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DISCID=950f4a0b,a60f490b,b70f3a0b,b70f4b0b
DTITLE=Kraftwerk / The Mix
DYEAR=1991
DGENRE=Electronic
TTITLE0=The Robots
TTITLE1=Computerlove
TTITLE2=Pocket Calculator
TTITLE3=Dentaku
TTITLE4=Autobahn
TTITLE5=Radioactivity
TTITLE6=Trans Europe Express
TTITLE7=Abzug
TTITLE8=Metal On Metal
TTITLE9=Home Computer
TTITLE10=Music Non Stop
EXTD=Originally Released June 11, 1991 or June 25, 1991\n\nAMG EXPERT 
EXTD=REVIEW: By the early '90s, it was quite apparent just how far-rea
EXTD=ching Kraftwerk's influence had been. From techno to hip-hop to i
EXTD=ndustrial music to house, numerous others were undeniably indebte
EXTD=d to the group. Dance clubs had long been a key part of Kraftwerk
EXTD='s following, and the dance market was the obvious target of The 
EXTD=Mix -- a collection of highly enjoyable, often clever remixes. Wh
EXTD=ile novices would do better to start out with Trans-Europe Expres
EXTD=s or The Man-Machine, hardcore Kraftwerk followers shouldn't pass
EXTD= up these remixes of such classics as "Trans-Europe Express," "Th
EXTD=e Robots," "Autobahn," and "Radioactivity." One could nitpick abo
EXTD=ut the absence of "Neon Lights" and "Europe Endless," but the bot
EXTD=tom line is that this CD was a welcome addition to the Kraftwerk 
EXTD=catalog.  -- Alex Henderson\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nThis 
EXTD=1991 Kraftwerk collection of often drastically remixed "greatest 
EXTD=hits" offers a good, if slightly skewed, overview of the Dusseldo
EXTD=rf legends' career. Inspired by the band's continuing influence o
EXTD=n modern pop, dance, and techno, founders Florian Schneider and R
EXTD=alf Hutter tweak Kraftwerk's sonic foundations with the intention
EXTD= of making their music more club-friendly. While some of the fait
EXTD=hful have lamented the tinkering, The Mix presents a distinct, ty
EXTD=pically idiosyncratic take on modern club music. It also represen
EXTD=ts the way Kraftwerk usually sounds in their infrequent live fora
EXTD=ys; witness the reworking of "Radioactivity" into an unexpected (
EXTD=the band has been notably apolitical) antinuclear statement aimed
EXTD= largely at Britain's Sellafield installation. The Mix bows to tr
EXTD=end in concept only; the execution is pure Kraftwerk. --Jerry McC
EXTD=ulley \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nKraftwerk's classic hits 
EXTD=remade for 1991, August 25, 2005 \nBy  The Spastic Fantastic Migh
EXTD=ty House Cat "Frosty5" (Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Pl
EXTD=anet Earth)\nIn 1991, Kraftwerk released a compilation called "Th
EXTD=e Mix," an album containing some of their past hits reworked. I l
EXTD=ike some of the original versions over these newer ones. Even tho
EXTD=ugh some the newer versions aren't as good as the originals, they
EXTD='re still pretty enjoyable, just as long as there's still quality
EXTD= found in these tunes. \n\nTracks include "Pocket Calculator." Th
EXTD=is version may not beat the original from 1981. But it's still a 
EXTD=nice version. The original seemed better cause the guy who says t
EXTD=he lyrics to the song, "I'm the operator with my pocket calculato
EXTD=r. (x2) I am adding... and subtracting... I'm controlling... and 
EXTD=composing..." sounded more enthusiastic than this 1991 version. T
EXTD=his newer version is more danceable than the original. There's al
EXTD=so "Pocket Calculator"'s Japanese version, "Dentaku," after the E
EXTD=nglish version. Instead of having the vocalist from the previous 
EXTD=track, robots are saying the lyrics for this track. "Radioactivit
EXTD=y" is another tune on this CD. The 1975 classic has mutated into 
EXTD=a dance anthem. Not only do I like this over the original, but th
EXTD=is is one of my favorites on the album. Another tune featured in 
EXTD=the compilation is "Music Non Stop." I love the percussion used i
EXTD=n this song. The track also includes lyrics from "Boing Boom Tsch
EXTD=ak." Other tracks on this CD are "Trans Europe Express," "Abzug,"
EXTD= and "Metal On Metal." The music starts at "Trans Europe Express,
EXTD=" continues through "Abzug," and doesn't stop till the end of "Me
EXTD=tal On Metal," leaving no blank gaps in between tracks. The beats
EXTD= used in the three tracks are dope. There's also "Home Computer,"
EXTD= "Computer Love," "Autobahn," and "The Robots." \n\nSometimes, co
EXTD=ming up with new versions for songs is risky. But it all depends 
EXTD=on the final outcome of the remade song. There are times where a 
EXTD=remade song doesn't match or exceed the quality of its original. 
EXTD=But even if they aren't as good as the originals, that still does
EXTD=n't mean they can't be good songs. As long as there can be qualit
EXTD=y found in remade songs, that's okay. Overall, I like what I hear
EXTD=d in this CD. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe Exception Tha
EXTD=t Proves the Rule, June 10, 2005 \nBy  J. Brady (PAWLEYS ISLAND, 
EXTD=SC United States)\nGenerally speaking, new remix versions of old 
EXTD=songs are the product of a record company hungry for cash, or the
EXTD= last gasp of a creatively spent artist. This, I am happy to say,
EXTD= is the exception to that rule. Classic Kraftwerk tunes are here 
EXTD=updated for a new audience, and a new purpose. Mostly they are gi
EXTD=ven great club beats, or just sonic makeovers, to give them a ric
EXTD=her, fuller, and more modern sound. These songs will never go out
EXTD= of style - they are genuine Classics of pop music. The Mix just 
EXTD=gives them a fresh sheen, a fresh coat of wax, if you will, and b
EXTD=rings them into a whole new light. Very well done indeed. \n\n\nA
EXTD=MAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nKraftwerk on the wheels of steel, Apri
EXTD=l 8, 2003 \nBy  N. P. Stathoulopoulos "nick9155" (Brooklyn, NY)\n
EXTD=Proving yet again that they really were way past everyone else, K
EXTD=raftwerk released what is these days considered an almost mandato
EXTD=ry "remix" album way back in 1991. Though none of the "mixes" are
EXTD= named as such (there's no Hexidecimal Mix or anything) it's basi
EXTD=cally Kraftwerk reworking a host of their classics into a steady 
EXTD=driving mix. However, this isn't The Chemical Brothers, there's n
EXTD=o crazy constant mixing of beats. No, this is very mechanical and
EXTD= precise. And only a few of the tracks actually mix together one 
EXTD=after the other. \nThe songs are pretty much given a "shinier" CD
EXTD= sound, crisper drum and more squelch for the drum machine and se
EXTD=quencers. I can't decide if it holds up anymore today or if Kraft
EXTD=werk really intentioned it to be a timeless sort of "mega-mix", n
EXTD=ot caring about 1991 trends as much.\n\nFunny that this should be
EXTD= the last thing Kraftwerk has released since. With the exception 
EXTD=of the retro/timeless and somewhat recycled Kraftwerkian "Expo 20
EXTD=00" single, Kraftwerk has been silent, and this is not original m
EXTD=aterial, either. Semi-retired, I think that they know they don't 
EXTD=have to prove anything to anyone at this point, so they're in no 
EXTD=rush to return to the scene.\n\nThe opening track, Robots, is a v
EXTD=ery sharp update of the now-even-more-mechanical version on Man-M
EXTD=achine. The drum machine is played up and it stays catchy and mov
EXTD=ing enough to be listenable for 9 minutes. \n\nThe vocals are dis
EXTD=torted through a computer on many of the tracks to produce an alm
EXTD=ost creepy German robotic sound that is particularly menacing dur
EXTD=ing Trans Europe Express, making that remix one of the best on th
EXTD=e album--a highlight as it should be. Basically, Kraftwerk takes 
EXTD=the most dated elements of the 70s and 80s hits and gives them an
EXTD= (early 90s) update, making them dancier, shinier, and listenable
EXTD= for a long time. \n\nI think this fits in very nicely with the r
EXTD=est of Kraftwerk's catalog. I don't think it will blow anyone awa
EXTD=y at first or second or even third listen, but it will definitely
EXTD= be a treat for anyone who appreciates the group. \n\n\nAMAZON.CO
EXTD=M CUSTOMER REVIEW\nMasters of the Kraft ., May 24, 2002 \nBy  jam
EXTD=es houser (amarillo, texas United States)\nThis is one group that
EXTD= has influenced more bands than the Beatles and Elvis combined. T
EXTD=hey are one of the most important electro bands still in existenc
EXTD=e today. When I first bought 'the mix' I was blown away by how co
EXTD=mplex, meticulous, and fresh the sound was(and still is today). I
EXTD=t was a joy to hear Kraftwerks old tracks 're-krafted' for a new 
EXTD=generation. I hope that anyone interested in electronic music wil
EXTD=l by this or any other Kraftwerk c.d. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER R
EXTD=EVIEW\nSounds fresher than ever, September 2, 2001 \nBy  Gregg Si
EXTD=lk (Gaithersburg, MD)\nI'd nearly forgotten these guys until I wa
EXTD=s watching the PBS "History of Rock and Roll" episode about hip-h
EXTD=op, and when they were asked about who influenced them, several r
EXTD=appers said Kraftwerk !\nIt sounds even better today, because the
EXTD=y made very sparing use of their electronic toys when most pomp r
EXTD=ockers were going down the path of wretched excess. This is the s
EXTD=ort of music even you kids will think is pretty hip. \n\n\nAMAZON
EXTD=.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nKraftwerk shows them how to do it right., S
EXTD=eptember 25, 2000 \nBy  Gary Pedoto (America)\nI read somewhere t
EXTD=hat "The Mix" was Kraftwerk's response to hearing everybody rip t
EXTD=hem off by sampling and mangling their music. They wanted it done
EXTD= right so they did a complete overhaul of their past music and ar
EXTD=ranged it like no one else could. Two highlights are "Home Comput
EXTD=er" and "Trans-Europe Express". Both are excellent updated versio
EXTD=ns of Kraftwerk classics. In fact, I prefer the new version of "T
EXTD=rans-Europe Express". It has a more spacious sound and a much bet
EXTD=ter last third than the original. There's even a great "string" a
EXTD=rrangement on the last few minutes. Other greats are here, includ
EXTD=ing, of course, Autobahn. Autobahn is a much quicker 9 minutes or
EXTD= so instead of the 22+ minutes of the original but, it's greatnes
EXTD=s is kept intact by the competent founders of Kraftwerk; Ralf Hue
EXTD=tter and Florian Schneider. The other half of the team, Wolfgang 
EXTD=Fluer and Karl Bartos, left after "Electric Cafe" and had no part
EXTD= in this project. In fact, after the release, both former members
EXTD= voiced their displeasure about "The Mix" saying that Ralf and Fl
EXTD=orian should have left the originals alone. One more thing of int
EXTD=erest; the Japanese version of "Pocket Calculator" (Dentaku) is g
EXTD=iven the "Mix" treatment and is started without a break after "Po
EXTD=cket Calculator" ends. "The Mix" belongs in every Kraftwerk fans 
EXTD=collection and, as much as I like it, it's no substitute for the 
EXTD=original versions; especially in the case of "Radio-Activity".\n\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNot Too Funky, But COLD Medina, May
EXTD= 4, 2000 \nBy  Aaron W. (California)\nI have to give major props 
EXTD=to Kraftwerk for blazing a new path, for taking us all to a whole
EXTD= new level. And props to Charles Lindbergh too, but I'd rather fl
EXTD=y the Concorde. In other words, I'd rather listen to Kraftwerk's 
EXTD=proteges, like New Order, Devo, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Yaz,
EXTD= "Planet Rock,".... Okay, Kraftwerk's ideas have almost saturated
EXTD= pop. (Spin Magazine even ran a cover story saying Kraftwerk has 
EXTD=had more musical influence than the Beatles). Still, the musical 
EXTD=genius comes off as brrrrr German cold and assembly line repetiti
EXTD=ve. And after listening to The Mix for 10 or 15 minutes you start
EXTD= to get hypnotized, you become the machine. (The CD Trans Europe 
EXTD=Express is more eclectic in tone and pace). The proteges have lon
EXTD=g taken Kraftwerk's lead and warmed the sound up with Brit melanc
EXTD=holy/romanticism or rap and urgency and increased tension. Whethe
EXTD=r you prefer Kraftwerk or the proteges is a matter of taste, I ju
EXTD=st prefer a human face layered on the techno beats. Kraftwerk is 
EXTD=computer music's BASIC language, and some updated beats make The 
EXTD=Mix a bit more user friendly. For pop music history buffs this CD
EXTD= should provide an interesting backdrop to the sounds that follow
EXTD=ed.\nOf some interest: One of the guys from Kraftwerk was quoted 
EXTD=as saying, "German music is better than American music, because G
EXTD=erman thought is much more highly evolved than American thought."
EXTD= Hmmmmm. I thought we answered that question a few decades ago...
EXTD= and a few decades before that... (Miles Davis and The Cotton Clu
EXTD=b... what did you think I meant?) Minus 1 star for the quote. May
EXTD=be someday we'll get The Mix II, with some jazz flavor thrown in 
EXTD=to loosen up that cold machine sound.... \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOME
EXTD=R REVIEW\nJa Tvoi Sluga, Ja tvoi Robochik..., March 23, 2000 \nBy
EXTD=  "reducing_element" (Ballwin, MO USA)\n..So goes the first lines
EXTD= of "we are the robots"..i am your slave, i am your worker...But 
EXTD=what does it have to do with the band? Simpliy put, Kraftwerk is 
EXTD=to Musik, what Dali was to art. They absotely revolutionzed the c
EXTD=ourse of musik throughout history, shifting the public's eye away
EXTD= from guitar orianted musik, to the warm yet cold power of ANALOg
EXTD= synth and they while they were at it they made some killer song.
EXTD= So in conclusion, if you are a fan of MUSIC, then take a trip tr
EXTD=ough music's past and into the minds of these Brilliant germans w
EXTD=ho made us fall in love with that synthetic sound. COMPUTER LOVE!
EXTD=!! \n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nKraftwerk: Fritz Hijbert, Florian 
EXTD=Schneider-Esleben, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter (synthesizers).\n\nA 
EXTD=collection of remixes of Kraftwerk classics.\n\n1991's THE MIX is
EXTD= a collection of 11 often-radical remixes of Kraftwerk classics f
EXTD=rom the '70s and early-'80s. Unlike most remix projects, which me
EXTD=rely extend the song needlessly or slap a currently-fashionable a
EXTD=nd usually inappropriate new beat on an old song, THE MIX starts 
EXTD=from the ground up, so to speak: most of these songs are so exten
EXTD=sively reworked that they bear only passing resemblance to the or
EXTD=iginals. For example, the opening deconstruction of "The Robots" 
EXTD=purposely withholds the nagging four-note synth hook of the origi
EXTD=nal, creating a tension throughout its nine minutes which wasn't 
EXTD=present in the original. Similarly, "Autobahn" de-emphasizes its 
EXTD=hypnotic beat, giving the track a looseness it's never had before
EXTD=. The album as a whole is beautifully sequenced, with chill-outs 
EXTD=like the ambient-ized "Radioactivity" coming at useful intervals 
EXTD=between the more insistent numbers. This is a textbook example of
EXTD= a remix album.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n4 Stars - Excellent - ...a r
EXTD=evised history of the band, throbbingly danceable and one of the 
EXTD=best party records of the past decade...\nQ Magazine (05/01/1995)
EXTD=\n\nHighly Recommended - ...[Kraftwerk] have finally outdone them
EXTD=selves and everybody else, too...\nSpin (08/01/1991)
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