Blixa Bargeld

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Blixa Bargeld, born Christian Emmerich on January 12, 1959 in West Berlin, Germany, is a composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer and lecturer in almost any field of interpretative art. He is best known for his studio work and tours with the groups Einstürzende Neubauten and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

In 1980 he founded the music group Einstürzende Neubauten which released numerous albums and singles, performed all over the world, and still exists to this day.

From 1984 to 2003, Blixa Bargeld was a long-time guitarist and backing vocalist in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Bargeld also sang several "co-vocals" with Cave, such as on "The Carny" and "The Weeping Song."

Since the middle of the 90s Bargeld has appeared live with his solo Rede/Speech Performances. During these performances, usually supported by Neubauten's sound engineer Boris Wilsdorf, he works with microphones, sound effects, overdubbing with the help of sampler loops, and speaks English or German. The performed pieces include such curiosities as a vocal creation of the DNA of an angel and a parody of a techno song.

1 Trivia
2 Personal life
3 Solo discography
4 Filmography
5 External links

[edit] Trivia

Blixa is a German brand of blue felt pen. Bargeld translates from German to English as cash money and is a reference to German Dada artist Johannes Theodor Baargeld

[edit] Personal life

Blixa Bargeld had a short romance with Cinema of Transgression's Lung Leg, documented in Nick Zedd's Totem of the Depraved.
He is married to Erin Zhu who is also the webmaster of http://neubauten.org, and lives in San Francisco in a blue house, Shanghai, Beijing and Berlin.
Blixa advert for German DIY superstore

[edit] Solo discography

1995 "Commissioned Music"
1996 "Die Sonne" (with Gudrun Gut and Members of the Ocean Club, album and single)
2000 "Recycled" (Soundtrack composed by Blixa Bargeld, arranged and directed by Tim Isfort and performed by his orchestra)
2001 "Elementarteilchen": Audioplay based on Michel Houellebecq's novel Les Particules élémentaires.

[edit] Filmography

Recycled
The Mummy (in which his only role was to make the characteristic growl of the mummy itself)
Die Totale Therapie
Die Terroristen!
Wings of Desire
Nihil oder Alle Zeit der Welt
Dandy (1987, directed by Peter Sempel)
Kalt wie Eis
Halber Mensch

[edit] External links

Discography
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave \| Mick Harvey \| Blixa Bargeld \| Warren Ellis \| Martyn P. Casey
Albums: From Her to Eternity \| The Firstborn Is Dead \| Kicking Against the Pricks \| Your Funeral... My Trial \| Tender Prey \| The Good Son \| Henry's Dream \| Let Love In \| Murder Ballads \| The Boatman's Call \| No More Shall We Part \| Nocturama \| Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Live: Live Seeds
Compilations: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds \| B-Sides & Rarities
Videos: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Videos \| Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - God Is In The House \| Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Road To God Knows Where / Live At The Paradiso
Related articles
The Birthday Party \| Einstürzende Neubauten
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