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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Einsturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch (1986, full film remastered)


The ruins have been prepared for us by master artists. Civilisation has granted us enough pause to consider its making. The rhythm of your heart, breath and organs are the beginnings of music. Where there was once nature, there is now the silence of cement, or the scream of steel and the bone shaking clang of iron, electricity and skin.

Halber Mensch (or 1/2 Mensch; English: Half Man) is the third studio album by German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten. It was released on 2 September 1985, through record label Some Bizzare Records.

Halber Mensch (also known as 1/2 Mensch) is a 1986 film by Japanese director Sogo Ishii with German band Einstürzende Neubauten. It was originally released on VHS, and re-released on DVD in 2005. The film's title comes from the album of the same name.

The one-hour film documents Einstürzende Neubauten's visit to Japan in 1985. It includes concert footage along with scenes of the band performing in an industrial building. Several songs from the "Halber Mensch" album are presented as music videos, some with accompanying Butoh dancers.

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