Blixa Bargeld reads Hornbach - Quarizpolygonalplatten

Blixa bargeld, mastermind of the German cult band Einstuerzende Neubauten, does a tv-ad for Hornbach, a German Do-It-Yourself Store by reading from it's cataloge.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• blixa
• bargeld
• neubauten
• hornbach
• advertisment
• industrial
• avantgarde
• german

[floweringsilverzero]

english is a dumb language for not having a word like Quarizpolygonalplatten

[FranklenWylder]

English is a fucked up language. Let's start off with the silent 'e'. If it's silent then why even have it. Any silent letter is illogical. If you took the 'k' out of knife it wouldn't sound any different lol. I can't fit all the absurdities of modern English into this small box.

[Sakreos]

@floweringsilverzero Amen

[anagittigana]

Quarzitpolygonalplatten

[asiaownsuk]

he is constipated

[illiteratellipsis]

I wish I could roll my Rs. The best I can do is a cross between ch and a dying motorboat.

[kulturatka]

okay now I can see it: ['zʌɪləfəʊn]. thanks for the enlightenment. exactly. on all those conferences they are needed. and it's a very hard job. one of the most difficult jobs you could choose.

[FranklenWylder]

The 'x' in xylophone is pronounced as if it was a 'z'. Zylophone. the 'x' in next is pronounced as it should logically be pronounced...like an X. You're right, I've noticed an interpreter is always in need.

[kulturatka]

sarcasm? no not really, I usually put a ':P' behind statements with such an intention :P

hmmm true you're right there actually are not many other official languages in america. it's not like europe where you have sooo many different languages even within one tiny country (like switzerland). even in a homogenous country like poland there are lots of minorities with their own language. nevertheless there ALWAYS is a need for linguists because they can specialize in interpreting for example

[FranklenWylder]

wait wait - the x in next and xylophone are different?! how??" That was sarcasm right?

I didn't major in linguistics because there's not much of a need for it in America. In the U.S.A. you speak English or Spanish. I do have books on Spanish & German in my room though.

[kulturatka]

wait wait - the x in next and xylophone are different?! how??

yes yes same with me. languages are really fascinating, that's why I studied applied linguistics. so why didn't you choose a variety of language studies if that interests you?

[FranklenWylder]

Well that's just 1 issue. Then you've got accent marks. Well, you do but we don't. A 4 year old kid is going to be confused as to why the 'X' in next and the 'x' in xylophone are completely different. on the other hand a kid in Germany has those handy umlauts Für help lol. Languages have always fascinated me...

[kulturatka]

ah the spelling :) true, but French and Polish have the same problem. But that's because people are conservative when it comes to spelling. with pronounciation it's different. so the way you write now people spoke like 500 years ago. 'green' was pronounced 'green' with a long 'e'. imagine writing 'griin' or something like that :)

[kulturatka]

thanks. I've been learning English since I was 11. Now I am graduating from Applied Lingustics at a Uni.

I meant the way the 'r' is pronounced in rhotic accents of English (except for: "learn the scottish accent lesson I". this vid explains a lot). the way the 'r' is supposed to be rolled depends on the region as far as german is concerned. where I grew up the 'r' was barely audible when pronounced at the end. I think rules in english grammar are logical - why do you they are contradicting?

[FranklenWylder]

We don't roll our 'r's' in English. Now maybe you're referring to when we say something like "grrrl power" or if we imitate a bear and say "grrr"? Germans roll their r's I think? I've always been fascinated by all the contradicting rules in English grammar. Your English is pretty good Barbara.

[kulturatka]

come on you never had the chance to listen to your own language without understanding it :) I remember being fascinated with english when I was 10 and didn't understand a word. Particularly the way you roll the 'r' was absolutely fascinating for me.

[FranklenWylder]

English is not a dumb language. It's a very complicated mixture of other languages and kind of a distant cousin to the german language. I will say though, it's much more interesting to listen to 2 people conversing in german or japanese. If we're talking about just how a language sounds when spoken then yeah, english is kinda monotone sort of like we have a mouth full of marbles.

[Sesquipedaliantique]

I'd agree, I'm a total Neubauten fanboy and think this is brilliant. FUTTER MEIN EGO!

[platinumgirl]

yes. its sad... they don't know blixa anymore here.. ^^

[kokytos07]

loverlybird/Faktory

He's simply reading from this DIY store's catalogue. Like "impact drilling machine, 69 Euro 95 cent. Strong and reliable, heavy current compatible..." and then sings the company's jingle.

These commercials won some price. And I think they do were shown on German tv.

[Faktory]

SO hornbach is a DIY store, sweet. BLIXA!!!

[SaintNobody]

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"Well, now, I've got some advice for you, little buddy..."  - Maynard

[skofield]

it never was on tv here. 95% of the people wouldnt know whos this guy if you would show it

[loverlybird]

what a hillarious concept for a commercial. too bad my german isn't better.

[ronkuli]

Totally agree. It's all good as long as he doesn't compromise with his music. This only shows that he doesn't take himself too damn seriously. And hey, it's a great concept!