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Holly Johnson recommended Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk in Music (curated)

 
Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
1977 | Dance
7.5 (10 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"It's got to be Trans-Europe Express really. I was aware of Autobahn and that was like The Beach Boys from outer space, engineered by Conny Plank - that was what they called it in those days, it was a blur between engineering and producing. I think Trans-Europe Express consolidated that futuristic thing, and of course it had a namecheck for David Bowie and Iggy Pop in there, which was an endorsement in some way. Although they were German, they were aware of 'our world'. I think the only other German thing I'd heard of before that were Faust, and the reason I know about them was they brought an album out [The Faust Tapes] and it cost about 15p or something, so everyone bought it. 'The Hall Of Mirrors' is really dark! The album's quite song-y as well. With The Man-Machine, it had the perfect record cover, it was the whole red-ness. Futuristic art deco with a slight Hitler Youth edge to it, a sinister edge. I went down to London one time, down the King's Road - I think it was the week of release - and every single shop was playing it. However Man-Machine is everybody's album, whereas Trans-Europe Express is a more private album, which wasn't as widely known. I hadn't taken any drugs at the time, but it affected me. That line, ""Even the greatest stars dislike themselves in the looking glass"", it was all just very atmospheric."

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in Video Games

Jul 24, 2017  
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016 | Action/Adventure
7
6.9 (7 Ratings)
Video Game Rating
Fun to experiment (0 more)
Long Loading Screens (0 more)
Futuristic Fun
I’m actually still making my way through this game’s campaign, but I am around 9-10 hours in and what I have played so far is great. I remember being very pleasantly surprised when I played though the last Deus Ex game, “Human Revolution,” during the PS3’s lifecycle and this game is essentially more of the same and it fixes the problems of the previous game. This game feels much more AAA than the last entry and the graphics and dialogue are of a much higher standard this time around. The art direction and gameplay is almost exactly the same as before only here you can experiment with more augmentations.
  
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Karlaalyy (10 KP) rated The Selection in Books

Jul 14, 2018  
The Selection
The Selection
Kiera Cass | 2012 | Children
8
7.9 (48 Ratings)
Book Rating
Character development (2 more)
Romance
Not your average heroine
Setting wasn’t very descriptive (0 more)
Dystopian fantasy
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The story follows America, an unlikely heroine, in a futuristic USA where presidency has been overthrown and monarchy rules. In order to stop riots and rebellions across the country the monarchy organises a selection of women from different social classes (ordered by number) to compete to marry the crown prince. America is a singer, a woman of a lower class above only manual labourers, slaves and the homeless. Her large heart, rebellious spirit and social class endear her to both the prince and the people however the king sees her as a threat and will do everything in his power to get rid of her.
  
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Overneath in Books

Nov 30, 2018  
Overneath
Overneath
Peter S. Beagle | 2017 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have always enjoyed Peter S. Beagle's short fiction books and these definitely are worth it. Even his attempt at the steampunk genre is pretty good. Some of these stories are a little on the dark side and slightly horror, however, you also get some action and adventure. It is a great way to visit some of his established worlds like The Last Unicorn and Inn Keeper's Song as well as find something new. Worlds that treat dragon's like guard dogs for drugs and the police that find them or a world that has humans communicating with aliens via a computer. It is a great travel from High Fantasy to futuristic Sci-Fi.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Upright Women Wanted in Books

Feb 13, 2020  
Upright Women Wanted
Upright Women Wanted
Sarah Gailey | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I had read a brief synopsis of this novel online, and wanted to try it out. I wasn't 100% sure what to expect, besides possibly weird. I enjoyed it. It's a short novel, but it's a good slice-of-life story, set in an old western-type of environment. It's sci fi, being set in a futuristic world, as far as regulations and how the government is running things. But the journey that the characters have to take is like an old western type of story. I enjoyed the growth of the main character in the short amount of time that she was given in this novel. It was an entertaining, quick read.
  
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Zed in Books

Jun 23, 2020 (Updated Jun 23, 2020)  
Zed
Zed
Joanna Kavenna | 2020 | Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
intruging story line (1 more)
I could follow along fairly well being barely computer literate
odd format (0 more)
So, This is the first Kavenna book I've read and as a futuristic book that is heavy on computers and tech corporations. It's a bit out of my comfort zone. It was a little hard to follow until I got used to the format and writing style. An interesting read that was fun and confounding as I just wanted to yell at a few characters to use some common sense.

This book takes place in both virtual reality and reality, sometimes I got lost on which was which but as a mystery it was fun and I enjoyed the ride.
  
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Cori June (3033 KP) Jun 23, 2020

this is the US cover. I think the UK has a different one but this is better. lol