Set will be available Mar 25th

Following its appearance on all streaming platforms in December 2020, the Kraftwerk Remixes compilation will be released on CD and vinyl on March 25th via Parlophone Records. The set is available on 2 CD, 3 LP black vinyl and limited edition 3 LP colored edition, the latter only available via their webstore and at the Electro From Kraftwerk To Techno Dusseldorf exhibition. The compilation showcases the band’s immense influence on club and DJ culture, techno and all forms of dance music.

Featuring 19 official remixes, it collates Kraftwerk’s own remixes alongside contributions from some of the world’s biggest DJ’s and producers including François Kervorkian, William Orbit, Étienne de Crécy, Orbital, Underground Resistance, DJ Rolando and Hot Chip. The remixes are taken from various Kraftwerk 12” singles, CD singles and digital releases from 1991-2021.

The album also plays host to Kraftwerk’s very latest Kling Klang studio output with the inclusion of “Non Stop,” alongside newly updated mixes of “Home Computer” and “Tour De France (Etape 2).” “Non Stop” actually began life as a soundbite recorded for MTV in the 1980s, but in 2020, Kraftwerk took the original 30 second sound clip and then transformed it into a full eight minute odyssey as it appears here.

Fans and collectors will be pleased to see the inclusion of the William Orbit Hardcore Mix of “Radioactivity,” which was previously only available on the 1991 US 12-inch. Other notable additions include DJ Rolando’s reworking of “Expo 2000,” Francois K’s & Étienne de Crécy’s remixes of “Aéro Dynamik,” Kraftwerk’s own remix of “The Robots” (“Robotnik”) and Hot Chip’s extended
mix of “La Forme.” Whilst all the featured remixes are available on streaming services, physical copies have long been out of print, so these 2 CD and 3 LP releases are a welcome addition to the Kraftwerk catalogue, and particularly a must have for electro DJs.

It’s significant that Remixes features some of the biggest DJs in the annals of club culture, since the link between Kraftwerk and DJs has played an integral role in the band’s legacy. The seeds of which were sown in New York one night in 1977 when, on a visit to an after hours club, Kraftwerk founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider witnessed Afrika Bambaataa cut up “Trans Europe Express” and “Metal On Metal” across two turntables, stretching it into a 20 minute extended mix that had black America dancing on its feet. Then came “Planet Rock” and the rest is history.

Kraftwerk’s creativity sees no stopping in 2022 as they take their multimedia 3D show around the globe including a 24 date North American tour and a co-headlining appearance with the Chemical Brothers at All Points East, London on Saturday 20th August 2022.

The multimedia exhibition Electro – From Kraftwerk To Techno is currently hosting audiences in Kraftwerk’s native Dusseldorf and runs until May 22nd. Since its appearance in London at the Design Museum in 2019, the exhibition has now been expanded with Ralf Hütter contributing a selection of futuristic new images and graphic designs which perfectly illustrate that unique Kraftwerk vision.

2 CD | 3 LP

CD 1:

  1. Non Stop 08:32 (2020)
  2. Robotnik (Kling Klang Mix) 07:43 (1991)
  3. Robotronik (Kling Klang Mix) 04:54 (1991)
  4. Radioactivity (William Orbit Hardcore Remix – Kling Klang Edit) 05:35 (1991)
  5. Radioactivity (François Kervorkian 12” Remix) 07:27 (1991)
  6. Expo Remix (Kling Klang Mix 2002) 05:40 (1999)
  7. Expo Remix (Kling Klang Mix 2001) 06:49 (1999)
  8. Expo Remix (Orbital Mix) 04:57 (2000)
  9. Expo Remix (François K + Rob Rives Mix) 07:21 (2000)
  10. Home Computer (2021 Single Edit) 04:45 (1981/2021)

CD 2:

  1. Expo Remix (DJ Rolando Mix) 07:29 (2000)
  2. Expo Remix (Underground Resistance Mix) 03:58 (2000)
  3. Expo Remix (UR Thought 3 Mix) 02:43 (2000)
  4. Aéro Dynamik (Kling Klang Dynamix) 07:01 (2004)
  5. Aéro Dynamik (Alex Gopher / Étienne de Crécy Dynamik Mix) 07:42 (2004)
  6. Aéro Dynamik (François K. Aero Mix) 07:52 (2004)
  7. Aéro Dynamik (Intelligent Design Mix by Hot Chip) 08:34 (2007)
  8. La Forme (King Of The Mountains Mix by Hot Chip) 11:31 (2007)
  9. Tour De France (Etape 2) 04:57 (2003/2021)