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Led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Blixa Bargeld, Einstürzende Neubauten - an unusual, highly experimental band from West Berlin - was originally formed in 1980. Often classified as industrial (or electronica), they are best known for their use of elaborate, custom-made instruments in addition to standard musical instruments and their frequent experimentations with sound in diverse styles.

This conceptual concert performance was filmed on November 4, 2004 at the Palast der Republik in Berlin - the former Parliament building and symbol of the no-longer-existant DDR (East Germany). The Palast der Republik has since been torn down in order to make space for the re-erection of the City Palace.

Einstürzende Neubauten found the steel skeleton of the Palast der Republik ruins a congenial location for their architectural-musical fantasies and field studies. Accompanied by a 100-member choir (recruited through their website), they played in and with the building in their inimitable, almost literally building-collapsing fashion.