Off the Record (Karl Bartos album)

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Off the Record
Karl Bartos - Off the Record.jpg
Studio album by
Released15 March 2013
Recorded1977-1993, [1] 2010-2012
Genre Synth-pop
Length39:45
Label Bureau B
Producer Karl 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
Metacritic 64/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats per Minute 62% [4]
Clash 6/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [6]
Exclaim! 7/10 [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork Media 5.4/10 [9]
Popmatters Disc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svg [10]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
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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]

Contents

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

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

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