Kraftwerk / The Man Machine
Artist Kraftwerk
Album Title: The Man Machine
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Primary Genre Industrial: General Industrial
Format CD
Released 1978
Label Capitol Records, Inc.
Catalog No CDP 7 46039 2 DIDX 2416
Bar Code No 0 7777-46039-2 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. The Robots (6:12)
2. Spacelab (5:55)
3. Metropolis (6:01)
4. The Model (3:43)
5. Neon Lights (8:54)
6. The Man Machine (5:32)
Date Acquired 06/06/1989
Personal Rating
Acquired from Northern Lights
Purchase Price 15.00
Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Steve Huey

The Man-Machine is closer to the sound and style that would define early new wave electro-pop -- less minimalistic in its arrangements and more complex and danceable in its underlying rhythms. Like its predecessor, Trans-Europe Express, there is the feel of a divided concept album, with some songs devoted to science fiction-esque links between humans and technology, often with electronically processed vocals ("The Robots," "Spacelab," and the title track); others take the glamour of urbanization as their subject ("Neon Lights" and "Metropolis"). Plus, there's "The Model," a character sketch that falls under the latter category but takes a more cynical view of the title character's glamorous lifestyle. More pop-oriented than any of their previous work, the sound of The Man-Machine -- in particular among Kraftwerk's oeuvre -- had a tremendous impact on the cold, robotic synth pop of artists like Gary Numan, as well as Britain's later new romantic movement.
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