Public Service Broadcasting - Der Rhythmus der Maschinen [ft. Blixa Bargeld]

Der Rhythmus Der Maschinen [ft. Blixa Bargeld]
℗ & © 2021 Test Card Recordings
Released under exclusive license by Play It Again Sam
Der Rhythmus der Maschinen is taken from the brand new album, Bright Magic. Buy it/stream it now at ffm.to/psb_brightmagic
UK & EU tour tickets now on sale at publicservicebroadcasting.net...
Lyrics:
Die Stadt ist die Maschine
Ingenieure
In der riesigen Maschine
Formen den neuen Mensch
Endverstärker
Ausschlag links
Ausschlag rechts
Signalingenieure
Lassen frei den neuen Mensch
Es wird gebaut
Die Überstadt
Über, überstadt
Die Überstadt
[English]
The city is the machine
Engineers
In the huge machine
Form the new Man
Power amplifier
Response left
Response right
Signal engineers
Set free the new Man
It is being built
The über-city
Über, über-city
The über-city
Video credits:
Directed by Jordan Martin, produced by Double Vision
Music credits:
Music by J. Willgoose, Esq.
Words by Blixa Bargeld
J. Willgoose, Esq.: Guitars, synths, electronics, vocoder
JFAbraham: Bass, trumpet
Wrigglesworth: Drums, percussion
Rittipo: Baritone sax
Blixa Bargeld: Vocals
Contains samples from Wochenende (1930) by Walter Ruttmann and New Power in their Hands (1959), courtesy of the BFI
J. Willgoose, Esq. published by Mute Song Ltd
Produced & mixed by J. Willgoose, Esq.
Album Executive Producer: Alex Silva
Engineer: James Campbell
Assistant engineer: Kian Moghaddamzadeh
Executive Producer: Alex Silva
Recorded at Hansa Studios, Emil Berliner Studios and Hansaplatz Mixroom, Berlin, August & September 2020
Blixa Bargeld vocal session recorded at andereBaustelle Tonstudio, Berlin, engineered by Boris Wilsdor
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, London

[@sminkles]

As an old school machinist/toolmaker,and an avid fan of Kraftwerk and 70s electronica,this is heavenly perfection!!!!

[@stratotramp6243]

Spot on! Perfection in rhythm and automation. It's not that different from nature. Waves & Patterns are everywhere

[@restojon1]

I was a classic car and motorcycle restoration engineer and part of my work was machining, none of that CNC stuff, proper machining 😉 with Colchesters and Bridgeports etc . We used to remanufacture brand new out of production prewar engines from scratch and I had to machine what came back from the foundry into engine shaped bits. I was trying to figure out what those engine blocks were coming out from the casting process near the end of the video, it's hard to see and even get a scale but I wondered if they were either the old BMW 2.0 straight six (as found in the old prewar 319,327 etc) or possibly if the scale is bigger, something like a Deutz 6 diesel?

[@aspiadas]

Just listening to this track and was thinking the same. :)

[@babboon5764]

Made me smile that comment

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Public Service Broadcasting + Blixa Bargeld = Masterpiece 🔥

[@thekitchensynth]

PSB meets Kraftwerk... Love it!

[@eruma]

... and Einstürzende Neubauten! That's something extraordinary!

[@AMAZINGPIXIELADY]

Brad Fiedel described his Terminator theme as 'a mechanical man and his heartbeat.' I'm getting that same vibe with this. Love it.

[@mattilett1444]

That scratches a Kraftwerkian itch I didn't realise I had....so looking forward to Oct 26 in Bristol. And exciting Friday is coming ever closer now! Thanks chaps! Pip pip!

[@alan-sk7ky]

Harmonia I think..😉

[@stratotramp6243]

Exactly what I just said to my dad when I sent it to him. He used to listen to it around all the usual Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple etc. I did a computer science a level when I was 13, burnt out then did mechanical engineering. Machines & technology are so cool.

[@dutchbeef8920]

As a collector of train sound recordings on vinyl this really appeals to me

[@juyhfrty]

This is the PSB we know and love, this track should be ten to fifteen mins long so you can immerse into it

[@Marsmensch-hi8jp]

Yes, the only thing that I do not like about this track is that it's way too short!

[@Nemova]

In addition to all of the aforementioned greatness that this track carries I also love the nod to Every Valley’s “Progress”. Sept. 24th can’t come soon enough.

[@protonprotonfix5749]

Ganz großes Kino! I love it that in spite of the fucking Brexit artist are still connecting between UK and Europe/Germany. Don’t let them stop you!

[@tomaspfleger6111]

Richtig schön kraftvoll! Könnte mir gut vorstellen, dass das in den goldenen 20er auch ein Hit wäre!

[@bxmachine]

PSB meets Kraftwerk via Ramstein. Superb!

[@Timotion]

This. is. music.

[@jaynetaylor5208]

Thanks for my fix of intimidating Orwellian gloom ☺️

[@davidmiller5573]

The Kraftwerk comments were expected but I immediately thought of Station to Station and Hitchcock with the initial images and intro. Look forward to the live gigs

[@raymomull2258]

Station to station 100%

[@deckieb1]

How have i not heard these before. Amazing. Roll on Birmingham.

[@Lerequindemort]

The triple train tracks at start…T.E.E. Nice nod. I like.

[@Toby4929]

Classic PSB meets Kraftwerk = brilliance!

[@jasonphilbrook4332]

This is awesome.. Your creativity and skill deserve a million followers.

[@haeaeaery]

Blixa 😍

[@miriamsanchezgarcia2769]

Blixa Bargel. El mejor musico de los ultimos 50 años, por su versatilidad, improvisacion, sorprender, adelantarse,,, experimentar.... Blixa Bargel. The best musician of the last 50 years, for his versatility, improvisation, surprising, anticipating, experimenting....

[@darrenhurst2660]

I almost cried with utter joy at hearing this for the first time today. Just magnificent. Looking forward to the Manchester and Berlin gigs.

[@GP100TD]

Splendid! After VANGELIS in the Lichtspiel III, KRAFTWERK in Der Rhytmus! 🛠

[@mordicus420]

Blixa is a sound Master 🙌🤘🔥 Still remember his live performance in Montreal early 90s...

[@jasonadams3521]

These guys keep getting better and better! Was lucky enough to see them in 2013 and have been dying to see them since

[@SIDARI98]

excellent shots of a vertical borer in action,spent many an hour on one of those

[@stratotramp6243]

You sir are an industrial hero & probably undervalued.

[@pollydavies6800]

Every time you release a song from this album my excitement only grows... Loving the sound so far!

[@gigteevee6118]

Great to hear Blixa on this, more!!!!

[@nutster9000]

Wow, this is PSB gone heavy metal! Almost like Vangelis & AC/DC at one point! Fantastic work, sounds like it's mixed Kraftwerk's The Voice Of Energy! Weird, had Blixa on the mind after watching the Sky Arts Hansa Studios documentary the other week. Highly recommended anyone to watch that documentary. One criticism, this track not have died at the end. It should have reprised for another good five minutes. Would like to make my own edit like years ago with cassette tape cut up versions from tape to tape.

[@Marsmensch-hi8jp]

The sound of this track rather reminded me to the "Machinists of Joy"-Album by Die Krupps. I agree with you that it is way too short!

[@nutster9000]

@@Marsmensch-hi8jp Oh yesss! Die Krupps & the genius that is Ralph Dorper!

[@GP100TD]

Simply, YES THAT'S IT!

[@mays.5402]

SO POWERFUL. Amazing music and visual indeed!

[@monariver66]

Love this video…I saw the same image with Iggy Pop about machines…

[@lordgoose2777]

Avantgarde AF, love it!!

[@gregturner1830]

I'm so excited for this album!

[@andylancelot]

Excellent 👍…can’t wait to see your live show again in Llandudno 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿…. 🚀

[@pipjammbf]

Roll on album launch tomorrow and the upcoming tour 🙌 whoop

[@CraigStephenson]

I have nothing to add but....YYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[@oncedidactic]

Amazing track. How good can this album be 😲

[@sammaldonado5931]

This is gold. You guys are incredible!

[@gregmitchell1644]

Industry & Music! I’m sold, awesome

[@dirkvonhoegen5365]

Great song, sounds like Kraftwerk with a little bit of Rammstein.

[@martinearl5802]

Love it!!!

[@weltraumkuh]

Super! Endlich habe ich für einen Klimawandel-Smalltalk bei der nächsten Party tolle Argumente für mehr CO2-Ausstoß😂😂

[@malwill54]

What a superb piece of rock/electro/metal with German sounds and superb drumming and riffs. The best PSB track for a while LOVE IT!

[@markusfrykberg6413]

Achtung spitfire!

[@colmkavanagh460]

Utterly brilliant.

[@kennya6921]

Blixa? It's lovely and relentless and continually twisting and convoluting and continuing and confusing (Einstürzende Neubauten-ish? No doubt I'm wrong)

[@monariver66]

I love this video (I found original pictures with Iggy Pop about machines)

[@paulchapman8656]

Best track so far.... Can't wait for the full album

[@DarrellGregory]

4 years too long, but I'm glad to have new PSB music to listen too. Thanks Chaps.

[@davidcox2716]

Excellent. Thank you guys.

[@pernilsson5201]

Futurism nostalgia

[@philipmulville8218]

Fabulous music. Incredibly atmospheric.

[@TheOutdoorlife78]

Love this band ! Live they are awesome.

[@avroberts101]

Another terrific track - I am a sucker for these accompanying videos!

[@stratotramp6243]

Some of the chemical brothers ones are pretty good too. I love this video too, think we take all this technology and all these smart people forgranted sometimes.

[@harryhazeel5974]

I want PSB to rescore Metropolis.

[@MinyongPark-sv2vk]

Good as always

[@PhyllisJay]

I’m sooo here for this.

[@mindscraftsman]

Das Lied alleine ist schon ist ne Klasse für sich. Das Video rundet die Sache bestens ab .

[@stevemclaughlan1511]

😱 speechless. 😀

[@melodymoon5768]

Amazing 😀

[@PPGlam]

The ending is pretty abrupt, other than that it's a great track. I never thought I'd hear Blixa Bargeld in a collaboration like this but I'm digging the result. A very pronounced Kraftwerk/Neu! vibe going on here.

[@nutster9000]

Way too abrupt, should have had a reprise finale to that. Weird that!

[@1882osr]

Clocks gone. If you want us to punch back in you'd better arrange a meeting with our union rep

[@teddownum7428]

Ich liebe!

[@LP6_yt]

Nice. Really gets interesting with the more legato section towards the end and the vocal melody capping things off well.

[@bassfx1]

Fantastisch

[@daneelcayce]

I was already yelling "THEY DID THE THING, THEY DID THE 'MENSCH-MASCHINE' THING!" ...and then 1:28 happened.

[@stratotramp6243]

The man machine, machine Machine, machine, machine Machine, machine, machine (machine) The man machine, machine Machine, machine, machine Machine, machine, machine (machine) 🤣👍

[@ylativnibres]

Alles gut-)

[@stekra3159]

Maschine Thinking.

[@andrewc1927]

I heard Blade Runner mentioned in the 6music interview yesterday - can really hear it on this one!

[@LimousinLife]

Every song on this lp is incredible. I have other albums by psb and this certainly ranks top 2 beaten only marginally by race for space. However, I think this will become my favourite. Awesome, truly awesome!!!

[@scottfraser7118]

You Clever Buggers, Yet again 😉😘

[@CapnChapster]

This sounds good. Then you plug in yr earphones. And it becomes incredible. Looking forward to Pryzm Kingston on Thames 27th September

O M G!

[@ZeeKat]

Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt!

[@ME-GonzoE]

geilo! .. seeya in Munic.. and Blixa?!

[@apoptygmer]

Tooooooooooo shoooooort! Mooooore! Please! Or a bit longer! Thanks for this masterpiece!!!!

[@eruma]

Amazing but just too short, the time went to quickly to dive into that mood of PSBHQ and Blixa, a mix of you, Einstürzende Neubauten and a bit of Kraftwerk. A symbiosis of British and German music - I hope we'll can hear more in future!? (... I'm thinking espacially of "People will always need coal" which hits also German history hand in hand with the British one)

[@colmkavanagh460]

100% in agreement - this song could ramble on for another ten minutes, and it'd sound great. Deffo ended too soon, just as it was reaching one helluva crescendo!

[@alancliff9208]

MAybe it blends into the next track..?

[@stratotramp6243]

Extended remix please!

[@IndyPoint]

Kraftwerk!

[@jasonfernee2401]

A nod to Kraftwerk in this no doubt.

[@1505herzog]

Very good. Just like what Kraftwerk did 43 years ago.

[@eyelevelxyz6088]

Nothing’s new.

[@alanlittle4589]

Some similarities with Inform, Educate Entertain... Yet so different at the same time. I wonder if they will ever make something I dislike 🤔

[@andyjames73]

Kraftwerk meets blade runner meets M83.

[@Eudaemon1]

In addition to the references already noted by commenters, I would like to call attention to the very clear similarity in tone, thematic topic, and subject of "another brick in the wall" by Pink Floyd.

[@germansfordonald2196]

Wow - a real masterpice like the other songs so far from this album!

[@im9282]

Who's voice is that at the end... sounds creepily familiar.

[@valley_robot]

You guys sound a lot like my stuff

[@markcarey67]

I named one of my cats after Blixa

[@wowchannelwow]

Is anyone else getting Satan by Orbital vibes?

[@darrenhurst2660]

Yes 👍

[@mradriankool]

PsB meets NiN

[@raymomull2258]

Sorry a bit of a let down from every valley

Great Track! Too bad that Blixa uses such poor grammar: »Formen den neuen Mensch« and »Lassen frei den neuen Mensch« instead of »[…] den neuen Mensch*en*«. Sure, there is freedom in poetry and art, but it still hurts a bit to a german listener … :-)