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.
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With "Ralf & Florian", the group channeled the creative rawness of the previous records in a more concentrated, yet absolutely unique and entertaining masterpiece that comes in a geeky but lovely artwork. A secret highlight in Kraftwerks discography. Kraftwerk 1 and 2 are studies and Ralf and Florian is their final exam. Antworten Mich bei Antworten benachrichtigen 4 Helpful.
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
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.
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
Ralf und Florian (English title: Ralf and Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. Along with Kraftwerk’s first two albums, Ralf und Florian to date has never been officially re-issued on compact disc. The album has a fuller and more polished sound quality than previous efforts, and this is clearly due to the use of a number of commercial recording studios in addition to Kraftwerk’s own yet-to-be-named Kling Klang. The colour photograph on the back of the cover gives a vivid impression of the bohemian state of Kraftwerk’s own facilities at the time – including egg-box trays pasted, nailed, or stuck on the walls as acoustic treatment.
A1 | Elektrisches Roulette | 4:19 |
A2 | Tongebirge | 2:50 |
A3 | Kristallo | 6:18 |
A4 | Heimatklänge | 3:45 |
B1 | Tanzmusik | 6:34 |
B2 | Ananas Symphonie | 13:55 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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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 |