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01. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Zeebrügge
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02. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Abhuster Nebulizer
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03. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Unterhaltsmusik
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04. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Vorsaison
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05. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Pollys Square Dance
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06. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Torpedo Ahoi
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07. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Energie-Dossier
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08. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Ritual der kranken Freude
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09. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Litia
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10. ASMUS TIETCHENS - Auf Elf
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ARTIST
TIETCHENS, ASMUS
TITLE
Litia
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 144LP
BB 144LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
11/26/2013
LP version, on 180 gram vinyl. Released in 1983, the
Litia
album concluded
Asmus Tietchens
' études phase and bid a farewell to rhythmic synths -- well, almost. All the signs of "pseudo pop" as heard on
Biotop
(BB 141CD/LP),
Spät-Europa
(BB 142CD/LP), and
In die Nacht
resurfaced: squeaky sounds and protracted, rattling rhythms grouped into abstract forms through their accentuated artificiality. Sporadic noisiness is as much a part of it as is a winking gesture, which should not detract from the basic sobriety of the work, however.
Musik aus dem Aroma Club
(1998) is Tietchens' first openly-parodic work, not that he had ever lacked humor. Take the plays on words in his titles, with "Unterhaltungsmusik" mutating to "Unterhaltsmusik" ("light" music becomes "livelihood" music) or the appropriation of terminology from respiratory medicine ("Nebulizer" is another word for an atomizer). The banality of everyday life proves itself to be unconquerable: "Auf Elf" ("On Eleven") refers to the fact that the piece is archived on a tape with the number 11 -- nothing more profound than that. What sets
Litia
apart from its three predecessors is the wider pool of instruments at Tietchens' disposal. For the first time, he had a digital rhythm machine which could play samples; then there was the Korg Polysix synthesizer, a hybrid of analog and digital technology. The polyphonic transition piece could not actually create samples, but could at least simulate the sounds of instruments. As the Korg Polysix and rhythm machine could be synchronized, "a whole new world of sound" beckoned.
Günter Körber
of Sky Records exited the scene after
Litia
, as Tietchens turned his attention to "rhythmic-harmonic set pieces." It was not until 1996 that
Rattenheu
was issued, featuring material which dated back to 1984 and now -- augmented by further tracks from this period -- representing the fifth "Zeitzeichen" album to be reissued by Bureau B.
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