Artist : Asmus Tietchens
Title : h-Menge
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2008
Date : 01/11/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 07
Label : Line
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 51:07 min
Size : 59,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Teilmenge 43A 06:04
02.Teilmenge 49 05:29
03.Teilmenge 47 08:48
04.Teilmenge 45 06:32
05.Teilmenge 44A 08:03
06.Teilmenge 50 09:01
07.Teilmenge 48 07:10
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51:07 min
PRESS RELEASE:
LINE is proud to present h-Menge (Eta-Menge) the final installment of the criticially acclaimed Mengen
series from influential German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. Eta-Menge means eta quantity.
Based strictly on sine tones and white noise, the Mengen series was released by Ritornell/Mille Plateaux
as the CDs Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Gamma-Menge and then continued on LINE as the CDs Epsilon-,
Zeta-, and Eta-Menge.
Asmus Tietchens' first released his unique electronic music in 1980, but created works since the late
1960s. Since then he has produced over 37 full length solo works and more cutting edge recordings on
numerous international labels dealing with electronic sound and conctrete music. Some of his over 20 full
length collaborative projects include works with Merzbow, Achim Wollscheid, Vidna Obmana, Richard
Chartier, and Kontakt der Junglinge with Thomas Koner. Tietchens' focus is the manipulation of found
sound in ways suggested by the material itself. German label Die Stadt has begun to reissue his
groundbreaking early works on cd in limited edition. In both 2003 and 2006 Tietchens was awarded the
"Karl-Sczuka-Preis fⁿr Akustische Kunst" by Sⁿdwestrundfunk (SWR). www.tietchens.de
REVIEWS:
My education is historical but not very classical - so don't ask me to translate any latin nor to tell you how
many letters the Greek alphabet has. Tietchens released a whole series of works called 'Menge' with a
Greek letter before: alpha, beta, delta, gamma, epsilon, zeta and now the final one eta (meaning that he
won't complete the alphabet, as there is of course omega - that much I do know). In many of his works,
Tietchens explores something, say the sound of paper or voice or here sine tones and white noise, until
things are fully explored. It gives us a whole body of works, like his 'Hydrophonien' or his 'Teilmenge', going
here from number 43 to number 50. Tietchens feeds his sine waves and white noise through bunches of
ring modulators and sound effects, scrapes off the sound of the tape and amplifies the silence. That is at
least how I imagine this. Eta-Menge is a beautiful, silent work that works great, again. Perhaps perhaps
perhaps there is a bit of fatigue in this series, and we know what it is all about. It's good, it's great but it's
also good that this comes to a conclusion. Those who are superficially interested in Tietchens may not
need any other portion of Menge (pun intended), but the die hard Tietchens inside this reviewer loves it of
course immensely.
(vital weekly, the netherlands)
Another superb addition to the Line catalogue from experimental artist Asmus Tietchens. Accessibly
experimental and a great companion to the Menge series, this is a work of great substance. Deep,
beautifully produced electronic music with elements from various styles. It's at once listenable, yet
challenging. Excellent, as you'd expect from this brilliant label.
(smallfish, UK)
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