Founded: 1 / 4 / 1980
Location: Germany
Einstürzende Neubauten (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪnˌʃtʏʁtsn̩də ˈnɔyˌbaʊtn̩], lit. '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, percussion, vocals), long-time contributor Alexander Hacke (bass, vocals), plus Jochen Arbeit (guitar, vocals), and Rudolph Moser (custom-built instruments, percussion, vocals), who both joined the line-up in 1997.
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The humanity and humour of the band – and the joy they took in performing – couldn’t be held back.
It’s ironic that a band of young German punks determined to destroy the establishment have themselves lost their energy, lost their edge and become a watered down parody of their former selves.
You can be decked out in the finest goods the German industrial powerhouse have to offer.
“Looking at such an extensive back catalogue, and we are able play about 90 per cent of that, we can make our choices wisely."
German industrialists are coming to town