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Wednesday 10 April 2019

Great album covers: Einstuerzende Neubauten's "Tabula Rasa" and singles

Here is a great example of hooking me and reeling me in with a good concept. In the mid-90s (around 1993-1994-1995), german pioneers Einstuerzende Neubauten released an album ("Tabula Rasa"), alongside two singles/EPs "Interim" and "Malediction". All of these releases' visual designs followed the same motif and was a perfect hook to grab my attention and actually make me buy these items even if, according to old school Neubauten purists, this was when the band was starting to loose their edge (in my defense, I thought their move towards a more electronic vibe was a good one as it enabled their sound to be cleaner and somewhat more marketable to an audience which may not have been exposed to them prior to these releases - granted, "Haus Der Luege" also had somewhat similar sensibilities, it was these releases which really put them on the proverbial map, so to speak). Sadly, this was also the beginning of the end as after this album, and during the first stages of production on their next album "Ende Neu", Neubauten lost two of their key members including the extremelly talented and prolific F. M. Einheit. Anyway, let's look at these covers and their accompanying band photographs which were all part of their marketing ploy back then!








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