Alexander Hacke

The Profile

German musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known as a longtime member of Einstürzende Neubauten. Active since the early 1980s, his work spans industrial/experimental rock and film scores, alongside solo and collaborative releases including Sanctuary.

Longtime member of Einstürzende Neubauten; early alias Alexander von Borsig; frequent work on film/theatre scores; collaborations include Crime & the City Solution.

One review portrays Alexander Hacke as an affable, long-running member of Einstürzende Neubauten and examines his solo album Sanctuary. The album is called heterogeneous and imaginative but uneven, moving between noise, ambient and hard‑rock passages, with guests like David Yow and Gianna Nannini.