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:
- Sabrina
- Silence Is Sexy
- In Circles
- Newtons Gravitatlichkeit
- Zampano
- Heaven Is Of Honey
- Beauty
- Die Befindlichkeit Des Landes
- Sonnenbarke
- Musentango
- Alles
- Redukt
- Dingsaller
- Total Eclipse Of The Sun
Music reviews of Silence Is Sexy
Music Review: An unbalanced effort leaves me wishing for more.
Rating: 3 Stars
My interest in Einsturzende Neubauten was intially stirred inthe mid-80s, and what I've always enjoyed best about this band (evenmore than the cool power tools) is their ability to jump from some of the quietest, sparsest whispers to the loudest, most quarrelsome sounds known to man in the blink of an eye (remember "Seele brennt" and "Armenia?"). As recently as last year, after catching them at a local venue, I was impressed with this band's ability to still pull off the old "restraint vs. angst" sound, not unlike the style they first deployed on classics like "Five Off the Open-Ended Richter Scale." What is lacking on "Silence is Sexy" is the raw, hard "angst" side of this pivotal balance. Almost everything is sparse here, and the simple rhythms often sound like techo-sampled beats, despite EN's policy of using the acoustic sound of their "instuments" rather then modern samplers and sequencers. Restraint is obvious everywhere, with only a few tracks breaking loose of such well-intended but misguided over-production. That being stated, the few tracks of note here are exceptional, and mercifully LENGTHY. There is a certain understated fury in the hypnotic refrain of "Sonnenbarke" that is particularly effective, and a few flashes of that furious chaos of old on tracks like "Alles." "Redukt," which I first heard at the previously mentioned local gig, was the reason I bought this CD. It does not fail to deliver on the studio version, though singer Bargeld does little of the wheezing and bellowing he did when I first heard this band almost 20 years ago. The power of the band coupled with the subtle string arrangement more than fills the gaps left by Blixa's understandable vocal limitations (the guy's been smoking and screaming for over 20 years now!).For guttural screams and a treasure trove of drill noises, listeners will have to wait for disc 2, a single seemingly endless composition called "Pelikanol." Unquestionably the biggest highlight from this effort, this 18+ minute composition is the strongest, most challenging new work I've heard from this band since the good old pre-"Haus der Luge" days. It serves as an admirable contrast to some of the empty coldness of the first disc, and in my opinion disc 2 could have very easily been much longer. Several other new compositions of equal intensity (angst!) would have been greatly appreciated here.
If you happen to catch EN on tour in support of this effort, don't buy this one as your first CD. I would recommend something along the lines of "1/2 Mensch," or "Drawings of OT." Long-time fans will find some gems on this recording that more than justify owning it, particularly those fond of the "Richter Scale" period (of which I include myself). But there's some fat to trim here, or at least an awful lot of sparseness begging for a bit more angst. END
Description of Silence Is Sexy
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 CDs
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