Kraftwerk Computer World spo-cs-enabled Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor

' with a solid collection of singles and a number of tracks virtually unavailable elsewhere

Reflecting on the impending release

Written by Van McCann and produced by Jim Abbiss

Stax label head Jim Stewart liked what he heard and recorded what would become the basis for the band’s debut album

Kraftwerk Computer World spo-cs-enabled Chris TaylorComputer World captured the band right at the moment when its pioneering approach fully broke through in popular music, Thanks to the rise of synth pop, hip hop, and electro. as Arthur Baker sampled Tans Europe Express for Planet Rock and disciples like Depeche Mode, OMD, and Gary Numan scored major hits, Computer World demonstrated that the old masters still had some last tricks up their collective sleeves. Compared to earlier albums, it fell readily