EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN

TUESDAY JANUARY 16 11PM CASTRO

In November 2004, experimental sound masters EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN took to the stage in and around the gutted remains of East Berlin icon Palast der Republik. The Palast, itself a “Neubau” slated for “einstürzen” (the literal translation of the Berlin-based band is “new buildings collapsing”) was, in the year of its inauguration in 1976, purported by former East German officials to be Europe’s most modern governmental-cultural complex. With German reunification, the bronze-mirrored “Ballast” der Republik became slated for demolition in 2006 because of extensive asbestos contamination. Already stripped to its steel supports in late 2004, the building itself provides the basis for architectural-sound deconstruction in the latest from this long-established band. For this project, EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN is accompanied by a 100-member-strong chorus of volunteers.

IN PERSON Blixa Bargeld

PURCHASE TICKET

US Premiere

Country
Germany
Year
2006
Run Time
Digital, 82 min, color
music; no dialog
Cast
Blixa Bargeld- Vocals, clavichord
Alex Hacke- bass guitar, percussion
Andrew Chudy- Percussion
Jochen Arbeit- Electric Guitar,
Percussion
Rudolf Moser- Percussion
Ash Wednesday- Electronic/Samples
Camera
Danielle De Picciotto
Project Manager
Andrea Juepner
Printsource
Bargeld Entertainment
Email
info@blixa-bargeld.com