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Perpetuum Mobile
by Einstürzende Neubauten
The German noisemakers return with a somewhat quieter affair, marking their first studio recording in four years.
| LABEL: |
Mute |
| RELEASE DATE: |
10 February 2004 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic, Rock, Experimental |
NOTES: Some versions contain a bonus DVD.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
Splendid
It's a remarkable album.
80
Logo
This is uncommonly powerful music, created from common instruments.
80
Dusted Magazine
Perpetuum Mobile is an album of skeletal songs, many of them little more than percussion, bass, and vocals. What's remarkable is the band's ability to create an effective atmosphere with so little -- and much of the credit must go to Bargeld's ever-astonishing voice.
80
Playlouder
It feels like one of the most uncompromising and oddly impactful offerings they've produced in many years.
80
Village Voice
In the beginning, Neubauten's music sounded urgent and vital, created out of necessity; now it sounds effortless and natural, moving forward because it has no other place to go.
80
The Guardian
Perpetuum Mobile offers a more moving and engaging experience than you would expect from an album whose primary instrumentation involves an air compressor and a car tyre.
80
Mojo
Evern more so than on Silence Is Sexy... a few telling elements are deployed to dramatic effect here. [Feb 2004, p.98]
75
Junkmedia
As the album wears on, however, it becomes clear that Einstürzende Neubauten has spent more time cultivating their bristling sonic elements than exploring compositional variety or subtlety.
75
Pitchfork
On the whole, this is the quietest Neubauten album to date, frequently lowering to a mere whisper, but don't let this fool you-- no album this band has made in the past has bristled with so much latent violence or been haunted by a more palpable sense of unseen menace.
70
The Wire
Rather than fetishing these sound sources, Neubaten vacuum-pack the lot inside a hermetic and constricting production that is immensely disturbing. [#241, p.57]
70
Q Magazine
Where once they clanged, Neubaten now purr, the pervading mood of restrained grandeur, leavened with itchy, almost pop touches. [Apr 2004, p.110]
70
Alternative Press
Blixa Bargeld's singing voice lacks distinction, but Mobile's emotional intensity, cinematic grandeur and eerie beauty render that a moot point. [Mar 2004, p.110]
40
Urb
Doesn't fit comfortably into either the current musical landscape or the leftfield. [Mar 2004, p.109]
20
PopMatters
It is difficult to say which is more tedious and painful to listen to, the lyrics or the orchestration.
The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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