Kollaps is the first official LP by Einstürzende Neubauten,

| rev2 = Spin Alternative Record Guide

| rev2score = 9/10

Trouser Press described Kollaps as "one of the most shocking visions ever committed to vinyl." The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

  1. "Tanz Debil" (Debility Dance) – 3:19
  2. "Steh auf Berlin" (Wake Up Berlin) – 3:45
  3. "Negativ Nein" (Negative No) – 2:24
  4. "U-Haft-Muzak" (Detention Muzak) – 3:47
  5. "Draußen ist Feindlich" (Outside is Hostile) – 0:47
  6. "Schmerzen Hören (Hören mit Schmerzen)" (Hearing Pain (Listen with Pain)) – 2:32
  7. "Jet'm" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 1:24 <small>(appended to many versions)</small>
  8. "Kollaps" (Collapse) – 8:03
  9. "Sehnsucht" (Desire) – 1:21
  10. "Vorm Krieg" (Before the War) – 0:20
  11. "Hirnsäge" (Brainsaw) – 1:55
  12. "Abstieg & Zerfall" (Descent & Decay) – 4:28
  13. "Helga" – 0:11
  14. "Schieß Euch Ins Blut" (Shoot Yourself in the Blood) – 3:06 <small>(appended to many CD versions)</small>
  15. "Negativ Nein" (live) – 4:37 <small>(appended to many CD versions)</small>
  16. "Rohrbombe" (Pipe Bomb) – 1:02 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  17. "Futuristischer Dub" (Futuristic Dub) – 1:03 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  18. "Sado-Masodub" (Sadomasochistic Dub) – 3:11 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  19. "Liebesdub" (Love Dub) – 1:29 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  20. "Spionagedub" (Espionage Dub) – 2:12 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  21. "Mikrobendub" (Microbes Dub) – 1:46 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  22. "Gastarbeiterdub" (Guest Worker Dub) – 2:47 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  23. "Rivieradub" – 2:46 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>
  24. "Lünebest" – 1:58 <small>(from Stahldubversions, appended to the 2002 re-release)</small>

Personnel

Einstürzende Neubauten

  • Blixa Bargeld – lead vocals, guitars, noises
  • N.U. Unruh – percussion, vocals
  • F.M. Einheit – percussion, vocals

References

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  • Kollaps (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)