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Among electronic artists (as well as virtually the entire record industry), only Kraftwerk could construct a viable album by making only minimal adjustments to a sound they made definitive more than 30 years earlier. Tour de France Soundtracks, the group's first record in more than 15 years, is quintessentially Kraftwerk but still fits in well with contemporary dance trends like the experimental microhouse scene (highly influenced by the group's ultra-minimalism). The story of Tour de France Soundtracks actually begins 20 years earlier, in 1983, when Kraftwerk released the "Tour de France" single. Recorded in tribute to one of the sporting world's most grueling events, the track was a hi-res piece of dance-pop that made lyrical reference to various biking landmarks (like the infamous mountaintop finish at Tourmalet) and an assortment of sonic references as well (including a bike chain in free spin and the belabored breathing of a bicyclist -- in rhythm, of course). Techno-Pop, the album Kraftwerk scheduled to accompany "Tour de France," was postponed and later canceled (ironically, after a serious biking accident by Ralf Hütter, one of the group's resident biking maniacs). The track resurfaced two decades later, just in time for the centenary anniversary of the race, though Kraftwerk still missed the deadline -- only the rejuvenated single was available during the race. It has little in common with the original, but the new "Tour de France" is impressive nonetheless, boasting the kinetic power of a 100-strong peloton, a guttural Teutonic vocoder of the type beloved by fans, and a recurring tag so sublime Jan Ullrich could hum it through each of the Tour's 20 stages without fear of annoyance. Except for a closing reprise of the original "Tour de France," the rest of the album isn't as focused on biking; Hütter and Schneider construct sublime beatpieces with conceptual lines close to biking topics ("Aéro Dynamik," "Titanium," "Chrono," "Vitamin"), but never confront the listener with yet another track dropping bike terms like peloton or a l'enfer du nord. "Chrono" is the track closest to the Kraftwerk ideal, with its future-shock synth and percussion precision, while "Vitamin" is the farthest away (a downbeat track that still could only have escaped from the Kling Klang studio). Tour de France Soundtracks is a successful record on anyone's terms; it's one that fans won't need to cringe from, and one that newcomers will be able to enjoy for what it is.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Keyboards - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Fritz Hilpert, Engineer, Keyboards - Henning Schmitz, Keyboards - Maxime Schmitt, Writer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chronique
Among electronic artists (as well as virtually the entire record industry), only Kraftwerk could construct a viable album by making only minimal adjustments to a sound they made definitive more than 30 years earlier. Tour de France Soundtracks, the group's first record in more than 15 years, is quintessentially Kraftwerk but still fits in well with contemporary dance trends like the experimental microhouse scene (highly influenced by the group's ultra-minimalism). The story of Tour de France Soundtracks actually begins 20 years earlier, in 1983, when Kraftwerk released the "Tour de France" single. Recorded in tribute to one of the sporting world's most grueling events, the track was a hi-res piece of dance-pop that made lyrical reference to various biking landmarks (like the infamous mountaintop finish at Tourmalet) and an assortment of sonic references as well (including a bike chain in free spin and the belabored breathing of a bicyclist -- in rhythm, of course). Techno-Pop, the album Kraftwerk scheduled to accompany "Tour de France," was postponed and later canceled (ironically, after a serious biking accident by Ralf Hütter, one of the group's resident biking maniacs). The track resurfaced two decades later, just in time for the centenary anniversary of the race, though Kraftwerk still missed the deadline -- only the rejuvenated single was available during the race. It has little in common with the original, but the new "Tour de France" is impressive nonetheless, boasting the kinetic power of a 100-strong peloton, a guttural Teutonic vocoder of the type beloved by fans, and a recurring tag so sublime Jan Ullrich could hum it through each of the Tour's 20 stages without fear of annoyance. Except for a closing reprise of the original "Tour de France," the rest of the album isn't as focused on biking; Hütter and Schneider construct sublime beatpieces with conceptual lines close to biking topics ("Aéro Dynamik," "Titanium," "Chrono," "Vitamin"), but never confront the listener with yet another track dropping bike terms like peloton or a l'enfer du nord. "Chrono" is the track closest to the Kraftwerk ideal, with its future-shock synth and percussion precision, while "Vitamin" is the farthest away (a downbeat track that still could only have escaped from the Kling Klang studio). Tour de France Soundtracks is a successful record on anyone's terms; it's one that fans won't need to cringe from, and one that newcomers will be able to enjoy for what it is.
© John Bush /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:55:59
- Artistes principaux : Kraftwerk
- Label : Parlophone UK
- Genre : Électronique
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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