Sunday, January 26, 2025

[a record of reading] KOLLAPS

 

The book KOLLAPS by Melle Jan Kromhout & Jan Nieuwenhuis with a blackbordered cover, the 33 1/3 Europe logo and a grey background with the title and authors listed as well as the iconic tan cover of the album Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten with the black Neubauten petroglyph logo.  The book is propped up on a bookshelf in front of other books, most notable Headcleaner, Blixa Bargeld's collection of Einstürzende Neubauten lyrics and interviews and Nina Simone's Gum by the musician Warren Ellis.

Finished my 1st book of 2025. KOLLAPS by Melle Jan Kromhout & Jan Nieuwenhuis, part of the 33 1/3 Europe series. A little bit of a cheat, since it's a slender volume, but an excellent retelling and analysis of Einstürzende Neubauten's earliest works, but a very worthy read for any Neubauten fans. I picked it up near the end of 2024, but finally forced myself to read it this last week.

It will have a place of pride next to my well-worn copy of Blixa Bargeld's Headcleaner, the out of print collection of Einstürzende Neubauten lyrics and interview snippets with Harry Lachner that illuminate the song history and lyrical meaning.

As I try to turn away from staring into the endless, dispiriting void of social media, I'm trying to get myself to read more. It sometimes feels like I read a lot, but it's mostly online articles and portions of RPG books, so this [a record of reading] series will be an effort to motivate myself to read more books cover to cover. 

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