Track Listing
1. Introduccion
2. Showroom Dummies
3. Trans Europe Express
4. Robots
5. Neon Lights
6. Autobahn
7. Homecomputer
8. Tour de France - (French)
9. Man Machine
10. Music Non Stop
| Details | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto includes: Atom Heart.
Recorded in 1999. Includes liner notes by Lazlo Curas.
For the uninitiated, Senor Coconut is none other than the electronica artist Atom Heart (real name Uwe Schmidt), dancing his way into the Latin subconscious. EL BAILE ALEMAN consists of Latin covers of Kraftwerk tunes--computer music interpreted as faux acoustic music. Schmidt programmed the whole album (with the exception of some choice vocal parts), transposing Kraftwerk byte-for-byte into a sound field of maracas, congas, shakers, and vibes-a-go-go. Even though the music is played straight, the air of whimsy and sheer ingeniousness is palpable.
"Tour De France" is redone as a hyper-speed merengue, "Homecomputer" as a tarantella, while Schmidt's version of "Showroom Dummies" is positively baroque, like Tito Puente drowning in acid. EL BAILE ALEMAN is a feast for the senses, a smorgasbord of sonic samba and a coup de grace of calliopes and circus shrieks. Muy excelente!
For the uninitiated, Senor Coconut is none other than the electronica artist Atom Heart (real name Uwe Schmidt), dancing his way into the Latin subconscious. EL BAILE ALEMAN consists of Latin covers of Kraftwerk tunes--computer music interpreted as faux acoustic music. Schmidt programmed the whole album (with the exception of some choice vocal parts), transposing Kraftwerk byte-for-byte into a sound field of maracas, congas, shakers, and vibes-a-go-go. Even though the music is played straight, the air of whimsy and sheer ingeniousness is palpable.
"Tour De France" is redone as a hyper-speed merengue, "Homecomputer" as a tarantella, while Schmidt's version of "Showroom Dummies" is positively baroque, like Tito Puente drowning in acid. EL BAILE ALEMAN is a feast for the senses, a smorgasbord of sonic samba and a coup de grace of calliopes and circus shrieks. Muy excelente!
Editorial Reviews
4 out of 5 - ...Takes [Kraftwerk's] most famous tracks and re-jiggs them for a beach-side merengue party. Congas replace computers, castanets secede keyboards...
Mixmag (07/01/2000)
7 out of 10 - ...Something that people who are post-everything...might find pleasant....Senor Coconut has genuine interpretive gifts...
NME (07/29/2000)
...Deliciously entertaining....you don't need to be a Latin lover to get your groove on with this upbeat salsa sensation.
CMJ (08/07/2000)
...A revealing demonstration of Kraftwerk's strength and vibrancy...
The Wire (07/01/2000)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Kraftwerk fans will find much to enjoy...
Q (09/01/2002)
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