Einstürzende Neubauten (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪnˌʃtʏɐtsəndə ˈnɔʏˌbaʊtən]) is a German avant-garde music band,originallyfromWest Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard),AlexanderHacke (bass,guitar, vocals), N. U. Unruh (custom-made instruments, percussion, vocals), Jochen Arbeit (guitar andvocals),and Rudi Moser(custom-built instruments, percussion, and vocals).The band is often classified as industrial music. One of their "trademarks" is the use of custom-builtinstruments,predominantlymade out of scrap metal and building tools, and noises, in addition to standard musical instruments.Neubautenhas alwaysexperimented with sounds, originally in noise music and recently in very diverse styles.
