Offene Türen

Offene Türen
Studio album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Released	1982
Genre	Kosmische musik, new-age, electronic, ambient
Length	39:41
Label	Sky Records
Producer	Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology
Wenn Der Südwind Weht (1981) Offene Türen (1981) Flieg' Vogel Fliege (1982)

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 that same year.^[1][2]

Recording and release

Offene 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 1981.^[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.^[2] The reissue includes liner notes by Stephen Iliffe,^[7] the author of Roedelius' biography, Painting with Sound: The Life and Music of Hans-Joachim Roedelius^[2] and was remastered by Robert Rich.^[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]

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

1. "Abenteuerliche Begegnung" - 3:35
2. "Besucher Im Traum" - 3:58
3. "Mit offenem Visier" -3:27
4. "Vom Osten her" - 4:27
5. "Der Sieger" - 2:08
6. "Auf der Höhe" - 3:58
7. "Allemande" - 2:10
8. "Spiegelung" - 2:44
9. "Husche" - 2:36
10. "Stufe um Stufe" - 3:05
11. "Zeremoniell" - 3:25
12. "Wende" - 4:08

Personnel

• Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Synthesizer, keyboards, vocals,^[9] music by, producer
• Eric Spitzer-Marlyn - Engineer^[3]
• Robert Rich - CD reissue remastering
• Tim Fisher - Artwork (CD reissue)

Notes

1. Rindfrey, Jochen (2004-01-23). "Reviews: Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Offene Türen". Babyblaue Prog. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
2. "Painting With Sound...". Nepenthe Music. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
3. "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (LP)". Discogs. 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
4. Huber, Markus; accredited by Körber, Gunther (2007). "The complete Sky discography". Elmulab. Retrieved 2010-12-11. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
5. "Auf Leisen Sohlen". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
6. "Roedelius* - Auf Leisen Sohlen - Das Beste Von H. J. Roedelius (1978 - 1982)". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
7. "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Offene Türen (CD)". Discogs. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
8. Allmusic review
9. "Offene Türen > Credits". Allmusic. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

References

• Album liner notes
• Rate Your Music Offene Türen by Hans-Joachim Roedelius Retrieved December 22, 2010.