Karl Bartos (ex-Kraftwerk) is preparing to release a solo album titled Off The Record on March 15th. As he's previously revealed, the album will contain tracks he wrote while still in Kraftwerk, though the songs were never released. The first single from the album is titled "Atomium" and will be released worldwide on February 1st. Take a look at the official video which premiered on Pitchfork yesterday:
In more Karl Bartos related news, OMD confirmed they've re-recorded a new version of the song "Kissing The Machine," a track Andy McClusky originally recorded with Bartos' side project Elektric Music in 1993. The new version will appear on OMD's forthcoming album English Electric. The old version is streaming below:
Finally in more Kraftwerk-related news, La Düsseldorf (featuring the late Klaus Dinger of Kraftwerk, along with his wife Miki Yui, and members Kazuyuki Onouchi, and Satoshi Okamoto) are preparing to release their final album. The album was recorded between 2000 and 2007 and was finished by the band in 2010 after Dinger's passing in 2008.
Japandorf drops on March 25th. Check out the first single, "Immermannstrasse" below:
To learn more about the album, head over to The Quietus.
In more Karl Bartos related news, OMD confirmed they've re-recorded a new version of the song "Kissing The Machine," a track Andy McClusky originally recorded with Bartos' side project Elektric Music in 1993. The new version will appear on OMD's forthcoming album English Electric. The old version is streaming below:
Finally in more Kraftwerk-related news, La Düsseldorf (featuring the late Klaus Dinger of Kraftwerk, along with his wife Miki Yui, and members Kazuyuki Onouchi, and Satoshi Okamoto) are preparing to release their final album. The album was recorded between 2000 and 2007 and was finished by the band in 2010 after Dinger's passing in 2008.
Japandorf drops on March 25th. Check out the first single, "Immermannstrasse" below:
To learn more about the album, head over to The Quietus.
