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For the uninitiated, Senor Coconut is none other than the electronica artist Atom Heart (real name Uwe Schmidt), dancing his way into the Latin subconscious. EL BAILE ALEMAN consists of Latin covers of Kraftwerk tunes--computer music interpreted as faux acoustic music. Schmidt programmed the whole album (with the exception of some choice vocal parts), transposing Kraftwerk byte-for-byte into a sound field of maracas, congas, shakers, and vibes-a-go-go. Even though the music is played straight, the air of whimsy and sheer ingeniousness is palpable.
"Tour De France" is redone as a hyper-speed merengue, "Homecomputer" as a tarantella, while Schmidt's version of "Showroom Dummies" is positively baroque, like Tito Puente drowning in acid. EL BAILE ALEMAN is a feast for the senses, a smorgasbord of sonic samba and a coup de grace of calliopes and circus shrieks. Muy excelente!
Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto includes: Atom Heart.
Recorded in 1999. Includes liner notes by Lazlo Curas.
Tributee: Kraftwerk.
Señor Coconut y Su Conjunto: ATOM TM (programming).
Personnel: Argenis Brito, Jorge González , Jorge Gonzalez, Lisa Carbon (vocals); Ricardito Tambo (midi, shaker).
Audio Mixer: ATOM TM.
Liner Note Author: Lazlo Curas.
Recording information: Mira, Musica!, Santiago, Chile (1999).
Author: Hanns Rittz.
Photographers: Victor Varela; Peter Voigt; Maria Paz Rivera.
Arranger: ATOM TM.
Q (9/02, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Kraftwerk fans will find much to enjoy..."
The Wire (7/00, p.64) - "...A revealing demonstration of Kraftwerk's strength and vibrancy..."
Mixmag (7/00, p.167) - 4 out of 5 - "...Takes [Kraftwerk's] most famous tracks and re-jiggs them for a beach-side merengue party. Congas replace computers, castanets secede keyboards..."
CMJ (8/7/00, p.39) - "...Deliciously entertaining....you don't need to be a Latin lover to get your groove on with this upbeat salsa sensation."
NME (Magazine) (7/29/00, p.27) - 7 out of 10 - "...Something that people who are post-everything...might find pleasant....Senor Coconut has genuine interpretive gifts..."
Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto - El Baile Aleman Songs
| 1 | Showroom Dummies See All 2
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| 2 | Trans Europe Express See All 2
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| 3 | Robots See All 2
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| 4 | Neon Lights See All 2
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| 5 | Autobahn See All 2
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| 6 | Homecomputer See All 2
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| 7 | Tour de France See All 2
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| 8 | Man Machine See All 2
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| 9 | Music Non Stop See All 2
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| 10 | EXPO2000
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| 11 | Electrolatino
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| 12 | Showroom Dummies See All 2
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