Basskraft: A Tribute to Kraftwerk

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No, Basskraft is not Kraftwerk, but it could be. These folks did their homewerk. They know their Computer Love from their Computer World. A Bass Tribute to Kraftwerk is a CD of Kraftwerk covers--faithfully done, though a bit slower and with a bit more backbeat to its backbone. The label on this CD has a very different advisory: Warning! Mega Low Bass! May Damage Speakers! Well, for the most part it's just a gimmick, but the bass is beautiful. It doesn't pulse hard--it has a nice round bottom that is part of the music instead of being painfully up front. Perhaps this might be a disappointment for some, but it wears nicely on the ears. So why buy Basskraft when you can hear the originals? Maybe to get all those great songs on one CD: "Autobahn," "Trans-Europe Express," "The Robots," and even the rare "Tour de France." --Bob Boilen

Tracks:

Trans-Europe Express
Autobahn
It's More Fun To Compute
Musique Non-Stop
Pocket Calculator
Computer World
Numbers
Home Computer
Tour De France
The Robots
Computer Love
A Digital World
The Beat
Mega Mix

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No, Basskraft is not Kraftwerk, but it could be. These folks did their homewerk. They know their Computer Love from their Computer World. A Bass Tribute to Kraftwerk is a CD of Kraftwerk covers--faithfully done, though a bit slower and with a bit more backbeat to its backbone. The label on this CD has a very different advisory: Warning! Mega Low Bass! May Damage Speakers! Well, for the most part it's just a gimmick, but the bass is beautiful. It doesn't pulse hard--it has a nice round bottom that is part of the music instead of being painfully up front. Perhaps this might be a disappointment for some, but it wears nicely on the ears. So why buy Basskraft when you can hear the originals? Maybe to get all those great songs on one CD: "Autobahn," "Trans-Europe Express," "The Robots," and even the rare "Tour de France." --Bob Boilen

Customer Reviews:

'b' is for boring basskraft.......2003-10-28

This was the most boring cd i've ever listened to. for some reason, i liked it when i bought/heard it used, but i got it home, and it was crap on a cracker. I mean, let's steal other people's stuff, raise the bass, and call it a tribute. Kraftwerk should have released a bass-enhanced cd, or if you're like me, you know how to put a normal kraftwerk cd in your computer, and raise the bass using programs like cool edit pro. something to think about...

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Basskraft.......2001-05-29

This is an extremely BRUTAL cd. Avoid it like the plague. I am a huge Kraftwerk fan, but why on earth do I need a collection of their songs rehashed? Basically, if you have Kraftwerk's albums, you don't need this and if you don't you should get them now. This tribute isn't doing anyone any favors.

Basskraft.......2000-12-14

First off, this is a tribute to KRAFTWERK, in Bass format. Pandisc Records did a great job on putting out this album, since most of the artist on Pandisc like Beat Dominator, DJ Laz and Maggotron, use plenty of Kraftwerk samples to make us remember that Kraftwerk are the gods and originators of the Electronic music genre (Industrial, Electric Funk, Freestyle, Miami Bass, House and Trance). All the tracks on this album hold up thier end of the bargin for any KW fan and the average Bass fan. For KW fans, add this to your collection and show that you are a true KW fan, this CD has the KW spirit alive and well. For the Miami Bass fans, you have the best of both worlds on this CD, Kraftwerk and Bass (what a combo!). For others, think it as an updated version of KW covers that will go on for years to come. In other words "Old-School enters the 21th Century".

Basskraft.......2000-06-02

'It's more fun to compute' and 'A digital world' are good tracks. The vocals are a big dissapointment. Not to be compared with Kraftwerk.

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