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another one
by Jan 15 Aug '03

15 Aug '03

Neue Zuercher Zeitung 14. Aug. 2003 (not online): Spannungsabfall -- Kraftlose Rueckkehr von Kraftwerk by Markus Ganz excerpts: "... 'Tour de France' aus dem Jahr 1983, der zum Ausklang des neuen Albums nochmals verwendet wird. Das toent verdaechtig nach einem Mangel an Ideen, was die Musik leider bestaetigt. ... Von einer ... einst wegweisenden Band haette man schon ein bisschen Innovation erwarten duerfen." "Ralf Huetter erklaerte im 'Spiegel', dass der Radsport wie die Musik von Kraftwerk mit Konzentration und Geschwindigkeit zu tun habe -- und mit der Sehnsucht, an Grenzen zu stossen. In kreativer Hinsicht ist dies offensichtlich geschehen. Das Thema 'Tour de France' mag den Musikern persoenlich liegen und war kommerziell sicherlich clever gewaehlt. Aber inhaltlich hat Kraftwerk nichts Neues mehr zu den Wechselwirkungen zwischen Mensch und Maschine zu sagen. Dabei waere dieses Thema heute brisanter denn je ..." Jan

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St. Galler Tagblatt article
by Klaus Zaepke 15 Aug '03

15 Aug '03

Another album review (German language): http://www.tagblatt.ch/kultur.cfm?pass_id=811111 Klaus Zaepke

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RE: amazon.co.uk [COPY PROTECTED?]
by Enrique Correa 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

I wrote: >> I got my TdFS copy last Saturday from amazon.co.uk and martin törnsten asked: > Is it copy protected? > As I would like to be able to play it on my computer I don't > want the copy protected version we get here in Sweden. It played in my home computer and my work computer just fine. Windows media player recognized the CD in no time. he also asked: > Any better price on TdFS than the £9.99 from amazon.co.uk? Amazon.co.uk advertises the CD at £9.99 but when I placed the CD on my cart, it showed £8.50 plus shipping and handling. The same thing happened to me when I pre-ordered Bartos' Communication. I don't know, I might of gotten a discount for being a long time customer, who knows. Give it a try. Good luck. E

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LFO + ex-members of Kraftwerk
by Der Automat 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

>From http://www.warprecords.com/artists/biog.php?artist=lfo LFO Biography 2003 By Bill Brewster: [talking about LFO] (...) and just for good measure working with a bunch of Germans who just so happened to be ex-members of Kraftwerk. (...) -unquoted- DER AUTOMAT

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Kraftwerk goes back on tour
by Der Automat 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

The following is quoted from the Belgian music magazine Side-Line newsletter 11/08/2003 n° 203: In an interview with the Swiss newspaper "Sonntagszeitung", Kraftwerk member Ralf Hütter has confirmed earlier rumours that the band is to hit the road again. Plans are to go on tour in autumn and winter through Europe. No further details have been made public so far. http://www.side-line.com (the article) http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/dyn/news/kultur/296206.htm (translation into English) http://kraftwerk.technopop.com.br/life_interviews.php DER AUTOMAT

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some links
by Der Automat 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/kraftwerkonline/kraftwerkNEWS.html http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80305141541&sql=Aqyanqj4woj sa Bootlegs http://perso.wanadoo.fr/kraftwerkonline/discographie3.html DER AUTOMAT

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RE: [Kraftwerk] Rare Version Remezcla da Mexican Tour De France
by Der Automat 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

Tomasz Kirmuc wrote: > Is this rare version really rare? Anyone heard about this version? > >>KRAFTWERK El Baile De La Escoba (Rare Version Remezcla da Mexican Tour De > France 3-track 12", Spanish title picture sleeve with Breakdance credit > POP-661). I replied: > AFAIK it's the standard 12" Tour de France from 1983 published in Mexico. It was called "El Baile De La Escoba" because of it appeared in Breakdancin' film, where one of the characters makes his dance with a broom. Kraftwerk original version of the song appears in the film Breakin' (1984), but not on the soundtrack itself, neither on the closing credits, to request of Kraftwerk themselves. According to Kevin Busby's FAQ website (http://web.bham.ac.uk/busbykg/kraftwerk/FAQ/) the CD soundtrack of the film contained a cover version of the track (by the group 10-Speed, which was released as a single in 1983), and Kraftwerk had decided to release a remix of their song only as a single. http://www.allmusic.com, however, gives as date of release of Ten Speed's TdF (12 Unidisc 1384), May 24, 1994. DER AUTOMAT

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Vinyl?
by Mark J Stagg 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

Any sightings of the vinyl album yet? Staggboy

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TDFS: Review from Argentina
by Marcelo Figueroa 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

Here a review in Spanish from 'Clarin', Argentina's more important newspaper. http://old.clarin.com/diario/2003/08/10/c-01002.htm Marcelo Figueroa _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? InformaciÃ³n de Estados Unidos y AmÃ©rica Latina, en Yahoo! Noticias. VisÃtanos en http://noticias.espanol.yahoo.com

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another test
by Andréas Hagström 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

hmmmm? /AndrÃ©as _________________________________________________________________ LÃ¤ttare att hitta drÃ¶mresan med MSN Resor http://www.msn.se/resor/

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