Album
½ Mensch
1985 · Electronic
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
½ Mensch is an Electronic album by Einstürzende Neubauten, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 35 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Halber Mensch3:54
- A2Yü-Gung (Fütter Mein Ego)6:57
- A3Trinklied1:11
- A4Z.N.S.5:26
Side B
- B1Seele Brennt3:50
- B2Sehnsucht (Zitternd)2:47
- B3Der Tod Ist Ein Dandy6:27
- B4Letztes Biest (Am Himmel)3:12
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Industrial
- abrasive
- detached
- art school
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued with printed inner sleeve including lyrics (both in German and English).
Title on spine and labels: "Halber Mensch".
The runouts are stamped apart from 'TIMTOM' and 'TY', which are hand-etched.
Rear:
Produced By Gareth Jones + Einstürzende Neubauten
Hansa + Tritonus Tonstudio 84-85 Berlin.
'Sehnsucht' B2 by BBC for John Peel Session in 1983.
Thanks to Thomas Stern and Nainz Watts (engineering); Verena, Monika, Ma Gita, Sabine (singing)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alexander Hacke
- Blixa BargeldVOCALS
- F.M. EinheitVOCALS
- Ma GitaVOCALS
- Marc ChungVOCALS
- Margitta HaberlandVOCALS
- MonikaVOCALS
- N. U. UnruhVOCALS
- SabrineVOCALS
- VerenaVOCALS
- Nikkolai WeidemannKEYBOARDS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 35 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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