This must be the result of knowing very little people because I see no one here getting excited over Kraftwerk's show in Singapore on the third of December. Why?!
I'm fairly anxious to see this German band in person, although only two out of four of the current line-up are founding members. There was a time when I got fascinated with the resemblance of Ralf Hütter and that singer from Interpol [a band which I can't stand].
I expect the show to be very flat because the four men are just going to hover over their non-Mac laptops, with Ralf reciting an ode to the transportation system in Germany and a love affair with computers, in a monotonous voice. There might be a possiblity of them not being on stage at all, and have dummies in their place like how some of their shows are!
Watching Kraftwerk perform back in their prime would be amazing because they had their various machines, keyboards, synthesizers, and other various contraptions [basically the entire Kling Klang studio] on stage. I've seen a number of old-school recordings on *cough* Youtube *cough*, and find their live performances very inspiring. The beautiful neon-lit signs of the band member's name is one of the most striking feature that's missing from today's Kraftwerk. And Florian shouldn't have stopped using the flute.
Some of the songs I am looking forward to hear at the show are the classics Ohm Sweet Ohm, The Hall Of Mirrors, Schaufensterpuppen, Neon Lights... but it seems that they are more into playing the remixed versions [which I am not too fond of] during shows.
There is an unmistakably romantic feel in many of Kraftwerk's tracks, such as this one called Antenna [I know it's not from Trans-Europe Express, but this album cover is too beautiful!]. If they're going to play this at the show then I'm definitely going to sing along.
You're the transmitter, give information
Wir richten Antennen ins Firmament
Empfangen die Töne die niemand kennt
I'm the transmitter, I give information
You're the antenna, catching vibration
Es strahlen die Sender Bild, Ton und Wort
Elektromagnetisch an jeden Ort
I'm the antenna, catching vibration
You're the transmitter, give information
Radio-Sender und Hörer sind wir
Spielen im Äther das Wellenklavier
I'm the transmitter, I give information
You're the antenna, catching vibration
I'm the antenna, catching vibration
You're the transmitter, give information
I'm the transmitter, I give information
You're the antenna, catching vibration
I'm the antenna, catching vibration
You're the transmitter, give information
I will photograph the notable techno-geeks and other kinds of Kraftwerk enthusiasts for I Got Shot, which is in desperate need of an update.
My Kraftwerk music library is less than complete so if there's anyone out there who wants share some nostalgic tracks [pre-Computer World, mostly], give me a ring.
If all of that did not interest you, here's a totally unrelated fun fact. Anwar Ibrahim's picture is featured in the latest issue of Monocle [the one about building the perfect embassy], along with a tiny write-up on alternative news channels in Malaysia. Haha!
2 comments:
Yes there are some more fans going to this gig, all the way from New Zealand they even come.
Have a look at www.electriccafe.info for more info.
I dig Kraftwerk hard! Just another week dude.
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