Bleep

Originally released in 1986 / 7 tracks

Originally released in 1986, ‘Techno Pop’ (some may know it as ‘Electric Cafe’, the title that preceded the original working title before their five year hiatus) is the ninth studio album to come from electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. As they are accustomed too, the group break new ground with their first excursion into digital recording, and with that they leave behind the powerfully oblique music of their earlier recordings and instead begin with an album immersed in funk. Production wise, we hear vocal work taking on new a form as a percussive detail, and convoluted rhythmic endeavours such as on ‘Boing Boom Tschak’ and heavy evocative funk on ‘The Telephone Call’.