However, Neubauten soon outgrew the confines of even the broad scope of industrial music. In their 25-plus years, they have produced a dozen studio albums, live records, a remix album and EP, scored theatre pieces, and more.
Lead vocalist Blixa Bargeld is perhaps the best-known member of the group, both for his work with Neubauten and as guitarist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His fellow founding members Alexander Hacke and N.U. Unruh have likewise been active in various musical roles outside the group over the years.
Bassist Mark Chung was a member of the group from 1981 to 1994. He founded the publishing house Freibank Music Publishing to handle business affairs for Neubauten and other groups, and has continued in this role (concurrently serving as a senior vice-president of Sony Music International for nine years). Percussionist FM Einheit, was a member from 1981 to 1995, and has also been active as a solo artist and member of groups such as Gry.
Since 1997 the group has also included guitarist Jochen Arbeit and percussionist Rudi Moser.
Neubauten's most recent work has been available exclusively to subscribers to their online home, www.neubauten.org. Neubauten completed the third incarnation of their online project in November 2007 and were touring Europe in 2008 in support of their latest album Alles Wieder Offen.
Currently Einstürzende Neubauten is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a tour through Europe and the United States. In October/November 2010 the band is releasing Strategies Against Architecture IV, the fourth album in the archival compilation series by Neubauten which collates the band’s output from 2002-2010.
Falschgeld
Einstürzende Neubauten Lyrics
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Verbrannt mit Liebe
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Für die Ewigkeit
D. h.
Hab Liebe benutzt,
- um anzuzünden -
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Und Blei
Und Blei
Und Blei
So sicher wie Falschgeld
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Leuchte Blei!
Blei, Blei und Blei verbrennt Liebe
The lyrics to Einstürzende Neubauten's song 'Falschgeld' are incredibly abstract and open to interpretation but there seems to be an overarching theme of the destructive power of love. The chorus repeats, 'So sicher wie Falschgeld' which translates to 'As safe as counterfeit money' in English. This line reinforces the idea that love can be fake and unreliable. The second line of the chorus, 'Besser gedruckt' (better printed) suggests that the counterfeit love is more convincing than the real thing.
The following verses focus on the burning of love. The repetition of 'verbrannt mit Liebe' (burnt with love) seems to suggest that the love that was once felt has been destroyed. The line 'Für die Ewigkeit' (for eternity) adds a melancholic tone as it implies that the destruction is permanent. However, the use of 'leuchte Blei' (shine lead) in the final line could suggest that despite the destructive nature of love, it still has a luminous and alluring quality.
Line by Line Meaning
So sicher wie Falschgeld (besser gedruckt)
Just as reliable as counterfeit money (but better made)
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Burned with love
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Für die Ewigkeit
D. h.
Hab Liebe benutzt,
- um anzuzünden -
Burned with love for eternity - which means I used love to ignite the flames
So sicher wie Falschgeld
Just as reliable as counterfeit money
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Und Blei
Und Blei
Und Blei
So sicher wie Falschgeld
Burned with love and lead, and lead, and lead - just as reliable as counterfeit money
Verbrannt mit Liebe
Leuchte Blei!
Blei, Blei und Blei verbrennt Liebe
Burned with love and lighting the lead! But beware, lead burns love
Lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Written by: A. CHUDY, A. HACKE, B. BARGELD, F.M. STRAUSS, J. CAFFERY, M. CHUNG, ALEXANDER HACKE, ANDREW CHUDY, BLIXA BARGELD, F. M. STRAUSS, JONATHAN CAFFERY, MARK CHUNG
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