There are some albums and artists that have a reputation of being challenging - Lou Read’s Metal Machine Music, Frankie Teardrop by Suicide, and most things by The Fall. Einstürzende Neubauten certainly belong on that list and deserve to be heard at least once.
It’s classed as industrial music, but when you get past the drills and hammering metal there is a lot here to appreciate. There are drum rhythms that would fit right into a Steve Reich symphony, electronic screams, sonic gloomscapes that fill your head with noise and even a cheeky cover of Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus.
This is not an easy listen, but it is an exhilarating one.
Chainsaw-tastic!
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