The Sleeve When we describe the sleeve we are describing the printed paper cover or booklet that is included inside the case. The breakdown with the voices being sped up and distorted is brilliantly weird, the additions to the beat preserve the original tracks' energy, and the ending is well-done.

The vocals from the melody of the former sound like off-brands of the originals here, and are really the only negative point here.The idea of recreating a bunch of hits from across your catalogue with new equipment is very interesting on paper but considering Kraftwerk’s track record with digital music, I was not looking forward to this on the account of that and also on the account of the fact that I didn’t want to listen to a bunch of songs I had already heard before that were essentially the exact same but worse. In retrospective reviews, All Music's Alex Henderson observed that "Dance clubs had long been a key part of Kraftwerk's following, and the dance club was the obvious target of The Mix – a collection of highly enjoyable, often clever remixes", adding that it was a "welcome addition to the Kraftwerk catalog".

Still, that is mostly speculation, and the only thing that is clear is that this album marked a turning point in their career. It also acts as a strong sampler of Kraftwerk’s music, akin to a “greatest hits” compilation, but with much more effort in its creation.Inspired by the publicity for the band's recent concerts in London, I decided it was time to take a chance, so I went for 'The Mix' as the nearest there is to a sampler. The decision to start the percussion when the initial vocoder starts was good, and the new melody for the "radio" section is very enjoyable to hear. The only one I liked even a little bit was ‘Computer Love’ and even then, that was more of just a ‘wow this song is good’ instead of a ‘wow they really recreated this track with such nuanced changes that I can definitively say I’d relisten to this version’. The best remakes included in The Mix are, rather, novel takes on Kraftwerk’s music, bringing a cold, digital sound and peppy, danceable rhythms. It has entirely re-arranged and re-recorded versions of a selection of songs which had originally appeared on Kraftwerk's albums Autobahn (1974) to Electric Café (1986).

Despite no new, original recorded material or live tours outside of Europe, Ralf Hütter didn't want Kraftwerk to appear defunct to the public. Probably the weirdest entry into their discography, and that includes their more unfocused early material, The Mix has Kraftwerk beef up some of their old classics with new arrangements and more pumping rhythms. While I wouldn’t agree with those who say that this album is dated, terrible, or an insult to the band’s legacy, I don’t consider any of these tracks to be replacements for their original versions. I was pleased to find that, although the extended remixes smack more of the early 90s period (with all the acid synth bass and drum machine blip-blops one might expect) in which they were created rather than the 70s era which people tend to remember them for, the tunes I remembered still survived fairly intact and the CD fulfilled its purpose of making me want to hear more, if in the music's original form next time. The Mix" is a remix album by Kraftwerk that actually acts like a live album that is not live: after this release, they began to tour again, and to this day they perform mostly the versions found on "The Mix".One of the best things about this album is actually that we don't have to listen to the ridiculous Synth Pop of The Model! Also, there is just a certain charm in them updating their classics to a style that they themselves helped start. Dentaku: I guess Pocket Calculator must have been really popular in Japan, because Kraftwerk made a part 2 to the song here that uses the Japanese lyrics. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

In the process of revisiting music of my youth, kraftwerk was a milestone for me, and listening to them on a Fire, is kind of apt, after all, it all computer love. Fernando Abrantes is shown as fourth member in one the booklet photographs while being actually recruited for touring.

During this period, the band was converting the Kling Klang studio to digital, transferring its sound library from 24-track analogue tape to disc, which factored into the album's creation. Get abit annoyed, with all these remastered recordings, a lot of the rawness and energy is lost, trying to imagine something that was perfect the first time round. These are the versions of these tracks that the boys play live the most, because they are way more danceable and kinetic, and even though the mysterious robotic atmosphere of their originals disappears along the way, the songwriting and tight melodicism stays very much intact. And it's obviously depending on the record player if the record skips - Die Roboter skips on my Technics 1210 Mk2 but the same LP plays without problems on my Revox B790 tangential player. This CD Inner and Outer Sleeve For this specific sale the CDs sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing.