New Kraftwerk album

David · Post by **David** » 17 Jun 2003 21:25

According to EMI the German techno pioneers Kraftwerk will relase a new single and album this year.

The single will be a revamped 'Tour de France' released on July 7th to commemorate 100 years of the race.

The album of the same name will be released on July 21 and will contain new Kraftwerk songs.Their first new album since 1986!

PeteB · Post by **PeteB** » 18 Jun 2003 00:01

great to hear.

tour de france a personal fav

PeteB · Post by **PeteB** » 22 Jun 2003 15:55

tour de france 03 the single - pre orders now taken on amazon.co.uk

David · Post by **David** » 04 Jul 2003 14:02

http://members.rogers.com/datafreq/tourdefrance03.mp3

I love it-typically Kraftwerk.
Pristine,smooth,clean,efficient.

David · Post by **David** » 05 Aug 2003 17:18

Anybody buy the album-released yesterday in the UK ?

PeteB · Post by **PeteB** » 05 Aug 2003 18:13

got mine monday afternoon.

very nice.

didnt fancy the last track though (new version of the original tour de france).

why don't they release the 3 new tracks they played at ZKM Karlsruhe '97

i have the bootleg live cd, but i want a clean, tasty listen, without the annoying audience cheers!

David · Post by **David** » 06 Aug 2003 14:26

I can't wait for it-released here on August 29.

Yes I agree those 3 unreleased tracks from 1997 are some of my favourite Kraftwerk tracks-Distant Voices,Lichthof and Nummweltverschmutzung.

Very dark and so trance like.

Cobra Bora · Post by **Cobra Bora** » 17 Aug 2003 20:33

Kraftwerk's new album Tour De France 2003 has entered the German album charts at NUMBER ONE!

Cobra Bora

David · Post by **David** » 26 Aug 2003 14:52

I have it.

First impressions-I was so excited that I was able to buy a new Kraftwerk album for only the secnd time in my life!

I love the 3x Tour de France at the beginning.
And Aero Dynamik is great.Pure techno funkiness.
I remember when alot of records use to make me feel like this.Wonderful.

The other tracks I'm not so sure yet.I need more time.
It is certainly Kraftwerk's most dark album-no beautiful melodies as such and no tracks that sound like the three I mentioned above from thir 1997 tour.
And it would be nice if they could lay off the vocoder a bit.
Still it is interesting and thank god they are back.