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Note: This review is very old and may no longer accurately reflect the author's views. Kraftwerk's second album (the pylon is now green instead of red) continues the duo's explorations of minimalistic keyboard riffing and the D.I.Y. experimentalist ethic of the first album. The side-long "Klingklang" opens with gentle bell strikes before moving onto a repetitive keyboard groove with flute. Reminds me of a lo-fi predecessor to pieces like Cluster's "Grosses Wasser." "Atem" ("Breath") and "Harmonika" take the objects in their respective titles and process them, the emphasis being on highlighting a new-found aural texture that arises. I generally find Kraftwerk 2 to be an improvement over the eponymous debut in that it offers a bit more variety, though ultimately it's still nothing of which your collection will not survive the absence. review by Joe McGlinchey — undated —