... then maybe I should follow in their footsteps ;-) "Fresh mead was their drink;" also sounds ok to me, not sure about the following "it was bitter" part, though...
Nice to hear from you! Check out Update #3 on the "more info" section on my first Gododdin video (Sarff) for news of a re-staging of Gododdin in Cardiff, UK on 6th December 2008. BTW, I'm living in Holland right now (yeah, and Germany too, as per my profile... trying to decide right now which one will become "home" for me from now on - and I'm a British national into the bargain, lol !)
Hm. EN like any other 'alternative' band in the 80's used to have nothing but contempt for what was considered to be 'commercial' music. Times obviously have changed. And I can't help but wonder if I maybe should look at their art in a different manner. People change, but fundamental changes like these discredit their attitude, music & lyrics of the (recent) past. To see a band like EN turn commercial is laughable. It makes one feel old and 'wise' in a horrifying cynical manner...
Yeah, I gotta agree that was my reaction too. Being kind: maybe it's not the band but just the record company refusing copyright? Set against that, if you take a look at EN website you will see a lot of somewhat disappointed fans posting about EN's reaction actions/attitudes. Maybe it's time that the Neubauten stürtzen ein... A sad day if it comes to pass, all the same :-(
Ok, so in-between times I've managed to get the music track to Hamletmaschine from vinyl into digital format on my PC (.wav, .mp3 and of course the beloved .ogg format, should you be interested...) and also some photo shots of the album and book (yeah, I got everything except the t-shirt!) for making a video. All the parts there. I "just" need to assemble them... :-)
great heroic music, perfect performance. Gododdin is the final point what industrial music can reach in dramatization. Sound quality of this record is low.
Glad you like it. "final point that industrial music can reach in dramatization" - hmmm, possible, possible... Do you know of the play Die Hamletmaschine by Heiner Mueller? The music was done by Einstuerzende Neubauten and provides me with a quote that goes around my head in airports: "In der Einsamkeit der Flughaefen atme ich auf/ Ich bin ein Priviligierter - mein Ekel ist ein Privileg". The industrial music as dramatization of this play is really phenomenal. Perhaps I shall upload it :-)
Ah, yeah, maybe a translation for all non-German speakers! The quote is: "In the loneliness of airports, I breathe out. I am a privileged one - my repulsion is a privilege". Kinda sums up all the emotions at airports/with flying for me...
Sound quality: oh, sorry you found it not good. What exactly causes the low quality for you? The USB record deck I used to record this from vinyl isn't exactly top HiFi, but that said it seems to sound ok to a cloth-eared person like me ;-)
This track and the entire album is an absolute masterpiece. It's a real outstanding one.
thecoldheart2012 6 months ago
I have listened this LP on or around Haloween for many years now. It just opens the doors between the worlds.
2painfull 1 year ago
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macantsaoir 2 years ago
This is EPIC, cheers for uploading - must hunt down the lp
timeofthedark 2 years ago
So glad to hear this music again, it´s been a long time since the last time I heard this album.
Greetings from Mexico city!!!!!!!
alanklausnomi 3 years ago
Thank you very much for this song. I heard it years ago at a party and after that i looked for Title and Artist.
marquez0815 3 years ago
WARRIORS WENT TO GOD ODDIN!
schallpunkt 3 years ago
... then maybe I should follow in their footsteps ;-) "Fresh mead was their drink;" also sounds ok to me, not sure about the following "it was bitter" part, though...
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Glad to see/hear Test Dept. Saw their performance Gododdin in Frieslandhallen, Holland. Incredible and a longlasting experience
piepekoe2000 3 years ago
Nice to hear from you! Check out Update #3 on the "more info" section on my first Gododdin video (Sarff) for news of a re-staging of Gododdin in Cardiff, UK on 6th December 2008. BTW, I'm living in Holland right now (yeah, and Germany too, as per my profile... trying to decide right now which one will become "home" for me from now on - and I'm a British national into the bargain, lol !)
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Hm. EN like any other 'alternative' band in the 80's used to have nothing but contempt for what was considered to be 'commercial' music. Times obviously have changed. And I can't help but wonder if I maybe should look at their art in a different manner. People change, but fundamental changes like these discredit their attitude, music & lyrics of the (recent) past. To see a band like EN turn commercial is laughable. It makes one feel old and 'wise' in a horrifying cynical manner...
PaintedBirdIII 3 years ago 2
Yeah, I gotta agree that was my reaction too. Being kind: maybe it's not the band but just the record company refusing copyright? Set against that, if you take a look at EN website you will see a lot of somewhat disappointed fans posting about EN's reaction actions/attitudes. Maybe it's time that the Neubauten stürtzen ein... A sad day if it comes to pass, all the same :-(
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Perhaps you should ;O)
PaintedBirdIII 3 years ago
Ok, so in-between times I've managed to get the music track to Hamletmaschine from vinyl into digital format on my PC (.wav, .mp3 and of course the beloved .ogg format, should you be interested...) and also some photo shots of the album and book (yeah, I got everything except the t-shirt!) for making a video. All the parts there. I "just" need to assemble them... :-)
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Just waiting on permission from:
- the publishers (Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin) for use of the text to the radio play "Die Hamletmaschine" in the book "Mauser" by Heiner Müller, and
- Einstuerzende Neubauten for use of the accompanying music tracks
BTW, it seems like the book is now out of print, so quite a rarity. I'd better hang on to my copy! Let's hope permission of use is granted.
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Update: I just got an email from the Einstürzende Neubauten (EN) office saying that they cannot give permission:
"danke für ihre anfrage.
leider kann ich ihnen die genehmigung für die verwendung der musik nicht geben."
Short translation: "Thanks for asking. No."
Longer translation: "Thank you for your query. Unfortunately I cannot give you permission for use of the music"
So much for radical deconstructionalism and so on. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall have EN gone all capitalistic? :-(
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
great heroic music, perfect performance. Gododdin is the final point what industrial music can reach in dramatization. Sound quality of this record is low.
tothdenes 3 years ago
Glad you like it. "final point that industrial music can reach in dramatization" - hmmm, possible, possible... Do you know of the play Die Hamletmaschine by Heiner Mueller? The music was done by Einstuerzende Neubauten and provides me with a quote that goes around my head in airports: "In der Einsamkeit der Flughaefen atme ich auf/ Ich bin ein Priviligierter - mein Ekel ist ein Privileg". The industrial music as dramatization of this play is really phenomenal. Perhaps I shall upload it :-)
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago
Ah, yeah, maybe a translation for all non-German speakers! The quote is: "In the loneliness of airports, I breathe out. I am a privileged one - my repulsion is a privilege". Kinda sums up all the emotions at airports/with flying for me...
Sound quality: oh, sorry you found it not good. What exactly causes the low quality for you? The USB record deck I used to record this from vinyl isn't exactly top HiFi, but that said it seems to sound ok to a cloth-eared person like me ;-)
BertrandDeBorn 3 years ago