Tape-to-Tape

From the ancient past: Eiterschlangen – Melancholia (1986 – 1990)

selected more melancholic instrumental tracks played by hands – done with a 4-track recorder (1986 – 1990)

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released July 20, 2020

Used instruments:
Korg MS-10, Solina, Electric guitars, Concert guitars, Voices, Recorders, RX11

Remastered

From the ancient past: Eiterschlangen – Scheppern und Beten (1988)

ambitious madness (concerning the lyrics and all) – songs and not so songs + noise

originally was intended to be brought out as a tape with this selection

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released June 11, 2020

drum-computer, acoustic + electric guitars, electric basses, MS-10, solina, vocals, fx

All done with 4-Track-Recording in the days (1988).

Mastered after all laters.

From the ancient past: Eiterschlangen – Infantilia 2 (1986)

 This is part two of a selected collection with noisy, absurd, synthiesh, guitarish and also vocalised tracks done in the ancient past on cassette (1986).

Only for the hardcore minds probably – as there is nothing polished at all.
Which also was not possible the way the music was done these days… what was recorded was there and could not be separated any more.

No (drum) computers/sequencers/midi. Everything was hand played!

All tunes were recorded via tape to tape, from one cassette recorder to another cassette recorder. Often this procedure was repeated so that more instruments can be heard for the price of lower quality of course.

So it is as it was. And it was fun. Raw, playful, childish, romantic, weird, unbearable, embarassing and so on.
The only thing which was done laters was some kind of mastering and denoising in parts.

Some Favorites:
Mark Duruti Andante, Aloha Azora Garah, Ballet, Stück für Ringelsweide, Das Gnadenungeheuer

For the Brave:
Und wir klatschen in die Hände, Seli Christ, Wandalenpest, Lehrlinge der Ungeduld

released May 25, 2020

Instruments:
Korg MS-10, Concert guitar, Electric guitar, Vocals

From the ancient past: Eiterschlangen – Infantilia 1 (1986)

This is part one of a selected collection with noisy, absurd, synthiesh, guitarish and also vocalised tracks done in the ancient past on cassette (1986).

Only for the hardcore minds probably – as there is nothing polished at all.
Which also was not possible the way the music was done these homerecording days … what was recorded was there and could not be separated any more.

No (drum) computers/sequencers/midi. Everything was hand played (except for the casio rhythm on track 1).

All tunes were recorded via tape to tape, from one cassette recorder to another cassette recorder. Often this procedure was repeated so that more instruments can be heard for the price of lower quality of course.

So it is as it was. And it was fun. Raw, playful, childish, romantic, weird, unbearable, embarassing and so on.
The only thing which was done laters was some kind of mastering and denoising in parts.

Some Favorites:
Die wunderbare Welt der Marghuerite Duras, Soundtrack…  more

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released May 25, 2020

Instruments:
Korg MS-10, Concert guitar, Electric guitar, Vocals, Glockenspiel, Melodica, Recorder flute