Lament is a studio album by German band Einstürzende Neubauten, released on 7 November 2014.[1][2][3][4] The album is a studio reconstruction[1] of a performance piece commissioned by the Belgian town of Diksmuide to commemorate the outbreak of World War I.[5] Among the album's pieces are an opening track featuring lyrics that are not sung, but intended to be read by the audience.[1]
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| Released | 7 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | December 2013 - September 2014 | |||
| Genre | Experimental | |||
| Length | 72:48 | |||
| Language | English, German, Flemish | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Boris Wilsdorf, Einstürzende Neubauten | |||
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The track "The Willy - Nicky Telegrams" is a duet between Alexander Hacke, playing Russian Tsar Nicholas II, and Blixa Bargeld, as Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, discussing the diplomatic manoeuvring that led to war via telegram exchange.[5] The two royals, first cousins by marriage, referred to one another as "Willy" and "Nicky". Elsewhere, "Der 1. Weltkrieg" is a sonic representation of each country's entry and retreat from the war, with each country represented by a pitched pipe.[1]
The performance also includes two songs written by James Reese Europe, musical director of the United States' 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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| 1. | "Kriegsmaschinerie" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Bargeld | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Hymnen" | Arranged by Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit and Moser lyrics: Bargeld, based on various hymns | 2:49 |
| 3. | "The Willy - Nicky Telegrams" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Bargeld, based on the telegraphic correspondence between Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Nicholas II of Russia | 6:24 |
| 4. | "In De Loopgraaf" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke lyrics: Paul van den Broeck (1916) | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Der 1. Weltkrieg" (Percussion Version) | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke lyrics: Bargeld | 13:14 |
| 6. | "On Patrol In No Man's Land" | Arranged by Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit and Moser lyrics: James Reese Europe, Bargeld | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Achterland" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Paul van den Broeck (1916) | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Lament: 1. Lament" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Bargeld | 6:24 |
| 9. | "Lament: 2. Abwärtsspirale" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Bargeld | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Lament: 3. Pater Peccavi" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: based on "The Prodigal Son" by Jacob Clemens non Papa | 5:34 |
| 11. | "How Did I Die?" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke lyrics: Bargeld | 7:13 |
| 12. | "Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind" | music: Peter Seeger lyrics: Max Colpet | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Der Beginn des Weltkrieges 1914 (Dargestellt unter Zuhilfenahme eines Tierstimmenimitators)" | music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser lyrics: Joseph Plaut (1926) | 5:47 |
| 14. | "All of No Man's Land Is Ours" | Arranged by Bargeld lyrics: James Reese Europe | 2:54 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Lament". Neubauten.org. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Einsturzende Neubauten Lament: Details". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Einstürzende Neubauten Unveil WW1 Inspired Project". Clash Music. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Einstürzende Neubauten: neues Album 'Lament' am 7. November". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Remembering the Trenches: Einstürzende Neubauten's 'Lament'". Wonderingsound.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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