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Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) Unofficial CD Release

Posted By: Designol
Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) Unofficial CD Release

Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) [Unofficial CD Release]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 423 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 191 Mb | Scans included
Krautrock, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic, Avant-Garde | Label: Philips | # 2561971 | 01:09:43

The line-up on this newly released bootleg is said to consist of Florian Schneider, Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger, which tells us that this was probably recorded in that short period of time in 1971, estimated to 6 months, when Ralf Hütter had left the band. Supposedly, the recording was made at the Gondel Kino in Bremen, Germany on June 25, 1971. And it's an interesting recording.

The track listing includes something called "Heavy Metal Kids", followed by "Stratovarius", "Ruckzuck", "Vom Himmel Hoch" and "Rueckstoss Gondoliere" (misspelled on the back cover, correct on the CD and in the booklet). It's the "Heavy Metal Kids" track that does it. The title, for starters, is most likely too weird to be the original one. And listening to the song makes you think the music has been created by someone else as well. It 's a bit in style with the first two Kraftwerk records, but still… this is hard rock. We've got metal guitar riffs and guitar solos throughout this sucker… But there's a steady, almost punishing motorik beat keeping pace, to convince you that you've ended up in the right country and in the right area.

The band just keeps on rocking, not only on that "Heavy Metal Kids" track but throughout most of the recorded concert. Stratovarius -rock. Ruckzuck - not rock, but 20 minutes long. Vom Himmel Hoch - rock. Rueckstoss Gondoliere - rock.

"Live on Radio Bremen" gives us an interesting lesson in the wobbliest, rockingest part of early Kraftwerk history.

When the first Kraftwerk album came out, the line-up was long-time stalwarts Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider joined by drummer Klaus Dinger. Dinger had played drums on side B of the album, replacing Andreas Hohmann who had drummed on side A. This line-up definitely played live as there is TV footage of them but when they went to do a tour, the line-up was now Floria Schneider and Klaus Dinger joined by guitar player Michael Rother. For reasons unknown, Ralf (who, ironically, is the only original member in Kraftwerk these days) had left the band.

Whilst once this line-up was the subject of obscure footnotes, thanks to the Youtube age and their appearance on German TV, everyone has seen this line-up playing their one original song, the unreleased “Rückstoß Gondoliero” (sometimes known as “Truckstop Gondolero” because the TV announcer got it wrong). Just in case you haven’t, though, here it is: 'Kraftwerk - Rückstoss-Gondoliere' (YouTube)

Let me know if the link stops working. Anyway, An old bootleg circulated of this era that featured the audio of above performance alongside some very rough and ready audience recording of this line-up playing three songs that may or may not be off the first Kraftwerk LP. Then, just a few years into the 21st Century, an astounding new recording arrived onto the world wide web – a lovingly remastered professional radio recording of the lost line-up. It is fair to say, the tatty old audience recordings were instantly obsolete.

The release emerged with an interesting tracklist, but no explanations as to how the titles were chosen. The opening track is listed as “Heavy Metal Kids” an intriguing title but one that begs the question is this just the bootlegger referencing how heavy the music sounds or were Kraftwerk referencing William Burroughs? One thing is certain, it is heavy. It starts with with a repeating, deep sickening lurch of guitar, electronics and drum thud which picks up in pace until suddenly Rother does a massive Sabbathesque guitar chord of doom and Dinger breaks out into a slomo stomp. Rother begins to riff it along while Florian’s electronics seem to be duelling with him.

I have baffled a few music experts in my time with this one by playing the game “You know all these musicians very well, who are they?” and nobody has passed that one. That is because you are seeing a radically different side to all of the musicians. Rother is simply way heavier than anything he ever did subsequently. Dinger is slower. While Florian may be doing a similar line in electronics to “Kraftwerk 1”, the simple fact that he is involved in this is enough to throw people off the scent. As the track builds up to its frentic, fast climax, all you can do is lie back in wonder and awe that this is Kraftwerk.

From herein, the tracklisting given is a simple K and a number. So, “K1” comes next and starts off with some kinda wah-wah ish guitar electronics interplay and then builds up into a fast pace rock stomper. The cocky rock swagger of it is is quite astounding. Rother’s guitar playing is still as skilful and intricate as ever but just heavier and more rocked up. Thanks to the professional stereo sound we can really hear this details which were muddied on the previous audience taping.

Florian really is a backseat passenger a lot of the time on this one, squiggling his electrics while the other two just rock the fuck out. Some sources put “K1” down on the track listing as “Stratovarius”, the second track off the first Kraftwerk album. To be honest, while it may be derived from that song, it is so far removed from the original (bar the electronic wig-out finale and a little bit of melodic similarity in some of the riffing) that it is hard to relate it as anything other than a passing nod to its origins. This is not that Kraftwerk, baby. The crowd go wild.

The next track came from the source with the title “K2 (Ruckzuck)” and the audience cheer in delighted recognition as Florian plays that iconic, floaty flute riff. For the first time it starts to sound like Florian’s gig and then Dinger smacks out a heavy drum roll and Rother’s nabbed the riff for this guitar. Florian is sat in the back again. It’s not too hard to see what the future held for this line-up. The original album version is just short of eight minutes but this one nearly clocks up twenty including two false stops which trick the audience into early applause.

Its fair to say, they have them in the palm of their hands this night and the crowd begins a delirious chant of “Kraftwerk” over and over. “K3” begins with a bit of riffing from Rither and a frentic stomp off of Dinger. Florian joins in with more of the power station electronics. Pretty soon it starts to sound like the Rother we know from Neu! with those widescreen scenic riffs. Klaus still feels less motoric than we remember him but is still a thumping great rock drummer. They build it up and up in pace, until Dinger is crashing around madly and Rother is doing riffy rock doodles like the clappers. It really is bang your head time.

Then it suddenly goes into a weird breakdown, slows to a crawl and roars its way along to a staggered conclusion. Some later online tracklists credit the song as being “Von Himmel Hoch” or “Rückstoß Gondoliero” but bar Florian’s growling electronics towards the end, there is nothing here of either song

The last track, “K4”, is a strange beast. Florian plays what sounds like an electric violin and the Rother/Dinger juggernaut goes along at a slower but heavy and steady pace. The same sources that misidentify other songs on here claim this to be “Rückstoß Gondoliero” or even an early version of “Autobahn” but that is just wishful, wistful bollocks.

Florian’s change of instrument makes him higher in the mix and makes this feel like a proper trio gig at last. He takes the lead with some beautifully wild string work over the stoner rock groove of Rother/Diner. The swagger on this one is startling, just try sitting still while it’s blasting through your speakers.

And that is it. After the tour, they went into the studio and tried to capture the live act on record but there were creative tensions and the recording was aborted. Florian hooked back up with Ralf to make the more sedate “Kraftwerk 2” and Rother/Dinger formed Neu! The rest is rock n roll history. This is just a footnote, but a damn fascinating one and a lot of fun to boot.

Review by YorkshireNed, WasIstDas.co.uk (The Krautrock Album Database)

Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) Unofficial CD Release

Florian Schneider, Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger

Kraftwerk at Allmusic
Kraftwerk at Wiki


Gondel Kino, Bremen, 25th June 1971

The label is called "Philips".
This release is a bootleg.

Tracklist:

01. Heavy Metal Kids (07:56)
02. Stratovarius (15:35)
03. Ruckzuck (19:22)
04. Vom Himmel Hoch (15:25)
05. Rueсkstoss Gondliere (11:25)


Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 21. October 2016, 20:06

Kraftwerk / Live On Radio Bremen [2561971]

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Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) Unofficial CD Release

Kraftwerk - Live On Radio Bremen, 1971 (2006) Unofficial CD Release

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