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Kraftwerk: Minimum – Maximum

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On June 6, 2005, “Kling Klang” label released “Minimum-Maximum”, the first Kraftwerk live album. It was recorded in 2004, on concerts in Warsaw, Ljubljana, Moscow, Berlin, London, Budapest, Tallinn, Riga, Tokyo, and San Francisco, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
  • Florian Schneider – supplementary vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
  • Henning Schmitz – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer
  • Fritz Hilpert – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Man-Machine – Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter
  2. Planet of Visions – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  3. Tour de France (Étape 1) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  4. Chrono – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
  5. Tour de France (Étape 2) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  6. Vitamin – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
  7. Tour de France – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  8. Autobahn – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  9. The Model – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
  10. Neon Lights – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  11. Radioactivity – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  12. Trans – Europe Express – Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
  13. Metal on Metal – Ralf Hütter
  14. Numbers – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  15. Computer World – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  16. Home Computer – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  17. Pocket Calculator – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  18. Dentaku – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  19. The Robots – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  20. Elektro Kardiogramm – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
  21. Aéro Dynamik – Fritz Hilpert, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
  22. Musique Non-Stop – Karl Bartos, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider

Kraftwerk: Computer World

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On May 11, 1981, “Kling Klang” label released “Computer World” the eight Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1981, at “Kling Klang” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – voice, vocoder, synthesizer, keyboards, Orchestron, Synthanorma Sequenzer, electronics, software, mixing, cover, original artwork reconstruction, album concept
  • Florian Schneider – vocoder, speech synthesis, synthesizer, electronics, software, mixing, cover, album concept
  • Karl Bartos – electronic drums, software
  • Wolfgang Flür – software
  • Peter Bollis – hardware
  • Hermann J. Poertner – hardware
  • Gerd Rothe – hardware
  • Pit Franke – software
  • Karl Klefisch – software
  • Falk Kübler – software
  • Takeshi Shikura – software
  • Martin Tewis – software
  • Carol Martin – software
  • Tom Lanik – software
  • Doreen D’Agostino – software
  • Marvin Katz – software
  • Bob Krasnow – software
  • Günter Spachtholz – software
  • Joachim Dehmann – software
  • Emil Schult – cover
  • Johann Zambryski – original artwork reconstruction
  • Günter Fröhling – photography

Track listing:

  1. Computer World – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult, music by  Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  2. Pocket Calculator – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult, music by  Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  3. Numbers – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  4. Computer World 2 – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  5. Computer Love – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult, music by Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  6. Home Computer – lyrics by Florian Scheider, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  7. It’s More Fun To Compute – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos

Kraftwerk: The Mix

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On June 11, 1991, “Kling Klang” label released “The Mix”, a remix Kraftwerk album. It featured re-recorded and re-arranged versions of songs which had originally appeared on the albums  “Autobahn”  through “Electric Café.” It was recorded in April 1991, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – voice, vocoder, music data mix, synclavier, album concept
  • Florian Schneider – music data mix, vocoder, speech synthesis, album concept
  • Fritz Hilpert – music data mix (electronic percussion)
  • Fernando Abrantes – keyboards

Track listing:

  1. The Robots(Die Roboter) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  2. Computerlove(Computerliebe) – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
  3. Pocket Calculator (Taschenrechner) – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
  4. Dentaku – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
  5. Autobahn – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
  6. Radioactivity(Radioaktivität) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  7. Trans-Europe Express(Trans Europa Express) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  8. Abzug – Ralf Hütter
  9. Metal on Metal (Metall auf Metall) – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  10. Home Computer (Heimcomputer) – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  11. Music Non Stop (Musik Non-Stop) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos

Kraftwerk: Radio-Activity

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In October 1975, “Kling Klang” label released “Radio-Activity” (Radio-Aktivität in German), the fifth Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Kling Klang Studio” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter– voice, synthesizer, Minimoog, Vako Orchestron model A, drum machine, electronics
  • Florian Schneider– voice, vocoder, votrax, synthesizer
  • Karl Bartos– electronic percussion
  • Wolfgang Flür– electronic percussion
  • Peter Bollig – engineer
  • Walter Quintus– mixing
  • Emil Schult– artwork
  • Robert Franke – photography

Track listing:

  1. Geiger Counter (Geigerzähler) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  2. Radioactivity(Radioaktivität) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  3. Radioland – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  4. Airwaves (Ätherwellen) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  5. Intermission (Sendepause) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  6. News (Nachrichten) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  7. The Voice of Energy (Die Stimme der Energie) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  8. Antenna (Antenne) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  9. Radio Stars (Radio Sterne) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  10. Uranium (Uran) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  11. Transistor – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  12. Ohm Sweet Ohm – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider

Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine

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On May 19, 1978, “Kling Klang” label released “The Man-Machine” (Die Mensch-Maschine), the seventh Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded 1977-1978, at “Kling Klang Studio” and mixed at “Studio Rudas” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter– voice, vocoder, synthesizer, keyboard, Orchestron, Synthanorma Sequencer, electronics, cover, concept
  • Florian Schneider– vocoder, Votrax, synthesizer, electronics, concept
  • Karl Bartos– electronic drums
  • Wolfgang Flür– electronic drums
  • Joschko Rudas – engineer
  • Leanard Jackson – engineer
  • Henning Schmitz– engineer assistant
  • Karl Klefisch – lettering
  • Günther Fröhling – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ralf Hütter except where noted.

  1. The Robots – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  2. Spacelab – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  3. Metropolis – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  4. The Model – lyrics by Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult, music by Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
  5. Neon Lights – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  6. The Man-Machine – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos

Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express

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In March 1977, “Kling Klang Records” label released “Trans-Europe Express” the sixth Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Kling Klang Studios” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.In 2001, TV network “VH1” placed “Trans-Europe Express” at number 56 on their list of “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2002, “Slant Magazine” placed the album at number one on its list of the “Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” ranked  the album at number 253 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2014, the “LA Times” called it “The Most Important Pop Album of the Last 40 Years”.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter– voice, synthesizer, orchestron, synthanorma-sequenzer, electronics
  • Florian Schneider– voice, vocoder, votrax, synthesizer, electronics
  • Karl Bartos– electronic percussion
  • Wolfgang Flür– electronic percussion
  • Peter Bollig – engineer
  • Bill Haverson – engineer
  • Thomas Kuckuck – engineer
  • Ink Studios – typographic design
  • Maurice Seymour – photography
  • Stara – photography

Track listing:

  1. Europe Endless – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  2. The Hall of Mirrors – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  3. Showroom Dummies – Ralf Hütter
  4. Trans-Europe Epress – Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
  5. Metal on Metal – Ralf Hütter
  6. Abzug – Ralf Hütter
  7. Franz Schubert – Ralf Hütter
  8. Endless Endless – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider

Siouxsie & The Banshees: Through The Looking Glass

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On March 2, 1987, “Polydor” label released “Through the Looking Glass”, the eight Siouxsie and the Banshees album. It was recorded August and September 1986, and was produced by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin and Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
  • Steven Severin – electric bass, keyboards
  • Budgie – drums, percussion
  • John Valentine Carruthers – guitars, keyboards
  • Martin McCarrick- keyboards, cello, string arrangements
  • Martin Dobson – saxophone
  • Luke Tunney – trumpet
  • Pete Thoms – trombone
  • Gini Ball – violin
  • Jocelyn Pook– viola
  • Julie Aliss – harp

Track listing:

  1. This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us – Ron Mael
  2. Hall of Mirrors – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  3. Trust in Me – Sherman Brothers
  4. This Wheel’s on Fire – Rick Danko, Bob Dylan
  5. Strange Fruit – Lewis Allan
  6. You’re Lost Little Girl – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  7. The Passenger – Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner
  8. Gun – John Cale
  9. Sea Breezes – Bryan Ferry
  10. Little Johnny Jewel – Tom Verlaine

Kraftwerk: Electric Café

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Electric Cafe

On December 16, 1986, “Kling Klang” label released “Electric Café”, the ninth Kraftwerk studio album.  It was recorded 1982 – 1986, at the “Kling Klang Studios” in Dusseldorf, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. This was the first Kraftwerk album to be created using predominantly digital musical instruments, although the final product was recorded on analog master tapes.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – vocal, vocoder, keyboards, electronics, mix
  • Florian Schneider – vocoder, speech synthesis
  • Karl Bartos – vocal, electronic drums, electronic percussion
  • Hubert Kretzschmar – design

Track listing:

  1. Boing Boom Tschak – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  2. Techno Pop – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult
  3. Musique Non Stop – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  4. Der Telefon-Anruf (The Telephone Call) – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  5. Sex Objekt – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
  6. Electric Café- Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Maxime Schmitt

Kratwerk: Autobahn

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Autobahn

On November 1, 1974, “Philips” label released “Autobahn”, the fourth Kraftwerk studio album.  It was recorded in 1974, at the “Conny Plank’s Studio” in Koln, and was produced by Ralf Hütter, Conny Plank and Florian Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter– vocals, electronics
  • Florian Schneider– vocals, electronics
  • Klaus Röder– violin, guitar
  • Wolfgang Flür– percussion
  • Konrad “Conny” Plank– engineer
  • Emil Schult– painting
  • Barbara Niemöller – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, except where noted.

  1. Autobahn – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  2. Kometenmelodie 1
  3. Kometenmelodie 2
  4. Mitternacht
  5. Morgenspaziergang