KRAFTWERK - The Man Machine - Vinyl (LP)
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KRAFTWERK
The Man Machine(LP)
Capitol US
Cat: ZCAP 163021/CAPI 16302. Rel: 20 Dec 99
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Side 1 - Track 1. The Robots Side 1 - Track 2. Spacelab Side 1 - Track 3. Metropolis Side 2 - Track 1. The Model Side 2 - Track 2. Neon Lights Side 2 - Track 3. The Man Machine
'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.
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