Einsturzende Neubauten - Silence Is Sexy
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Artist: Einsturzende NeubautenEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-06-20
Music Label: Mute U.S.
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sabrina
- Silence Is Sexy
- In Circles
- Newton's Gravitätlichkeit
- Zampano
- Heaven Is of Honey
- Beauty
- Die Befindlichkeit des Landes
- Sonnebarke
- Musentango
- Alles
- Redukt
- Dingsaller
- Total Eclipse of the Sun
- Pelikanol
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Free Music Review: A few things you should know about 'Silence is Sexy'
Hit: 5 Stars
'Silence is Sexy', along with 'Perpetuum Mobile', represents Einstürzende Neubatuen's most compelling work, and although not as consistent like 'Perpetuum' (being more a collection of thematically unrelated songs) 'Silence' is nevertheless a masterpiece in terms of composition and songwriting. Some fans of E.N.'s early and noisier material won't like it due to its quietly understated tones, but it does in fact have its moments of musical intensity. There are also many subtle and crazy things going on under the surface if you listen closely, and all of these contribute to the whole.
From the enchanting opener 'Sabrina' onwards, we are treated to some of E.N.'s most riveting material. The first half of the album contains lighter, more whimsical material, like 'In Circles', which presents hidden beauty in the dance of unseen molecules, while 'Newton's Gravitätlichkeit' gently satirises the pretensions of science.
The album generally gets heavier as it goes along, with the slower, darker pieces occurring towards the end, starting with the amazing 'Die Befindlichkeit des Landes', where Blixa mentally soars over the "künftige Ruinen" (future ruins) which constitute our ugly modern cities. Moving through epics like 'Sonnenbarke' and 'Redukt' we come to 'Dingsaller' with its fantastic lyrics: "Over lovers there is no law...because of lovers there is possibility." The album is rounded out by the beautiful 'Total Eclipse of the Sun'.
Ignore the second disc which only features the supremely boring 'Pelikanol'. Five stars for the main disc, which represents E.N. at their finest and most creative.
You may also enjoy Time Struggle 1: The Wolves of Odin (Volume 1).
Silence Is Sexy Poster
Einstürzende Neubauten have long made a career of taking a wrecking ball to the staid towers of musical convention. Their seminal industrial excess having become a musical institution in Germany--aligning them somewhat to the left of Kraftwerk and Can--they turn the wrecking ball on themselves on Silence Is Sexy. Employing aural texture, murmurs, hushed vocals, and, yes, silence, instead of the Sturm und Drang of collapsing buildings, monstrous machinery, and industrial decay, Silence defies all preconceived notions of what an Einstürzende Neubauten album should sound like. The title track manages to imbue long patches of complete silence with a backbeat and groove, proving their titular claim. Blixa Bargeld--perhaps having learned a thing or two about terrible beauty from his work with Nick Cave--imbues his deep-toned vocals with warmth and emotion, and while at moments the music can careen out of control, for the most part it wavers on the lower fringes of the sonic spectrum. Now that the sonic ceiling has been shattered, perhaps EN want to prove the complexity of silence. Ah, but not for long! Accompanying Silence Is Sexy is a second disc featuring the single, seemingly unending composition "Pelikonal," an improvised duet between a repeated vocal phrase and a drill--not much more pleasant than getting root canal. Yikes. --Tod NelsonAlternative Rock Music CDs
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