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.
Feurio!
Einstürzende Neubauten Lyrics
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Wird aus unserer Konfusion
Eine Kernfusion
Und ungeheuer
Ungeheuer viel
Viel Energie wird frei
Mag sein, dass es nichts nutzt
Und wenn es nur beschleunigt
Was ohnehin vergeht
Ist das kein Vergehen
Durchaus zu verstehen
Und ein Grund mehr für Feurio!
Marinus, Marinus, hörst du mich?
Marinus, Marinus, du warst es nicht
Es war Koenig Feurio!
Nur die halbe Welt ist Teflon und Asbest
Der Rest ist brennbar
Und mitunter angezündet
Ganz munter anzuschau'n
So lichterloh
Lichterloh
Und alles für Koenig Feurio!
Du bist das Licht der Welt
Mit dem wir uns vermischen
Bist nicht zu unterscheuden Wer Wer?
Dann haben wir entschieden
Sind entschieden
Leicht entflammbar und brisant
Unstillbar wenn entbrannt
Für König Feurio!
The Einstürzende Neubauten's song Feurio! contains a set of lyrics which appear to be a call to embrace chaos and destruction, as symbolized by the figure of Koenig Feurio. The first verse suggests that out of confusion and pressure comes a fusion and an enormous amount of energy is released. Despite the realization that this energy may ultimately be pointless, it still serves a purpose in speeding up the inevitable. This idea is explored further in the second verse, as the band sings about the world being either impermeable or combustible, and being burnt down in honor of Koenig Feurio. The chorus of the song is a chant that reinforces the idea of Feurio being king and the one to follow.
The song can be seen as a celebration of the destructive properties of fire and the need for it to be acknowledged and exploited in order to move forward. The reference to Koenig Feurio, who was a legendary figure in medieval and Renaissance German folklore, adds a sense of history and mythology to the song. It is possible that the song is a comment on contemporary German society, specifically the tensions between the various political factions and the need to embrace change and let go of the past. Ultimately, the song can be interpreted as a call to action, urging the listener to embrace chaos and the unknown in order to achieve progress.
Line by Line Meaning
Mittels Druck und Körperwärme
By applying pressure and body heat
Wird aus unserer Konfusion
Our confusion transforms
Eine Kernfusion
Into a nuclear fusion
Und ungeheuer
And exceedingly
Ungeheuer viel
Exceedingly a lot
Viel Energie wird frei
A lot of energy is released
Mag sein, dass es nichts nutzt
It may be useless
Aber es beschleunigt
But it accelerates
Und wenn es nur beschleunigt
And even if it only accelerates
Was ohnehin vergeht
What is already passing
Ist das kein Vergehen
It is not a transgression
Durchaus zu verstehen
Fully understandable
Und ein Grund mehr für Feurio!
And one more reason for Feurio!
Marinus, Marinus, hörst du mich?
Marinus, Marinus, can you hear me?
Marinus, Marinus, du warst es nicht
Marinus, Marinus, it wasn't you
Es war Koenig Feurio!
It was King Feurio!
Nur die halbe Welt ist Teflon und Asbest
Only half the world is Teflon and asbestos
Der Rest ist brennbar
The rest is flammable
Und mitunter angezündet
And sometimes ignited
Ganz munter anzuschau'n
Very entertaining to watch
So lichterloh
So brightly ablaze
Lichterloh
Ablaze
Und alles für Koenig Feurio!
And all for King Feurio!
Du bist das Licht der Welt
You are the light of the world
Mit dem wir uns vermischen
With which we mix ourselves
Bist nicht zu unterscheuden Wer
Wer?
Indistinguishable - Who? Who?
Dann haben wir entschieden
Then we have decided
Sind entschieden
Are decided
Leicht entflammbar und brisant
Easily inflammable and explosive
Unstillbar wenn entbrannt
Unquenchable when ignited
Für König Feurio!
For King Feurio!
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alexander Hacke, Andrew Chudy, Blixa Bargeld, F. M. Strauss, Mark Chung
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