Consciously retro in an electro-pop kind of way,
The World of Tomorrow succeeds because the group doesn't try to sidestep their obvious debt to
Kraftwerk. The analog synthesizers, vocoderized singing, and lockstep beats all point to the godfathers of techno, and
Komputer does a good job of it. They even manage to push the envelope a bit farther, with commentary -- albeit superficial -- on tracks like "Bill Gates" and "More Automation." As a tribute LP,
The World of Tomorrow is delicious fun; as a standalone work, however, it fails to add much to the
Kraftwerk legacy.