KRAFTWERK – Paris 1976 (2CD)

Soundboard 9.8 – There would be no reason why a professionally recorded Kraftwerk show should sound anything less than near perfect because let’s face it, unless you are a complete moron, it would be hard to screw up their mix. It’s pretty basic, and because of that what you have here is pretty darn good.

Kraftwerk
l’Olympia
Paris, France
February 28th, 1976

Personnel:

Ralf Hütter: Minimoog Model D, Vako Orchestron, mixer
Karl Bartos: Electronic Percussion
Wolfgang Flür: Electronic Percussion, photo-electric light-activated drum cage
Florian Schneider-Esleben: ARP Odyssey, Votrax VS-6 “talking typewriter”, electronic flute-synth device, mixer

Disc 1

1. Tuning & Radioactivity
2. Airwaves
3. The Voice of Energy & Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne
4. Kometenmelodie
5. Tongebirge & Tanzmusik

Disc 2

6. Autobahn
7. Mitternacht

Notes on the show:

Yet another AMAZING find that’s now just come to light. This is a master tape from the France Inter archive of the FULL l’Olympia show!
We only had 21 mins from the ‘Somewhere in Europe’ LP and then 38 mins from a rebroadcast in 2015. This is the complete show from a
radio programme called “We’re Going Out Tonight” with no radio DJ talking over the music or tuning. Very likely recorded before being
broadcast on the radio. Of special note is Florian’s use of the Votrax VS-6 “Talking Typewriter” as Karl put it in his memoir for
“Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne.”