R.I.P. Florian Schneider (1947-2020) a founding member of Kraftwerk. The breakthrough was perhaps their fourth album “Autobahn” released in 1974 but a bit of delving reacquainted us with their first two albums (efficiently titled “Kraftwerk 1” and “Kraftwerk 2”) and a reminder of the gentle beauty that is the epic Klingklang. A nice way to start a contemplative show.
And later… down the YouTube rabbit hole we went discovering live footage from 1970 of Kraftwerk at Rockpalast. We thought we were big deal going to house discos and raves in 1989 and had no idea how far ahead of us those crazy German kids were. Keytars, synths, multimedia, a motorik beat we can bug out to, and a stylish crowd. Minds blown…
And those interludes today? That was Phoebe Waller-Bridge recounting to Deborah Frances-White in episode 199 of The Guilty Feminist her Covid-19 lockdown experiences with the three neighbourhood cats: Good Cat, Bad Cat and Mystery Cat.
And on with the show…
Direct download: The Joint – 09 May 2020
Notebooks out completists, here’s the playlist in full…
- KRAFTWERK – KlingKlang
- BLAIR PARKES – turn off turn on
- REVBJELDE – SWAMP GAS vert_x remix
- AUDIO ARCHAEOLOGY – Pegasus Bay
- PHOEBE WALLER BRIDGE – Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s good cat
- DESIRE – Black Latex
- LAURA LEE LOVELY – Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Beyond The Rain – Remake)
- MANFREDAS & FANTASTIC TWINS – Gimme Pizza
- PLACES FOR PEOPLE – Atrium
- PLACES FOR PEOPLE – Conference Room
- PLACES FOR PEOPLE – Do Not Disturb
- DLINA VOLNY – I’m Not Allowed (Drumappella)
- T. G. SHAND – Fields to Flower
- PHOEBE WALLER BRIDGE – Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s bad cat
- CLEAR PATH ENSEMBLE – Inner Space
- FALLE NIOKE & GHOST CULTURE – Barké
- DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK, ARCHIE SHEPP & RAW POETIC – Learning to Breathe
- R.A.P. FERREIRA – RO TALK
- HOLLY AFOA – mum, dad, I’m lesbian
- C.A.R. – Becoming Strangers
- THE_UNDERSCORES – Xi Wang-mu Tessera
- PETER WRIGHT – The Föhn Brings The Fever
- PHOEBE WALLER BRIDGE – Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mystery cat
- MADELEINE COCOLAS – A Basic Understanding
- ANDREA LASZLO DE SIMONE – Immensità
- JUNUS ORCA – One Arm Pack
- THE TRENDEES – TV Presenter Stupid Loins
- MNTTAB – Iss Eine Ratte
- KRAUS – An Arrow in the Haunch
- CARAMEL SMOOTH HEAVEN – Axed The Angel (2XM Remix)
- JAGĀ – Inter Alios
* The source of this week’s lyrical heading.
