The third release in EN's Strategies Against Architecture series, III is a 2 disc collection of new tracks, live & obscure versions, new edits and some original versions of classic Neubauten songs, packaged in a dou... more »ble, tri-fold Digipak on Mute Records.« less
The third release in EN's Strategies Against Architecture series, III is a 2 disc collection of new tracks, live & obscure versions, new edits and some original versions of classic Neubauten songs, packaged in a double, tri-fold Digipak on Mute Records.
"Admittedly I was new to the game when I bought this . I had heard of them but I didn't know what they sounded like . I bought this and I haven't regretted it . This is something that is impossible to describe in words . If anything the music is incredible ( OK it has drills and the bleeps of mobile phones but all credit for experimentation - let it continue ).If you are intrigued by this band - I would suggest you buy this straight away . If the sound of drills and such like isn't for you then that's OK - whatever you are into is of your own concern ."
Interesting
I X Key | tomorrow | 03/04/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This 2-cd set of rare & previously unreleased music they did in the 90's shows some sides of Neubauten we hadn't seen before & offers more of what we knew. It has angular noise, futuristic minimalism that changes in increments over a vast fabric of repetition. Jarring ambience. There are some live versions of songs from 90's EN albums. They sound different live. It gets 4 stars because the music is so great. I can't give it more because the music is so uneven that it can be kind of hard to listen to sometimes. But I also feel like since this was released almost simultaneously with Berlin Babylon, their most solid album ever, they must have made this one so uneven on purpose...."
Ah yeah
Hizbollah | morbid hill | 11/15/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"get a good idea of what these guys are all about
(vol 2 of this is even better"
A Phenomenal Compilaton!
Schmaddio | 04/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Having never heard their music I bought this cd used and on the cheap and only because I had read other reviews that EN is a great band. As is often the case with experimental upon first listen I wasn't sure that it was even worth the six bucks I shelled out for it. Well... that was about six months ago and I've probably played it every day since. Another reviewer called it "addicting" and I have to agree so if you're in a 12 Step Program for recovering music addicts then you might want to stay away but otherwise I highly recommend this one to anyone who's into experimental sounds and doesn't mind lyrics sung in German. One quick and important note though... I'm not familiar with their early works which is often labeled as "industrial"... this one is anything but."