Kraftwerk fans.

Quick heads up for you -

A little bit of digging will find you where to get it, but thought you may like this news.

NB - I have nothing to do with these guys or the what is written below - it's merely for your information.

KARL BARTOS: OFF THE RECORD (2012 Album / Initial CD Pressing with a 44 Page Booklet - Stock # T1582157)
Normally CD £13.99 - Ltd New Release Only Offer CD £11.99

KARL BARTOS: OFF THE RECORD (2012 Album / Standard 180gm Vinyl - Stock # T1582158)
Normally LP £15.99 - Ltd New Release Only Offer LP £13.99

KARL BARTOS: OFF THE RECORD (2012 Album / Limited Deluxe 180gm Vinyl With 20 Page Booklet - Stock # T1582159)
Normally LP £TBC - Ltd Offer LP £TBC

The new Karl Bartos album is an audio-visual sensation!
Lost for many years, some of his early music has been reconceived and re-contextualised in a thrilling modern setting. Released in March 2013 it is an epic re-working of melody and ideas!
Here's the story:
During KRAFTWERK's heyday Karl Bartos wrote - off the record - a secret acoustic diary.
Based on his musical jottings - rhythms, riffs, hooks, sounds, chords and melodies - this is what he has come up with today: 12 brand new, exciting, timeless songs!
Karl Bartos is well known as one-quarter of the "classic" KRAFTWERK line-up. Many of their most influential rhythms and memorable melodies were actually conceived in his home studio. They would later be used on an unstoppable succession of hits from the Düsseldorf band as they ascended to the lofty heights of popular music culture.
As a major contributor to: 'Man-Machine' (1978) and 'Computer World' (1981) Bartos has had a decisive influence on KRAFTWERK's music. Rolling Stone author Mike Rubin says of these years: "there's something timeless and universal about their songwriting of this period."
KRAFTWERK went on to achieve worldwide success and cult status: in 1982 'The Model' became a UK number 1. The track has become a classic in the history of music, along with 'The Robots', 'Metropolis', 'Neon Lights', 'Numbers', 'Pocket Calculator', 'Home Computer', 'Tour de France', 'Musique Non-Stop' and 'The Telephone Call'.
Karl Bartos left the band in 1990. Subsequently he became an independent producer and writer - for his project ELECTRIC MUSIC, as a solo artist, and also together with fellow friends and musicians: - Bernard Sumner (NEW ORDER), Johnny Marr (The SMITHS) and Andy McCluskey (OMD).
In 2004 he co-founded the Master of Arts course "Sound Studies - Acoustic Communication" at the Berlin University of the Arts where he was a visiting professor, teaching Auditory Media Design up until 2009.
Any release from Karl is greeted with much excitement and the same is true of 'Off The Record'.
He has opened up his music archive for the very first time - rediscovering and analysing hundreds of tapes, piles of sheet music and years of digital media. Inspired by his acoustic diary and adding his experience as a composer and producer, he has created 12 brand new songs - written and performed with masterly skill.
It took Karl two years to accomplish this original Bartos album: iron crystal music, vocoder newspeak, robot sounds, digital glitch, techno pop, catchy melodies, electronic avant-garde, roaring silence, futurism, and, of course, those rhythms! Rhythms of brutal minimalistic impact as found on the much sampled: 'Numbers' recorded three decades ago and described by Mikem Banks of Underground Resistance as "the secret code of electronic funk."

Excited? I'll bet you are. we are taking our pre-orders now, which as you all know already, costs you nothing until the items is here for you and books your copy at the advertised price.

* * * PLEASE NOTE... The 'Off The Record' album will be preceded by a Limited 7" Vinyl Single in February, but as of yet we don't have a price for it - This will be extremely limited so If you are going to want one, you MUST let us know a.s.a.p. * * *

Track List:
01. Atomium
02. Nachtfahrt
03. International Velvet
04. Without A Trace Of Emotion
05. Binary Code
06. Musica Ex Machina
07. Tuning Of The World
08. Instant Bayreuth
09. Vox Humana
10. Rhythmus
11. Silence
12. Hausmusik