NewsKarl Bartos / Communication reissue
Somehow managed to miss this last week, but thanks to a few SDE readers for pointing out that Karl Bartos (of Kraftwerk fame, of course) has just reissued his 2003 album Communication.
At the time of the release of his debut solo album, Karl made the point that “Communication is about the way images determine our view of the world and how electronic media is going to change the content of our society” and 13 years later this new reissue comes complete with a pristine re-mastering and a bonus track Camera Obscura. The (excellent) lead single when released was Life, which you can hear below.
The vinyl version of this new reissue also includes a ‘free’ CD of the album, which is a step up from a free download. Obviously you can just buy the standalone CD, if you have no need for vinyl. This, apparently, is the first time the album has been available digitally, too.
Communication is out now.
Vinyl + CD edition
- • UK Order: Communication
- • USA Order: Communication
- • CANADA Order: Communication
- • GERMANY Order: Communication
- • SPAIN Order: Communication
- • FRANCE Order: Communication
- • ITALY Order: Communication
CD only
- • UK Order: Communication
- • USA Order: Communication
- • CANADA Order: Communication
- • GERMANY Order: Communication
- • SPAIN Order: Communication
- • FRANCE Order: Communication
- • ITALY Order: Communication
1 The Camera
2 I’m the Message
3 15 Minutes of Fame
4 Reality
5 Electronic Apeman
6 Life
7 Cyberspace
8 Interview
9 Ultraviolet
10 Camera Obscura (Bonus Track)
11 Another Reality
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The original 2003 vinyl edition was a set of two 45rpm records and omitted two tracks that were on the cd version (‘Interview’ and ‘Ultraviolet’). The new vinyl edition does include these tracks.
always liked his work.
too bad this wasn’t an expanded version.
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Even the shipping to Canada is astronomical. It’s free within the US where I have a mate they can ship to. #Win.
Camera Obscura was not previously unincluded (tha’s what Amazon.co.uk say) on the original CD
Okay, thanks.
The bonus track “Camera Obscura” is not previously unreleased. There was a CD single of it in 2005, two years after Communication originally came out.
Yes, the CD version is a digipack with plastic tray. If you buy from HMV it’s £9.99.
The lead single for this Album was “15 minutes …”. The Album itself is getting on my nerves – I like Vocoder effects in measures, but here Karl only uses Vocoder voices, which is simply too much.
The originsl Japanese CD had remixes of I’m The Message by Orbital and Felix The Housecat.
Nice to see this get a mention.
Not his best Imo and really this was his third solo effort which came after Electric music and Esperanto although they didn’t come out under his own name .
The original came in a pull apart cardboard cd case , wonder if this has the same design ?
If anyone has bought the vinyl, I’d also be interested to know how the ‘free’ CD is packaged…
I’m on holiday this week, so will get my copy next week. the Off The Record vinyl had the CD in a clear plastic wallet.
Adam Shaw – Looking at the photos of the standard CD on Boomkat, it look likes a cardboard digipack with plastic tray.
https://boomkat.com/products/communication-2016
The vinyl comes with the cd in a simple cardboard replica sleeve, no inner sleeve.
The pull-apart cover turned out to be a tear-apart cover – i tried very hard not to damage the damn Thing but suddenly I had a “multi-part” cover i my Hands