Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T.
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| Studio album by Einstürzende Neubauten | ||
| Released | 1983 | |
| Recorded | January 1983 - August 1983 | |
| Genre | Experimental music | |
| Length | 53:40 | |
| Label | Some Bizarre Records | |
| Producer(s) | Einstürzende Neubauten | |
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| Einstürzende Neubauten chronology | ||
| Kollaps (1981) |
Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (1983) |
Strategies Against Architecture 80-83 (1984) |
Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (or Drawings of Patient O. T.) is the second studio album by the Berlin-based musical group Einstürzende Neubauten. Some Bizarre Records released the album in 1983 (see 1983 in music). In the United States, PVC/Jem Records released the album in 1984 as Drawings of O. T. The title refers to artist Oswald Tschirtner. The original vinyl release of Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. is Rough Trade Records #RTD 18 and Some Bizzare Records #SBVART 2.
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[edit] Overview
The album shows a wider variety of moods and sounds than the group's first album, Kollaps. Einstürzende Neubauten is famous for banging, scraping, plucking, or otherwise wringing sounds from any resonant object. While such metallic clatter pervades the album, the group also uses techniques such as found sounds (telephone conversations, the Hamburg fish market) and (pre-digital) sampling (an excerpt of an Armenian song, "Toun en kelkhen imastoun yes," is used in "Armenia"). Bass guitar is relatively prominent, though generally played in a minimal style (and perhaps contributing more toward sonic texture rather than forming a rhythmic or harmonic foundation). Trouser Press critic David Sheridan pointed out that "the title track even has a chord progression!" (his emphasis).
"Armenia" was later used in the soundtrack of Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat.
[edit] Track listing
- "Vanadium-I-Ching" – 4:54
- "Hospitalistische Kinder"/"Engel Der Vernichtung" – 5:09
- "Abfackeln!" – 3:32
- "Neun Arme" – 2:34
- "Herde" – 1:24
- "Merle (Die Elektrik)" – 2:20
- "Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T." – 3:23
- "Finger Und Zähne" – 0:17
- "Falschgeld" – 2:42
- "Styropor" – 2:24
- "Armenia" – 4:57
- "Die Genaue Zeit" – 7:06
[edit] Additional tracks
Some configurations (various cassette and compact disc versions) append one or more of the following tracks:
- "Der Herrscher Und Der Sieger" – 3:32 (live recording)
- "Affenroulette" – 2:59 (live recording)
- "Durstiges Tier" – 6:28 (1982 single)
- "Wasserturm" – 6:27
The American vinyl release in 1984 included an EP comprising all four of these tracks.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Resources
- Einstürzende Neubauten. Liner notes. Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. Some Bizarre SBVART CD 002, 1983.
- Various artists. Armenie - Musique de tradition populaire et des Achough. Ocora (Radio France) C 580005, 1993.
