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Lament (Einstürzende Neubauten album)

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Lament
Studio album by
Released7 November 2014
RecordedDecember 2013 – September 2014
GenreExperimental
Length72:48
LanguageEnglish, German, Flemish
LabelMute
ProducerBoris Wilsdorf, Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten chronology
Strategies Against Architecture IV
(2010)
Lament
(2014)
Alles in Allem
(2020)

Lament is a studio album by German band Einstürzende Neubauten, released on 7 November 2014.[1][2][3][4] The album is a studio reconstruction[1] of a performance piece commissioned by the Belgian town of Diksmuide to commemorate the outbreak of World War I.[5] Among the album's pieces are an opening track featuring lyrics that are not sung, but intended to be read by the audience.[1]

The track "The Willy - Nicky Telegrams" is a duet between Alexander Hacke, playing Russian Tsar Nicholas II, and Blixa Bargeld, as Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, discussing the diplomatic manoeuvring that led to war via telegram exchange.[5] The two royals, first cousins by marriage, referred to one another as "Willy" and "Nicky". Elsewhere, "Der 1. Weltkrieg" is a sonic representation of each country's entry and retreat from the war, with each country represented by a pitched pipe.[1]

The performance also includes two songs written by James Reese Europe, musical director of the United States' 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriterLength
1."Kriegsmaschinerie"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Bargeld
5:30
2."Hymnen"Arranged by Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit and Moser
lyrics: Bargeld, based on various hymns
2:49
3."The Willy - Nicky Telegrams"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Bargeld, based on the telegraphic correspondence between Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Nicholas II of Russia
6:24
4."In De Loopgraaf"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke
lyrics: Paul van den Broeck (1916)
4:15
5."Der 1. Weltkrieg" (Percussion Version)music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke
lyrics: Bargeld
13:14
6."On Patrol In No Man's Land"Arranged by Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit and Moser
lyrics: James Reese Europe, Bargeld
3:10
7."Achterland"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Paul van den Broeck (1916)
3:17
8."Lament: 1. Lament"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Bargeld
6:24
9."Lament: 2. Abwärtsspirale"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Bargeld
2:29
10."Lament: 3. Pater Peccavi"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: based on "The Prodigal Son" by Jacob Clemens non Papa
5:34
11."How Did I Die?"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke
lyrics: Bargeld
7:13
12."Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind"music: Peter Seeger
lyrics: Max Colpet
3:39
13."Der Beginn des Weltkrieges 1914 (Dargestellt unter Zuhilfenahme eines Tierstimmenimitators)"music: Bargeld, Chudy, Hacke, Arbeit, Moser
lyrics: Joseph Plaut (1926)
5:47
14."All of No Man's Land Is Ours"Arranged by Bargeld
lyrics: James Reese Europe
2:54

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lament". Neubauten.org. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Einsturzende Neubauten Lament: Details". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Einstürzende Neubauten Unveil WW1 Inspired Project". Clash Music. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Einstürzende Neubauten: neues Album 'Lament' am 7. November". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Remembering the Trenches: Einstürzende Neubauten's 'Lament'". Wonderingsound.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.