Live Kraftwerk, New Faux Pas: Electronic Justice

Step One: Enter the Kraftwerk!

If this post does not keep you off "office porn" today, I don't see what can. You might as well tell your boss he's a "fuckwad" and quit. Vintage Kraftwerk grabbed from my Singaporean friends (the best international place for exquisite bootlegs if you ask me). Apparently, this is a set performed live at Gondel Kino, Bremen, Germany on June 25, 1971 and broadcast on Bremen Radio sometime that same year. The notes accompanying this inform me that apart from original founders Ralf and Florian, the lineup included Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger, yes, those guys that brought us NEU!

Heavy Metal Kids
K1
K2 (Ruckzack)
K3
K4

What's not to love, I say? Btw, if you haven't heard Minimum-Maximum, go straight to the market and buy it now. When it arrives, unwrap it quickly, salivate visibly, and quickly jam "Autobahn". Then come back here and thank me.

Step Two: Exit the Kraftwerk , Enter the Faux Pas

That's right, I fully endorse Melbourne electrolyte, Tim Shiel, a.k.a. Faux Pas, as the next logical listen after a bout of Kraftwerk. Here's two of my favorite tracks from his debut album, Entropy Begins At Home (available on iTunes). Indeed, entropy does begin on this release, and there's enough flailing melodies, thumping registers, and mesmerizing percussions to keep you interested from start to finish.

Tema De Cristina
Water Into Wine

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