KRAFTWERK
Lichtburg Essen, Germany
2015-11-20 (23.59 Late Show)
(audience recording)
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lineage:

Soundman OKM I > ZOOM H1 > PC(via USB) > Wavelab (EQ, edit) > TLH(flac8)


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set-list:

01. intro (0.32)
02. Nummern (numbers) (3.43)
03. Computerwelt (3.13)
04. it's more fun to compute / Heimcomputer (6.09)
05. Computerliebe (5.55)
06. Mensch-Maschine (man-machine) (5.14)
07. Spacelab (5.28)
08. Das Model (3.42)
09. Neonlicht (5.49)
10. Autobahn (8.59)
11. �therwellen (airwaves) (6.53)
12. Nachrichten (news) (1.24)
13. Radio-Aktivit�t (radio-activity) (7.01)
14. Electric Cafe (4.02)
15. Tour de France (1983) (3.20)
16. Tour de France (2003) (10.41)
17. Trans Europa Express/Metall auf Metall/Abzug (7.53)
18. - (applause) (1.14)
19. Die Roboter (the robots) (7.39)
20. - (applause) (1.18)
21. Aero Dynamik (6.01)
22. Planet of Visions (5.19)
23. Boing Boom Tschak/Technopop/Musique Non-stop (13.21)


Time: 125 min


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Ralf H�tter (voc/keys)
Henning Schmitz (elec)
Fritz Hilpert (elec)
Falk Grieffenhagen (elec)


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This was my fourth Kraftwerk-concert (but the first I've recorded) after D�sseldorf 1991, Osnabr�ck 1993 & K�ln 2004.
To be honest, THIS wasn't the most "inspired" performance I've ever listened to (especially the final "Musique non stop"-goodbye-impros were ... hm ... lame), but okay, we all get older, so are Kraftwerk, and I guess the guys were exhausted after their first show and were not THAT motivated to play the best show ever.
As always, the weakest link in every Kraftwerk-performance is (YES, we know it all) ... Ralf himself.
(As quite usually??) he missed almost each intonation and his vocals of course never were that great ...
But what the heck, that was and will always be a part of Kraftwerk ... the "Mensch" in the machine ;-)
All other factors : Wonderful !!!
A moderate volume and an exquisite (3D)sound (ok, there were a few resonances in the room during the show, but only VERY few)
and the 3D-videoshow is of course outstanding.

This concert took place in an old (big) cinema, so the whole audience, sitting in very comfy chairs, was VERY QUIET, so, there were almost NO disturbances during the whole concert (except some coughs here and there and 2 couples (of coures one to my left, one to my right) became a little chatty in the last third, but quite in the back and not too distracting).
THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU !!! (to all the others)

This is a not 100% flawless, but excellent recording !(even a little of the 3D-sound is captured with my mikes)
(Not 100% flawess because of the resonances, the few chatters and just some (soft)crackling noises during the intro, while placing the mikes)
(as always) I raised the high frequencies for more brightness, added a little to the basses + a little (not audible) mastering-compression


To enjoy the original-head-recording completely I recommend LISTENING VIA HEADPHONES !



Cover-artwork is included, also a few photos from the show


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Keep it lossless (if possible - This is no holy grail, but it would be nice to keep the quality for all future listeners!)
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uploaded to DIME by rackhir November 2015

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