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Zion, but have you really listened to Neu!? And Faust? Can, Tangerine and all that stuff have nothing to do with Neu! & Faust, you know.
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At Zion, it's really the cosmic sagas that don't please, but not all of it is German ambient. Oh, there's plenty of ambient in Krautrock from the '70s, but it's not just Ambient and galactic deliriums; there's groove and counter-rhythm, much more than in the simplicity of Kraftwerk's loops, which have never used counter-rhythms or "bad" sounds... that's exactly why I dislike them. For example, "Trans Europe Express" is one of the songs that annoys me the most in the world—great innovative piece, but so dull, not even a little scratch, a counter-rhythm, a variation... in the end, it pales in comparison to the ambient delusions of Tangerine Dream and can't be compared to the groovy tracks of Neu! & Faust: a "Cassetto," a "Super78," a "Mamie Is Blue" completely overshadow the entire discography of Kraftwerk :D. I need to delve deeper into the Cosmic Jokers, Airò, you had already recommended them to me and I let some things slide, now that winter is approaching I'll give them a proper listen because they fit perfectly.
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not even in your dreams: they had the great merit of channeling experimentation into the simplest, unsuitable form of the song, simple. Then there were the Cluster, who had been doing that stuff already a few years before Kraftwerk. Techno? There are already Techno tracks in Neu!'s albums, but not "proto" or anything like that, just Techno. For House, listen closely to some of the more tribal-sounding tracks by Amon Duul. Tangerine & Popul Vuh is extreme ambient without rhythm, all the rest have grooves, the other electronic acts definitely have it, but I see Tangerine & Popul Vuh as having little influence, and I find Eno to be better than them. Kraftwerk made songs in loops, simple and essential, but they never made Techno, Drum N Bass, complicated groovy extreme stuff, and they probably dreamed about it at night. Synth-Pop, New Wave, Hip Hop, and all the rest of that stuff yes, simple essential and in loop, but with extreme electronics, not even in your dreams, too simple compared to the rest.
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If I remember correctly, yes, but it's been a while since I made a big purchase on Amazon because it doesn't make much sense—the shipping price is always around $3 per item. Whether you buy 1 or 135 CDs, it's still $3 each. So when I think of a CD, I just go and order it; sometimes I've even ordered one in the morning and another in the evening. Plus, this way you avoid problems like "we have 14 out of the 15 CDs you ordered in stock, and we won't ship them until the 15th one arrives." Anyway, read the Help and user comments; there’s also a ranking of the best sellers, the fastest ones, etc. You just need to get to know the site a bit because there’s so much stuff that it can be overwhelming, but once you learn to use it, it’s the best of all (which is obvious: it’s the largest on the planet :D).
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Tzè... these reppettari...
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1995: One CD better than the other.
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Ghezzi, however, has that Krautomane face (a kind term for saying "drug addict").
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Amazon is a bit of a mess because the "seller" is written in small print, so you probably didn’t realize you were buying one CD from Sweden, one from Canada, one from Spain, and one from near your home, meaning you were paying shipping fees for each seller/country. In the end, the price differences for the same CD between one seller and another are usually around $2, you just need to find the seller that has what you're looking for at the lowest average prices. This is what I do: I fill up 3-4 carts with the same CDs from 3-4 different sellers, and then I buy from the one with the lowest total. It's a bit longer, but you find everything, and then the "guaranteed used" options are incredible, you can find practically new CDs for 1-2 € only there. Anyway, there’s the "Help" section on the site that explains all the various issues with surcharges and how to avoid them ;)
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Ice Guitars in which one? I don't remember the names of the songs or even the albums I've listened to 3000 times...
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I'm now really fond of and a huge fan of Amazon.com; Italy has broken my balls: you can't find a damn thing, and you pay triple. I don't have Cluster II; I thought they were all dancers like Zucker, but now I'll let it go, nice and straight.