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- Summary: The German noisemakers return with a somewhat quieter affair, marking their first studio recording in four years.
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Rock, Electronic, Experimental
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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It's a remarkable album.
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MojoEvern more so than on Silence Is Sexy... a few telling elements are deployed to dramatic effect here. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The WireRather than fetishing these sound sources, Neubaten vacuum-pack the lot inside a hermetic and constricting production that is immensely disturbing. [#241, p.57]
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It is difficult to say which is more tedious and painful to listen to, the lyrics or the orchestration.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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urhokMar 3, 2004May be their best work yet. unbeliveable.
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BrunoPJan 18, 2006This is amazing album. After one year of listening to it, I can say its one of their best albums, much better then silence is sexy.
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