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Computer World

~ Kraftwerk
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  • Audio CD (17 Jan 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B000087HXP
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,085 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Pocket Calculator
2. Numbers
3. Computer World
4. Computer Love
5. It's More Fun To Compute
6. Home Computer

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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 hittingits 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'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 themeand lonesome Everyman protagonism of "Computer Love" to thechilling "Home Computer", which foretells the PC revolutionvia 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 onthis album as a milestone in quirky, Teutonic synth-pop.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy for any serious music fan, 8 Dec 2003
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1981's Computerworld sounds quite different to it's predecessor The Man Machine. A lot of things had changed in the three years between these two essential Kraftwerk albums. Electronic music emerged as a new direction of pop and the first synth pop bands really kicked off. The first personal computers started to appear and so did the world's first online service, Germany's "Bildschirmtext." This is what Computerworld is essentially about: The advent of computer technology in business, politics, and private homes. Kraftwerk are displaying their vision of a society based on computer technology and the impacts and implications for the future of everyone. As on The Man Machine the compostions are superb. From a sonic point of view the difference in sound is probably due to the developments in studio technology. This album is absolutely essential for anyone interested in electronic pop music, and, as Alexis Petridis, arts correspondent of the Guardian put it: "it is impossible to overstate Kraftwerk's influence on modern music."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime!, 11 April 2006
By Coincidence Vs Fate (Warwickshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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Düsseldorf's finest have never bettered this in my opinion. From the opening title track, you'll be on an intoxicating journey, though admittedly a fairly short one.

Computer World shows just what foresight the band had. Clearly predicting the technological obsessed world we live in today, monitored by our governments and reliant on our computers for even the most simplest task.

The title track is stunning and one of the best Kraftwerk compositions as is the first single released from the album, the quirky Pocket Calculator. New fans will recognize the melody of Computer Love, it was relecently borrowed by doom mongers Coldpay for their insipid Talk single. Still, at least Karl and Ralf will have made a bit of money out of it.

Many cite The Man Machine and Trans Europe Express as being the peak of Kraftwerk's powers, but for me, it's this album. Enchanting, hypnotizing and always thought provoking.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great tunes + great beats = pop genius, 27 Sep 2006
By freewheeling frankie (north London, England) - See all my reviews
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This is easily Kraftwerk's poppiest album. Their ear for a beautifully simple yet original melody began to show itself as early as Ralf & Florian but reached its fullest flowering here. Three years' advancement of technology since the preceding Man Machine also mean the whole album sounds a lot less stark, and the beats are much more danceable than on any of their previous records, especially on the extraordinary and much-sampled Numbers. The beautifully streamlined sound (I won't resort to Audi advert cliches but they're very tempting) makes this a superb listen from beginning to end, and given their huge and much touted influence, it's a shame that so many listened to the beats but forgot the melodies - from that point of view, this album's nearest rival has to be The Human League's Dare. But great as that album is, most of it pales beside the sheer perfection of Computer World - it's easily the best electronic pop album ever made, with the added attraction of Kraftwerk's extremely dry sense of humour.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any serious music lover
The genius that is Kraftwerk is communicated beautifully in this exquisite album. For those not familiar with the band it would not be an understatement to say that they are one... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr J.S. Rowan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Digital Dexterity
Computer World / Welt is the best Kraftwerk album in my view. It's ideally listened to on a top quality hi-fi, as there is so much going on. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2007 by M. R. Holman

5.0 out of 5 stars I am adding
Computer World is my favourite Kraftwerk album, and I believe it is also their best. Some of their other albums had a greater impact when they were new but today they all sound... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2007 by Mr. A. Pomeroy

5.0 out of 5 stars Hugely Influential
Kraftwerk are a band that we have all heard of, but mostly because of 'The Model' which is by some distance not what they are capable of, nor does it show how important they are... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2006 by Paul Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most influential albums EVER!
This was another album that blew my mind when I heard it all those years ago (Echoes from Pink Floyd's Meddle, Tonto's Expanding Headband - Zero Time, Led Zeppelin II and Phaedra... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2006 by DSR

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic futurist pop album from 1981...
Computer World builds on the sound that Kraftwerk had been slowly developing since 1974's groundbreaking pop pinnacle Autobahn, with the use of real instrumentation being... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2006 by Jonathan James Romley

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic album, a samplers delights.
A band ahead of their time. Electric rhythm experimentation which contributed to the birth of hip hop and electro dance mania through influencing the greats like Afrika Bambaataa,... Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2004 by Slo

5.0 out of 5 stars Kraftwerk's Masterpiece
As far as I am concerned Kraftwerk have had more influence on pop music produced since 1980 than any other band. This is the masterpiece. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2003 by Christopher Hunter

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