Giving this 1 more point than my rating for the German version because I prefer the English lyrics. I know. I'm a fraud.

Trans-Europe Express is the album where Kraftwerk truly refined their sound and artistic aspirations. It's still a bit rough around the edges but the band delivered a really entrancing experience heavily influenced by European musical tradition and filled with compelling themes. This album's centerpiece is it's title track and it's accompanying suite. Trans Europa Express through Abzug offers 1 of the best beats I've ever heard in any song as well as 1 of the most ... read more

Cool single. I'm not the biggest fan of the album, but these are 2 of the best tracks from Radio-Activity.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this compilation seems to be a France-exclusive release that was probably put out after Radio-Activity sold surprisingly well in that country. Of all the Kraftwerk compilations released up to this point, this 1 is easily my favorite. All of it's selections are really good. They also fit together pretty well, despite coming from 3 separate albums.

Radio-Activity is a lot of things at once. It's the 1st completely electronic Kraftwerk album, their 1st release under their most iconic lineup, and their 1st record in multiple languages. It's a continuation of both Autobahn's synthpop and experimental leanings too and it's a concept album reflecting on radioactivity and radios. Because of all this, it's admittedly a mess. It does get off to a strong start though with Radioactivity, a somber ballad about the ... read more

Not much better than their previous compilation, Doppelalbum. Doppelalbum, while offering a decent selection of early Kraftwerk tracks, suffered from an incoherent tracklist and tended to drag on as it had the full versions of songs I was not too fond of. Exceller 8 still has the 1st issue, but it also includes selections from Ralf and Florian, something missing from Doppelalbum. They aren't my favorite tracks from Ralf and Florian but it's nice to see them here. They make this album ... read more

Not much to say about this. Kometenmelodie 2 is a classic and Mitternacht exists. I am curious why they chose to pair Kometenmelodie 2 with Mitternacht of all things though.

The full version of Autobahn is one of the biggest and most influential tracks in the history of electronic music, however, this 3 minute version is quite the neutering. Obviously, they couldn't just released a 22 minute song as a single and they do a good job of fitting Autobahn up to the 2nd chorus into 3 minutes, but it's still not as fulfilling of an experience as the original. It's still an enjoyable listen though. Oh, also Morgenspaziergang is on this single too.

The others are right. This is just Autobahn but without the 2 tracks that actually made it exciting and special. I'm not sure what they were thinking with this one.

This compilation is wild! It's made up of seemingly random selections from Kraftwerk's self titled, Kraftwerk 2, and Autobahn (while completely ignoring Ralf and Florian for some reason), which are probably the 3 most different sounding albums from Kraftwerk's entire discography. As a result, there is very little cohesion here. I am also not a fan of some of these selections like Stratovarius and Wellenlänge. However, Autobahn, Kometenmelodie 2, and Klingklang are here in ... read more

This single is essentially 2 lo-fi demos of Kometenmelodie 1 and 2. As someone very used to the versions on Autobahn, it was a bit of a treat to listen to these early versions of electronic classics. However, I'm just gonna keep listening to the Autobahn versions. This single is not much more than a novelty these days.

Autobahn is the epitome of a groundbreaking record. This is the 1st ever synthpop album and it's title track is a massive 22 minute long statement as to Kraftwerk's creativity and ingenuity. Despite basically being about a road, the title track is a really fun listen. It captivates during it's choruses and rewarding finale. However, it also works as great background music during its inventive tangents which see the band experiment with recreating the sounds of the radio and cars ... read more

The fact that Ralf and Florian still doesn't get the respect it deserves from Kraftwerk themselves perplexes me. Autobahn deservedly gets a lot of credit for being Kraftwerk's 1st synthpop record, but Ralf and Florian started so much more for the band. It's their first to use vocals like on Tanzmusik and Ananas Symphonie, it has Kraftwerk's most conceptual pieces yet as almost every track is based on an object or scene, it's their 1st album to have complimenting tracks ... read more

It's pretty cool that they put the 1st 2 Kraftwerk releases into a double album, however, I've never been a bit fan of either record.

Kraftwerk 2 sees Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider go in a far more chilled out borderline ambient direction, possibly because they no longer had a drummer. A lot of these songs are basically improvisational jam sessions that sees Kraftwerk really strip things down. All of these songs sound very pleasant but vary in how interesting they are. Stuff like Strom, which has a bit of a Swans-y/folk vibe, and Harmonika, the somber closer that sounds like it is instead being played on an accordion, are ... read more

Kraftwerk's debut album sees the band deliver their least Kraftwerky and most surreal album ever. Before they went on their several year long progression towards synth pop, this album saw Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider creating novel experimental rock pieces that prioritized creating new noises and shocking the listener over everything else. The ladder is especially important (despites rarely being brought up when this album is discussed) as keeping the listener on their toes is a big ... read more

I wish the orchestral version wasn't reversed but this is still an incredibly beautiful classic.

Something like this is hard to review but there are 2 ways to look at it. Looking at it as a promo for Selected Ambient Works Vol. II, it's actually pretty good! There are 3 great selections from SAW v2 (although they could have probably chosen better ones like Rhubarb) and the "words" tracks are mostly interesting if unsubstantial. The transitions from the ambient cuts to the techno they use during the interview bits are pretty jarring though. I also have no clue what's up ... read more

This is quite the obscure little single. It contains 3 remixes of early Seefeel songs. 2 are by Aphex Twin and the 1st one, which would later open 26 Mixes For Cash, is an amazing slice of early AFX. It's a more clear-headed take on the original with some snappy percussion and unique interpolations of elements from the original song. The AFX Slow Mix however is exactly what it says on the tin. It is slow, and by slow, I mean SSSSLLLOOOWWW. It's slow to a detriment even as, over 9 ... read more

This was disappointing. London 19.08.23 is another Aphex Twin concert exclusive vinyl. It was released at Field Day 2023 for one of his live gigs. Starting with the positives, it's cool to see the first 2 songs from Korg Trax be released physically. Korg Trax is really underrated and these songs are super fun. However, the 3 original tracks here leave a lot to be desired. Soog E is as unimpressive as it gets, sounding like a lazy parody of Richard's music. Dgitne Tst1e is even worse, ... read more