Lament

Issued in a digipak sleeve with a 32-page booklet, including lyrics, credits, notes and photos. Typeset in the typeface “Fortescue” by the Colophon type foundry. All titles published by Freibank Musikverlage Hamburg. All songs recorded and mixed by [...] at andereBaustelle Tonstudio, Berlin in between December 2013 and September 2014. Mastered by [...] at Monoposto Mastering GmbH. Translations by [...] (»Der Beginn des Weltkrieges ...« and additional texts) and [...] (»In de Loopgraaf«, »Achterland«). Cylinder recordings of »The Prodigal Son« told by prisoners of war: by courtesy of »Lautarchiv der Humbolt- Universität zu Berlin«. »Where Have All The Flowers Gone« [...] (Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind) dt. Text [...] © Sanga Music Inc German lyrics used by permission Rights for Europe Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH Alexander Hacke wishes to thank: Gibson, Native Instruments and U-He. Boris Wilsdorf wishes to thank: Eventide and Empirical Labs. EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN contact, mailorder and management: [...] Einstürzende Neubauten GbR Beusselstr. 88, 10553 Berlin, Germany info&neubauten.org, www.neubauten.org LAMENT This album came into existence from the eponymous performance on November 8th, 2014 in Diksmuide, Belgium, composed as a contribution to the series of events »Against the Neglection: GoneWest - the fall of Diksmuide 1914-2014«. For the generous support in preparation of the project LAMENT we want to thank: all members of research staff and especially Sarah Grossert from »Lautarchiv der Humbolt-Universität zu Berlin« »Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden«, Albrecht Viertel, Research Associate and Erik Zimmermann, Research Associate/Collection/Exhibition Mareike Jacobs and Frederike Heinze, Project »Exploitation and Digitalization of Soundrecordings of the Prussian Phono- graphic Commission 1915-1918«. »Ethologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin«, Department Music Ethology, Media-Technology and the Berliner Phonogram-Archive Andreas Rühl, Media and Userservice, Foundation »Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv«, Frankfurt / Main Kirsten Schneider, Head Office Information »Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv«, Babelsberg »Bar Jeder Vernunft«, Berlin ℗ © 2014 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company under exclusive license from Einstürzende Neubauten