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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
TDF 2003, Not a true classic like the original, 9 Jul 2003
You won't find the boppy rhythm and catchy oriental-sounding hook of the original, in Tour De France 2003. What you will find is pure, clean, minimal, 'almost Detroit' influenced deep techno. Bearing little/no resemblance to the classic original, Kraftwerk apparently rush-released this to coincide with the centenary of this year's cycle race, which is particularly amazing in view of the fact, that apart from Expo 2000, this is the first new material from Kraftwerk since the late eighties, Kraftwerk aren't exactly renowned for rushing anything! What's great about this CD single is:- the new lyrics, that in true Kraftwerk style, focus on the transmission of race information rather than the drama of the race itself; the throbbing / pulsating bass line; the intricate vocoder work (Madonna take note!), and the fact that there are no real gaps between the tracks, making it sound like a suite of music, or soundtrack. What's noticeably lacking is one of those, hairs-on-the-back-of-the-neck electronic musical moments that up until now Kraftwerk have been the masters of. It does bode well for the album, due out on 21.07.03, but, bearing in mind that at the time of writing this (09.07.03) EMI supposedly hadn't received any test pressings ... Don't hold your breath folks!
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