Blast : Distorted Memories: From Einstðrzende Neubauten to Symphonic Drone | Alexander Hacke

Einstǒrzende Neubauten (Collapsing New Buildings) are a groundbreaking experimental German band who were forerunners of industrial and noise music. They were birthed in 1980 in West Berlin.

Hacke joined the newly formed Einstürzende Neubauten in 1980. While the band became hugely successful, he not only experimented with all kinds of stimulants, but also continued to develop musically: whether as an internationally successful solo artist, collaborating with Crime & the City Solution, as a film composer, or together with his wife, the artist Danielle de Picciotto, with whom he has been roaming the world since 2010.

»Blast« is a dazzling testimony to the wild West Berlin before the fall of the Wall, the rise of Einstürzende Neubauten, and the thrilling life story of a jack-of-all-trades. Hacke recounts international tours and surprising collaborations, as well as his cinematic soundscapes, and offers personal reflections on art and society. He looks back on an artistic career that uniquely combines avant-garde art, pop success, and creative freedom.

Size: 219 x 152mm (paperback)

Pages: 272

Publisher: Ventil Verlag