Old school acid party @ Odeon, Alkmaar with Acieed Ed & Courthouse Crew

September 2004

CD & Download: 12th October 2009
CD Box Set & Vinyl: 16th November 2009

Kraftwerk: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit ‘Autobahn’ by releasing digitally remastered versions of eight astounding albums on 12th October 2009. In addition to the individual CD albums, there will be a stylish Box Set and heavyweight vinyl pressings available on 16th November 2009. Rolling back musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career, Dusseldorf’s Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come. From Bowie to Daft Punk, Aphex Twin to Portishead, Dr Dre to LCD Soundsystem, and almost everyone in between, the mark of Kraftwerk is endless, endless.

In 2009 Kraftwerk have upgraded their Kling Klang masters with the latest studio technology and these eight magnificent recordings still sound like nothing else in the history of music. Kraftwerk are unique, pristine, profound and beautiful. Decades may pass, but their streamlined synthetic symphonies stand outside time, as fresh as tomorrow, transcendent and sublime.

12345678 The Catalogue will be released across the following formats:

• 8 x individual CDs presented in special slipcases featuring newly expanded artwork, including many previously unseen images all of which have been reproduced to the highest technical standards.
• CD Box Set containing 8 x CDs in ‘mini-vinyl’ card wallet packaging, plus individual large format booklets.
• 8 x individual heavyweight vinyl LPs with large format booklets.
• Digital downloads.

http://www.kraftwerk.com / Mute

Some examples:

• RETRO ACID, 31 OCTOBER 2009, @ VOORUIT, GHENT
• Rave Our Souls with Acid Junkies on 14 november

Check this crappy MySpace page for that stuff

Today is my birthday and the day that I got my Warp 20 Box Set. What a nice present!

Some quick remarks:

• Awesome to hear Paroles by Mike Ink again!
• The noise treatment by Russell Haswell of Wildplanet’s Cabasa Cabasa sucks
• The chilled out Vordhosbn (Original By Aphex Twin) by Leila is super

Example: Aphex twin’s Windowlicker

The album Warp20 (Recreated) contains kick ass remixes of the tracks we all know and love from the back-catalogue of this classic label
Example: LFO remix by Luke Vibert

Some artists, trax etc in no particular order:

• MK – Burning
• That string track
• Wladimir M stuff
• Robert Owens, Mr Fingers (Distant Planet)
• Some Alleviated records
• Slam – Positive Education
• Some Strictly Rhythm records
• CLS – Can you feel it
• Marshall Jefferson – Open Your Eyes
• Phuture Jacks
• Blake Baxter – Frequency
• Some Wonka records
• Quazar
• Crystal Waters

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