Kraftwerk - Ralf & FlorianRalf and Florian (original German title: Ralf und Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 and it saw the group moving toward their signature electronic sound. This work introduces greater cleanliness in the sounds and intensifies the use of electronic instrumentation, namely synths (Mini Moog, the EMS AKS and Farfisa), drum machines and, for the first time, a prototype vocoder. The

The new record reflects Choy’s point that “we are always maturing emotionally with our experiences

Each tune exists in the company it was born to live with

the latter was made by Swedish factory Joh Mustad AB in 1966

Withers makes them sound as if they are his own compositions

and The Pastels in some of the songs here – The Cat’s Miaow also feel

6 Lovely Mess

half a dozen slices of the young Bowie at his most endearing

The Admiral Crichton and Carry On Spying

Exorcising The Evil Spirits From The Pentagon October 21

imagine all those buildings much later on

like an abandoned Victorian home

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