''Offene Türen'' (German for "Opening Doors") is the eighth solo album by German keyboardist

Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic music, electronic musician and composer, known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische musik, kosmische' groups Cluster (band), Cluster and Harmonia (band), Harmonia. He ...

, best known for his work with

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, and

Aquarello Aquarello was a musical group which blended ambient music and jazz. The trio included keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, based in Austria, and two Italian musicians, multi-instrumentalist Fabio Capanni, and saxophonist Nicola Alesini. They ...

. 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

Curiosum ''Curiosum'' is the ninth album by the electronic music outfit Cluster. It was also the final collaboration between Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius before an eight-year hiatus. ''Curiosum'' was recorded in May 1981 at Hamet Hof in V ...

which was released by Sky Records the previous year.

Recording and release

''Offene Türen'' was recorded at Roedelius' home studio and at Erpelstudio,

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. The album was first released by

Sky Records Sky Records was an independent record label specializing in krautrock/Kosmische Musik and electronic music. They were based in Hamburg, Germany. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, indust ...

on vinyl LP in 1982. 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. 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. The reissue includes liner notes by Stephen Iliffe, the author of Roedelius' biography, ''Painting with Sound: The Life and Music of Hans-Joachim Roedelius'' and was remastered by Robert Rich.

Reception

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 ''Selbstportrait'' is the third solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait", a title meant to reflect the gentle, introspective na ...
'' 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."

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

- Synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, music by, producer * Eric Spitzer-Marlyn - Engineer * Robert Rich - CD reissue remastering * Tim Fisher - Artwork (CD reissue)

Notes

References

* Album liner notes * Rate Your Musi
Offene Türen by Hans-Joachim Roedelius
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