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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb!, 14 Nov 2005
OK, so as some other reviewers have pointed out, this album does suffer a little from the "I've got a vocoder and I'm gonna use it" syndrome, but don't let that put you off.What Karl has given us here is a superb album, with ten slices of pure electronic bliss. The instrumentation on this album is absolutely amazing, particularly when you whack that volume dial up to max! There were three singles altogether from this album. "The Camera" is probably my favourite and features the aforementioned vocoder to great effect. Again, the vocoder is used exclusively on "I'm The Message". The last of the trio of singles is "15 Minutes Of Fame" which was actually released as a single three years before the album came out. I know why Karl chose to put on the album though as it's a fantastic catchy piece of synthpop. How this wasn't a hit is anyone's guess. Other highlights are the highly contagious "Life" which would have made a great fourth single, it's probably the most catchy track on the whole album and is very New Orderish in style. Curiously this album was released around the same time as Kraftwerk's "TDF: Soundtracks" and for my money, "Communication" is the superior piece of work. It's now been 15 years since Karl jumped ship from Kraftwerk and while his star has risen, his old bandmates' has fallen somewhat. While the musical world has now caught up (and in some cases surpassed) with Kraftwerk, Karl still forges a path of his own. I think it's now clear to see that Karl was a major force within the band and since his departure it's plain that they have missed his songwriting input. Pluck a CD out from your Kraftwerk collection and just look at his song writing credits. The guy's a genius and deserves his place in musical history.
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