Kraftwerk

yargho

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/newly_unearthed_footage_of_kraftwerk--with_long_hair_and_leather_jackets

that is interesting, 'Heavy Metal Kids' was actually a working song title projected on the screen in this broadcast! I thought that was just a title someone had made up for the K4 boot. although it's pretty clear here it's the same piece they ended up calling 'Stratovarius' for the debut. on K4, with Rother replacing Hutter, the piece is just a sidelong glance on 'Iron Man' for a few seconds before flooring it

top notch, thank you WDR (c) 2014

- Von Himmel Hoch
- Ruckzuck
- Heavy Metal Kids (Stratovarius)
- Improvisation 1 (Tongebirge-esque + extra Dinger)

not all that interesting sonically though is it, you can tell why Hütter is in no hurry to reissue the early albums

mmm, "Ralf and Florian" deserves its place among the rest. I like the first two as well,but.

personally, think it's strange they wouldn't just reissue all of them. I'm all for forging one's own identity, but trying to hide your early albums is futile these days, and it smacks of revisionism a la george lucas. Plus, I like all of those records! Come on guys, do it for me.

>not all that interesting sonically though is it, you can tell why Hütter is in no hurry to reissue the early albums

definitely not for everyone. I'm a pretty big fan of even the lower fidelity boots of this band from 1970-1981, and I definitely respect the people who only find this band interesting from 1970-1973.

wouldn't be surprised if Hutter never puts the first three out, they just don't fit the 'perfect' narrative of the evolving concept albums. my issue is that the ~20 minutes of music that Schneider / Dinger / Rother recorded for Kraftwerk 2 with Conny, then shelved when Hutter returned, has been discovered / archived but can't get green lighted. that's just no fair.

Wasn't there some rumor Ralf was up for finally doing something about it just because even he was sick of all the boots?

i'm surprised they haven't capitalized on it, they'd certainly make some money off them. but maybe that they haven't done that is respectable too. dunno. the boots of those three that are around sound fine to me so I'm not hankering for official releases.

that footage is so great, <3 frozen German teenagers

If nothing else, the official Kraftwerk YouTube channel has the three early albums represented in their entirety (as well as seemingly everything else in their discography)...

https://www.youtube.com/user/KraftwerktheOfficial

"Official" ?

Ralf shd just burn everything

Ralf's hair is just epic in that video. Also, what a fantastic HD rip. So cool seeing these vintage videos getting archived at a nice resolution.

loooooool KraftwerktheOfficial

That clip is abso-fucking-lutely amazing!

wtf is that thing Ralf is playing?!?!

i'm going to the show tonight and uhh is this like a 3d glasses type thing?

Yeah, it's a 3D thing, saw it at Latitude last year and the sight of an entire crowd dancing with 3D glasses on is... odd to say the least.

Some of the visuals work better than others but Tour De France and Trans Europe Express were genuinely awesome.

ahh cool

that Rockpalast footage is indeed awesome...

always looking for an excuse to repost this one... Dinger/Rother/Schneider doing some kinda blueprint for 'Hallogallo', date on the clip is different but looks like it might be from the same tv appearance as the 'Kakteen, Wuste, Sonne' clip posted above a long time ago...

http://youtu.be/RqGrXf8zo0k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdjEqP6mhV4#t=242

THASS WHASSUP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-haWSy43Ks

wtf is that thing Ralf is playing?!?!

It's a Tubon. The original keytar.

Wow.

What the hell video are they dancing in that room in??

What the hell video are they dancing in that room in??

― funny and lolexander (Stevie D(eux))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuUuBt7nrE

Close-down of a studio for electronic music in Düsseldorf / Germany...

O_o

"Die Geräte sind gebraucht und teilweise längere Zeit nicht benutzt. Aufgrund der Menge der Geräte kann deren Funktion nicht im einzelnen geprüft werden. Daher Verkauf ohne Gewährleistung."

"The devices are used and sometimes not used for a long time. Due to the amount of equipment whose function can not be examined in detail. Therefore, sales without warranty."

'Ruckzuck' is all time for me!

So Douglas Wolk interviewed Ralf.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/29/kraftwerk-speak-the-german-electropop-act-discuss-autobahn-technology-and-hint-at-new-album.html

A bit of a cliffhanger that

as if

early concert from winter 1970 in soest with the original formation (ralf, florian & klaus) from the rockpalast archive.
tracklist:
- stratovarius (improvised, elemental, more an intro than a track)
- ruckzuck (where the flute meets the motorik beat)
- heavy metal kids (where stockhausen meets prog)
- improvisation 1 (kraut rock jam)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF1B4smQL7s

I wanna be excited for it but "it's coming" has been their answer since like 2009

.. Like the first three albums' boxsets

is that supposedly coming? i feel like they never talk about it or reference it at all

When the first box finally came out, Mojo talked to Ralf, and he cryptically alluded to the delay on the first lps getting reissued was due to the tapes being in less than optimal condition ("they are very dusty" he said).

ooooh. hmm. it just seems odd that they also never play anything from those albums either.

but I suppose that not many of those songs would fit in very smoothly with their Autobahn-present material

was just listening to this, speaking of those missing albums - a very nice radio broadcast from 1974 - http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1815

it doesn't seem odd at all that they don't play that stuff - it's totally different than what they're known for. they don't really play gems like "Franz Schubert" or for that matter anything off the second side of Autobahn either.

but am i totally making it up that they (well, Ralf at this point) seem to completely avoid ever talking about that era? I feel like that's been a standard talking point in most articles about them over the last several years

or for that matter anything off the second side of Autobahn either.

p sure they do at Autobahn shows

The "Ralf and Florian" album would fit in with their current shows, no problem.

"Ralf"

yeah.

Funnily enough, I managed to get a copy for very cheap off ebay last year as they'd not 'graded' it (turned out to be mint), and they'd listed it as "Ralph and Floria" (or something like that)

http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-3371536-1327833218.jpeg

a very nice radio broadcast from 1974 - http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1815

― tylerw, Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:50 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

had not heard this one -- thank you! great fidelity very mellow & a wonderful 'Kling Klang'.

but am i totally making it up that they (well, Ralf at this point) seem to completely avoid ever talking about that era?

might be uncomfortable for Ralf to talk about that stretch when he wasn't in the band, or how Florian, Michael, Klaus & Conny had gotten half way through recording a second KW album without him. I'm relieved those tapes have been found and transferred because it doesn't look as if we're going to be hearing them within any of the principals' lifetimes

Are there any other really jammy Radio Bremen type shows where they do that crazy "Ruckzuck"?