Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T.

Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T.
Studio album by Einstürzende Neubauten
Released	1983
Recorded	January–August 1983
Genre	Experimental, Industrial
Length	53:40
Label	Some Bizzare Records
Producer	Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten chronology
Kollaps (1981) Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (1983) Halber Mensch (1985)

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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 Bizzare 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.

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 (a sample 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 the group's drifting towards conventionality, writing, "the title track even has a chord progression!" (his emphasis).

"Armenia" was later used in the soundtrack of Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat and his 1999 film The Insider.

Track listing

1. Vanadium-I-Ching – 4:54
2. Hospitalistische Kinder / Engel Der Vernichtung (Children Of Hospitalism/Angel Of Destruction)– 5:09
3. Abfackeln! (Flare Off!) – 3:32
4. Neun Arme (Nine Arms) – 2:34
5. Herde (Herd) – 1:24
6. Merle (Die Elektrik) (Merle (Electromagnetism)) – 2:20
7. Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T. (Drawnings Of Patient O.T.) – 3:23
8. Finger Und Zähne (Fingers And Teeth) – 0:17
9. Falschgeld (Bogus Money) – 2:42
10. Styropor (Polystyrene) - 2:24
11. Armenia – 4:57
12. Die Genaue Zeit (The Exact Time) – 7:06

Additional tracks

Some configurations (various cassette and compact disc versions) append one or more of the following tracks:

13. Der Herrscher Und Der Sieger (The Swayer And The Winner) – 3:32 (live recording)
14. Affenroulette (Ape Roulette)– 2:59 (live recording)
15. Durstiges Tier (Thirsty Animal) – 6:28 (1982 single)
16. DNS-Wasserturm (DNA-Watertower) – 6:27

The American vinyl release in 1984 included an EP comprising all four of these tracks.

Credits

• Blixa Bargeld – Lead Vocals, Guitars
• Mark Chung – Bass, Vocals
• Alexander Hacke – Guitar, Vocals
• N.U. Unruh – Percussion, Vocals
• F.M. Einheit – Percussion, Vocals
• Jon Caffery

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 C 580005, 1993.