Trans-Europe Express

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Trans-Europe Express

2 years, 7 months ago at Sep 30 23:50

JxSxPx

This is one of my all-time favorite albums. The proto-New Wave, vaguely early industrial rock and Euro-obsessed robotic nature of the entire album intrigues me. From the beginning notes of “Europe Endless” to the machine-like stomps and crunches of “Metal on Metal,” this is a great headphones album.

The sonic landscapes and textures are perfectly constructed things of beaut... read more

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4 months, 3 weeks ago at Dec 31 22:26

markjazz

This is probably my favorite Kraftwerk album overall simply because there's no filler tracks, outside of the last one which is just a continuation of Franz Schubert. The hit on this album is the ambient sounding techno track Trans-Europe Express but it's Europe Endless that I find loving more as it's a bit less tiresome and I like the lyrics more as well. The two following tracks The Hall of Mirro... read more

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Description: It's ironic that electronica's forefathers include two German bands whom, at least on the surface, were polar opposites. On the one hand, there was Can--shaggy, Stockhausen-trained advocates of trance improvisation--and on the other, Kraftwerk: clean-cut control freaks and masters of the pristine machine groove. Yet, even at their mos ... (more)

Manufacturer : Capitol
Release date : 26 September 1995
Number of discs : 1
EAN: 0766485001870 UPC: 766485001870

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markjazz posted a review 4 months, 3 weeks ago

“This is probably my favorite Kraftwerk album overall simply because there's no filler tracks, outside of the last one which is just a continuation of Franz Schubert. The hit on this album is the ambient sounding techno track Trans-Europe Express but it's Europe Endless that I find loving more as it's a bit less tiresome and I like the lyrics more as well. The two following tracks The Hall of Mirrors and Showroom Dummies both have their own great quality to them and The Hall of Mirrors is pretty dark and depressing for an electronic band, which I love because you never heard that back in the late 70's...hell, you never heard this type of music back then either for the most part. Trans-Europe Express is an awesome track but I think after 5 minutes I start to get bored of it and then it has ” read more

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Trans-Europe Express

“This is one of my all-time favorite albums. The proto-New Wave, vaguely early industrial rock and Euro-obsessed robotic nature of the entire album intrigues me. From the beginning notes of “Europe Endless” to the machine-like stomps and crunches of “Metal on Metal,” this is a great headphones album.

The sonic landscapes and textures are perfectly constructed things of beauty. The repetition and bloops sound like nothing a human could have possibly constructed – they’re repeated too perfectly and segue too smoothly into new and richer sounds. Quite a few of the songs are instrumental only. The best of the instrumental tracks is the harmonious and gorgeous “Franz Schubert.” It borrows elements from “Europe Endless” and “Trans-Europe Express,” but contains i” read more