Einstürzende Neubauten

Einstürzende Neubauten is a group originating in Berlin (in the past Western Berlin), formed in 1980, composing a experimental Musique with industrial tendency . The successive members who will compose it are often artists close to the autonomous and anarchistic medium German.

As of its beginnings, the group is devoted to the use of concrete sounds coming from objects and the most various tools. The music of the bruitist group is violent and aggressive.

Members

  • Blixa Bargeld (Christian Emmerich): Song, Guitar, keyboards (since 1980). He was also member during 20 years of the Bad Seeds of Nick Cave
  • NAKED Unruh (Andrew Chudy): percussions (since 1980)
  • Gudrun Gut: Synthetizer (1980)
  • Happy Bartel: low (1980)
  • Alexander Hacke (Alexander von Borsig): low Guitar (1981-1994), (since 1994)
  • FM Einheit (Frank Martin Strauß): percussions (1981-1995)
  • Marc Chung: low (1981-1994)
  • Jochen Arbeit: Guitar (since 1997)
  • Rudolf Moser: percussions (since 1997)
  • Ash Wednesday: electronic keyboards and instruments (only in concert, since 1997)

History

April 1st, 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten (literally “new buildings which crumbles”) made a first appearance with the Moon Club in Berlin. The formation includes/understands, at the sides of Happy Bartel and Gudrun Gut, Blixa Bargeld and NAKED Unruh. The two women of the group, Happy Bartel and Gudrun Gut, leave it after one short period and will join the female group Mania D.

In 1981, the Percussionniste FM Einheit joined Einstürzende Neubauten. They record their first album Kollaps , where they use like concrete instruments of the metal plates and other instruments which they manufacture themselves, like various electronic sounds.

During their first German round, Mark Chung joined the group and, one year later, it is with the turn of the technician-sound Alexander von Borsig to become a member about it. This formation will last 10 years.

In 1982, Einstürzende Neubauten record a second album, Zeichnungen of Patienten O.T. . The title comes from a book of the writer Leo Navratil, who described there the drawings of Oswald Tschirtner.

The following production Halber Mensch (1985) can be seen like an opening in their musical career. For the first time, the music of Einstürzende Neubauten has a certain structure, particularly in the words of Blixa Bargeld and the song which, of words or shouted sentences, are organized in poetic melodies.

During years 1990, their production evolves to a certain serenity, while keeping an approach bruitist and intellectual. They write also musics for the plays of Heiner Müller. The group is especially recognized for its scenic performances mixing conventional instruments (guitar, low) and various objects, used as sound materials especially for the percussions.

The two following albums, Fünf auf DER nach oben offenen Richterskala (1987) and Haus DER Toboggan , will meet a great success with the the United States and the Japan.

Discography

Public albums

  • Stahlmusik (1980)
  • Kollaps (arisen by including Stahldubversions) (1981)
  • Zeichnungen of Patienten O.T. (1983)
  • Halber Mensch (1985)
  • Fünf Auf der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala (1987)
  • Haus der Lüge (1989)
  • Tabula Shaved (1993)
  • Ende Neu (1996)
  • Silence is Sexy (2000)
  • Mobile Perpetuum (2004)
  • Ales Wieder Offen (2007)

Individual Public

  • Für den Untergang (1980)
  • Animal Thirsty (1982)
  • Yü-Gung (1985)
  • Feurio! (1990)
  • Total Eclipses off the Sun (1999)
  • Perpetuum Mobile (only available to the remote loading) (2004)

EPs Public

  • Kalte Tern (1981)
  • Interim (left the triptych Tabula Shaved) (1993)
  • Malediction (left the triptych Tabula Rasa) (1993)
  • Stella Maris (1996)

Compilations

  • Strategies Against Structures 80-83 (Strategien gegen Architekturen 80-83) (1984)
  • Strategies Against Architecture II (1991)
  • Strategies Against Architecture III
  • Kalte Sterne - early recordings- (2004)

Lives

  • Live In Kunstkopfstereo (1980)
  • Chaos - > Sehnsucht/Energy (1980)
  • Live (1982)
  • 2X4 (1984)
  • 09-15-2000, Brussels (2001)
  • Gemini (available only to the remote loading) (2003)
  • Mobile Perpetuum Turn albums (2004)
  • 25th Anniversary Turn albums (2005)

Others: Theater, Original soundtracks, Remix

  • Die Hamletmaschine (1991)
  • Faustmusik (1996)
  • Ende Neu Remixes (1997)
  • Berlin Babylon (2001)

Vidéos

  • Stahlmusik (1981)
  • Halber Mensch (film by Sogo Ishii has) (1985)
  • Liebeslieder (1993)
  • Seele Brennt
  • Listen with Pain
  • Palast der Republik - Berlin, 4. November 2004 (2006)

Musterhaus project

  • 1. Anarchitektur (2005)
  • 2. Unglaublicher Lärm (2005)
  • 3. Solo Bassfeder (2005)
  • 4. Redux Orchestrated Versus Einstürzende Neubauten (2006)
  • 5. Kassetten (2006)
  • 6. Klaviermusik (2006)
  • 7. Stimmen Remains (2006)
  • 8. Weingeister (2007)

Discography Supporters Neubauten.org (distributed exclusively to the subscribers to the group)

  • To support Album #1 (2003)
  • Airplane Miniatures downloadable EP
  • Grundstueck (To support Album #2) (2005)
  • Grundstueck (Phase II DVD) (2005)
  • Ales Was Irgendwie Nützt (supporters bootlegs project) (2006)
  • Jewels (available in remote loading for the supporters ) (2006-2007)

External bonds

  • Official site of Einstürzende Neubauten
  • Official site of Blixa Bargeld

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