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. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Einstürzende Neubauten is an ever-changing experimental music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ...

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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." 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ...

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. Einstürzende Neubauten is an ever-changing experimental music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living things. ... The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ...

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

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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

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Death

Blixa (aka, Christian Emmerich) died in a train crash. The train was heading to a city in germany called "'Ballswania' to perform a gig with his band 'Einstürzende Neubauten'. The train had bad wiring and the wheels flew off the track and everyone died. Aww. </3

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.

Michel Houellebecq (pronounced ) (real name Michel Thomas), born 26 February 1958, on the French island of Réunion is a controversial, award-winning French novelist. ...

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

Wings of Desire is the English title of Der Himmel über Berlin, a 1987 film by the German-born director Wim Wenders. ... Peter Sempel is a film maker and photograph, born in Hamburg (Germany). ...

External links

• Blixa Bargeld Homepage
• Einstürzende Neubauten Official Website
• Blixa Bargeld at the Internet Movie Database