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Computer World
Computer World cover
Studio album by Kraftwerk
Released 1981
Recorded 1980-1981
Genre Electronic music
Synthpop
Length 39:21
Label Kling Klang
EMI
Warner Bros. (US/Canada)
Producer Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
Professional reviews
Kraftwerk chronology
The Man-Machine
(1978)		 Computer World
(1981)		 Electric Café
(1986)
Singles from Computer World
  1. "Computer Love" b/w "The Model"
    Released: 7/1981, EMI 5207 (UK)
  2. "Pocket Calculator" b/w "Dentaku"
    Released: 5/1981, EMI 5175 (UK)
  3. "Taschenrechner" b/w "Dentaku"
    Released: 1981 Kling Klang 1C00646365
  4. "Computerwelt 1 (Special Mix)" b/w "Nummern"; "Computerwelt 2"
    Released: 1982, 12", Kling Klang 1CK062-46379Z

Computer World (German version: Computerwelt) is a concept album created by Kraftwerk and released in 1981. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music For the Liverpool Experimental rock band see Kling Klang (band. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is the lead Singer, Keyboardist, and reportedly "band Florian Schneider-Esleben (born 7 April 1947, in Düsseldorf, Germany) is one of the founding members of Electronic music band allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from The Man-Machine is a 1978 album by Kraftwerk. It was released in German as Die Mensch-Maschine. Computer Love (German version title " Computerliebe " is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. Dentaku is a song by German synth-pop group Kraftwerk. It is a Japanese-language version of "Taschenrechner" from the band's 1981 album Computer Welt Dentaku is a song by German synth-pop group Kraftwerk. It is a Japanese-language version of "Taschenrechner" from the band's 1981 album Computer Welt The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from It deals with the themes of the rise of computers within society. Many see this album as a peak in the career of Kraftwerk, along with Autobahn and Trans-Europe Express. Autobahn (German for " Freeway " is an album by Kraftwerk, released Trans-Europe Express is a 1977 album by German band Kraftwerk.

The compositions are credited to Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, and Karl Bartos. Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is the lead Singer, Keyboardist, and reportedly "band Florian Schneider-Esleben (born 7 April 1947, in Düsseldorf, Germany) is one of the founding members of Electronic music band Karl Bartos (born 31 May, 1952 in Berchtesgaden, Germany) was between 1975 and 1991 along with Wolfgang Flür an electronic The sound of the album is more reliant on purely electronics and vocals, and the sequencing and electronic percussion are particularly innovative. For the first time since 1970's Vom Himmel Hoch from the group's first album, the band displayed shades of funk music - tracks such as Numbers went on to influence early elements of hip hop music in the US. Kraftwerk is the first album by Kraftwerk. It was released in Germany in 1970 produced Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]

In keeping with the album’s concept, Kraftwerk showcased their music on an ambitious world tour and issued several versions of the single, Pocket Calculator. The song is also sung in German- Taschenrechner, French- Mini Calculateur and Japanese- 電卓 Dentaku. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities While not major, it should also be noted that there are a few noticeable differences in the album mixes used on the English and German releases.

Computerwelt was subsequently remixed as a punchier-sounding dance version, with additional bass and percussion and was released in January 1982 as a twelve-inch vinyl single only in Germany. The English version of the Computer World track lacks approximately half the lyrics of the German Computerwelt, and consequently most of its meaning, since the German second verse makes reference to the collection of peoples' personal data (Finanzamt und das BKA - Haben unsere Daten da) by government agencies such as the tax authorities and the police.

In an interesting move the same year, the song Computer World was nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Rock Instrumental Performance". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Computer Love was released as a 7-inch single single in the UK, in July 1981, backed with The Model, from the group's previous album The Man-Machine. A gramophone For people known as "The Model" see The Model (disambiguation. The Man-Machine is a 1978 album by Kraftwerk. It was released in German as Die Mensch-Maschine. The single reached number 36 in the charts. In December 1981 the two songs were reissued as a double A-side 12-inch single, and reached number one on the UK pop charts in February 1982, although The Model received the most airplay. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

The title of the final track is a pun based on the slogan, "It's more fun to compete!" that could be seen on pinball machines of the time. Pinball is a type of coin-operated Arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more Metal balls on a playfield inside a Glass

Kraftwerk - Computer World excerpt

An excerpt from the Computer World title track.
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Contents

Track listing

English release

Side one

  1. "Computer World" – 5:05
  2. "Pocket Calculator" – 4:55
  3. "Numbers" – 3:19
  4. "Computer World 2" – 3:21

Side two

  1. "Computer Love" – 7:15
  2. "Home Computer" – 6:17
  3. "It’s More Fun to Compute" – 4:13
Computerwelt.
Computerwelt. Computer Love (German version title " Computerliebe " is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk.

German release

Side one

  1. "Computerwelt" - 5:06
  2. "Taschenrechner"- 4:32
  3. "Nummern"- 3:21
  4. "Computerwelt 2"- 3:11

Side two

  1. "Computerliebe"- 7:19
  2. "Heimcomputer"- 8:03
  3. "It’s More Fun to Compute"- 4:12

French release

Side one

  1. "Computer World" – 5:05
  2. "Minicalculateur" – 4:55
  3. "Numbers" – 3:00
  4. "Computer World 2" – 3:30

Side two

  1. "Computer Love" – 7:00
  2. "Home Computer" – 6:00
  3. "It’s More Fun to Compute" – 4:15
Japanese version.
Japanese version.

Japanese release

  1. "Computer World" ("コンピューター・ワールド") – 5:07
  2. "Dentaku" ("電卓") – 4:56
  3. "Numbers" ("ナンバース") – 3:19
  4. "Computer World 2" ("コンピューター・ワールド2") – 3:20
  5. "Computer Love" ("コンピューター・ラブ") – 7:16
  6. "Home Computer" ("ホーム・コンピューター") – 6:17
  7. "It’s More Fun to Compute" ("コンピューターはボクのオモチャ") – 4:12

Note 1: The French album has never been reissued on CD.
Note 2: On the Japanese re-release CD, track 2 is Pocket Calculator while Dentaku is a bonus track.

Equipment

Other utilization

References

  1. ^ Pascal Bussy - author of the book, Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music - Bartos relates that prior to this, Hütter & Schneider were disturbed by him playing off-beats in rhythms.
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