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The Man-Machine is closer to the sound and style that would define early new wave electro-pop -- less minimalistic in its arrangements and more complex and danceable in its underlying rhythms. Like its predecessor, Trans-Europe Express, there is the feel of a divided concept album, with some songs devoted to science fiction-esque links between humans and technology, often with electronically processed vocals ("The Robots," "Spacelab," and the title track); others take the glamour of urbanization as their subject ("Neon Lights" and "Metropolis"). Plus, there's "The Model," a character sketch that falls under the latter category but takes a more cynical view of the title character's glamorous lifestyle. More pop-oriented than any of their previous work, the sound of The Man-Machine -- in particular among Kraftwerk's oeuvre -- had a tremendous impact on the cold, robotic synth pop of artists like Gary Numan, as well as Britain's later new romantic movement.
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Karl Bartos, Writer, Electronic Drums - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice, Orchestron Keyboards - Noel Summerville, MasteringEngineer - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, AssistantEngineer - Joschko Rudas, Engineer - Leanard Jackson, Engineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Karl Bartos, Writer, Electronic Drums - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voices, Orchestron Keyboards - Noel Summerville, MasteringEngineer - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, AssistantEngineer - Joschko Rudas, Engineer - Leanard Jackson, Engineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Karl Bartos, Writer, Electronic Drums - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voices, Orchestron Keyboards - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, AssistantEngineer - Joschko Rudas, Engineer - Leanard Jackson, Engineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Emil Schult, Writer - Karl Bartos, Writer, Electronic Drums - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice, Orchestron Keyboards - Noel Summerville, MasteringEngineer - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, AssistantEngineer - Joschko Rudas, Engineer - Leanard Jackson, Engineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Karl Bartos, Drums, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice - Ralf Hutter, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voice, Orchestron Keyboards - Noel Summerville, MasteringEngineer - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, Engineer - Joschko Rudas, Engineer - Leanard Jackson, Engineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Composer, Electronic Drums - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder - Ralf Hutter, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Electronics, Vocoder, Voices - WOLFGANG FLÜR, Electronic Drums - Henning Schmitz, Engineer - Joschko Rudas, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Leanard Jackson, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2009 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Album review
The Man-Machine is closer to the sound and style that would define early new wave electro-pop -- less minimalistic in its arrangements and more complex and danceable in its underlying rhythms. Like its predecessor, Trans-Europe Express, there is the feel of a divided concept album, with some songs devoted to science fiction-esque links between humans and technology, often with electronically processed vocals ("The Robots," "Spacelab," and the title track); others take the glamour of urbanization as their subject ("Neon Lights" and "Metropolis"). Plus, there's "The Model," a character sketch that falls under the latter category but takes a more cynical view of the title character's glamorous lifestyle. More pop-oriented than any of their previous work, the sound of The Man-Machine -- in particular among Kraftwerk's oeuvre -- had a tremendous impact on the cold, robotic synth pop of artists like Gary Numan, as well as Britain's later new romantic movement.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:13
- Main artists: Kraftwerk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Electronic
© 2009 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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