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Tour De France Soundtracks

~ Kraftwerk (Artist)

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Product Details

Audio CD (Sep 9 2003)
Original Release Date: Aug 19 2003
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Astralwerks
ASIN: B0000A4G4N

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #26,861 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Prologue

2. Tour De France 03 - Etape 1

3. Tour De France 03 - Version 2

4. Tour De France 03 - Etape 3

5. Chrono

6. Vitamin

7. Aero Dynamik

8. Titanium

9. Elektrokardiogramm

10. La Forme

11. Regeneration

12. Tour De France

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With Kraftwerk now rumoured to be far more fascinated by bicycles than keyboards, it's perhaps not surprising that Tour De France Soundtracks is the group's first album for 12 years. Continuing to explore the theme of movement, men and machines that spawned the marvellous Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express and 1983's landmark single "Tour De France", Soundtracks is basically an expanded version of the latter, right down to the cover art.

Having inspired house, trance and techno, it seems fair that Kraftwerk should borrow something in return. Commencing with three segueing versions of the title track, Soundtracks opens with a fine 15-minute dose of tranquil minimalist trance before seamlessly gliding through various sonic soundscapes with a metronome-like rhythm. Mellifluous keyboard lines evoke the sense of motion while melodies weave and swirl. "Elektro Kardiogramm" goes as far as containing heartbeat and breathing effects while "Vitamin", the album's peak, could be described as the Pyrenean stage with its deep grooves and dizzying synth hooks. The sound of groundbreakers building bridges, Tour De France Soundtracks may not prove as hugely influential as Kraftwerk's early music, but it is nevertheless a winning return. --Christopher Barrett

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beware - this is NOT a real CD., Jun 6 2004

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I bought this "CD" in excitement, not having seen a new Kraftwerk release for years. Popped into the car on the way home, and found it drove the player berserk.

Closer examination reveals that this is one of those stupid copy protected "CDs."

A bit of research with google shows that it is in fact possible to make this play, but I just tossed it back to the shop and got my money back.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than anything else out there...., May 16 2004

By	Matthew A. Schaldach (Sacramento, Ca.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've loved Kraftwerk since I first picked up Man-Machine, so it's always a treat for me when they release something new, even if it's just a modern re-vamp of old classics (see The Mix). I picked up this album thinking it was going to be another remix, but lo and behold, all new. Some of these reviews I've read are stating it is a re-hash of the old TDF, but that isn't entirely true. This album was released to coincide with the 100(?) anniversary of the TDF. Every song on this album is great. For you people who say Kraftwerk have lost it, maybe you don't like your bands to evolve. I saw them just last month (April) at the Warfield in San Francisco, and every song from this album was so good. It made me want to go out right after the show, buy a bike and start training. My wife was a semi-fan before the show. She said, "I was hypnotized the entire show." Now she's a diehard. You owe it to yourself to own this album. Pay homage to the robots. Without them, all other so called Techno bands who inhale Kraftwerk's dusty circuits would be working at Burger King.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Kraftwerk release., May 15 2004

By	M. Alterio "mach7" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kraftwerk's newest album still rocks. It's their first real album since 1986's Electric Caf�. Kraftwerk maintains their classic style, and adds some new technology to it making it one of my favorite albums. While it might not be my first choice for music while I am cycling, it's still a very good album.

Tour De France, �tape 1: 7/10. The first version of Tour De France on the CD. It's pretty good.

Tour De France, �tape 2: 9/10. The second version of Tour De France. In my opinion, the best version.

Tour De France, �tape 3: 8/10. The third version, and the shortest too. It's also pretty good. It has some pretty cool distorted synths in it.

Chrono: 5/10. Nothing too special compared to TDF �tape 3.

Vitamin: 9/10. One of my favorite tracks. It's got some cool retro synths and sounds in it. 8 minutes long, very good track.

A�ro Dynamik: 8.5/10. This is a strange track. I first heard it on the iTunes Music Store, when it was #3 on the top selling Kraftwerk tracks. The strange arrangement of sounds caused me think that it was crappy, but after listening to it a few more times it instantly became one of my favorites.

Titanium: 5/10. No more than an addition to A�ro Dynamik.

Elektro Kardiogramm: 8/10. This is an interesting song. If you have heard Aero from Kraftwerk II, then try imagining something like a better version of Aero combined with distorted synths and vocals. Overall a good track.

La Forme: 9.5/10. This my second favorite track. I can't really describe it, other that it is probably one of, if not the most innovative tracks on the album.

R�g�neration: 4/10. A 1 minute long quicky. The name doesn't suit the track, as it is the sleepiest track on the album.

Tour De France: 10/10. Definately my most favorite track. The original 1986 Tour De France, never released with Electric Caf�. It's worth buying the album just for this song. Amazing track. I really can't understand why this was never on Electric Caf�.

I highly reccomend this album, whether you are a huge Kraftwerk fan or not.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of their best, IMHO
I could write exhaustively about what makes this album work for me, but in the spirit of Kraftwerk, I'll keep it minimal:

-taste

-spirit (! Read more

Published on May 6 2004 by Paul Minot

2.0 out of 5 stars I guess they really ran out of money this time
Nobody listens to Kraftwerk because they just want to listen to some techno: we listen to it because we want to listen to some sacred tunes devised by the one and only. Read more

Published on April 29 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars (Hey Amazon can you add a .5 star to the system?)
Having listened to this album for like, 20 times?, and having been in their concert at Montreal (23 years since their first visit in 1981,) I have to say that Kraftwerk is fully... Read more