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Kollaps

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Released
  
October 5, 1981

Length
  
38:58

Release date
  
5 October 1981

Producer
  
Einstürzende Neubauten

Recorded
  
1981

Artist
  
Einstürzende Neubauten

Label
  
Zickzack

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Kollaps (1981)
  
Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (1983)

Genres
  
Industrial music, Experimental music, Post-punk

Similar
  
Einstürzende Neubauten albums, Industrial music albums

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Kollaps was the first official LP by Einstürzende Neubauten, released in 1981 on German label ZickZack as #ZZ 65. The songs are a mixture of rough punk tunes and industrial noises. The industrial noises were obtained from self-made music machines, electronics, and found objects such as metal plates. The album was reissued in 2002 with Stahldubversions, originally released in 1982. Blixa Bargeld, N.U. Unruh, and F.M. Einheit appear on the album.

Contents

Jet'M is a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg song Je t'aime... moi non plus. The title is a pun, as when "Jet'M" is read out loud, it sounds like "Je t'aime" in French.

The track 15 of many CD versions of the album is a live version of Negativ Nein, recorded on 26 June 1987 at the Tempodrom in Berlin.

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Reception

Trouser Press described the album as "one of the most shocking visions ever committed to vinyl." The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

  1. Tanz Debil (Dance Retardedly) - 3:19
  2. Steh auf Berlin (Go For Berlin / Stand Up Berlin) - 3:45
  3. Negativ Nein (Negative No) - 2:24
  4. U-Haft-Muzak (Pretrial Detention Muzak) - 3:47
  5. Draußen ist Feindlich (Outside Is Hostile) - 0:47
  6. Schmerzen Hören (Hören mit Schmerzen) (Hearing Pain (Listen With Pain)) - 2:32
  7. Jet'm (Serge Gainsbourg) - 1:24 (appended to many versions)
  8. Kollaps (Collapse) - 8:03
  9. Sehnsucht - 1:21
  10. Vorm Krieg (Before War) - 0:20
  11. Hirnsäge (Brainsaw) - 1:55
  12. Abstieg & Zerfall (Degression & Disintegration) - 4:28
  13. Helga - 0:11
  14. Schieß Euch Ins Blut (Shoot In Your Blood) - 3:06 (appended to many CD versions)
  15. Negativ Nein (live) - 4:37 (appended to many CD versions)
  16. Rohrbombe (Pipe Bomb) - 1:02 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  17. Futuristischer Dub (Futuristic Dub) - 1:03 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  18. Sado-Masodub (Sadomasochistic Dub) - 3:11 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  19. Liebesdub (Love Dub) - 1:29 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  20. Spionagedub (Espionage Dub) - 2:12 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  21. Mikrobendub (Microbe Dub) - 1:46 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  22. Gastarbeiterdub (Guest-worker Dub) - 2:47 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  23. Rivieradub - 2:46 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)
  24. Lünebest - 1:58 (from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)

Credits

  • Blixa Bargeld - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Noises
  • N.U. Unruh - Percussion, Vocals
  • F.M. Einheit - Percussion, Vocals
  • Songs

    1Tanz Debil3:20
    2Steh auf Berlin
    3Negativ Nein2:24

    References

    Kollaps Wikipedia