Offene Türen | ||||
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Released | 1982 | |||
Genre | Kosmische musik, new-age, electronic, ambient | |||
Length | 39:41 | |||
Label | Sky Records | |||
Producer | Hans-Joachim Roedelius | |||
Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology | ||||
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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 the previous year. [1] [2]
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 1982. [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. [7] The reissue includes liner notes by Stephen Iliffe, [8] the author of Roedelius' biography, Painting with Sound: The Life and Music of Hans-Joachim Roedelius [2] and was remastered by Robert Rich. [8]
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Allmusic | [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]
Offene Türen | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Genre | Kosmische musik, new-age, electronic, ambient | |||
Length | 39:41 | |||
Label | Sky Records | |||
Producer | Hans-Joachim Roedelius | |||
Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology | ||||
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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 the previous year. [1] [2]
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 1982. [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. [7] The reissue includes liner notes by Stephen Iliffe, [8] the author of Roedelius' biography, Painting with Sound: The Life and Music of Hans-Joachim Roedelius [2] and was remastered by Robert Rich. [8]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [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]