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were they any good? strangely i was gigging in manchester that very same night! lunch next week?
how did you like the 3d show? i’ve seen them last month during southside festival in germany but unfortunately they skipped the 3d part. they also had some technical difficulties with the video display which made stefan pfaffe to constantly walk off and on stage for the first 15 minutes of the show (they got it running at last). i felt a bit sorry for the guys – error is not compatible with the kraftwerk concept. the show was a revelation nonetheless.
I didn’t find out about this until after it had sold out – so I’m particularly annoyed that I can see empty seats in the background! Do tell us more – how was the new Reich piece?
new reich piece?!??
Peter – that’s a bloody coincidence! Shame, we could have met up somewhere other than Covent Garden ;-) Next week, aye.
Fredrick: 3d show was great, but because we were seated to the side it wasn’t as great as it might otherwise have been. This was my fourth Kraftwerk gig (first was ‘81!) and I loved it. It was extra special because I came with my whole family and it was Amy and Gabriel’s first time to see them (best thing ever they said). There was one (now almost traditional) moment with the curtain not closing fully before the robots and the screen displays weren’t optimal, but the sound was brilliant and the little, ongoing tweaks to the Minimum Maximum template were a pleasure.
Scott – I know what you mean, but if you’d been seated in those spaces I don’t think you would have seen the screens at all.
The Reich premiere was very enjoyable. Very rhythmic (surprise), but not rhythmic like you could dance to it with any ease. Began intense and halfway through slowed right down before returning to the theme at the end. I liked it a lot, but then I love all of Reich’s work from the earliest to the most recent compositions. Not a major work like Three Tales or Different Trains, but very enjoyable. Would like to hear it again.
oh, its steve reich you’ve been talking about. i thought you were referring to some mysterious new kraftwerk material (wikipedia states there might be something coming “soon” – independent of “the catalogue” due later this year).
kraftwerk live in ‘81. man. i was -1 years old back then :) during their concert in germany, too, the plastic curtains were blown wide open by the wind right at the beginning of “the robots”. i don’t get why they play festivals at all. there’s not enough time for rehearsals and its not really their kind of crowd. anyways… since the three concerts in wolfsburg earlier this year were booked within hours, this was the only realistic chance for me to see them live. and despite small imperfections it still exceeded all my expectations (which were set high).
Nice picture of the TdF performance, with band/cyclists/video all included.
Have to say, that Stefan guy looks worryingly like Martin Clunes!
Fredrick: the new material coming soon has been coming for years – don’t hold your breath! Personally, I’d be happy if they never release another thing as I absolutely don’t want to see them do anything to dilute their significance.
Ricadus, thank you.
does anyone know if the manchester concert was filmed to come out on dvd?
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