offizielna spejsuEinstürzende Neubauten (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪnˌʃtʏɐtsəndə ˈnɔʏˌbaʊtən]) is a German experimental rock band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The band name is usually translated into English as "Collapsing New Buildings". Neubauten ("new buildings" in English) is a general term referring to buildings constructed in Germany after 1945. These are often regarded as cheaper, flimsier, and less aesthetically attractive than Altbauten, or pre-1945, especially pre-modernist buildings. Due to the extensive destruction throughout Germany during the Second World War, and the extensive rebuilding thereafter, Neubauten constitute a very familiar element of German cities.The band's name attracted unexpected attention when on 21 May 1980, not two months after forming, the roof of the Berlin Congress Hall famously collapsed, killing one person and injuring many. The resulting media attention surrounding the collapse of the German-American icon gave the meaning of their name a new dimension.
The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld
(lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Alexander Hacke (bass, guitar, vocals), N. U. Unruh (custom-made instruments, percussion, vocals), Jochen Arbeit (guitar and vocals), and Rudi Moser (custom-built instruments, percussion, and vocals).
The band is often classified as Experimental rock/(early)Industrial rock/Dark ambient/Avant-garde/Noise rock. One of their "trademarks" is
the use of custom-built instruments, predominantly made out of scrap metal and building tools, and noises, in addition to standard musical instruments. Neubauten has always experimented with sounds, originally in noise rock and recently in very diverse styles.
Discography:Albums Stahlmusik (1980)
Kollaps (1981)
Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (1983)
Halber Mensch (1985)
Fünf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala (1987)
Haus der Lüge (1989)
Tabula Rasa (1993)
Ende Neu (1996)
Silence Is Sexy (2000)
Perpetuum Mobile (2004)
Alles wieder offen (2007)
EPs Interim (1993)
Malediction (1993)
Total Eclipse of the Sun (1999)
Singles "Für den Untergang" (1980)
"Kalte Sterne" (1981)
"Thirsty Animal" (1982) (with Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard)
"Yü-Gung" (1985)
"Das Schaben" (1985)
"Feurio!" (1989) (3-inch disc)
"Nag Nag Nag/Wüste" (1993) (3-inch disc available only with book Einstürzende Neubauten)
"Stella Maris" (1996)
"NNNAAAMMM - Remixes by Darkus" (1997)
"Total Eclipse Of The Sun" (2000)
"Perpetuum Mobile" (2004) (download-only release)
"Weil Weil Weil" (2007) (download-only release)
Collections Stahldubversions (1982)
Strategies Against Architecture 80-83 (1984)
Tri-Set (1994)
Ende Neu Remixes (1997)
Strategies Against Architecture II (1991)
Strategies Against Architecture III (2001)
Kalte Sterne -early recordings- (2004)
Live albums 1981/1982 Livematerial (1982)
2X4 (1984) (live album)
09-15-2000, Brussels (2001)
Gemini (2003)
Perpetuum Mobile Tour (2004)
04-01-2004, Amsterdam (2004)
10-29-2004, Reggio Emilia (2004)
25th Anniversary Tour (2005)
04-07-2005, Brussels (2005)
04-22-2007, Hannover (2007)
Palast der Republik (2007)
