Asmus TIETCHENS
“Teils teils”

“I’ve been a fan of Asmus Tietchens’ music since formen letzter hausmusik came out in 1984. That LP fascinated me and I soon began acquiring anything I could by this strange musical force. I’ve learned a lot from his music over the years and we became acquainted via the post in the late 90s. As it turns out, we both have an extreme fondness for cigarette smoking and an interest in Max Nordau’s degeneration, so what better place for his first LP release in years than swill radio? The side-long teilmenge 20 starts off the lp with an odd manic ticking that never lets up. Other sounds ebb and flow throughout and the whole piece has the rare quality of sounding totally artificial and yet organic at the same time. The second side slows things down with three tracks of dripping industrial ambience. The whole lp brings to my mind an atmosphere of waiting. To quote my good friend matt krefting, “no one’s music sounds both as cold and as emotional in quite the same way as the music of asmus tietchens”. I couldn’t agree more. Excellent stuff!” label info