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During his time in Kraftwerk, he helped create the stunning track \"\u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e,\" directly inspired by a band viewing of the classic 1927 Fritz Lang film of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original orchestral music composed for \u003cem\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\u003c\/em\u003e by Giuseppe Becce had long been lost and in 2005, after watching the film, Bartos imagined what it would be like to create an entirely new one in the 21st Century in his home studios in Hamburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow with crystal clear images, digitally restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation, the film is visually the best quality it has ever been. With Bartos' soundtrack, there is impressive sound to go with the haunting vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNarrative film music and sound design for Robert Wiene's classic 1920 psychological thriller. For the task, Bartos ransacked his own library of musical compositions, recreating pieces he had written as a young classical musician in his pre-Kraftwerk days whilst creating new sounds, melodies, and textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe intention was not simply to write a film score per se. This was to be an immersive listening experience with special sound effects to match the action as we enter the film as both spectator and participant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy taking the characteristics of Expressionism in the arts and transferring them into film making, a disturbing, distorted depiction of reality enwrapped and entrapped the viewer. The subjective replaces the objective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are sucked into a parallel world lit in menacing chiaroscuro, where dimension, proportion, and perspective are all off skew. From the convex polygon-shaped windows of precipitously sharp-inclined buildings to the surreally odd tables and chairs with long spindly legs to be found in preposterously small and oddly shaped rooms, alienating camera angles and impossible vanishing points, the town of Holstenwall in which much of the action takes place is the world of the imagination, not the empirical world of our own eyes and ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll the time the listener is on a journey, sounds move in and out, music weaves and entwines, the soundscape is immersive and intoxicatingly rich. It is music which is, by turns, beautiful, amusing, playful, and profoundly disquieting and it is a perfect fit for the aesthetic of era-jumping in the actual film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'There's something about this film. No matter how often you watch it, it keeps its secrets. Who is mad and who is not always remains a question of interpretation,' says Bartos. 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Bartos originally produced 'Communication' between August 2002 and January 2003, together with engineer Mathias Black in his Hamburg studio. The concept however, he had already. Bartos noticed, around the turn of the century, the all-encompassing influence of digital media on society and his response was laying the groundwork in his mind for what would become 'Communication'. 'Communication' still has both a voice and a sonic charge to it that seems to nod to the Kraftwerk foundations he helped shape, the burgeoning dance scene of the period in which it was originally released and, most crucially and characteristically, with a view to the unknown future.LP - 180 Gram vinyl with CD Version.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trocadero","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402266251595,"sku":"397898","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402266382667,"sku":"397897","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e21e7e9b-3888-42f5-9a19-6b946ee317a1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726537700"},{"product_id":"the-sound-of-the-machine-my-life-in-kraftwerk-and-beyond","title":"The Sound of the Machine: My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co-composed by Karl Bartos. ‘The Robots’, ‘Computer Love’, ‘Neon Lights’, ‘Tour De France’ and Kraftwerk’s 1982 number one single ‘The Model’ all contain his deft musical touch. For the first time, in The Sound of the Machine, Bartos speaks candidly and with wit and humour about his life in Kraftwerk, a band widely acknowledged as being one of the most important in modern music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Sound of the Machine, Karl vividly recalls what it was like to be in the Kling Klang studios during recording, describing the process and perfectly capturing the joy and passion of three people composing and recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with a successful solo career of 30 years, Karl Bartos recalls his post-war childhood, the amazement he felt on first hearing The Beatles, his first bands, his parallel career as a musician and teacher, his years with Kraftwerk, and his hopes and fears for today’s musical culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnibus","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50432373424459,"sku":"1152777","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback.","offer_id":50432374571339,"sku":"2057514","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/karl_bartos_-_the_sound_of_the_machine_top_0d7ef424_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726867863"},{"product_id":"communication-iy","title":"Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003eA timeless statement on media, culture, and music. Karl Bartos, renowned as an essential member and songwriter of Kraftwerk during their most innovative years, is reissuing his solo album Communication on Hamburg’s Bureau B. First released in 2003, 13 years after leaving the legendary electronic group, the re-release arrives at a moment when its central theme, the transformation of culture through electronic media, feels more relevant than ever. When Bartos departed Kraftwerk in 1990, he left behind a catalogue that had redefined electronic music: “The Model”, “The Robots”, “Numbers”, “Pocket Calculator” and many more bear his imprint as co-writer and melody-maker. 2021 Kraftwerk’s classic line-up was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their innovative work – the first German band ever to be honored. With the sharp witted electro-pop of \u003cem\u003eCommunication\u003c\/em\u003e, the Kraftwerk legend extended that legacy, turning his focus toward a rapidly evolving media landscape at the turn of the millennium. At the time, the album’s exploration of celebrity culture, digital imagery, and the early internet felt like a glimpse into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it reads as sharp cultural analysis of a reality that has since become ordinary. Two decades later, this reissue allows \u003cem\u003eCommunication\u003c\/em\u003e to be reconsidered on its own terms. The questions Bartos posed, about image saturation, reality fragmentation, and identity commodification, resonate more strongly in the age of smartphones, social media, and streaming platforms than they did in the early 2000s. Karl Bartos: \"We are living in an age of huge behavioural manipulation. Cybernetics, artificial intelligence – this is a major challenge for humanity.“ Bartos’s role in shaping Kraftwerk’s defining sound is undisputed, yet Communication also asserts his independent artistic voice: one that critiques media while celebrating the joy of electronic sound. Its re-release is less a nostalgic act than a reminder that Bartos’s work continues to speak directly to the cultural present. 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