Strategies Against Architecture II

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It’s odd to think that such musical renegades would make such good historians, but German-industrial kings Einstürzende Neubauten have put forth their fourth album of chronological material. These recordings collect the group’s output from 2002-2010. This extensive look at the band’s latest decade includes material from their symbolic appearance at Berlin’s <i>Palast der Republik</i>, the former seat of power of the German Democratic Republik, to tracks from the “Musterhaus” series, a limited edition set of albums available only through the band’s website. Funny to think of there being a single here, but “Perpetuum Mobile” gets the nod as the album’s lead-off cut. A track such as “Dead Friends (Around the Corner)” is a straightforward western ballad. “Insomnia” is an atmospheric piece where the sky feels to be falling. “Good Morning Everybody” slams the gears towards techno. “Wenn dann” plays like a dance track for a ritual hazing. “Birth Lunch Death” whispers its menace. “Weil weil weil” is the German voodoo-blues. Not nearly as abrasive as they once were, EN still use new textures to work against the grain.

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