Perpetuum Mobile

Performer: Einstürzende Neubauten
Engineer: Boris Wilsdorf
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: Einsturzende Neubauten includes: BB (vocals, Hammond organ, clavichord); AH (bass). Producers: Einsturzende Neubauten, Boris Wilsdorf. Recorded at Saal 4 and at Tritonus Studio, Berlin, Germany. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Einst�rzende Neubauten (hand claps); Blixa Bargeld (vocals, whistling, slide guitar, tin whistle, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, clavichord, cymbals, loops, sound effects); Andrew Chudy (guitar, sound effects, background vocals); Jochen Arbeit (electric guitar, E-bow, accordion, sound effects, background vocals); Claudia Gubisch, Rebekka Richter (violin); Stefano Macor (viola); Jan TilmanSchade (cello); Rudolf Moser (strings, vibraphone, drums, bass drum, hi-hat, tubular bells, percussion, sound effects, background vocals); Lars Juling, Ralf Zickerick (trombone, euphonium); Natascha Zickerick (tuba); Alexander Hacke (brass, electric bass, percussion, electronics, background vocals). Audio Mixer: Boris Wilsdorf. Recording information: Saal 4 (08/2002-06/2003); The Bunker (08/2002-06/2003); Tritonius Studios Berlin (08/2002-06/2003). Editor: Alexander Hacke. Photographers: Anno Dittmer; Thomas Rabsch. A series of sustained reflections of the day-to-day world, PERPETUUM MOBILE finds Einst�rzende Neubauten exploring the subtle power of ambient noise and textures. The group doesn't blaze radically new stylistic ground--gone are the days of bulldozers, jackhammers, and Blixa Bargeld's vocal freakouts, along with their accompanying moments of transcendence and catharsis. Nevertheless, the intensity, command of dynamics, and, yes, musicality at the heart of Einst�rzende Neubauten's sound are on display throughout PERPETUUM MOBILE, a challenging but not self-consciously difficult album that, like all of the group's best work, rewards repeated listens.

Q (4/04, p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Where once they clanged, Neubauten now purr, the pervading mood of restrained grandeur, leavened with itchy, almost pop touches..." Magnet (pp.91-4) - "Neubauten has created a music that's as radically different - softer, slower, lovelier - from the sensuously curving SILENCE as that record was from Neubauten's clanging previous work." CMJ (2/2/04, p.4) - "[A] reflective, quiet [by Neubauten standards] offering that relies on creating moods and waves of sound more than it does bashing you over the head with a ton of sheet metal." Mojo (Publisher) (2/04, p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[The highlight] is the aptly named, episodic 13-minute title track. Pared-down bass, guitar and percussion give it an irresistible momentum."

Germany's art-noise outfit Einsturzende Neubauten was one of the first bands that could legitimately be called "industrial." Their albums and performances from the early 1980s were marked by the use of scrap metal, broken glass, and various power tools in addition to standard rock instruments. The group's abrasive, highly rhythmic sound, while quite confounding and, at times, unpleasant, has had a remarkable impact not only on more accessible versions of industrial music (� la Nine Inch Nails), but also on the use of experimental concepts within a pop framework. Founding member Blixa Bargeld was also a long-time member of Nick Cave's backing band, the Bad Seeds.

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