Comments; Wikipedia Entry; From "The Catalogue" box set. I have the Autobahn LP 6305 231 D, 1974, Philips. Great excursions!
At 1:22, a strident five-note motif – G-F-C-D#-D – is introduced, setting the tone and driving the track forward. 14:20 .
Autobahn - Cover - Kraftwerk - Duration: 14:20.
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Schult’s idea was to “create something timeless, out of time”, like a vintage Bauhaus chair. The main difference between Autobahn and its predecessors is how it develops an insistent, propulsive pulse that makes the repeated rhythms and riffs of the shimmering electronic keyboards and trance-like guitars all the more hypnotizing. Kraftwerk’s futuristic and robotic sound was also influenced by the ‘adrenalised insurgency’ of late-60s Detroit artists such as MC5 and e Stooges.“We listened to quite a lot of electronic stuff ,” recalled Hütter in an interview in Uncut in 2016.
Kraftwerk (1970) – Kraftwerk’s artsy, psych-rock debut. Visually, too, their influence was significant. An ardent believer in the possibilities of electronic music, he was a master at creating startling electronic soundscapes and blending them with conventional sounds.For Hütter and Schneider, the alliance with Plank was like sonic gold dust.
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As Hütter proudly told the music press: “Our drummers don’t sweat”.Kraftwerk also underwent some radical rebranding. The cover is without the blue "Autobahn" sign in the upper left corner.
Autobahn Bis heute ist es vor allem durch das Titellied bekannt, das als stark gekürzte Single-Fassung hoch in die amerikanischen und britischen Hitparaden einstieg. The title track features both untreated and vocoded vocals; the remaining tracks are purely instrumental. Sonically and aesthetically, Kraftwerk’s legacy was profound. Hütter’s grey Volkswagen even makes a cameo appearance.On the rear cover of the original album, Hütter, Schneider, Röder and Schult were sat side-by-side, as if in the back of a car. The minimalist artistic concepts of their albums, meanwhile, would go on to become design classics.
The lettering was more stylized, utilizing “By appropriating the autobahn as a symbol of modern Germany and therefore as something to be praised, Kraftwerk were voicing a current of feeling that was prevalent in the younger generation pertaining not only to a willingness to forget the past but also a willingness to actively embrace the future” Whether it was Bubbles or not, and we’ll probably never know, the designer and photographer when eight classic Kraftwerk albums were reworked and reconsolidated with eye-catching public service information sign pastiches for a set of remasters.
"Autobahn" is a 1975 song by German electronic band Kraftwerk, being the second and last single from their studio album of the same name. A haunting, ecclesiastical organ drone introduces the composition, before sparse, densely echoed metallic clangs and water-like drips blend with ethereal, whale-music sounds. Trying to locate a version that appears similar to this version:
This UK release has a 'Motorway logo' sleeve design with the white areas (symbol and title lettering) blind-embossed on the surface of the cover. ‘Seminal’ is a much-used word in the realm of the rock biography, but in the case of Kraftwerk – and the At the heart of Kraftwerk was the relationship between humans and technology. It is here that the band’s hypnotic electric pulse really comes into its own: an insistent, propulsive force that renders the rhythms and motifs of the shimmering keyboards and guitars hypnotic. He and the band then sought to integrate the car sounds, the horns, the radio on a loop in a continuum—“part of the endless music of Kraftwerk”, he represented the moment the group married a strong, simple concept with ambitious . “We wanted to show our German appearance with short-cropped hair, ironed suits and ties, not to imitate English pop or American rock.
Trying to figure out which version I have. This mesmerisingly repetitive track evokes the feeling of traveling through the landscape on the A 555 Autobahn from Cologne to Bonn. The track evokes the feeling of driving on the Autobahn: from journeying through the landscape, in the high-speed concentration of the fast lane, to tuning the car radio and the monotony of a long trip.