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]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Kosmische musik, new-age, electronic, ambient | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Sky Records | |||
| Producer | Hans-Joachim Roedelius | |||
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Recording and release
editOffene 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]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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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]
Track listing
edit- "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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b Rindfrey, Jochen (2004-01-23). "Reviews: Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Offene Türen". Babyblaue Prog. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ a b "Painting With Sound..." Nepenthe Music. Retrieved 2010-12-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (LP)". Discogs. 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Huber, Markus (2007). "The complete Sky discography". Elmulab. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Auf Leisen Sohlen". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Roedelius* - Auf Leisen Sohlen - Das Beste Von H. J. Roedelius (1978 - 1982)". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ "Offene Türen". Nepenthe Music. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ a b "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (CD)". Discogs. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Offene Türen > Credits". Allmusic. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
References
edit- Album liner notes
- Rate Your Music Offene Türen by Hans-Joachim Roedelius Retrieved December 22, 2010.