Please recommend me something similar to "Computer World"

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Please list some albums that sound similat to kraftwerk's 1981 masterpiece.

Thank you!

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 18 August 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

that should say similar up there

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 18 August 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

please?

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

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not technically albums but compilations. also kraftwerk "electric cafe" has a similar sound, just not as classic nor computer-themed

― amon (eman), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:28 (twenty years ago)

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:33 (twenty years ago)

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― fe7 (FE7), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

Any Vince Clarke production is pretty heavily Computer World influenced.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 19 August 2005 00:22 (twenty years ago)

yellow magic orchestra?

― huell howser (chaki), Friday, 19 August 2005 00:26 (twenty years ago)

Comparatively recent and in the blatant rip-off but still appealing category:

Komputer - World of Tomorrow

― nick ring (nick ring), Friday, 19 August 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

coldplay

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 19 August 2005 00:30 (twenty years ago)

any electro album

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 19 August 2005 00:50 (twenty years ago)

fe7 has the right idea. not so sure about Alex though.

― amon (eman), Friday, 19 August 2005 01:56 (twenty years ago)

Reinterpretation of the Computer World album: (scroll down)

http://www.spill-label.org/nw/disco.html

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 19 August 2005 04:37 (twenty years ago)

Komputer - World of Tomorrow

Seconded. "Blatant rip-off" is almost an understatement, it's like replicating the sound of Computer World is the whole raison d'etre of this thing.

― OleM (OleM), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

Egyptian Lover-anything
Hashim-Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
Newcleus-I'm not a robot
The Jonzun Crew-Space is the place
Twilight 22-Electric Kingdom
Project Future-Ray-Gun-Omics
Ganymed-Future World
Yello Magic Orchestra-Computer Games

These are songs that should not be too hard to find,also the compilation of french new wave is pretty good, called 'So Young But So Cold'. If you don't mind a little freestyle with new wave, a series called 'The Perfect Beat Vol 1-?.

― Jacobs (LolVStein), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)

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... not really... well not at all to be honest

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

but "Computer Age" is gorgeous nontheless (and that synth-melody is, err, 'kraftwerkian')

― willem (willem), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

Well, the album was totally influenced by Kraftwerk, Neil admitted as much, just didn't come out sounding that much like them

― Diddyismus the Blind (of Alexandria) (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:39 (twenty years ago)

"Transformer Man" is the one to cherish tho!

― Diddyismus the Blind (of Alexandria) (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:39 (twenty years ago)

There is a reason why Kraftwerk are worshipped you know...

The closest you can get is

A Number of Names - Shari Vari

Came out in 1981 and uses the same chords as Computer World. Although it's darker and more stark.

Have you gotten Man Machine?

― pappawheelie II, Friday, 19 August 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Hongroe - "Talking to a Computer"

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Ellen Allien "Washing Machine Speaks"

― Baaderonixx on a long black leash (Fabfunk), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Geir Hongroe?

― pappawheelie II, Friday, 19 August 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Actually, of all the new school Electro mentioned, only Anthoiny Rother programs keyboards in the same way K-Work did.

Just d/l some Anthony Rother and see where that leads you.

― pappawheelie II, Friday, 19 August 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Geir Hongroe?

Yes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

God I sooo want to hear that!

― pappawheelie II, Friday, 19 August 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

I can e-mail it to you or repost a YSI later, when I'm at home.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 19 August 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

yeah, please, email/YSI to the real addy when you can:

[email protected]

It'd be very appreciated!

― pappawheelie II, Friday, 19 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

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