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

. It consists of material recorded from 1980 to 1983, and features roughly half of the band's debut 1981 LP

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along with single-only tracks and live material. It was originally released on

Mute Records Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller (music producer), Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure (duo), Erasure, Einstürze ...

and is currently being sold without authority by Rough Trade.

Track listing

# "Tanz Debil" - 3:20 (A Dance of Mental Illness) # "Schmerzen hören" (Hören Mit Schmerzen) - 2:31 (Listen with Pain) # "Mikroben" - 1:31 (Microbes) # "Krieg in den Städten" - 3:44 (War in the Cities) (originally Steh auf Berlin) # "Zum Tier machen" - 3:05 (Changing to Animal) # "Draußen ist feindlich" - 0:48 (Outside is Hostile) # "Stahlversion" - 5:35 (Steel Version) # "Schwarz" - 4:16 (Black) # "Negativ nein" - 2:23 (The Act of Double Negativism) # "Kalte Sterne" - 4:11 (Black Hole Cold Stars) # "Spaltung" - 2:25 (Split) # "U-Haft Muzak" - 3:41 (Muzak for While on Remand) # "Gestohlenes Band (ORF)" - 0:17 (Tape Stolen in ORF) # "Schwarz (mutiert)" - 3:26 (Black (A Mutation))

Personnel

;Einstürzende Neubauten *

Blixa Bargeld Blixa Bargeld (born 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, s ...

- lead vocals, guitars *

Mark Chung Mark Chung (born June 18, 1970) is a former professional Association football, soccer player who played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. Born in Canada, he earned twenty-four cap (sports), caps, scoring two goals, with the United States men's ...

- bass, vocals *

Alexander Hacke Alexander Hacke (also known as Alexander von Borsig, Alex Hacke, Hacke, born 11 October 1965) is a German guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, musician, record producer, writer and filmmaker. He is primarily known as a longtime member of the influ ...

- guitar, vocals * N.U. Unruh - percussion, vocals * F.M. Einheit - percussion, vocals with: * Jim Thirlwell - compilation assistance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strategies Against Architecture 80-83 Einstürzende Neubauten compilation albums 1984 compilation albums Mute Records compilation albums