Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian album flac
Performer: KraftwerkTitle: Ralf & Florian
Style: Experimental
Country: Germany
MP3 album: 1114 mb
FLAC album: 1347 mb
Rating: 4.7
Other formats: AAC AA DTS WAV ASF AU MP3
Genre: Electronic
Ralf und Florian (English title: Ralf and Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. Along with Kraftwerk's first two albums, Ralf und Florian to date has never been officially re-issued on compact disc. However, the album remains an influential and sought-after work, and bootlegged CDs were widely distributed in the 1990s on the Germanofon label.
Ralf & Florian (LP, Album, M/Print, Promo, Ter). Kristallo refers to the future of Dance and Tanzmusik says it all. It still is experimental and Kraftwerk has not found their sound yet as the concept records that followed had. Kraftwerk 1 and 2 are studies and Ralf and Florian is their final exam.
Design – Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter. Design – Barney Bubbles. Engineer – Conrad Plank. Lacquer Cut By – DB. Photography By – Barbara Niemöller. Producer – Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter. If you were familiar with Kraftwerk prior to their universal "props" during the techno age, you may be aware that most press coverage states that the only good Kraftwerk album was "Autobahn". I had read that for most of my life and twenty five years of press stated that. But I assure you, media never knows what its talking about and it will say what it wants to to further their agenda no matter how diabolical or misdirected. What their agenda is exactly was always just beyond me! I have three Kraftwerk albums, have heard several others and do know this.
Given that this was the last album before the most famous lineup was formed and Autobahn was released, it's appropriate to listen to Ralf and Florian as a harbinger for the future, though perhaps all too easy. Take it on its own terms - a further investigation of electronic possibilities in a more open-ended, less constantly structured fashion than would be the case later - and Ralf and Florian becomes most enjoyable.
Kraftwerk is the debut studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in Germany in 1970, and produced by Konrad "Conny" Plank. Chief Kraftwerk members Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider used two drummers during the recording of the album; Andreas Hohmann and Klaus Dinger. Their playing provides the music with a rock edge
Ralf & Florian is the album where Kraftwerk started to sound like Kraftwerk that we all know and love so much. The electronic experimentations from the last album have finally worked their way into intertwining with the music instead of just being junky noise. This isn't quite the Kraftwerk robo-electro progressive pop yet, though. This album is equal parts progressive electronic and krautrock, but you can hear the obvious development in sound that would become to define Kraftwerk
Tracklist
| 1 | Elektrisches Roulette | 4:19 |
| 2 | Tongebirge | 2:50 |
| 3 | Kristallo | 6:18 |
| 4 | Heimatklänge | 3:45 |
| 5 | Tanzmusik | 6:34 |
| 6 | Ananas Symphonie | 13:45 |
| Bonus Track | ||
| 7 | Autobahn (Recorded Live In Cologne 1975) | 26:41 |
Notes
There is no label name or catalogue number anywhere on the artwork. The matrix reads MADE IN EEC WERK 3.The year of release was probably 1993 or 1994, but no date appears anywhere.
The tray is clear and the inside inlay displays the trademark Kraftwerk traffic cone in a pale blue colour. The picture label on the disc sports the same photo of Ralph & Florian as shown on the front cover, and includes a small GEMA logo.
Track 7 is a bonus track not present on any other edition.
The following are notes taken from the back cover (preserving formatting, capitalisation, punctuation and spelling mistakes!):
Kraftwerk: Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider
Vocals, Keyboards, String- & Windinstruments, Drums, Electronics
Music, Production, Cover: R.Hütter & F.Schneider
All compositions & comic published by Kling-Klang Verlag © 1973
Musicomix. Emil Schult and Florian Engineer: Conrad Plank
Front Cover Photo: Robert Franck
Colour Photo: Barbara Niemöller
Recorded & mixed: May - July 1973 at Kraftwerk-Studio, Düsseldorf;
Cornet Studio. Cologne and Studio 70, Munich.
Realisation & Production: Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: MADE IN EEC WERK 3
- Rights Society: GEMA
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6305 197 | Kraftwerk | Ralf & Florian (LP, Album) | Philips | 6305 197 | Germany | 1973 |
| 6360 616 | Kraftwerk | Ralf And Florian (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6360 616 | UK | 1973 |
| 6305 197 | Kraftwerk | Ralf & Florian (LP, Album, RE) | Philips | 6305 197 | Spain | 1978 |
| CR 0425-2 | Kraftwerk | Ralf & Florian (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Crown Records | CR 0425-2 | Italy | Unknown |
| CR 0425-2 | Kraftwerk | Ralf & Florian (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Crown Records | CR 0425-2 | Italy | Unknown |









