Along with Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten (meaning "collapsing new buildings") helped pioneer industrial music with an avant-garde mix of white-noise guitar drones, vocals verging on the unlistenable at times, and a clanging, rhythmic din produced by a percussion section consisting of construction materials, hand and power tools, and various metal objects. The band recorded several well-received albums through the 1980's and were renowned for their visually magnificent live performances and creative video work.

The "Halber (or ½) Mensch" album was released in 1986, and was both critically acclaimed and amongst their most commercially popular releases, going to number two in the Independent Chart. This DVD features the full-length film that was made by the band to showcase the album. Basically a full-blown promo for each song on the audio release, "1/2 Mensch" is a stunning work of visual art, bought to DVD for the first time, and will be very popular amongst the band's legions of fans.

Armenia / Sehnsucht / Letztes Biest / Abfackeln! / Zerstorte Zelle / Z.N.S. / Halber Mensch / Die Zeichnungen des Patienten / Der Tod ist ein Dandy / Schaben
 

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Along with Can and Kraftwerk, Einstuerzende Neubauten are amongst the most important bands to come out of late 20th Century Germany. This is a documentary celebration of their twentieth birthday, shot by long time fans and filmmakers Christian Beetz and Birgit Herdilitchke. A candid investigation of the strange, often controversial career of Einstuerzende Neubauten, the band reveal much about their inspirations and interpersonal relationships, creating a wholly satisfying and highly entertaining portrait of a unique and highly innovative phenomenon.

'Listen With Pain - 20 Years Of Einsturzende Neubauten' (CRDVD139) explores the creative process in extensive detail. Littered with musical extracts from various stages of the band's career, it reveals the development and metamorphosis of a band at the forefront of the European, industrial avant-garde movement. Bonus material includes exclusive studio footage of the band recording several new tracks.

Soundtrack features excerpts from tracks including: Seele Brennt / Silence Is Sexy / Kangolicht / Die Interimsliebenden / Futter Mein Ego / Feckeln / Himlego / Wardrobe / Morning Dew / Headcleaner / Z.N.S. / Blume / Stella Maris Bonus material - footage of the band at work on new projects in the studio - features the tracks - Reduct / Sonnenbarke / Helium / Total Eclipse Of The Sun