Monday, March 07, 2011

Einstürzende Neubauten - Pelikanol

ORIGINATION Silence Is Sexy CD
RECORDED IN
2000
LAST LISTENED TO
last night
RATING
★★★★

Long-time German oddities Einstürzende Neubauten released Silence Is Sexy, one of their most successful albums, in 2000. A two-disc set, the second disc contained one single near-twenty minute long piece. Motorised metal strips throb deeply, mechanically and a child-like rhyme is repeated over and over. The world closes down, reality retreats. Humming, broken glass. Throbbing. As the piece progresses, the voices become stranger, flipping left and right, while white noise stabs irregularly, broken-speaker like. Over headphones, it is an intense experience.

Nur zur Erinnerung  Just as a reminder
Bittermandel  Bitter almonds
Marzipan  Marzipan
Pelikanol  Pelikanol (school glue)

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