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The compilation showcases Kraftwerks immense influence on Club & DJ culture, techno and all forms of electronic dance music. Featuring 19 official remixes, it collates Kraftwerks own remixes alongside contributions from some of the worlds biggest DJs and producers including Franois Kervorkian, William Orbit, tienne de Crcy, 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 Kraftwerks very latest Kling Klang studio output with Non Stop, and remixes 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 8 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, other notable additions include DJ Rolandos reworking of Expo 2000, Francois Ks & tienne de Crcys remixes of Aro Dynamik, Kraftwerks own remix of The Robots (Robotnik) and Hot Chips extended mix of La Forme. Whilst all the featured remixes are available on streaming services, physical copies have long been out of print, so this triple vinyl and double CD release is a welcome addition to the Kraftwerk catalogue, and particularly a must have for electro DJs.

Its 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 bands legacy. The seeds of which were sown in New York one night in 1977 when, on a visit to an afterhours club, Kraftwerk founders Ralf Htter and Florian Schneider witnessed Afrika Bambaataa cut up Trans Europe Express and Metal On Metal across 2 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…