Expo 2000 (Hologram Cover) [Single, Limited Edition, Import]

Kraftwerk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Limited Edition, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00003JA7X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,261 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Expo2000 (Radio Mix)

2. Expo2000 (Kling Klang Mix 2000)

3. Expo2000 (Kling Klang Mix 2002)

4. Expo2000 (Kling Klang Mix 2001)

Editorial Reviews

The German electronic/ experimental pioneers title track to 'Expo 2000' in Hannover, Germany. A limited edition release (5,000 copies only), it comes packaged with a special hologram cover. Tracks 'Expo 2000 (Radio Mix, Kling Klang Mix 2000, 2002 and 2001. 1999 release. Standard jewelcase.

Customer Reviews

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, July 20, 2000

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DJ Krass (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Expo 2000 (Hologram Cover) (Audio CD)

I, like many fans, have been anxiously awaiting new material from the gods of synth-pop since 1986's "Electric Cafe". After numerous rumors, etc, a single is finally out and it does not disappoint! Rather than sounding like the time off has led them off to experiment with newer, more "hip" sounds, they have stuck to doing what they do best, and noone does it better! This sounds exactly as you would hope and like they never skipped a beat. I highly, highly recommend this single if you are a Kraftwerk fan and even if you're not. I guess the only thing left to ask is when's the album goin gto be out? :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An OBSCURE-DISK Commentary., April 19, 2000

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M. D. Weiskopf (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Expo 2000 (Hologram Cover) (Audio CD)

Having written the book on Electro with their 1977 breakthrough "Trans Europe Express," one hardly expects a new transformation from these German stalwarts so late in the game. And, indeed, "Expo 2000" doesn't blaze out of the box to reinvent the wheel, but why should it? The first thirty seconds are, in fact, quite spectacular; a clangorous spiral of slow-phased samples set over a gentle pulse of ambient noise. Yet the standard Kraftwerk elements soon predominate: that robot Vocoder; sparse, ticking drum pulses; a wafting, melodic string lead. Even if the end result is rather too easy to gloss over, one has to admire their persistence amidst a sea of smirking breakbeat jockeys. It is surely nice to have them around.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kraftwerk Resurfaces, April 28, 2000

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CKL (Pa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Expo 2000 (Hologram Cover) (Audio CD)

Well, finally at least some of the rumored activity must have been true! I have to admit I was going to buy whatever they released regardless of the wait. I'm not bowled over, but not exactly disappointed.

This German release contains four versions of one theme. Track one and two are the same version with Track one shortened for radio (I presume). After you get past the "Expo 2000" lyrical drill, the tune is decent although a little too laid back rythmically. Track four is a close variation on the first two with less emphasis on the beat and more on the atmosphere.

The real gem (at least for me) is track three... an extra theme is added, the tune finds a good solid groove and stays there.

Worth having for any fan of Man-Machine through Electric Cafe. (Total time for the four tracks: 22:55)