Tabula Rasa (Einstürzende Neubauten album)

Tabula Rasa
Studio album by Einstürzende Neubauten
Released	1993
Recorded	1990–1992
Genre	Industrial
Length	45:14
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer	Einstürzende Neubauten, Jon Caffery
Einstürzende Neubauten chronology
Haus der Lüge (1989) Tabula Rasa (1993) Ende Neu (1996)

Tabula Rasa is the sixth full-length studio album from the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten and was released in 1993.

Anita Lane joins Blixa Bargeld on vocals for the song "Blume."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Trouser Press described the album as "a gripping blend of stately seduction and brutality that sounds like the masterpiece Einstürzende Neubauten was born to make."^[2]

Track listing

• All Songs Written & Arranged By Blixa Bargeld, Mark Chung, F. M. Einheit, Alexander Hacke & N. U. Unruh. (Copyright Freibank Music)

1. "Die Interimsliebenden" - 7:41
2. "Zebulon" - 3:43
3. "Blume" - 4:33
4. "12305(te Nacht)" - 4:13
5. "Sie" - 6:08
6. "Wüste" - 4:07
7. "Headcleaner" - 9:55

   I. "Zentrifuge" / "Stabs" / "Rotlichtachse" / "Propaganda" / "Aufmarsch"

   II. "Einhorn"

   III. "Marschlied"

8. "Headcleaner" - 5:12

   "Das Gleissen / Schlacht"

   IV. "Lyrischer Rückzug"

Although the songs have no musical similarity, "Headcleaner" contains a lyrical reference to the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love":

Where "All You Need Is Love" goes:

There's nothing you can do that can't be done

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

It's easy

In "Headcleaner" the line goes:

Cause nothing has been done that can't be done

Nothing has been sang that can't be sung And nothing has been said, so forget how to play the game

It's easy

The line 'All you need is love' is also replaced with 'All you need is headcleaner'.

Personnel

• Blixa Bargeld: lead vocals
• Alexander Hacke: guitar, backing vocals
• F. M. Einheit: percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
• Mark Chung: bass, backing vocals
• N. U. Unruh: percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Produced By E. N. & Jon Caffery
• Recorded & Engineered By Jon Caffery & Boris Wilsdorf
• Mixed By Jon Caffery

References

1. "Tabula Rasa - Einstürzende Neubauten". Allmusic.
2. Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Einstürzende Neubauten". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.