Friday, 25 April 2025

We Are Dancing Mechanic


Snippets of Kraftwerk, performing live for an Austrian TV special, circa 1982, on their Computerworld Tour.

Five songs in eleven and a half minutes, so very little to sink your teeth into, but still a mesmerising watch, Pocket Calculator especially.

A belated tribute to Florian Schneider, marking five years since his passing on 21st April 2020.

1) Numbers 0:20
2) Computer World 1:32
3) Pocket Calculator 2:35
4) Der Roboter (The Robots) 5:13
5) Home Computer 7:53

6 comments:

  1. 1982 you say? Ridiculously ahead of their time.

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  2. Can, Kraftwerk, when can see Faust here?

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    1. and Amon Dull II

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    2. and the rather better known Amon Duul II

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    3. Faust and Amon Duul II will appear here eventually, I'm sure, George. Given my slipshod approach to selections however, and citing recent experience with Hatfield And The North, I can't guarantee that either or both won't also find themselves rubbing shoulders with a Spanish language disco track by Gloria Gaynor or the like...

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