Perpetuum Mobile (album)
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This album, by Einstürzende Neubauten, is an offshoot of their first supporters only recording experiment. It was released with Mute Records, in part to facillitate a world tour.
Research
Perpetuum Mobile contains overarching references to its namesake perpetuum mobile (the musical term) and Perpetuum Mobile (the physical concept). Other islands in the notional sea are Boreas, Ararat (of note for both the Einstürzende Neubauten song Armenia and Mount Ararat), travel and airplanes, rare birds, and countless others not yet listed or explored.
Of Note
Supporters Album #1 ends with Compressors in the Dark (the black version of Ich gehe jetzt) while Perpetuum Mobile begins with the white version of Ich gehe jetzt, forming another point of continuity for those who have both albums. It is possible that the black version (at the end) is for "leaving to return" or "leaving to go home" and the white version (at the beginning) is in counterpoint as "leaving to go away" or "leaving the house".