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*stares at Ophecks-posted cover in horror* *twitch* I really like the look of Silence is Sexy. I think that the whole cover and inside and cd book is gorgeous. *licks* |
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i saw EN once live in concert at a big festival. it was the only concert *ever* that i left when the second song was performed. don't get me wrong: i really like EN. but it was years ago and i didn't really understand their music. i was more into "sisters of mercy" and "the mission" that time... cheers, .a |
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LeCoeur > i love Sabrina... : ) do you like it even though you find it scary? here is my little opinions/descriptions for E.N albums... Kollaps (1981) - their first album, described by many as noise... i don't think it's noise at all (except the beginning of Steh Auf Berlin, which is the noise of a pneumatic drill ; )), but it is not the easier to get into. apart from the title track, Kollaps, which is longer, more elaborated and is one of the tracks that for me suit one mood perfectly that no other tracks manages to suit (in that case... the feeling that you have problems you still manage to cope with, but you fear you will not be able to bear the situation you're in any longer... and you're feeling sick about this), no tracks really stand out of their own. the rest of the album is more like a collage of audio fragments and raw songs, which create together the ambiance of the album. this album is like an industrial town after the war, living on their own with the debris of collapsed buildings and other stuff... it is not their best album, but still interesting. Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T. (1983) - their harshest and hardest to get into. this album is really sick, sounds like it's been made by dangerous psychos in an asylum, screaming and creating disturbing ambiances with metallic objects and stuff... the chaos is just organized enough to produce the sickness. Blixa said in an interview that the entire album (each track?) was related to fire, but that he only became aware of that connection when the album has been finished!! ...the lyrics are sometimes weird and as disturbing as the music, like nightmares ('Neun Arme', 'DNS-Wasserturm',...) the shortest track is also the most unbearable (for me at least): 'Finger und Zähne' is only nine seconds of fingers cracking and teeth grinding. the rest of the album is more complex that this, but it gives you an idea of the ambiance! ; ) the last track, 'Die Genaue Zeit' (in the original vinyl edition... in fact, it's the last |
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track before the bonus tracks) explains the purpose of E.N, is a bit their manifesto: it's a countershock, against the normalization of every music which are all going "muzak" and the same, they committed Zeichnungen... (and Kollaps was probably in the same spirit too) : ) Halber Mensch (1985) - the last of their "psycho noisy" period, this one deals with decay of humans... it is less noisy, but still very raw and a bit sick to listen to. the title and first track (starting with a choir, it sounds almost like a ceremonial...) is about the "half man", guided all the way and being taken care of, like a pet, losing his humanity, having no responsabilities... "he who is in parts has nothing to impart"... other tracks, for example, tells a little story of a drunk man who lets his "merry cup" of alcohol fall into a pit, then falls in the pit as well trying to recover it - only to get eaten by the beasts in the pit, gnawing his body to the bones. and other happy things like that, burning souls, the C.N.S. getting berserk, the death being a dandy on a horse (?!)... highlight of the album is Yü-Gung (Fütter Mein Ego), a panicked rhythmic track with mad lyrics about feeding your ego and other stuff... razor blades are used against mirrors as instruments on this track... (Yü-Gung is a character of a chinese tale btw). this album also features Sand, a cover of Lee Hazelwood... love and tenderness mixed with sick E.N style. neat. : ) Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala (1987) - in-between their old, destructive, psycho and their new, reconstructive era, this album is also my favorite... it starts with Zerstoerte Zelle, which is such a strong track a video could hardly ever make this track justice! if you're looking for a "descent to hell" song, it's there... : ) it alternates between quiet and loud moments in such a way you're obliged to listen to it loud... chaos organized, panick and brillance... after Zerstoerte Zelle comes a cover of Grateful Dead, Morning Dew, which is as |
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great as Zerstoerte Zelle in a different way - this track is not far from perfection, is weird in the style of the album, somewhat romantic and at the same time really rocks - you cannot really sit still and listen to it! same goes with the fourth track, MoDiMiDoFrSaSo... with more madness and even a humorous aspect, MoDiMiDoFrSaSo seems to be Blixa expressing how glad he is that he isn't immortal, caught into an endless cycle of time! the lyrics are at the same time panicked and funny (especially the beginning)... "my head is a labyrinth, my life is a minefield, hooray! hooray! hallelujah!!" .....the other tracks of the album are more quiet (well... it's not really quiet, it's rather like the energy and anger is kept in control, but still there...), but still as good... Kein Bestandteil Sein ("want to be no part of it") is a track i can really relate to. want to be no part of the humanity / world / etc. the album ends with Adler Kommt Spaeter, a more chaotic version of Zerstoerte Zelle and a perfect ending... Haus Der Luege (1989) - the one with the neat 'red horse' cover! ^^ in a different style, a bit more unequal, but contains some real gems... after a poetry?/noise intro, Feurio! is one of their strongest tracks (and has been issued as a single), heavy and rocking... Ein Stuhl in der Hölle (a chair in hell) is a sad little tale put in music... the title track is a masterpiece by itself, almost making the first half of the album a concept-album... it describes the "house of lies", floor after fool, both the music and the lyrics building to a climax: at the top floor, god sits in a corner, dead angels at his feet, and shots himself - "god has shot himself, a top floor can be renovated!"... besides, this track makes a really nice play on words, with "geschoss" (floor), "schoss" (knees), "geschossen" (shot), among some others;... after the epilog, Fiat Lux (Fiat Lux and Maifiestspiele, not Hirnlego) comes as the calm after the tempest... this track is almost ambient, and brilliant a |
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as well... Hirnlego and Schwindel are deceiving compared to the other tracks of the album, Hirnlego interrupting the beauty of Fiat Lux at the and Schwindel sounding almost like a music for commercials! it's not that bad tracks actually, not enough to skip them, but they are below par... the last track (not counting the bonus tracks), Der Kuss, is a nice ending. i don't see how to describe it but "western-movie-style love song". sadly, the album barely lasts for half an hour, and the bonus tracks are worthless... (besides, a misprint makes the two remixes of Feurio! the same played twice! and that remix isn't even good really) i just skip them. but even with these flaws, it remains a fine album, which deserves to be owned for the highlights (and the album cover ; )), as well as to see another side of E.N. Tabula Rasa (1993) - apart from the cover art, not very appealling at all, this is a very good E.N album, "new era"! every track is good and different... Die Interimsliebenden really rocks, Blume is surprising and beautiful (with a female singer instead of Blixa's), 12305(te Nacht) is more industrial and my favorite, Wüste has a very nice warm and slightly exotic ambiance (one of the instruments used for the track is sand, hence the title, meaning 'desert')... Headcleaner, the last track, contrasts with the others strongly and is an over 15 minutes track dealing with totalitarism (the 'headcleaner' being a political brainwashing instrument)... Ende Neu (1996) - one of my favorites, maybe my favorite after Richterskala... a bit ressemblant to Tabula Rasa, with a rocking track (Was Ist Ist), an usual beautiful one (Stella Maris), a very nice calm one (Die Explosion Im Festspielhaus)... Was Ist Ist includes blanks in the lyrics, in which the listener can put any words he wants to; Die Explosion Im Festspielhaus includes a pencil in the instruments... NNNAAAMMM is a very good dancey industrial track (Installation No.1 is too), which sounds a bit out of place in the album but still v |
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ery addictive (the title, meaning New No New Age Advanced Ambient Motor Music Machine, is a joke about long silly composed names for genres of music ("intelligent dance music" anyone? ^^ ) ). there is something in this album i find special, i can't really explain... maybe it is the matureness and little innovations of the tracks... i don't know. the ending, Der Schacht Von Babel, is a bit mysterious - "our viewpoint was too high before, we're digging the pit of Babel"... the pit of Babel? humans always greedy, have been punished for making the tower of Babel, now try digging the pit of Babel? or are they deceived by the world in the surface, and trying to make their own society underground? maybe... Silence Is Sexy (2000) - totally different than their previous E.N from the 80's... if you're searching for noisy E.N, Silence Is Sexy will disappoint you. but it is a fine rock album, in which nothing collapses anymore maybe, though with its very good moments. Sabrina is a dark, soft and melancholic song (with strong bass) i love. Newtons Gravitätlichkeit and Zampano are attempts for more electronic songs, with a faster beat, and the result is pleasant... Die Befindlichkeit Des Landes and Sonnenbarke are excellent melancholic tracks. the title track, as the name implies, consists of long voids of silence, interrupted by some notes of bass, Blixa's lyrics and the sounds of a cigarette... |
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.....argh °_° this is far too long!!! sorry : / |
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still wondering, should i sign up as a supporter or not? it's one of my favorite bands, yeah, but still... $35 is a bit much, it's almost twice the price of a cd... |
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Lee Hazelwood is a crazy artist...not quite all country...just bizzare pop...anyways....he had this really brilliant and vauge-O duet with Nancy Sinatra, called 'Some Velvet Morning'. Anybody interested in some weird music should definitely check out that guy...especially that song. Also that song has been covered by Slodive (on the US release of Souvlaki) and Primal Scream (on Evil Heat, as a duet featuring Kate Moss) |
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been relistening to Richterskala and Silence is Sexy lately. what a great band. Silence is Sexy is a super-well put together album, spilling over with ideas... like a quasi-industrial version of Talk Talk or something. |
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