- Audio CD (July 2 1991)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Best of
- Label: Elektra Entertain.
- ASIN: B000002H7C
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #22,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Robots |
| 2. Computerlove |
| 3. Pocket Calculator |
| 4. Dentaku |
| 5. Autobahn |
| 6. Radioactivity |
| 7. Trans Europe Express |
| 8. Abzug |
| 9. Metal On Metal |
| 10. Homecomputer |
| 11. Music Non Stop |
Product Description
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This 1991 Kraftwerk collection of often drastically remixed "greatest hits" offers a good, if slightly skewed, overview of the Dusseldorf legends' career. Inspired by the band's continuing influence on modern pop, dance, and techno, founders Florian Schneider and Ralf Hutter tweak Kraftwerk's sonic foundations with the intention of making their music more club-friendly. While some of the faithful have lamented the tinkering, The Mix presents a distinct, typically idiosyncratic take on modern club music. It also represents the way Kraftwerk usually sounds in their infrequent live forays; witness the reworking of "Radioactivity" into an unexpected (the band has been notably apolitical) antinuclear statement aimed largely at Britain's Sellafield installation. The Mix bows to trend in concept only; the execution is pure Kraftwerk. --Jerry McCulley
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5.0 out of 5 stars
AUSGEZEICHNET!,
By z-auna (canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mix (Audio CD)
An excellent introduction for Kraftwerk newbies and an excellent collaboration for longer term fans. Happy modernity, Kraftwerk is a seriously playful mix of man, machine and music. Highly recommended for all black beret wearing technology supporters. Ludites should approach with caution.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Too Funky, But COLD Medina,
This review is from: The Mix (Audio CD)
I have to give major props to Kraftwerk for blazing a new path, for taking us all to a whole new level. And props to Charles Lindbergh too, but I'd rather fly the Concorde. In other words, I'd rather listen to Kraftwerk's proteges, like New Order, Devo, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Yaz, "Planet Rock,".... Okay, Kraftwerk's ideas have almost saturated pop. (Spin Magazine even ran a cover story saying Kraftwerk has had more musical influence than the Beatles). Still, the musical genius comes off as brrrrr German cold and assembly line repetitive. And after listening to The Mix for 10 or 15 minutes you start to get hypnotized, you become the machine. (The CD Trans Europe Express is more eclectic in tone and pace). The proteges have long taken Kraftwerk's lead and warmed the sound up with Brit melancholy/romanticism or rap and urgency and increased tension. Whether you prefer Kraftwerk or the proteges is a matter of taste, I just prefer a human face layered on the techno beats. Kraftwerk is computer music's BASIC language, and some updated beats make The Mix a bit more user friendly. For pop music history buffs this CD should provide an interesting backdrop to the sounds that followed.Of some interest: One of the guys from Kraftwerk was quoted as saying, "German music is better than American music, because German thought is much more highly evolved than American thought." Hmmmmm. I thought we answered that question a few decades ago... and a few decades before that... (Miles Davis and The Cotton Club... what did you think I meant?) Minus 1 star for the quote. Maybe someday we'll get The Mix II, with some jazz flavor thrown in to loosen up that cold machine sound....
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beat,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Mix (Audio CD)
I really like "The Mix" because of the powerful beat and synthesized flourishes in all the songs. The collection includes a remix of the popular song, "Autobahn." There is also a remix of "Pocket Calculator," a song about someone who computes and composes on his mathematical, musical, pocket calculator. "The Mix" provides good background music for reading or driving. It grows on you the more you listen to it.-From the Tangerine Root
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