Product Reviews8-Bit Operators by Various Artists (CD, Feb-2007, Astralwerks)

Krafty but Not Kraftwerk

has a slight Kraftwerk sound and is very creative but it is nothing I can listen more than 10 minutes. Stick to the real thing. Arranged primarily on lo-bit microchip computers, handheld gaming devices and consoles, a new generation of musicians inspired by early video games has turned these systems into new musical instruments. Now the same sounds heard in classic video games have been re-tooled to perform highly innovative, sound-stretching, mind-bending, heart-thumping versions of legendary Kraftwerk songs.Read full review...