Halber Mensch by Einstrzende Neubauten [VINYL]
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Tracks:
Halber Mensch
Y-Gung (Ftter Mein Ego)
Trinklied
Z.N.S.
Seele Brennt
Sehnsucht (Zitternd)
Der Tod Ist Ein Dandy
Letztes Biest (Am Himmel)

Performer Notes:

  • Producers: Gareth Jones, Einsturzende Neubauten.
  • Principally recorded at Hansa and Tritonus Studios, Berlin, Germany in 1984 and 1985.
  • Generally considered to be one of Einsturzende Neubauten's most accessible albums, 1985's HALBER MENSCH finds the German industrial ensemble tempering its sonic assault with the occasional nod to melodies and conventional song structures. Although it seemed as though founding member Blixa Bargeld's dual loyalties to Neubauten and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds might result in diminished returns for the former band, the situation arguably enhanced the Berlin-based group's sound, with a greater attention to mood tempering the act's penchant for noise.
  • The ominous, pounding, and vaguely danceable "Yu-Gung (Futter Mein Ego)" points to where Ministry would head in the following years, while the clanging "Seele Brennt" is broken up by moments of near-silence, and the eerie (and unexpected) take on Lee Hazlewood's "Sand" nods to '50s/'60s rock & roll, revealing Neubauten's newfound aesthetic balance. For those unfamiliar with Einsturzende Neubauten, this is the best point of departure, and it remains a landmark industrial record.

Professional Reviews: Q (7/01, p.87) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time" - " as close as any album to the dictionary definition of what used to be called industrial music, and it's even scarier if you can actually understand German..."

The Wire (4/00, p.43) - "...Their best produced recording at this stage...documenting their most delirious decent into seriously altered states....the album's masterpieces...are soaring, rapturous works, which catapult Blixa high into the nightsky..."

Melody Maker (5/8/93, p.33) - "...Ignore your prejudices: Neubauten remain defiantly undanceable, yet not inaccessible, and not without beauty. Music for neurotic machines. Soundtracks for the horror film in your head, etc..."

Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: Netherlands

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 2 February, 2010

Label: Potomak


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