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Offene Türen Studio album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius Released 1982 Genre Kosmische Musik
New Age Music
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Ambient MusicLength 39:41 Label Sky Records Producer Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology Wenn Der Südwind Weht
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(1982)Offene Türen (German for "Opening Doors") is the eighth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The music of Offene Türen is more avant-garde than other Roedelius solo albums of the 1970s and 1980s. It can best be compared to Cluster's Curiosum which was released by Sky Records that same year[1][2].
Contents
Recording and release
Offene Türen was recorded at Roedelius' home studio and at Erpelstudio, Vienna, Austria[3]. The album was first released by Sky Records on vinyl LP in 1981[4]. Two tracks, "Besucher Im Traum" and "Auf der Höhe", were included on the Sky Records compilation Auf leisen Sohlen - Das Beste Von H. J. Roedelius (1978 - 1982) which was first released on LP in 1984 and reissued on CD in 1994[5][6]. This represented the first time any tracks from Offene Türen appeared on CD. The complete album was released on CD by Nepenthe Music in December, 2009[2]. The reissue includes liner notes by Stephen Iliffe[7], the author of Roedelius' biography, Painting with Sound: The Life and Music of Hans-Joachim Roedelius[2] and was remastered by Robert Rich[7].
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [8] Piero Scaruffi, writing (in Italian) on the online version of his History of Rock Music, describes Offene Türen as "austere" and rates it as "the masterpiece" of Roedelius' early works[9]. The review for the Babyblaue Prog website, written (in German) by Jochen Rindfrey, describes the album (in part):
"...Offene Türen shows a more avant-garde side. The pieces in their brevity are often sketchy, acting as sound miniatures [...] The instrumentation is minimal with origins in the Selbstportrait series, with sound effects backing the Farfisa organ. There are also songs like 'Allemande,' which sounds a bit like a burlesque folk dance, or 'Abenteuerliche Begegnung' and 'Besucher im Traum' which resemble in their romantic mood more typical Roedelius music."[1]
Track listing
- "Abenteuerliche Begegnung" - 3:35
- "Besucher Im Traum" - 3:58
- "Mit offenem Visier" -3:27
- "Vom Osten her" - 4:27
- "Der Sieger" - 2:08
- "Auf der Höhe" - 3:58
- "Allemande" - 2:10
- "Spiegelung" - 2:44
- "Husche" - 2:36
- "Stufe um Stufe" - 3:05
- "Zeremoniell" - 3:25
- "Wende" - 4:08
Personnel
- Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Synthesizer, keyboards, vocals[10], music by, producer
- Eric Spitzer-Marlyn - Engineer[3]
- Robert Rich - CD reissue remastering
- Tim Fisher - Artwork (CD reissue)
Notes
- ^ a b Rindfrey, Jochen (2004-01-23). "Reviews: Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Offene Türen". Babyblaue Prog. http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/index.php?albumId=3480&left=genre&genre=2&content=review. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ a b c "Painting With Sound...". Nepenthe Music. http://www.nepenthemusic.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=70&category_id=29&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=116&lang=en. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ a b "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (LP)". Discogs. 2004. http://www.discogs.com/Roedelius-Offene-T%C3%BCren/release/341327. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Huber, Markus; accredited by Körber, Gunther (2007). "The complete Sky discography". Elmulab. http://www.elmulab.de/Sky+Records/. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Auf Leisen Sohlen". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r108357. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Roedelius* - Auf Leisen Sohlen - Das Beste Von H. J. Roedelius (1978 - 1982)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Roedelius-Auf-Leisen-Sohlen-Das-Beste-Von-H-J-Roedelius-1978-1982/release/981069. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ a b "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (CD)". Discogs. 2010-11-27. http://www.discogs.com/Hans-Joachim-Roedelius-Offene-T%C3%BCren/release/2565442. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "The History of Rock Music: Cluster". Piero Scaruffi. http://www.elmulab.de/Sky+Records/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ "Offene Türen > Credits". Allmusic. 2004-01-23. http://www.allmusic.com/album/offene-turen-r108356/credits. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
References
- Album liner notes
- Rate Your Music Offene Türen by Hans-Joachim Roedelius Retrieved December 22, 2010.
Categories:- 1981 albums
- Roedelius albums
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