“There was a time when Blixa Bargeld and his band were the spree killers rampaging through malls on busy Saturdays, all searing anger, deafening noise and violent flash. The visceral power of their first decade of work is undeniable-- they had christened themselves Einstürzende Neubauten (German for "collapsing new buildings") and they made music to match the moniker, employing scrap metal and dent”
