“Kollaps” by Einstürzende Neubauten - album review
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Experimental trio from Berlin unleash radical post-music vision upon unsuspecting public. At this stage Einstürzende Neubauten (Collapsing New Buildings) consists of Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals, guitars, noises), N.U. Unruh (percussion, vocals) and F.M. Einheit (percussion, vocals). The industrial noises were obtained from self-made music machines, electronics, and found objects such as metal plates. There is much banging of metal, abusing of guitar and anguished screaming. Menacing slow stomper “Kollaps” is closest to conventional structure and is the clear highlight. This set is not thrilling, but it’s highly intriguing. All hail the big bang of 1976 and its floating nebulae…
The Jukebox Rebel
21–Feb–2011
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:19]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Tanz Debil (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A2 | [03:45]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Steh Auf Berlin (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A3 | [02:24]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Negativ Nein (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A4 | [03:47]  Einstürzende Neubauten - U-Haft-Muzak (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A5 | [00:47] Einstürzende Neubauten - Draußen Ist Feindlich (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A6 | [02:32]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Schmerzen Hören (Hören Mit Schmerzen) (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| A7 | [01:24]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Jet’M (Lucien Ginsburg) Avant-Garde |
| B1 | [08:03]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Post-Punk |
| B2 | [01:21]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Sehnsucht (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| B3 | [00:20] Einstürzende Neubauten - Vorm Krieg (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| B4 | [01:55]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Hirnsäge (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Trance Rock |
| B5 | [04:28] Einstürzende Neubauten - Abstieg And Zerfall (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Avant-Garde |
| B6 | [00:11]  Einstürzende Neubauten - Helga (Hans Christian Emmerich, Andrew Chudy, Frank Martin Strauß) Speech / Chat |
