[{"id":397893271796,"handle":"kraftwerk","title":"Kraftwerk","updated_at":"2022-05-16T08:40:21+12:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/kraftwerk_band_members_ties_wall_hd-wallpaper-13759_1024x1024.webp?v=1649065086\" alt=\"Kraftwerk electronic music on Vinyl LP\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e are a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hütter and \u003cstrong\u003eFlorian Schneider\u003c\/strong\u003e. They were pioneers of electronic music and also became very popular. The group began as part of West Germany's experimental Krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic instrumentation, including drum machines, synthesizers and vocoders. \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Flür\u003c\/strong\u003e joined the band in 1974 and \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Bartos\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1975, expanding the band to a four piece. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir albums include \u003cem\u003eAutobahn\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/kraftwerk-trans-europe-express-1977\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrans-Europe Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1977), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/kraftwerk-the-man-machine-reissue\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man-Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1978), and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/kraftwerk-computer-world\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eComputer World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1981) as well as many other EPs and live records. In 2021 they released the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/kraftwerk-remixes\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemixes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen available, we stock \u003cstrong\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/strong\u003e on vinyl LP and the Flying Nun Records shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-04-04T21:27:43+12:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Kraftwerk"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2022-04-04T21:38:29+12:00","alt":"Kraftwerk electronic music on Vinyl LP","width":794,"height":762,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/collections\/MV5BNmY4NjNjYjMtMDc0Zi00MDRjLWJlMTctMTBlODExYzRhZGUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjU5OTg5NDc_._V1.jpg?v=1649065109"}},{"id":271195111575,"handle":"krautrock","title":"Krautrock | Kosmische","updated_at":"2022-05-18T15:04:20+12:00","body_html":"Find a curated selection of the best classic and new \u003cstrong\u003eKrautrock, Kosmische \u003c\/strong\u003eor \u003cstrong\u003eGerman\u003c\/strong\u003e music on vinyl LP, CD and cassette at the \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Nun Records Store\u003c\/strong\u003e. Buy online and get free shipping in New Zealand on your order over $40.","published_at":"2021-07-05T16:58:37+12:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Krautrock"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2022-05-15T15:26:27+12:00","alt":null,"width":1200,"height":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/collections\/DSCF4407.jpg?v=1652674812"}}]
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Organisation was produced by Konrad "Conny" Plank. Of the album's recording, Hütter would later say -"The studio was in the middle of an oil refinery. When we came out of the door we could hear the sound of those big flames burning off the fumes – all kinds of industrial noises."
Sales were poor and RCA opted to drop the band, which then dissolved following the departure of Hütter and Schneider-Esleben to Kraftwerk.
The album has never been officially reissued, although bootleg CDs, LPs and Cassettes appeared in the 1990s. These often included a bonus audio-track, erroneously titledVor dem blauen Bock, which in fact is an instrumental track namedRückstoß Gondoliere, from a 22 May 1971 performance by Kraftwerk on the BremenBeat-Club TV show. This song features the short-lived line-up of Florian Schneider, Michael Rotherand Klaus Dinger(Ralf Hütter had left the group during this period to study architecture). Rother and Dinger left Kraftwerk shortly afterwards to form Neu!.
In 2021, the album was re-released under the nameTone Float Beat-Club 1971,along with a new album cover by record label Media Champ. The album was also released on Kraftwerk's official Youtube channel. This release additionally includes, and correctly names,Rückstoß Gondoliere.
Tracklist
1. Tone Float 2. Milk Rock 3. Silver Forest 4. Rhythm Salad 5. Noitasinagro