Einstürzende Neubauten – Silence Is Sexy

Everything is good in this pressing. So good for me. No noise, pops or cracks. Pure joy. Better than reissue. I think, you can’t go wrong with this pressing

Mixed feelings. Disc 1 is nice and quiet but disc 2 - especially side 3 - has a fair bit of noise.

Fantastic pressing, not at all noisy. So far all the EN have superb quality.

My pressing is little bit noisy on some places. Music is very nice!

So "Total Eclipse Of The Sun" is not on the vinyl. In stead with get the rather pointless "Anrufe In Abwesenheit". Why? Who made that decision?

Excellent pressing. This album of course has long stretches of minimalism + silence, as the title would imply. Thankfully this pressing is dead quiet and doesn't distract from those serene, impactful moments. The louder parts are crystal clear as well -- an overall very dynamic and beautiful experience to engage with as a listener. Very happy to own this.

Later in 2003 the impractical major of Berlin said Berlin „is poor, but sexy“, I hope this was no reverence to E.N., coz they already left this sinking ship before. And maybe this E.N. quotation would have been better also for this useless party loving major. The record is great anyway.

Sound is a solid 8/10, vinyl is quiet. Good repress.

Does anyone else have a very noisy vinyl pressing? Mine is an original pressing that is in NM condition and it crackles and pops all over the place.

The newer releases of Einstürzende Neubauten are completely different to their older recordings. You will not hear that much industrial noise and screams, more symphonic sounds are added to the newer tracks. That might be an effect of Blixa Bargelds cooperation with the Tim Isfort Orchestra, a german big-band-like orchestra recording symphonic pop songs with several guest musicians (Tom Liwa, Sam Brown, Katharina Thalbach and of course Blixa Bargeld). But you'll also find the metal percussion, the self built instruments and Blixas astonishing voice on this release. But somehow more in the background, as a part of the whole. It's there because it has to be there, not because it's a special instrument that's just there for being special. Can't really say what my favorite of this CD is, but the bonus-track on the second CD definitivly isn't. Don't spend extra money for buying the limited release if you can have the normal release for less.