Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 238/500!
On Trans Europe Express, Kraftwerk celebrates a romantic, retro future of shimmering elegance and glistening decadence where travel and technology merge across infinite sonic vistas. This milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on the early pioneers of hip-hop and sampling, electro and industrial music.
"This German group's sound sought to eliminate the distinction between men and machines. Kraftwerk's robot-synthesizer grooves influenced electrodisco hitmakers, experimental geniuses such as Brian Eno and rappers including Afrika Bambaataa, who lifted the title track for "Planet Rock." - www.rollingstone.com
Features:
Limited Edition
Heavyweight Vinyl LP Pressing
Features a large format booklet of newly expanded artwork and previously unseen images
Selections:
1. Europe Endless
2. The Hall of Mirrors
3. Showroom Dummies
4. Trans-Europe Express
5. Metal on Metal
6. Abzug
7. Franz Schubert
8. Endless Endless
On Trans Europe Express, Kraftwerk celebrates a romantic, retro future of shimmering elegance and glistening decadence where travel and technology merge across infinite sonic vistas. This milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on the early pioneers of hip-hop and sampling, electro and industrial music.
"This German group's sound sought to eliminate the distinction between men and machines. Kraftwerk's robot-synthesizer grooves influenced electrodisco hitmakers, experimental geniuses such as Brian Eno and rappers including Afrika Bambaataa, who lifted the title track for "Planet Rock." - www.rollingstone.com
Features:
Limited Edition
Heavyweight Vinyl LP Pressing
Features a large format booklet of newly expanded artwork and previously unseen images
Selections:
1. Europe Endless
2. The Hall of Mirrors
3. Showroom Dummies
4. Trans-Europe Express
5. Metal on Metal
6. Abzug
7. Franz Schubert
8. Endless Endless