Kraftwerk Pocket Calculator on Bee Gees Rhythm Machine
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Uploaded 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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Mugicha808 3 years ago
It's surreal to watch a video on youtube of a guy watching a video on youtube. Kraftwerk forever.
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t40onbass 2 years ago
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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gjc82071 1 month ago
OMG! I had 1 of these when I was a kid. I'd completely forgot about, it until I came across one on Ebay. So cool! I also had a Casio Casitone VL1, Merlin, Simon, Little Professor, TOMY Hit & Missile, TOMY Pacman & MEGO Star Trek Trekulator. I wish I still had them all now. =D
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Andrew C 6 months ago
Sounds good to me
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mr2000aaa 6 months ago
Sure. Upload it on Friday?
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Andrew C 6 months ago
could you post a tutorial of how to the "The Mix" version of Pocket Calculator? I really need to learn it. Thanks!
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Josh Reeves 9 months ago
I have one for sale right now 100 bucks postage paid paypal only email me dayglow76@yahoo.com
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Wikkler 9 months ago
zomg...
IT'S YOUTUBE IN 2007!
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david white 9 months ago
nice man ;)
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nikko Chatzisomething 1 year ago
i miss 2007 youtube look!
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tinnitischannel 1 year ago
So mint!
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mr2000aaa 1 year ago
Awsome. Could you give me what notes you play, 'cause I play the mix version.
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