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For rock bands, hauling gear across countries and continents has not changed a great deal in the past several decades. The same can't be said for Kraftwerk. Grappling with sensitive cables and other technical gadgets in extreme climates has become a thing of the past. For them, everything has become easier to manage and transport, so it's natural that they'd become more enthusiastic about touring. Recorded during the group's 2004 journey through Europe, Japan, and the U.S., Minimum-Maximum is a two-disc representation of their revitalized live show. Visuals are such a crucial aspect of their performances that the set will naturally fall short of making you feel as if you are there -- whether it's Moscow, Warsaw, Budapest, or San Francisco -- while in your car or living room. More crucially, who really knows exactly how much live manipulation is going on with the elements of each track? Whatever the case, it all sounds good -- sharp, vibrant, alive. The original arrangements are often altered slightly, the tracks are tactfully sequenced, and the crowd noise is kept to a minimum (either near the close of a track or in recognition of one as it begins), so the release is sort of a glorified greatest-hits collection. Along with some wise selections from 2003's Tour de France Soundtracks, there's plenty of the expected classic material, all of which has given life to so much industrial, dance, and rap music. (You could, in fact, walk into the average techno club or turn on a mainstream radio station the week this was released and hear traces of Kraftwerk in one form or another.) "Radioactivity" and "The Robots," two of the more altered tracks, contain the greatest thrills; the former's permafrost placidity spirals into a frictionless dancefloor charge, while the latter is more muscular than ever, acknowledging advancements made by acolytes Model 500 and Underground Resistance.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Karl Bartos, Composer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Composer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Florian Scheider, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Florian Scheider, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Emil Schult, Writer - Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Emil Schult, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Emil Schult, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Emil Schult, Writer - Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Emil Schult, Writer - Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Emil Schult, Writer - Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Maxime Schmitt, Writer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Karl Bartos, Writer - Kraftwerk, MainArtist - Florian Schneider, Writer - Ralf Hutter, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Fritz Hilpert, Sound Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Henning Schmitz, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Florian Scheider, Programmer, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
For rock bands, hauling gear across countries and continents has not changed a great deal in the past several decades. The same can't be said for Kraftwerk. Grappling with sensitive cables and other technical gadgets in extreme climates has become a thing of the past. For them, everything has become easier to manage and transport, so it's natural that they'd become more enthusiastic about touring. Recorded during the group's 2004 journey through Europe, Japan, and the U.S., Minimum-Maximum is a two-disc representation of their revitalized live show. Visuals are such a crucial aspect of their performances that the set will naturally fall short of making you feel as if you are there -- whether it's Moscow, Warsaw, Budapest, or San Francisco -- while in your car or living room. More crucially, who really knows exactly how much live manipulation is going on with the elements of each track? Whatever the case, it all sounds good -- sharp, vibrant, alive. The original arrangements are often altered slightly, the tracks are tactfully sequenced, and the crowd noise is kept to a minimum (either near the close of a track or in recognition of one as it begins), so the release is sort of a glorified greatest-hits collection. Along with some wise selections from 2003's Tour de France Soundtracks, there's plenty of the expected classic material, all of which has given life to so much industrial, dance, and rap music. (You could, in fact, walk into the average techno club or turn on a mainstream radio station the week this was released and hear traces of Kraftwerk in one form or another.) "Radioactivity" and "The Robots," two of the more altered tracks, contain the greatest thrills; the former's permafrost placidity spirals into a frictionless dancefloor charge, while the latter is more muscular than ever, acknowledging advancements made by acolytes Model 500 and Underground Resistance.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:01:27
- Main artists: Kraftwerk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Ralf Hütter/Kraftwerk under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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