Bye, it has been great for the most part but now I am off to annother part of the world to make my f...
Bye, it has been great for the most part but now I am off to annother part of the world to make my fortune.
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How interesting can it be to watch a bunch of senior German men stand still on stage for over 2 hours whilst they play minimalist robotic techno music on their laptops?
It really does not sound that interesting but in actual fact it is a fantastic and amazing visual treat. Right from the start of this DVD when the introduction Kicks in welcoming us in very formal German you know that the man-machines are going to be great. By the time you are half way through their performance of The Man Machine, you are totally engrossed if this is the sort of thing you like.
The performances are highly slick but definitely live, as they rummage through their extensive back-catalogue of highly minimalist robotic pop. Almost everything a Kraftwerk fanatic could want is here from the sinister Man-Machine with its repetitive techno phrases and worryingly resonant vocoded vocal. You have the awesome wonder of "Neon-Lights", the perfect synth-pop of "The Model", and lots of songs about cycling. There is also a fairly short version of "Autobahn" which captures the essence of the original. The music and sounds with in the music have been updated whilst keeping the feel of the original studio recordings. It is obvious that they have spent a lot of time putting together the musical component of the show which is fantastic, but lets us not wait another 17 years until next time please.
The visuals they use are stunning covering the whole of the back of the stage, with a slight nod to art deco they manage to keep everything as minimalist as possible, but still capturing the viewer's interest. Some video mixing has been used to concentrate of the visuals on the show, but then lets face it 4 Germans standing still is not something that will capture and retain you interest.
The range of extras is so minimalist as to not exist but you have a choice of normal stereo or 5.1 surround sound for the audiophiles amongst you.......
On top of all that the whole DVD package has been lovingly put together and is a fantastic thing to hold, and if you have a spare 40 quid you can get the limited edition version. I am a fan but not that much of a fan so I got this from CDWow for £11-95. Not bad at all.
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Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
This sounds interesting. I will have to check this out. John
big_dirty_em_n_that 14.02.2006 16:04
not my kind of thing. good review. :-) Em x♥x
jesi 14.02.2006 09:23
I still don't understand what I would expect from this - please describe better. . . . - .................................................................................................... ~ ♥ ~ jes
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