''Rien'' is a 1994 album by the German
krautrock group
Faust
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540).
The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...
. It was their fifth album, and their first reunion album.
Recording
The album was produced by
Jim O'Rourke.
It is not a coherent recording as none of the musicians actually played on it.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...
'' called the album "more a return to form than ''The Faust Concerts'', with droning violins, pounding industrial synthesizers, odd sound effects, trumpet improvisations and, of course, power tools combining in an experimental haze."
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Track listing
# "Rien" – 5.32
# "Long Distance Calls in the Desert" – 4.09
# "Eroberung der Stille: Teil II" – 6.54
# "Listen to the Fish" – 15.24
# "Eroberung der Stille: Teil I" – 9.19
# "Fin" – 1.23
Personnel
*Werner "Zappi" Diermaier
Werner Diermaier (also known as Werner "Zappi" Diermaier) (born 1949) is a German drummer, best known as one of the founding members of the German krautrock band, Faust. Diermaier has remained with Faust for its entire lifespan and appears on all ...
– drums
*Jean-Hervé Péron
Faust (English: "fist") are a German rock band from Hamburg. Formed in 1971 by producer and former music journalist Uwe Nettelbeck, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (b.1949), Hans Joachim Irmler (b.1950), Arnulf M ...
– bass guitar
*Keiji Haino
Keiji Haino ( ''Haino Keiji''; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since the ...
– guitar
*Hans-Joachim Irmler – organ
*Steven Wray Lobdell – guitar
* Michael Morley – guitar
* Erling Wold – various
*Ferrara Brain Pan – Turkish pipe
References
External links
Rien at Faust PagesRien at Discogs
1994 albums
Faust (band) albums
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