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Kraftwerk Pocket Calculator on Bee Gees Rhythm Machine

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Uploaded by on Feb 18, 2007

Further adventures in extreme music geekdom. This is me playing Kraftwerk's "Pocket Calculator" on a Mattel Bee Gees Rhythm Machine keyboard, followed by Kraftwerk's Ralf Hutter playing the song live on their Mattel Bee Gees Rhythm Machine. Except theirs has all the Bee Gees decals removed so that the audience won't mistake them for the Bee Gees. You can also see this keyboard on the "Computer World" LP jacket. The other hand-held noisemakers are a Stylophone, TI Language Translator (same sound chip as the Speak & Spell), and a home-made electronic percussion trigger.

For you trainspotters out there, this was not the first time Kraftwerk used a Mattel-derived instrument. The choir and string sounds on their mid-late 70s albums were played on a Vako Orchestron, which was an offshoot of the Mattel Optigan, which those sounds were originally created for. More info at my website, www.optigan.com.

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  • It's surreal to watch a video on youtube of a guy watching a video on youtube. Kraftwerk forever.

  • Back in 1984 I worked at a seafood restaurant and had a bad boss named Romeo who used to stay there after hours and have sex w/the waitresses in the booths. My roomate at the time had one of these things and I composed this ridiculous tune on it called "I Hate Romeo".

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  • So mint!

  • Awsome. Could you give me what notes you play, 'cause I play the mix version.

  • I see these weird gadgets at my flea market all the time and never thought that there was a market for those old keybords from casio and alike, WISH ME LUCK I HOPES TO GET NEGRO RICH!

  • aw hey look it's youtube in 2007

    remember youtube in 2007 you guys

  • I have one for sale on Ebay item # 320771262656

  • @Mugicha808 INCEPTION!

  • What are the notes? :o

  • For all the Bee Gees music lovers out there! Check out the Bee Gees Rhythm Machine Synthesizer on eBay, item # : 190537630635

  • hahahh!!!! COOL!!!!

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