KRAFTWERK Ralf And Florian - Original Brazilian LP on Vertigo - Prog Krautrock

	£		27
	$		35

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KRAFTWERK

Ralf And Florian

Original Brazilian LP released on Vertigo Records in 1975. Spaceship label.

6360616  A1   /   6360616  B1

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Continuing to work with Conny Plank, who once again provides a compelling job as producer and engineer, Kraftwerk went right ahead and named their new album after their two remaining members.

Given that this was the last album before the most famous line-up was formed and Autobahn was released, it's appropriate to listen to Ralf and Florian as a harbinger for the future. Take it on its own terms -- a further investigation of electronic possibilities in a more open-ended, less constantly structured fashion than would be the case later -- and Ralf and Florian becomes most enjoyable.

"Kristallo" shows how Kraftwerk was right on the verge -- various sequencer-driven rhythms and pulses provide the bed for what sounds like a free-flowing harpsichord solo or its near equivalent. "Tanzmusik," meanwhile, captures the sheer sense of beauty often present in the band's glory days, complete with celebratory handclaps and bells, though lacking the elegant melancholy that gave later songs total heft. "Tongebirge" is another one of the tracks that shows Kraftwerk right on the cusp of future changes, Schneider's swirling flute performance further treated with reverb and flange, while Hütter adds some immediately familiar synth tones. There's still no core rhythm or melody, though, the immediate distinction between this era of the band and the later one. Parts of the piano/flute-led "Heimatklänge," meanwhile, suggest some of David Sylvian's early instrumental solo work in its sweet appeal. Another hint of the future appears with the final song, thanks to the electronically distorted opening vocals chanting the title of "Ananas Symphonie." The inclusion of what sounds like steel guitar and banjo at the end is something else again.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Elektrisches Roulette
Tongebirge
Kristallo
Heimatklange

Side Two

Tanzmusik
Ananas Symphonie

Released on 'Vertigo Records' in 1975

Catalogue No. 6360 616

Disc is in VG- condition (surface wear - hence low start price)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (general light wear)

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