Ende Neu

VINYL FORMAT. Einsturzende Neubauten's Potomak label reissues their classic 1996 release, Ende Neu - originally released on the Mute label, now reissued for the first time on vinyl. On this release, the quintessential scientists of the post-avant-garde abstain from focusing on listener disintegration tactics as they did on prior albums, but opt instead to hone their craftsmanship in new compositional areas. Some followers of their earlier material might object to the obvious and comparatively conventional song structure and style that is displayed on Ende Neu - picking up a power tool to highlight a piece rather than centering the entire work around it, or leaving a stage before setting it ablaze - but the destruction has already been performed, and here they erect a brave new anti-building of musical art. Exploring intricate processions of time and toying with melodious harmonies, this album reveals Blixa Bargeld and company maturing gracefully.