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R║                          The Artist : Kraftwerk                      ║R
N║                         Album Title : Autobanh                       ║N
S║                        Record Label : Phantom/EMI                    ║S
Music Type : Electronic
R║               Official Release Date : 00/00/74                       ║R
a║                            Rip Date : 06/22/99                       ║a
b║                           Ripped By : erasmus                        ║b

d║   Track Quality :   │  CD [√] <·160k·> │ Other [ ] <······> │        ║d

N║   Time & Size   :   │ CD Time 0hr42min │ Total Size: 51MB   │        ║N

u║   Album Rating  :   │  1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] 5 [√]   / 5  │        ║u

o║   Covers & SFV  :   │  Front [ ]   Back [ ]   SFV File [√]  │        ║o

s║          Track Times Track Names                                     ║s

01 22:42 Autobahn
02  6:25 Kometenmelodie 1
03  5:47 Kometenmelodie 2
04  3:43 Mitternacht
05  4:03 Morgenspaziergang

Amazon.com essential recording
Though they'd recorded three previous albums, Kraftwerk's
modern pop legacy starts with the sounds of a few footsteps
and a slamming car door--the beginning of a 22-minute
musically impressionistic excursion down Germany's famed
superhighway. An unexpected hit on both sides of the
Atlantic, Autobahn's "fahren, fahren, fahren" refrain echoes
"Fun, Fun, Fun" by the Beach Boys (just one of Kraftwerk's
unlikely influences), while the entire concept recalls Brian
Wilson's frustrated attempts at creating what he called "a
pocket symphony." The rhythmic synth pulse that carries the
title track will be familiar to Kraftwerk admirers, while
cofounder Florian Schneider's flute work and other more
delicate melodic touches hearken back to the band's
prog-rock foundations (as do the atmospheric "Kometenmelodie
1 & 2," "Mitternacht," and "Morgenspaziergang"). Kraftwerk's
fascination with technology has been well documented, but
the revelation of Autobahn is the playful human spirit
behind the robots' masks. --Jerry McCulley

What the Critics Say:
Continuing the very welcome Kraftwerk-at-mid-price series,
these three releases now mean that seven of the group's
landmark albums are available for less than the price of a
Modem. On import, it was a close-run thing.

Autobahn (1974), their breakthrough album, was actually
their fourth (if one includes Ralf Hutter and Florian
Schneider-Esleben's duo set, Ralf & Florian (1900)).
Autobahn's title track took up the entire first side: 23
minutes of synthetically simulated road miles, with several
fascinating segments and hauntingly lovely tunes. A
remarkable journey-and one that begs to be heard on
headphones-Autobahn was edited down to a short drive the
following year, reaching Number 4 in the UK single charts.
Kommetenmelodie 2 is the brightest and best of the four
shorter pieces on side two.

Trans-Europe Express (1977), the one that we're often told
changed the face of American dance music, was split into a
trio of songs roughly about identity loss (including the
sinister Hall Of Mirrors); and a medley depicting a
train-ride through Europe, vivid and futuristic, and set to
one of the most compelling beats of this or any other era.

Electric Cafe (1986) arrived three years after the
mysterious last-minute cancellation of an album called
Techno Pop (1900). The long-delayed successor to 1981's
classic Computer World, Electric Cafe was the first time in
over a decade that Kraftwerk were boring. The side-long
techno suite was an almost total turn-off, while only The
Telephone Call showed any hint of their often-overlooked
melody mischief. The follow-up? Nine years and counting.
--David Cavanagh -- ⌐ Emap Consumer Magazines Limited. For
personal use only.

Rabid Neurosis was established in 1995 and since 1996 we have
been dedicated to bringing the highest possible quality to
the mp3 community.  It is rumored that we only rip rap, hip
hop, and r&b, well, this is simply a rumor, granted that
this type of music is the mainstream at the moment, so of
course a lot of this genre is going to get done, but we do
other types of music (rock, ska, punk, techno, bootlegs, pop,
etc) as well.  Currently we are not looking for any members
unless you have some exceptional background in either the mp3
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Op, or hardware supplier) if you fall into that category drop
by #rns on efnet and talk to one of the seniors about joining
or mail the president Al Capone (Capone@rns.org) note: we are
NOT seeking any artists or couriers period.

[Other News]

Zero Music Inc. is RNS's official couriers (irc/ext ftp). The
reason for doing this is that it was felt by us, that RNS
should be focusing on releasing and not the mass distribution
of our music, they will handle the xdcc's and ftp couriering
to sites outside of RNS to benefit those not within the group

[Greets]

Groups: Dimension Couriers, Origin, Ambition, ATM, ZMI, RIAA
SAC, ACiD, UCF, Phrozen Crew, & Paradigm.

Personal: WD Staff (We'll always love you Greasy & Crew),
arct, Mr. Skill, Z-E-U-S, shit-head, cH, |razor|,
N0fx, bonethug, speaxx, oakleez, OS1R1S, & OnyX.

-Al Capone
-RNS President

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