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Kraftwerk live at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 12th, 1998
1998 World Tour
Home Remaster
Recording quality: B+
Attendance: 3.500
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00:00 Pre Show Sounds
00:51 Meine Damen Und Herren
01:33 Numbers
06:01 Computer World
09:07 Home Computer
16:12 The Man Machine
24:13 Tour De France
30:46 Autobahn
43:10 The Model
46:52 Airwaves
47:46 Tango
56:19 Numbers (False Start)
57:33 Sellafield 2
58:36 Radioactivity
1:05:37 Trans Europe Express
1:15:21 Pocket Calculator / Taschenrechner
1:22:31 The Robots
1:26:56 Robotronik
1:32:20 Nummweltverschmutzung
1:38:46 Music Non Stop
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During an interview on the Beacon Radio in 1981, Ralf Hütter teased that Kraftwerk would perform in South America amongst other places. These concerts unfortunately never took place, either because there was time pressure and Florian wanted to take a short break from touring which could explain the gap in October 1981 or because it was expensive to transport their sensitive equipment by plane. 17 years later, during the 1998 world tour, it finally happened. Three gigs at Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo weren't only announced, they actually took place.
Before any song started, the audience cheered with high enthusiasm which is typical for South American crowds. They chanted the famous Anderlecht Champion chorus with Kraftwerk in it, the main melody of The Model and Boing Bumm Tschak.
The arrangements didn't change much during the break between June and October 1998. There is a transition between Nummweltverschmutzung and Music Non Stop. Such transitions are now common since the Minimum-Maximum era. Other than this, there is no significant difference to the arrangements from the summer leg. After Tango, the intro of Numbers instead of Sellafield 2 was wrongfully played. This reminds of Sheffield 1991, when they shortly continued with Tour De France instead of The Model by mistake.
In Radioactivity, Ralf started playing along the riff with the overused Fantasy pad. This persisted in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. At one point in Pocket Calculator, Ralf sang "'cause I'm the operator with my pocket calculator" which makes sense. He adds, substracts, controls and composes because he is the operator with his pocket calculator. Then, he counted the bars in German.
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Despite being enjoyable, this recording bears major flaws. The dynamic range is completely crippled and the waveform is brickwalled which is irreversible. I could only make it less rough by smoothening the high frequencies and killing inaudible low frequencies with a high pass filter which shouldn't affect the bass. Even if the waveform now has a slightly dynamic form, signs of the brickwall can still be heard, although in a weaker form. On the other hand, the sound is strong and in-depth, and the fidelity is high which makes restoring instruments in the high frequency range possible (it can cause pops though). With this, the damage is compensated to a level where the recording is still listenable with joy.
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*Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.*
Kraftwerk live at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 12th, 1998
1998 World Tour
Home Remaster
Recording quality: B+
Attendance: 3.500
__________________________________________
00:00 Pre Show Sounds
00:51 Meine Damen Und Herren
01:33 Numbers
06:01 Computer World
09:07 Home Computer
16:12 The Man Machine
24:13 Tour De France
30:46 Autobahn
43:10 The Model
46:52 Airwaves
47:46 Tango
56:19 Numbers (False Start)
57:33 Sellafield 2
58:36 Radioactivity
1:05:37 Trans Europe Express
1:15:21 Pocket Calculator / Taschenrechner
1:22:31 The Robots
1:26:56 Robotronik
1:32:20 Nummweltverschmutzung
1:38:46 Music Non Stop
__________________________________________
During an interview on the Beacon Radio in 1981, Ralf Hütter teased that Kraftwerk would perform in South America amongst other places. These concerts unfortunately never took place, either because there was time pressure and Florian wanted to take a short break from touring which could explain the gap in October 1981 or because it was expensive to transport their sensitive equipment by plane. 17 years later, during the 1998 world tour, it finally happened. Three gigs at Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo weren't only announced, they actually took place.
Before any song started, the audience cheered with high enthusiasm which is typical for South American crowds. They chanted the famous Anderlecht Champion chorus with Kraftwerk in it, the main melody of The Model and Boing Bumm Tschak.
The arrangements didn't change much during the break between June and October 1998. There is a transition between Nummweltverschmutzung and Music Non Stop. Such transitions are now common since the Minimum-Maximum era. Other than this, there is no significant difference to the arrangements from the summer leg. After Tango, the intro of Numbers instead of Sellafield 2 was wrongfully played. This reminds of Sheffield 1991, when they shortly continued with Tour De France instead of The Model by mistake.
In Radioactivity, Ralf started playing along the riff with the overused Fantasy pad. This persisted in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. At one point in Pocket Calculator, Ralf sang "'cause I'm the operator with my pocket calculator" which makes sense. He adds, substracts, controls and composes because he is the operator with his pocket calculator. Then, he counted the bars in German.
__________________________________________
Despite being enjoyable, this recording bears major flaws. The dynamic range is completely crippled and the waveform is brickwalled which is irreversible. I could only make it less rough by smoothening the high frequencies and killing inaudible low frequencies with a high pass filter which shouldn't affect the bass. Even if the waveform now has a slightly dynamic form, signs of the brickwall can still be heard, although in a weaker form. On the other hand, the sound is strong and in-depth, and the fidelity is high which makes restoring instruments in the high frequency range possible (it can cause pops though). With this, the damage is compensated to a level where the recording is still listenable with joy.
__________________________________________
*Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.*
