Audio CD review:
Einstürzende Neubauten - Interim

Einstürzende Neubauten - Interim

Band: Einstürzende Neubauten Title: Interim Rating: Release Date: 20 April, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Interimlovers 2: Salamandrina 3: 3 Thoughts 4: Ring My Bell 5: Rausch/Die Interimsliebenden

Customer Reviews Brilliant It is a bit of a sampler of many of the atmospheres explored by the band, ranging from melodic and beautiful to sparse and eerie to aggressive to claustrophobic-- often all in the same song! The English remix of "the Interim Lovers" is great, a slightly aggressive track that walks a fine line between synth pop and industrial (in terms of sound, that is; EN was never a band to rely on synthesizers). This is one of my favorite releases from Einsturzende Neubauten. "Salamandrina" is a sparse and eerie piece that is very melodic; however, one of Blixa's infamous screams/screeches manages to disrupt this somewhat. "Three Thoughts" is one of a series of many different related songs that the band has done, and the version on this album is my favorite. It is a dark, moderately aggressive song with a somewhat claustrophobic feel to it. "Ring My Bell" seems to be EN's version of drum and bass with some spoken word mixed in with it; it is an incredibly brief little piece that is highly entertaining. The Interim EP ends with a collage of noise/cut-ups from the band's previous releases titled "Rausch," which is mainly an introduction to the original German version of "the Interim Lovers"; this original mix of "Interim" is a bit dry, but still entertaining to listen to. All in all, what this album offers is extreme diversity and creativity. Will appeal to lovers of classical, alternative, industrial, goth, and experimental music as well as anyone who appreciates artistic creativity. Industrial music for people who don't like industrial music This recording is lush, tuneful and filled with beauty (and also almost entirely in English, with surprisingly good results). It's usually very disappointing when an experimental band releases an album of "accessable" music, but in this case there's nothing but good news. It's a long way from "Halber Mensch" territory, but hardcore EN fans need not be afraid: this is a wide-ranging, strong recording with plenty of new noise. The lyrics are less claustrophobic than Blixa's normal fare, but more universal in scope. Buy it if only for the English version of "Interimsliebenden". . You can see a complete list of all Einstürzende Neubauten discography, or go back to the Einstürzende Neubauten tabs