| | Kraftwerk Autobahn CD - Import Kraftwerk Discography of CDs
 (9 Customer Reviews)
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. ... Full DescriptionAn 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.
Germanic in approach and delivery, this record gets under the skin and infuriates as you find yourself compelled to hum the melodies. A significant record in the development of electronic music, and not to be confused with other "kraut rock" efforts from the school of mid-70s prog, this is the album from which countless bands borrowed riffs--passages of the Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, and New Order are to be found among the five lengthy tracks. Don't be fooled: Kraftwerk were there at least five years in advance. Great for driving on the motorway in Europe, incidentally!
Spin (p.87) - "[The album] buoys jolly German-language lyrics over humming synths and creates the sound of the future."
Spin (9/01, p.134) - Included in Spin's "5 Essential Krautrock Records" - "...A quick confection about zooming along the expressways of Germany....they'd discovered the joy of mechanical repetition..."
Q (10/95, p.141) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...23 minutes of synthetically simulated road miles, with several fascinating segments and hauntingly lovely tunes....A remarkable journey--and one that needs to be heard on headphones..." Hide Description Purchase Autobahn CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Kraftwerk Computer World CD (1981)
Autobahn album
 $10.15   
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).
| | Kraftwerk Man Machine CD (1995)
Autobahn CD music
$10.29 
Import pressing of their 1978 album that features the same 6 tracks as their out of print US version. EMI.
| | Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express CD (1990)
Autobahn music CDs
$10.15
Import pressing of their 1977 album that features the same 7 tracks as their out of print US version. EMI.
| | Kraftwerk Radio-Activity CD (1975)
Autobahn songs
$12.39 
Considered by many fans to be the German duo's first classic album, 1975's RADIO-ACTIVITY marked a major change of persona for Kraftwerk. Cutting their hair, shaving their beards and dressing in plain suits, Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider reinvented themselves as ascetic sound engineers as opposed to performers. Taking cues from minimalist composers like Steve Reich or Terry Riley, RADIO-ACTIVITY explores the creative uses of repetition and limitation. Several songs are built on a single pulsing chord, and other tracks are less songs than they are brief sound pictures. Titles and lyrics pun off of both nuclear energy and radio waves, also helping to give the album a conceptual unity missing from their first few records. "The Voice of Energy" and the title track are among the band's finest works. As with many of Kraftwerk's records, RADIO-ACTIVITY was issued in a German-language version in the band's homeland.
Import pressing of their 1975 album that features the same 12 tracks as their out of print US version. EMI.
| | Sparx 12 Exitos Con Mariachi CD (2006) Reissue
Autobahn album
$10.69
Track Listing of songs: El Corrido de Juanito; Dos Margaritas; Cartas Marcadas; Es Imposible; Que Sacrificio; No Volver E; Que Suerte la Mia; San Juan del Rio; Echale un Quinto Al Piano; Mejor Me Voy; El Puente Roto; Hijo Desobediente;
| | Sparx La Mejor Coleccion CDs (2007)
Autobahn CD music
$9.85
Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: No Hay Otro Amor; Bajo la Luna; Te Quiero Mucho; Que Triste Estoy; Ya No Me Quieres; Te Amare Eternamente; Tu Me Amas; Zapatos Nuevos; Perdoname, Perdoname; Que Debo Hacer; Mandame Flores; Esta Noche; Amor No Te Vayas Nunca; La Bamba; Te Amo, Te Amo, Te Amo; DISC 2: Vivo Para Ti; Los Hijos de Pantaleon; Que Sorpresa; Cafe en Mi Balcon; Cuando No Estas Aqui; Jamas Voy a Dejarte; Soy la que Te Ama; Cada Noche; Debe Haber Algo; Carinito; Limon Entero; Quiero Volver el Tiempo Atras; Cuando Bailamos; Si Tu Me Amaras; Tu Ojitos Claros;
| | Stacey Pullen DJ Kicks CD (1998) (Import) Germany
Autobahn music CDs
$15.29
Track Listing of songs: Colora; Track Relaxer; Eye to Eye; Ram Bunctions; Arkest's Blaze; Dead Eye; Raptures of the Deep; We R Walking; Bawdy; Radium; Try Out; Death March, The; Cosmic Journeys; Q; I'm the DJ; Shit, The; Psychotic Funk; Say It No Longer; Locked Groove; Harz; R-Theme; Theme From; Funk de Fino; Astronotes Part 1; DJ-Kicks;
| | Sniff'N The Tears Game's Up CD (2002) (Import) United Kingdom
Autobahn songs
$13.15
Track Listing of songs: Game's Up, The; Moment of Weakness; What Can Daddy Do; Night Life; If I Knew Then; One Love; 5 & Zero; Poison Pen Mail; Rodeo Drive;
| | Strife Angermeans CD (2001)
Autobahn album
$14.39 
Additional personnel includes: Tom Ball (guitar); Ellie Wyatt (violin); Melody Rodney (piano); Eric Bobo (percussion).
Recorded at Steak House Studios, North Hollywood, California.
Producers include: Sean O'Dwyer, John Nelson, Strife, Rogelio Lozano.
Engineers include: Joe Delaney, John Nelson, Sean O'Dwyer.
Strife: Rick Rodney, Chad Peterson, Sidney Niesen, Andrew Kline.
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| | Arnie Lawrence Renewal CD (1981)
Autobahn CD music
$11.15
Live Recording
Personnel includes: Arnie Lawrence (alto & soprano saxophone); Billy Hart, Hilton Ruiz, Mike Richmond, Chico Hamilton, Ram Ramiriez.
| | Eros Ramazzotti Cuori Agitati CD (Import)
Autobahn music CDs
$15.75
Track Listing of songs: Cuori Agitati; Respiro Nel Blu; Buongiorno Bambina; Ora; Volare Navigare Camminare; Una Storia Importante; Quando L'Amore; Dritto Per Quell' Unica Via; Liberta Liberta; Terra Promessa;
| | Jack Logan Nature's Assembly Line CD (2005)
Autobahn songs
$13.25
Live Recording
Personnel: Jack Logan (vocals, guitar); Kevin Lane (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums); John Neff (guitar, pedal steel guitar); William Tonks (guitar, dobro); Aaron Phillips (guitar, drums); Jake Mosely (keyboards); Rob Veal (bass guitar, drums); Rob Keller (bass guitar).
| | Statues Aux CD (2007)
Autobahn album
$12.49
Track Listing of songs: Fine Tuned; Caught; Barstool; Division; Roger, Copy That; Picket; Still, There Are The Ones; Step Up; Collateral; Wishful Thinking; Signals; Urbania; There Are Things I Think You Should Know; Telecommunication; Vintage;
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