MY KRAFTWERK TRIBUTES

"THE BLEND" by HOUTEN3


from Feb.02nd/2000 to Jan.2nd/2006
You're WELCOME!
All songs are my tribute to KRAFTWERK with my dream.
To listen the songs,you need Real Player.
To contact me is......HERE.
(I'm Japanese.)
★TO EVERYBODY'S OF THE SAME WILL....
Let's celebrate that the "DVD" has been released!

★THESE ARE MY TRIBUTE SONGS!
21.MODEL (8'24")
model.ram(32.5kbps) (uploaded on Feb.12th,2005)

We are the Model,We are the Model.

Synthesizer,Vocoder,Sequencer,Effecter....

Techno Pop
Standard Music
All over the World
All around our Life....

We are the Model,We are the Model.

Europe,
Deutschland,
Dusseldorf,
Kling Klang Studio

From 1981 to 1986
Long Interval....

From 1986 to 1991
Long Interval,Again....

From 1991 to 2003
Long Interval,Again,Again....

Non release of New Sound....
Non release of New Sound....
Non release of New Sound....



20.ELECTRO PROSPERITY (7'04")
electro.ram(32.5kbps) (uploaded on Dec.16th,2004)

Electro,Electro

Buisiness,Numbers,Money,People
Electro Prosperity
Electro Prosperity

Electro,Electro

Time,Travel,Communication,Entertainment
Electro Prosperity
Electro Prosperity

The Century of Science
Religion to Technology
Human Life with Information
Dependence on Electronics



19."COMPUTER ART" (7'18")
cmpart.ram(32.5kbps) (uploaded on Nov.16th,2004)

Computer Art
It's more fun to compute
Computer Art
It's more fun to compute

Sound,Visions,Creation,Amusement
Mobile,World Tour,Live Stage,Performance

Computer Art
It's more fun to compute

Sony,Steinberg,Doepfer,Quasimidi
Hardware,Software,Artist,Engineer

Computer Art
It's more fun to compute

Internet,Website,Broadband,Download

Kling Klang Consume Products
Kling Klang Consume Products



18.HETERODOXY (5'30")
htrdx.ram(32.5kbps) (uploaded on sep.18th,2004)

Tomatoes,Cucumbers

Heterodoxy
Heterodoxy
Iron Concept
Iron Concept

Tomatoes,Cucumbers
That's the answer
to the Experiment of Music.

Heterodoxy
Heterodoxy
Iron Concept
Iron Concept

Heterodoxy....Pioneer
Iron Concept....Pioneer

Imitators All Around
Imitators All Around
Imitators All Around....








17.SHOW STAGE DUMMIES (7'50")
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The opening acts of KOJI-KUBOTA
and OE TASTUYA had ended....

Everyone was listening to the INTRODUCTION BGM....
All the people feeled it was long,long time....

Finally the music stopped,
and we heard the announce of ROBOT VOICE....

"MEINE DAMEN UND HERREN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SHUKUJYO SHINSHI NO MINASMA,
DIE MENSCH-MASCHINE,KRAFTWERK"

FOUR SILHOUETTES were standing
behind the RED LIT UP CURTAIN.

We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.

FOUR SILHOUETTES were moving behind the RED LIT UP CURTAIN.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.

FOUR SILHOUETTES were indeed GENUINE KRAFTWERK.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.

Man Machine,Super Human Being

RALF HUTTER,
HENNING SCHMITZ,
FRITZ HILPERT,
FLORIAN SHCNEIDER
GENUINE KRAFTWERK....

We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.
We saw SHOW STAGE DUMMIES.


16.ORIGINATOR (6'43")
orgn.ram(32.5kbps)

They created THIS MUSIC.
They found THIS SOUND.

ORIGINATOR
ORIGINATOR

Be proud....
Be proud....
Be respected....
Be respected....

The born place,DUSSELDORF
The born place,DUSSELDORF

ORIGINATOR OF TECHNO POP
ORIGINATOR OF TECHNO POP






15.NOSTALGIC DAYS (6'47")
ntgd.ram(32.5kbps)

NOSTALGIC OLD DAYS....
NOSTALGIC GOOD DAYS....

Hand-made percussion,
Analogue Synthesizer,
Multi track tape recorder,
Non MIDI control.

WOLFGANG FLUR und KARL BARTOS

Red shirts and Black ties,
Neon light of MEMBER NAMES,
Dynamic Dancing Performance,
No moving MANNEQUINS.

WOLFGANG FLUR und KARL BARTOS

NOSTALGIC OLD DAYS....
NOSTALGIC GOOD DAYS....
NOSTALGIC GREAT DAYS....
NOSTALGIC WONDERFUL DAYS....







14.TOUR DE JAPON 2004
(THE APPEARANCE AGAIN)
tdj.ram(32.5kbps) (7'07")

OSAKA,NAGOYA,TOKYO

THE APPEARANCE AGAIN

Radio-tour information
Transmission Television
Reportage sur MUSIQUE
Camera Video et Foto

NANBA-HATCH,
AICHI-KEN KINRO-KAIKAN,
ZEPP TOKYO,
SHIBUYA-AX....

THE APPEARANCE
AGAIN,AGAIN,AGAIN....








13.FOSSILS (8'18")
fosl.ram(32.5kbps)

Fossils,Fossils,Fossils,Fossils....

Fossils are alive.Fossils have revived.
Fossils are alive.Fossils have revived.

In summer,2003
In summer,2003

"PROLOGUE"
"TOUR DE FRANCE ETAPE 1"
"TOUR DE FRANCE ETAPE 2"
"TOUR DE FRANCE ETAPE 3"
"CHRONO"
"VITAMIN"
"AERO DYNAMIK"
"TITANIUM"
"ELEKTRO KARDIOGRAMM"
"LA FORME"
"REGENERATION"
"TOUR DE FRANCE 2003"....




★THE BLEND SERIES RELOADED!
ALL SONGS OF THE BLEND SERIES ARE "DTM" SOUND(by YAMAHA MU128).
BLEND01:"MORGEN ENDLESS"
BLEND02:"COMETEN LOVE"
BLEND03:"METRO MIRRORS"
BLEND04:"MODEL-ACTIVITY"
BLEND05:"SHOWROOM WORLD"
BLEND06:"ROBOT EUROPE EXPRESS "
BLEND07:"TECHNO LIGHTS"
BLEND08:"ELECTRIC MACHINE CAFE"
BLEND09:"BAHN-WAVE"
BLEND10:"SPACE DENTAKU SCHUBELT"
BLEND11:"METRO-MODEL"
BLEND12:"ROBOT FESTIVAL"
BLEND13:"EXPO'70"
BLEND14:"EXPO1977"
BLEND15:"EXPO1978"

BLEND16:"ELECTRIC RADIO DUMMY"
BLEND17:"MECHANICAL FESTIVAL"
BLEND18:"TELEPHONE ZUCK"
BLEND19:"TOUR DE OBJECT"
BLEND20:"SPACE MACHINE LAB"
BLEND21:"KLING KLANG....I WAS A ROBOT"
BLEND22:"KLING KLANG....THEY ARE THE ROBOTS"
BLEND23:"IT'S MORE FUN TO CALCULATE EXPRESS"
BLEND24:"RED EXPRESS ELEGY" (Words:Morio Agata/Music:Hideaki Yashima)

★MY ORIGINAL TRIBUTES SONGS!
12.ATOMIC POWER (7'00")
atom.ram(32.5kbps)

Radio Aktivitat is in the Nuclear Reactor
Radio Aktivitat is in the Nuclear Reactor

The Originator of Electric Music Insists
to Abolish the Use of Nuclear Energy....

Atomic Power....
Atomic Power....
Atomic Power....
Atomic Power....

Man,Nature,Technology

Mankind found an incredible Energy.
But,has the God permitted them
to utilize the power for their civilization?


11.SONY VAIO (6'48")
vaio.ram(32.5kbps)

In KLING KLANG STUDIO,
On the Concert Stage,

.....SONY VAIO
.....SONY VAIO

Making music with no instruments
Playing music with no instruments

Almighty Machine
Almighty Machine


10.A HOLY NIGHT OF THE REAL-TIMERS (11'01")
hlyngt.ram(32.5kbps)

2002,December 15th,in ZEPP OSAKA
Tim Deluxe,Squarepusher,Andrew Weatherall

Shukujyo,Shinshi no minasama
Haruka Doitsu kara kimashita,
NINGEN-KIKAI,
HATSU-DEN-SYO.....

MUSIC,NON STOP....
MUSIC,NON STOP....


9.THE GOD WILL COME TO JAPAN 1 (6'42") comejap.ram(32.5kbps)
8.THE GOD WILL COME TO JAPAN 2 (6'24") comejap2.ram(32.5kbps)

2002,December,they will appear in front of us.
Four years have passed since 1998.

Makuhari,Osaka

Kami wa Ongakuka,Pasokon temoto ni,
Kurikku shitari,Doraggu shitari,Sousa shite,Ensou suru.
Kono Botan oseba,Konsato hajimaru.....


7.THE LEGEND (11'11")
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The Legend of God,The Legend as God.
1970....Kraftwerk,
1971....Kraftwerk2,
1973....Ralf&Florian,
1974....Autobahn,
1975....Radio-activity,
1977....Trance Europe Express,
1978....Man Machine,
1981....Computer World,
1986....Electric Cafe
and
1991....The Mix.
The Legend of God,The Legend as God.


6.LIFE OF SECLUTION (8'18")
secl_s.ram(32.5kbps)
5 gallons of coffee and bicycle.
Dusseldorf city,cloudy sky.
The flontiers are living,they have enough of their lives.


5.WINTER AGE OF TECHNO (6'01")
winter_s.ram(32.5kbps)
Electronic sound all around.
1986,Winter Age of Techno,the Last Work was offered.


4.SOUND POLLUTION (6'36")
sndpl_s.ram(32.5kbps)
Through constant DJ,
techno musician creates electric Noise....Noise....Noise....Noise....


3.THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (7'50")
21st_s.ram（32.5kbps)
The Twenty-First Century....making New Music,releasing New Music....


2.LEGACY OF MUSIC (6'45")
lega_s.ram(32.5kbps)
Legacy of Music,four German artists evolved it.
Yes,you know....KRAFTWERK!


1.MECHANICAL COLD (KLING KLANG....THEY ARE KRAFTWERK)(7'00")
mecha_s.ram(32.5kbps)
Ralf,Karl,Wolfgang,Florian....
Man Machine,they are KRAFTWERK.

★The existing day in June, 2003, "FATBANKROLL" ,a site in Sweden,had interviewed me...

Q. Tell me a little about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do, how old are you,.?

I'm a Japanese XXXXX(my ocupation). I'm XX years old. I live in XXXXXX City, a local city in the west side of Japan.I keep these articles secret in Japan web. But my purpose isn't to hide stubbornly my privacy, it's only to look enigmatic for the visitors.So, it is no problem to introduce me to the people of Sweden.I am a passionate Kraftwerk fan, chasing their sound for over 20 years.I think that there is no band that can compare to them.


Q. I suppose you visited one of the Kraftwerk concerts in Tokyo in December. Could you tell us a little about it?

There were two concerts last December in Japan. One of them was in Tokyo on the 13th, and the other was in Osaka on the 15th. I visited the Osaka oncert.In Tokyo, it was a very big event named "Electraglide".Over 10,000 people gathered in the concert hall of Makuhari-Messe.Many artists appeared and it was an all-night long event. Live stages and DJ stages were performed side by side; Kraftwerk was one of the live stages. They were not the main guests.All artists were the same rank.Although they were famous musicians, I didn't know much about them.I have forgotten their names. I only knew Kraftwerk.

On the other hand, the Osaka concert was held at "Zepp Osaka". It was a small hall and the number of people in the audience was about 2,000.Kraftwerk took the main stand on this event. The 3 opening acts were Tim Deluxe, Squarepusher, Andrew Weatherall. This was not an all-night long event. It started at 4:30p.m. and finished at near 10:00p.m.. There were no seats for this show-it was all standing general admission,so I was able to get closer to the band than I ever have before. But it was impossible to get to the front row because it was very crowded.

The 3 opening acts lasted for about one hour. They suddenly appeared on the dark stage without any introductions. When the stage was lit up, the artist immediately started to play. But at the appearance of Kraftwerk, the direction of the show was very amazing. It was suitable as the main event of this night. At first, very long intro music was played. It lasted for about 7 or 8 minutes long. The audience became a little noisy because it was too long. I began to wonder if Kraftwerk would really appear. But at last the music stopped, and we heard a robot voice making announcements. The audience relaxed and was very pleased.

The Robot voice spoke, "Shukujo, shinshi no minasama,." It means "Ladies and Gentlemen" in English. I had seen a report on the web that a robot voice had been broadcast in a Japan radio program in which they introduced the Tokyo concert. At this time, the robot voice spoke in Japanese as "Please enjoy the night of Electragride!"

When the stage curtain opened, we saw four SONY VAIO sets on the stage. I had previously heard of this setting. The equipment was set up closer together than I had imagined. It was because the stage was narrow.Next, the members walked on stage. I was surprised that they had become older than I had expected. I was quite delighted to see the twenty-something audience cheering so enthusiastically for the fifty-something band members.I was proud because I have been their fan ince over 20 years ago. Their music has kept same tone from old days to current days. Almost of the songs played in this concert were created when the young fans were little children. Some of the young people in the crowd hadn’t even been born when the earliest songs were recorded.

I think that the songs and images on the back screen were the same as used in the tour in Europe last autumn. But when they played "Dentaku",the Japanese fans became really excited because this song is a special number for the Japanese. When a picture of the pocket calculator was zooming up on the screen, the fans let out a big shout of joy. We found some Japanese letters in the picture! Kraftwerk used some Japanese text for their visual effects.

It was the second time for me to see Kraftwerk live. The first time was in 1981's Japan concert.I missed the 1998 concert because I couldn’t find a ticket. This time, I expected many older fans, who were about the same as me, to gather there. But almost of the audience was younger. I was sad to think that the older fans had stopped being their fans or that they were too older to visit the concert at a place far from their homes.

There was a related episode. While I was reserving the tickets, someone who I didn't know sent me a e-mail. He said," I know you from reading your HP.I live in the same city and I'm the same age as you. Will you visit the concert in Tokyo? It's too difficult to go to such a big event, so far away from our town,with so many people and no seats all night long. This event was planned for a younger audience. It isn't suitable for me. So I thought that I'd ask your opinion,and make my decision based on that."In fact, my opinion was same as him. I was also unable to decide what to do. But later, the concert in Osaka was added,and I could determine my course of action. I thought that there might be more Kraftwerk fans at the Osaka show since they were the headlining band there.

As you know, Kraftwerk hasn't released any new CDs for many years,and they have gone on very few concert tours. So, many fans might think that this Japan tour would be the last time to see live Kraftwerk in Japan. Although casual fans of techno might think of Kraftwerk as just one of many different techno bands, they are the only truly great band for real fans of the original techno jenre.This experience was more like a pivotal ceremony in my life than a simple concert. It was a turning point,dividing different parts of my life. It was a "holy night" for me.

*****The Ticket of the OSAKA CONCERT*****


Q. Are there many Kraftwerk fans in Japan?

Yes, there are. But Kraftwerk isn't known by everybody like other popular musicians. They aren't well known except by the techno music listeners. But, because I don't listen to much music in my daily life, I don't have much information about the current music scene in Japan.I don't know how popular the techno music is, or which techno artists are very popular with young people. I don't know the names of artists who the fans talked about frequently on the techno music BBS on Japan web. So, I can't tell how many Kraftwerk fans there are in Japan.

I have gotten only limited information about Kraftwerk before I started using the Internet. Living in the countryside, I have hardly ever met equally passionate Kraftwerk fans.

Recently, many young people don't even know YMO. In 2001, TBS (Japanese TV) produced a special TV program which demands the removal of landmines from all over the world. They asked Ryuichi Sakamoto to create the campaign song of this program. Then, he called his musician friends to create the song together. For example, David Silvian, Cyndi Lauper, and Brian Eno. Kraftwerk was one of them!They participated in this project. Japanese fans were very surprised and curious about this project. Kraftwerk offered a sound logo of a robot voice reciting "Ze-ro -Land-mine-". This was what we expected.

This song became a popular hit song in Japan. Many people bought the CD. But only few people knew who Kraftwerk are. Ｉ think almost all of the listeners thought that the voice was created by Ryuichi Sakmoto. Still more the ex-YMO members, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi participated to this project. It was the first time that Kraftwerk and YMO jointed! But no one talked much about this wonderful event. I was disappointed. But, maniac Japanese techno fans know undoubtedly Kraftwerk as a great originator of Techno Music. They call Kraftwerk "God of Techno".


Q. Why did you compose the Kraftwerk tribute songs?

My music career is unique. All over the ages, the culture of youth and the music are closely related. But, I was a young who was not interested in music. I thought that I wouldn't need any music. But, one day, my music sensitivity was suddenly coming up to listen to Kraftwerk sound accidentally. It was a travel night in an inn. A friend introduced their sound to me. Since this time, I have changed to a young man who loved music.

This is why I have such a deep respect for Kraftwerk. Because of that my music sensitivity is different from others, I don't listen to any music except for Kraftwerk. It does not mean that I generally like all techno music. Kraftwerk is the only one. Though I can understand the appeal of others' songs, their techno music isn't necessary for me.　

But, as you know, Kraftwerk stopped their activity within a few years since I had known them. Their behavior was very thorough.They have not released a new full album for 17 years, or their first Japan tour was in 1981, then the second was after 17 years ,in 1998.I couldn't think that their activity developed such extremely.

Today, many musician respects Kraftwerk as the originator of electronic music, and much music Kraftwerk- related are created, such as covers,remixes, sampling, etc. I have not listen to them and I couldn't guess how they sound. In the last several years, I've had some occasions to listen to this music. Though the creators say that their music is a tribute to Kraftwerk, I think it wouldn't be fascinating enough for Kraftwerk fans. The Latin cover versions of Senor Coconut are very fantastic and great, but I don't have appeal to the Kraftwerk songs without electrical and mechanical taste.

So, I decided to create my original tribute songs which directly express of Kraftwerk. I hoped that many Kraftwerk fans should know me as a unique fan that has created such real tribute songs. Then, I carried my works on my HP. Technically speaking, I must get their permission, but it is almost impossible for a mere fan to contact them directly. I think they would permit me and would regard as that a very passionate fan would do that.

At creating the songs, I used obscure material that only the fans know.The taste of the music is similar to Kraftwerk music. And I put more rare material that only the passionate fan will be able to find.


Q.Has many people listened to your songs, and have you gotten any feedback/praise/criticism?

I am just an amateur and only a mere fan. I compose music only by way of entertainment.

When I set up my HP in 2000, I put a content that I would present MD;in which uploaded songs were recorded; to ten visitors in order of arrival.Then, I put on my HP ten songs,"BLEND1" to "BLEND10". Seeing this content, 17 people requested to send the MD and I did it. They were glad to listen to my songs, but I was perplexed a little. Their impressions and comments were too earnest. For example, they suggested me some method to get completion as ordinary music works. I looked on my songs as parodies or jokes and I wanted them to laugh to listen to these. Still more all the songs were just DTM of YAMAHA XG. I had considerably compromised to select the tone colors from the XG voice list. Though I had some formal synthesizers, I didn' t dare to use them.

After that, I have added new songs whenever they have been completed.When I had composed about 20 "BLEND"songs, I came to the end of new materials. So I next started to compose my original tribute songs. But I don' t think that there have been many listeners, because the access counter is still low.


Q. Do you compose other music as well, or is it all Kraftwerk-related?

Today, many techno songs are made with the spread of electrical music machines.Even an amateur, can easily create their own techno music.But, I deicided that I would make only Kraftwerk-related music. It is unnecessary that I create my own original techno music because many professional and amateur musicians are composing a lot of techno music.My other techno music won't be so worty to create. To create Kraftwerk tribute songs is my expression of myself as a fan.It is my message to Kraftwerk to know the existence of such a fan.


★LINK
★FATBANKROLL
★Kraftwek Maling List Japan Edition
★YAOYA 2002
★MOF MOF