Thursday, May 22, 2008

Yü-Gung

Einstürzende Neubauten are perhaps one of my all-time favorite bands. I know that some people are intimidated by the sheer number of releases, so I thought it best to post the Yü-Gung ep from 1985. This was my introduction to the sonic klang of Einstürzende Neubauten, and it gives a pretty good idea of what this incredible band is about. You get a remix of the song "Yü-Gung", the Halber Mensch album's version of "Seele Brent", (one of the scariest songs ever recorded), and a beautiful rendition of Lee Hazelwood's "Sand." If you have never listened to Einstürzende Neubauten and you find this to your liking, I highly recommend starting with the albums Halber Mensch and Haus Der Luge. If you are already a fan, grab this ep for the otherwise unreleased material.

5 comments:

  1. Did you see Caspar Brotzmann and FM Einheit when they toured together? Pretty f'in amazing. Their version of Morning Dew is pretty special as well.
    Cheers.

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  2. I have seen Caspar Brotzman before but never with FM Einheit. Wish I would have though.

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  3. Thanks a ton for posting this!

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  4. this band wins the award for I've meant to check them out for fucking years now and never do/always forget to. Ever since I first got into Skinny Puppy years and years back I always meant to give them guys a listen. Thanks for finally getting me off my ass!

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