Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine (Vinyl) Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl
Kling Klang / Parlophone Records (1978 / This Pressing 2020)
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Brand New ~ Sealed! Special Limited Edition Remastered Reissue “Kling Klang” European Pressing On 180 Gram Translucent Red Vinyl! Includes 16-Page Colour Booklet.
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Brand New ~ Sealed! Special Limited Edition Remastered Reissue “Kling Klang” European Pressing On 180 Gram Translucent Red Vinyl! Includes 16-Page Colour Booklet.
‘The Man-Machine’ is the seventh studio album by German electronic band, Kraftwerk. Over supple processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and engineering, the seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant glamour of celebrity. Clipped and funky, “The Robots” adds another dimension to Kraftwerk’s ultra-dry sense of humour. Behind its intoxicating melodic pulse, “The Model” is a highly prophetic satire on the beauty industry, so ahead of its time that it only becomes a UK chart-topper by accident three years later. And “Neon Lights” is Kraftwerk’s most achingly romantic song to date, a sci-fi lullaby for cities at twilight.
Side 1:
The Robots
Spacelab
Metropolis
Side 2:
The Model
Neon Lights
The Man Machine
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More pop-oriented than any of their previous work, the sound of The Man-Machine had a tremendous impact on the cold, robotic synth pop of the 80s. 4 ½ Stars 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. 4 ½ Stars