5 April 2024

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Germany‘s experimental mavericks EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBATEN, fronted by
bad seed Blixa Bargeld are around for almost 45 years and 12 LPs. Way longer
than an average relationship, and with no sign of divorce yet.

Their brand-new work, a double LP, baptized
RAMPEN (Amp: Alien Pop Music) is out today.

Press info: “Einstürzende Neubauten present their new album Rampen (amp: alien pop music). Since the band was founded on April 1, 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten have been shifting the parameters of mainstream and subculture to make the inaudible audible, perhaps the unheard as well. This experimental field research, spanning more than four decades, is now entering the next stage. In its 44th year of existence, the band is going back to its roots while redefining itself. It’s a change in self-image, for which the Berlin quintet plus one has created its own genre of alien pop music.”

Blixa Bargeld in an interview with Backseat Maffia about the LP’s title with : “I saw two different strains of thought. One was to say I had created a new genre and to make it another ‘stream’ as there is no mainstream anymore, and we make another popular music stream other than the one that borders on populism. We created one for the aliens living on the planet, the ones who are not part of anything else. They are entitled to have their own pop music. The other strain, we are the Beatles in another parallel universe. I just thought it funny to put Einstürzende Neubauten in the context of pop music, because nobody does that.

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TUTV: 15 songs, 1 hr 14 min of alien pop music. Another exploring journey into Blixa Bargeld‘s intriguing mind labyrinth. Fanatic fans know their way around there now, yet Bargeld and EN still fascinate with every new record, even with this 13th album in almost 45 years. Most of the songs were created and composed of improvisations that started on their 2022 tour.

The band would take a simple concept and some root notes and Bargeld would join
in playing around with some choice phrases projected onto a monitor in front of him.
A rudimentary approach that led to this amazing alien pop music record. EZ isn’t about pop-ular music as we know it, but their vintage sonic wanderings have become quite accessible over the years.

Mind you, they’re still astonishing architects of capricious, unorthodox, and spellbinding
soundscapes, spiced with all kinds of percussion tools, lots of wicked bass intimidation, and of course, Bargeld‘s unique, storytelling vocals, always mind-bending, always ghostly, and at (many) times creepy.

There’s always a feeling of imminent danger, blood-curdling tension and erratic
melodrama in the air. Welcome again to Einstürzende Neubauten‘s entrancing
labyrinth of spine-chilling experiences. Wir wünschen Ihnen eine gute Reise.

TUTV’s fav tracks: Wie Lange Noch? / Ist Ist / Isso Isso / Besser Isses /
The Pit Of Language / Aus Den Zeiten

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