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Total Eclipse of the Sun

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Total Eclipse of the Sun
EP by
Released1999
GenreExperimental Music
Length19:08
LabelMute (UK), Our Choice (DE)

Total Eclipse of the Sun is a 1999 EP released by the German experimental/industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten.[1][2] It was their first release recorded with their new line-up featuring Jochen Arbeit and Rudi Moser (formerly of Die Haut) and without FM Einheit (who had left during the sessions for their 1996 album Ende Neu); this has continued to be their line-up since.

Track listing

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  1. "Total Eclipse of the Sun" - 3:52
  2. "Sonnenbarke" (single version) - 8:14
  3. "Helium" - 3:10
  4. "Total Eclipse of the Sun" (alternate vocal version) - 3:52

Production

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The EP was written and composed by Jochen Arbeit, Blixa Bargeld, Alexander Hacke, Rudi Moser, and N.U. Unruh. It was recorded at Conny's Studio, Köln-Wolperath April 1998 and at Schwedenstrasse studio, Berlin in 1999 by Boris Wilsdorf. It was mixed at Hansa studios, Berlin by Boris Wilsdorf in 1999.

Notes

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The first track, "Total Eclipse of the Sun", replaces "Anrufe in Abwesenheit" in International (Non-German) copies of their 2000 album Silence Is Sexy.

The third track, "Helium is gravity", later appeared in their Strategies Against Architecture III collection.

References

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  1. ^ Einstürzende Neubauten - Total Eclipse of the Sun Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-28
  2. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Three Songs No Flash | Buildings Are Transient Things: Einstürzende Neubauten Live". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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