One-sided 12″
LP • Multimood Records • MRC 003 • Sweden 1987
Versions on clear, coloured and marbled vinylrbigem

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CD
1. On MARCHES FUNEBRES (A 24)
2. aufabwegen • aatp32 / Die Stadt • DS 112 • Germany 2010
Part IX of the Rerelease series
Released with A 20 FACE TO FACE, VOL. 1

Tracklist
01 Zwingburgen des Hedonismus 20’41“

Annotation
See A 11:09 and A 14:02 for other B-A-C-H variations with identical compositional structure, and A 21:05 for a different one.

Description
Highly structured rendering of B-A-C-H theme, with small, isolated melodic units or chords moving into new patterns without change of overall feeling. Dry, anti-atmospheric sound of strings and piano. More fortress than hedonism.

Source
Fairlight CMI

Die Stadt label info for the reissue:

A S M U S  T I E T C H E N S ‚Zwingburgen des Hedonismus / Mysterien des Hafens‘ CD (DS96)

Part 9 of the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums from 1980 – 1991 on CD. This combines two seperate releases from 1987 (‚Zwingburgen des Hedonismus‘) and 1988 (‚Mysterien des Hafens‘ on FACE TO FACE, VOL. 1′). ‚Zwingburgen des Hedonismus‘ was originally released as a one-sided LP on swedish label Multimood and features a singles 21 min. long track composed on a Fairlight CMI. ‚Mysterien des Hafens‘ was part of a split LP (the other side feat. DIE FORM) originally released on french label Odd Size and feat. recordings made by Tietchens using under-water microphones. The Bonus track ‚Faircomp 1K‘ on this CD is a different version of the first track and previously unreleased.

First edition of 600 copies in jewel case with full cover artwork and poster booklet also feat. the original album covers.

Track listing:
1. ‚Zwingburgen des Hedonismus‘ 21’07
2. ‚Faircomp 1K‘ (Bonus track) 16’55
3. ‚Bubendey Notturno/Ritual auf der Halde'(Mysterien des Hafens) 18’39

Total playing time: 56:41 min.