http://undertheinfluence.me.uk/taxonomy/term/290/0 en http://undertheinfluence.me.uk/music/kraftwerk_trans_europa_express_digital_remaster <p>Although Autobahn was a left-field masterpiece, Trans-Europe Express is often cited as perhaps the archetypal (and most accessible) Kraftwerk album. Melodic themes are repeated often and occasionally interwoven over deliberate, chugging beats, sometimes with manipulated vocals; the effect is mechanical yet hypnotic.</p> <p>The song "Trans-Europe Express" (featured here) is similar in concept to "Autobahn," as it mimics the swaying motion and insistent drive of a cross-continent train trip.</p> <p>Overall, Trans-Europe Express offers the best blend of minimalism, mechanized rhythms, and crafted, catchy melodies in the group's catalog; henceforth, their music would take on more danceable qualities only hinted at here (although the title cut provided the basis for Afrika Bambaataa's enormously important dancefloor smash "Planet Rock").</p> http://undertheinfluence.me.uk/music/kraftwerk_trans_europa_express_digital_remaster#comments 1977 avant-garde electronic experimental Kraut Rock Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:54:16 -0500 kevster 221 at http://undertheinfluence.me.uk