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Tabula Rasa
Studio album by Einstürzende Neubauten
Released	1993
Recorded	1990–1992
Genre	Industrial
Length	45:14
Label	Mute
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 by the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, released in 1993 through Mute Records worldwide and through the band's own label Potomak in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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

Reception

Professional ratings

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AllMusic

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."

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Blixa Bargeld, Mark Chung, F. M. Einheit, Alexander Hacke and N. U. Unruh, copyright Freibank Music.

1. "Die Interimsliebenden" ("The Interim Lovers") - 7:41
2. "Zebulon" - 3:43
3. "Blume" ("Flower") - 4:33
4. "12305(te Nacht)" ("12305th Night") - 4:13
5. "Sie" (She) - 6:08
6. "Wüste" ("Desert") - 4:07
7. "Headcleaner" - 9:55

   I. "Zentrifuge" / "Stabs" / "Rotlichtachse" / "Propaganda" / "Aufmarsch" ("Centrifuge" / "Stabs" / "Red Light Axis" / "Propaganda" / "Deployment")

   II. "Einhorn" ("Unicorn")

   III. "Marschlied" ("Marching Song")

8. "Headcleaner" - 5:12

   "Das Gleissen / Schlacht" ("The Glare / Battle")

   IV. "Lyrischer Rückzug" ("Lyric Retreat")

"Marschlied" contains a sample of, and interpolates modified lyrics from, the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love", changing the refrain to: "All you need is headcleaner."

Personnel

Einstürzende Neubauten

• 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 and engineered by Jon Caffery and Boris Wilsdorf
• Mixed by Jon Caffery

References

1. "Einstürzende Neubauten - Tabula Rasa". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
2. "Tabula Rasa - Einstürzende Neubauten". Allmusic.
3. Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Einstürzende Neubauten". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

• Einstürzende Neubauten albums
• 1993 albums
• Mute Records albums