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Kraftwerk's music had always been completely based in technology, all the while reflecting a healthy fear of global automation. This album met that fear head on, from the plaintive musical theme and lonesome Everyman protagonism of "Computer Love" to the chilling "Home Computer," which foretells the PC revolution via the group's trademark marriage of relentless, melodic electronic music and stark, touching human imagery. Other landmark compositions include the infectious, oft-sampled "Numbers" and "Pocket Calculator," a cut which stands out even on this album as a milestone in quirky, Teutonic synth-pop.
The surprise album from the German electronic pioneer scientists surfaced in 1981, three years after their final monumental "Trans Europe Express" album. In the US, they shifted gears by electing to record for Warner Bros after many years with EMI (where they remained outside the US). "Computer World" was a revelation in that the band's sound was so totally refined and perfected, sounding almost other worldly for the times....and that notion still holds true on listening to it today, as the tracks seem to have a cryogenic quality to them, sound fresh and modern. The flow and sequence of the songs is like an elaborate electronic symphony that is playful, intense, tongue in cheek and ultimately exhilarating.
By the 1980s, the world had at least somewhat caught up with Kraftwerk's chilling musical vision. Synthesizers were everywhere, and the automation of music was developing with alarming speed. As pioneers of the genre, Kraftwerk was hitting its stride as the rest of the pop music world was taking its baby steps. 1981's COMPUTER WORLD serves as an ominous reflection of our evolving technological world, and it's a seminal influence on electronic music to come.
Kraftwerk: Wolfgang Flur, Florian Schneider-Esleben, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter (synthesizer).
Q (5/95, p.123) - 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...their best LP to date. A celebration/valediction of information technology, it flickers with hooks..."
Alternative Press (8/01, p.112) - Included in AP's "10 Essential '80s Albums" - "...A concept album...a huge influence on Detroit techno's elite producers..."
Q (Magazine) (p.116) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a sense of everything sound beautifully nocturnal." Kraftwerk Computer World Songs Computer World Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Kraftwerk: TRANSLATION = The Future is Now
Well, actually "Kraftwerk" means Power Plant, but it could mean "The Future is Now". In this case, the future is in the past. Possibly the best Syntechno ever, next to "Electric Cafe"
Submitted by nicktaylor (Victoria, BC, Ca)
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Lost in Translation
The German version of this album (ComputerWELT) is much better, at least for what concerns the song "ComputerWORLD" ("ComputerWELT"). Something has been lost in translation: the German song, in facts says something complete ("InterPOL und Deutsche Bank, FBI und Scotland Yard, FinanzAmt und das BKA HABEN UNSERE DATEN DA"), while the English version's words mean... nothing. They are just another sound. They just repeat "FBI and Scotland Yard" without saying that their data are stored in the main worldwide databases!!
Submitted by klaus (Rome, Italy)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  one of the most important cd in electronic music
this one change it all!!,from the blended melodies,to the robot like beats and subject matter,this one started a chian-reaction that brought about the classic electro-funk afrika bambatta hit planet rock,to the phenom-sound of detroit techno to the chicago-house sound,this cd inspired everybody in the genre!!!!!
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Computer World one of the most important records ever.
Kraftwerk's Computer World is one of the most important pieces of music ever made. It changed the way we all listen to music. It brought the world into the future and still does. Need I say More!!!!!!!!!!
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I believe that the song "Numbers" was one of the first techno songs ever recorded.
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