Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T.
| Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. | ||||
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| Released | 21 November 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 1983 | |||
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| Length | 53:40 | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare | |||
| Producer | Einstürzende Neubauten | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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, and it was distributed in Germany by Rough Trade Deutschland. In the United States, PVC/Jem Records released the album in 1984 as Drawings of O. T.[2]
The title refers to artist Oswald Tschirtner, an institutionalized schizophrenic who earned attention for his art. 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 did the group's first album, Kollaps.[1][3] Einstürzende Neubauten is famous for banging, scraping, plucking or otherwise wringing sounds from resonant objects.[3] 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; for example, a sample of the 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 drift toward conventionality, writing that "the title track even has a chord progression!"[3]
"Armenia" was later used in the soundtrack of Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat and his 1999 film The Insider.
Track listing
- "Vanadium-I-Ching" – 4:54
- "Hospitalistische Kinder / Engel der Vernichtung" (Hospitalized Children/Angel of Destruction) – 5:09
- "Abfackeln!" (Flare Off!) – 3:32
- "Neun Arme" (Nine Arms) – 2:34
- "Herde" (Herds) – 1:24
- "Merle (Die Elektrik)" (Merle (Electricity)) – 2:20
- "Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T." (Drawings of Patient O.T.) – 3:23
- "Finger und Zähne" (Fingers and Teeth) – 0:09
- "Falschgeld" (Counterfeit Money) – 2:42
- "Styropor" (Polystyrene) - 2:24
- "Armenia" – 4:57
- "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:
- "Der Herrscher und der Sieger" (The Ruler and the Winner) – 3:32 (live recording)
- "Affenroulette" (Ape Roulette)– 2:59 (live recording)
- "Durstiges Tier" (Thirsty Animal) – 6:28 (1982 single)
- "DNS-Wasserturm" (DNA-Watertower) – 6:27
The American vinyl release in 1984 included an EP comprising all four of these tracks.
Personnel
Einstürzende Neubauten
- Blixa Bargeld – lead vocals, guitars, misc.
- Mark Chung – bass, backing vocals, misc.
- N.U. Unruh – percussion, backing vocals, misc.
- F.M. Einheit – percussion, backing vocals, misc.
- Alexander Hacke – tapes, percussion, "thirsty animal", misc.
Technical
- Jon Caffery – engineer
- Beate Bartel – bass on "Falschgeld"
References
- ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r36459
- ^ "Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T. / Drawings Of O.T." Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ a b c David Sheridan; Greg Fasolino & Ira Robbins. "Einstürzende Neubauten". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- Einstürzende Neubauten. Liner notes. Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. Some Bizzare SBVART CD 002, 1983.
- Zakarian, K. "Toun en Kelkhen Imastoun Yes". Armenie – Musique de tradition populaire et des Achough. Ocora C 580005, 1993.
