{"title":"Einstürzende Neubauten","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Einstürzende Neubauten\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEinstürzende Neubauten (German for collapsing new buildings) formed in West Berlin on April 1, 1980, around Blixa Bargeld and N.U. Unruh. The band is foundational to industrial music as a genre, building custom instruments from metal scrap, construction tools, power tools, and architectural materials, and integrating these alongside conventional instruments. Blixa Bargeld also served as a longtime member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1983-2003). The band has pioneered fan-supported releasing models with their Supporter program (one of the earliest crowdfunding music models). They have remained active for more than four decades, with the lineup of Bargeld, Unruh, and Hacke as the consistent core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEinstürzende Neubauten's sound combines industrial, experimental rock, noise, post-punk, and avant-garde with extensive use of custom-built instruments - metal sheets, springs, power tools, jackhammers, and architectural scrap - alongside more conventional instruments. Their work is widely cited as foundational to industrial music as a recognized genre alongside Throbbing Gristle and SPK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKollaps (1981, ZickZack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983, Some Bizzare)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalber Mensch (1985, Some Bizzare)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaus der Lüge (1989, Some Bizzare)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTabula Rasa (1993, Mute)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnde Neu (1996, Mute)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilence Is Sexy (2000, Mute)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerpetuum Mobile (2004, Mute)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlles wieder offen (2007, Potomak)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLament (2014, Mute) - WWI commemorative work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlles in Allem (2020, Potomak)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRampen (2024, Potomak)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Some Bizzare and ZickZack pressings of the early catalog are widely collected. Mute Records repressings have made the 1990s and 2000s catalog more accessible. The band's Supporter program has produced numerous limited-edition direct-to-fan releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Einstürzende Neubauten typically start with Halber Mensch (1985) or Tabula Rasa (1993). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/industrial-noise-vinyl-records\"\u003eIndustrial\/Noise\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Oddball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"einsturzende-neubauten-fuenf-auf-der-nach-oben-offenen-richterskala-vinyl","title":"Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth full-length studio album by the German experimental rock band Einstürzende Neubauten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540993880247,"sku":"210000062465","price":36.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/eins.jpg?v=1781155004"},{"product_id":"einsturzende-neubauten-kollaps-vinyl","title":"Kollaps LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eExperience the raw intensity of Einstürzende Neubauten's \"Kollaps LP,\" a seminal work that forged the path of industrial music. With its chaotic blend of atonal guitar drones, brutal percussion, and Blixa Bargeld's visceral vocals, this album shatters conventional listening norms. Originally released in 1981, the record captures the essence of urban decay and creativity in a transformative era. 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With their noise-laden anti-pop, Einstürzende Neubauten has established itself as one of the most radical, unpredictable and unconventional avant-garde bands in the popular music scene. An interim work consciously conserved in its unfinished condition, Grundstück is the missing link between 2004's Perpetuum Mobile and 2007's Alles wieder offen. Grundstück represents what the album title asserts: One's own lot.Aside from material that was produced in the band's own Berlin studio, some parts of Grundstück were played live while on tour, matching the experimental character of the project's genesis: In addition to Blixa Bargeld, Alexander Hacke, N. U. Unruh, Jochen Arbeit, Rudolf Moser and Ash Wednesday, a 100-member choir made up of supporters can be heard. Grundstück opens with the noisy and propelling \"Good Morning Everybody,\" based on engine sounds of air compressors and accompanied by rhythmic steel plate beats. The seven-part title track shapes its core, which in its atonal experimental spirit represents the non-conformism and nihilism that the name Einstürzende Neubauten stands for to this day. Closely connected to the album, the DVD was also produced with the help of a supporter. It was filmed on November 3, 2004, during a special supporter gig at East Berlin's Palast der Republik; the earlier political apparatus of the former GDR state leadership. Exclusive live recordings were made at a historical location, which was torn down shortly thereafter to make way for a demonstration of the power of the freshly reunited Federal Republic of Germany. 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