepke [mailto:Klaus.Zaepke@gmx.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:44 AM > To: kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Kraftwerk] Video trivia > > > > Did anyone notice that the video snippet from the "Tour de > France 2003" promo video on kraftwerk.de was slightly > different to the full length version that replaced the > snippet in the meantime? > Does anyone know if the initial version exists in full > length? > > Thanks, > Klaus Zaepke > > _______________________________________________ > Kraftwerk mailing list > Kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kraftwerk > "Dit e-mailbericht en alle documenten die ermee verzonden worden, zijn vertrouwelijk en uitsluitend voor gebruik door de persoon of de onderneming waaraan ze geadresseerd zijn. Indien deze e-mail verkeerdelijk bij u terechtkomt, gelieve de afzender te verwittigen en deze bestanden van uw computer te verwijderen. Ce message e-mail ainsi que tous les fichiers transmis sont confidentiels et uniquement destinés à l'usage de la personne ou de l'entité à qui ils sont adressés. Si vous avez reçu ce message e-mail par erreur, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur et le supprimer de tout ordinateur."

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Karl Bartos Dates
by John Shilcock 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

I hear, from someone who has recently spoken to Karl Bartos' other half, that the concerts announced on this list are NOT going to happen. A phone call or two to the venues seem to confirm that. October is more than likely (at this moment in time) to be when Karl plays in the UK. Keep Werking John www.keepwerking.co.uk

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Kraftwerk DVD Paris
by Christophe Socquet 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Hi, I am searching for a copy of the Kraftwerk DVD from Paris "Cité de la Musique" concert. I am not interested by the VCD version, only the DVD one. I can trade for a copy of the Luxembourg DVD. Please, reply in PRIVATE. Thanks! Christophe. "Dit e-mailbericht en alle documenten die ermee verzonden worden, zijn vertrouwelijk en uitsluitend voor gebruik door de persoon of de onderneming waaraan ze geadresseerd zijn. Indien deze e-mail verkeerdelijk bij u terechtkomt, gelieve de afzender te verwittigen en deze bestanden van uw computer te verwijderen. Ce message e-mail ainsi que tous les fichiers transmis sont confidentiels et uniquement destinés à l'usage de la personne ou de l'entité à qui ils sont adressés. Si vous avez reçu ce message e-mail par erreur, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur et le supprimer de tout ordinateur."

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Album enter the Italian Charts
by Edimes Cagliari 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

At #22 http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1 Eddy

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Re: [Kraftwerk] TdFS review
by Matthew Large 09 Sep '03

09 Sep '03

Page 86 of October 2003's Future Music gives the album a fairly unreasonable 5/10. Sadly the article is not online - if I find a scanner somewhere near I'll scan it in, otherwise... Large http://81.2.79.75 From: "Der Automat" <automat(a)offcampus.net> Reply-To: "Music, non-stop." <kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com> To: "Kraftwerk Mail List" <kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com>, "kraftwerkfanclub" <kraftwerkfanclub(a)yahoogroups.com>, "kraftwerkfans" <kraftwerkfans(a)yahoogroups.com>, "kraftwerkradioaktivitat" <kraftwerkradioaktivitat(a)yahoogroups.com>, "ElectricCafe" <ElectricCafe(a)yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Kraftwerk] TdFS review Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:37:02 +0200 Favourable review of Kraftwerk's Tour de France Soundtracks at Friday 5th September issue nº 233 of the Spanish weekly magazine (which accompanies newspaper El Mundo) 'La Luna del siglo XXI' (laluna(a)el-mundo.es) The record is given three and a half out of five stars/points. http://www.elmundo.es DER AUTOMAT _______________________________________________ Kraftwerk mailing list Kraftwerk(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kraftwerk _________________________________________________________________ Sign-up for a FREE BT Broadband connection today! http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband

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Signed Bartos records
by Svensson, Joakim 09 Sep '03

09 Sep '03

Hi! This Thursday Karl Bartos will visit a Swedish record store and sign his new record. You can order a signed CD at www.skivhugget.se There's a link on the Swedish page, but there seems to be no English version. If you try to order via the Swedish page it can be good to know some Swedish - here's a very brief lesson: Sök = Search Lägg i kundkorg = Add to shopping basket Beställ = Place order Personnummer = Social Security Number (only valid if you're Swedish) Good luck... ;-) Joakim This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.

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TdFS review
by Der Automat 09 Sep '03

09 Sep '03

Favourable review of Kraftwerk's Tour de France Soundtracks at Friday 5th September issue nº 233 of the Spanish weekly magazine (which accompanies newspaper El Mundo) 'La Luna del siglo XXI' (laluna(a)el-mundo.es) The record is given three and a half out of five stars/points. http://www.elmundo.es DER AUTOMAT

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