''Kollaps'' is the first official LP by

Einstürzende Neubauten (, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experimental music group, formed in West Berlin in 1980. The group is currently composed of founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals; guitar; keyboard) and N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments; perc ...

, released in 1981 on German label

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as #ZZ 65. The songs are a mixture of rough

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tunes as well as industrial noises obtained from self-made music machines, electronics, and found objects such as metal plates. The album was reissued in 2002 with ''Stahldubversions'', originally released in 1982.

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, N.U. Unruh and

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appear on the album. "Jet'M" is a cover of the

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song " Je t'aime... moi non plus". Track 15 of many CD versions of the album is a live recording of "Negativ Nein" from 26 June 1987 at the

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in Berlin.

Reception

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'' described ''Kollaps'' as "one of the most shocking visions ever committed to vinyl." The album is included in the book ''

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''.

Track listing

# "Tanz Debil" (Debility Dance) – 3:19 # "Steh auf Berlin" (Wake Up Berlin) – 3:45 # "Negativ Nein" (Negative No) – 2:24 # "U-Haft-Muzak" (Detention Muzak) – 3:47 # "Draußen ist Feindlich" (Outside is Hostile) – 0:47 # "Schmerzen Hören (Hören mit Schmerzen)" (Hearing Pain (Listen with Pain)) – 2:32 # "Jet'm" (

) – 1:24 (appended to many versions) # "Kollaps" (Collapse) – 8:03 # "

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" (Desire) – 1:21 # "Vorm Krieg" (Before the War) – 0:20 # "Hirnsäge" (Brainsaw) – 1:55 # "Abstieg & Zerfall" (Descent & Decay) – 4:28 # "Helga" – 0:11 # "Schieß Euch Ins Blut" (Shoot Yourself in the Blood) – 3:06 (appended to many CD versions) # "Negativ Nein" (live) – 4:37 (appended to many CD versions) # "Rohrbombe" (Pipe Bomb) – 1:02 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Futuristischer Dub" (Futuristic Dub) – 1:03 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Sado-Masodub" (Sadomasochistic Dub) – 3:11 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Liebesdub" (Love Dub) – 1:29 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Spionagedub" (Espionage Dub) – 2:12 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Mikrobendub" (Microbes Dub) – 1:46 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Gastarbeiterdub" (Guest Worker Dub) – 2:47 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Rivieradub" – 2:46 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release) # "Lünebest" – 1:58 (from ''Stahldubversions'', appended to the 2002 re-release)

Personnel

Einstürzende Neubauten *

– lead vocals, guitars, noises * N.U. Unruh – percussion, vocals *

– percussion, vocals

References

External links

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