Tour de France Soundtracks
Occupation
- Ralf Hütter
- Florian Schneider
- Fritz Hilpert
- Henning Schmitz
Tour de France Soundtracks is so far the last Kraftwerk album from the year 2003. Catalog published in 2009 under the project sounded technically revised version bears only the title Tour de France, omitting the prior addition soundtracks. Tour de France Soundtracks is the last Kraftwerk album with founding member Florian Schneider, who left the group in 2009.
Recording
As early as 1983 published ( for the 80th birthday of the Tour de France cycling race ) power plant a single called Tour de France ( which was re-released in 1999). Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter as well as the former member Karl Bartos are enthusiastic cyclists. This single already took the cover of the album later anticipate that differed only in details from the single cover. A re-recording of the 1983 Tour de France Single closes the album Tour de France Soundtracks, which was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France. However, the release date in early August 2003 was ultimately after the end of the 2003 tour, the last leg was run on July 27. Tour de France Soundtracks was at the time of publication of the first Kraftwerk album of new material in almost 17 years - the last album, Electric Café (aka Techno Pop ) was published in December 1986, during The Mix (1991 ) included only new interpretations of old power plant pieces.
Unlike many other power - albums Tour de France did not appear in different language versions. The lyrics of the album are written in German, English and French and come from Ralf Hütter and Maxime Schmitt. Schmitt was previously manager for Capitol Records at Pathé -Marconi (belonging to EMI and responsible in France for the distribution of plant - albums) and heard since the mid- 1970s with the environment of the group.
The album was recorded in nor in Dusseldorf time Kling Klang studio, where the group of Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert and Henning Schmitz was. Tour de France Soundtracks was the last Kraftwerk album with contributions from Schneider, who left the band in 2009.
The album is the power plant 's first and only number - one album in Germany.
Reception
Tour de France Soundtracks was solid, though not outstanding reviews. Allmusic gave the album four out of five, seven out of ten Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone three out of five.