Off the Record (Karl Bartos album)

Off the Record
Studio album by
Karl Bartos
Released15 March 2013
Recorded1977–1993,[1] 2010–2012
GenreSynth-pop
Length39:45
LabelBureau B
ProducerKarl Bartos
Karl Bartos chronology
Communication
(2003) 		Off the Record
(2013)
Singles from Off the Record
  1. "Atomium"
    Released: 1 February 2013
  2. "Without a Trace of Emotion"
    Released: 18 March 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Beats per Minute62%[4]
Clash6/10[5]
Drowned in Sound5/10[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
The Independent[8]
Pitchfork Media5.4/10[9]
Popmatters[10]
Record Collector[11]
Rolling Stone Russia[12]

Off the Record is the second solo studio album by German musician and composer Karl Bartos (formerly of Kraftwerk). It was released on 15 March 2013, through Bureau B Records. It is Bartos' first solo album in ten years, though much of the material on Off the Record predates that on 2003's Communication.[13][14][15]

Singles

"Atomium" was released as a single on 1 February 2013.

"Without a Trace of Emotion" was released as a promo-single on 18 March 2013.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karl Bartos except "Musica Ex Machina", written by Bartos, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner

No.TitleLength
1."Atomium"3:16
2."Nachtfahrt"3:30
3."International Velvet"4:38
4."Without a Trace of Emotion"3:28
5."The Binary Code"1:42
6."Musica Ex Machina"5:16
7."The Tuning of the World"3:33
8."Instant Bayeruth"3:36
9."Vox Humana"2:56
10."Rhythmus"4:17
11."Silence"0:06
12."Hausmusik"3:30

Notes

  • "Musica Ex Machina" is based on a composition which had previously been adapted into "Imitation of Life" by Electronic.
  • "Silence" consists of 6 seconds of ambient studio noise.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 161
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 47

References

  1. ^ Bartos, Karl (4 March 2013). "Remake/Remodel: Karl Bartos Interviewed". The Quietus (Interview). Interviewed by Matt Lindsay. London. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Off the Record – Karl Bartos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Pickard, Joshua (10 April 2013). "Album Review: Karl Bartos – Off The Record". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. ^ Oliver, Matt (12 March 2013). "Karl Bartos – Off The Record". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. ^ Falcone, Jon (18 March 2013). "Album Review: Karl Bartos – Off the Record". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ^ Ranta, Alan (20 March 2013). "Karl Bartos Off the Record". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  8. ^ Gilly, Andy (15 March 2013). "Album review: Karl Bartos, Off the Record (Bureau B)". The Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  9. ^ Neyland, Nick (25 March 2013). "Karl Bartos: Off the Record". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  10. ^ Faulkner, Brent (20 March 2013). "Karl Bartos Off the Record". Popmatters. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ^ Rathbone, Oregano. "Off The Record". Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ^ Bukharin, Andrew (7 June 2013). "Karl Bartos – "Off The Record"". Rolling Stone Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  13. ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (26 November 2012). "Karl Bartos Announces New Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  14. ^ Roffman, Michael (27 November 2012). "Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos announces solo album, Off the Record". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  15. ^ Longley, Martin (4 March 2013). "Karl Bartos - 'Off the Record' - Review". BBC. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Karl Bartos – Off the Record" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Karl Bartos – Off the Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2013.



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