Browse by Label: DIE STADT (GERMANY)

Artist:	JACKMAN, DAVID
Title:	Verhalte Dich Ruhig
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 016CD

"Long time announced re-release of a very rare cassette (edition of 61 copies only) from 1996. The two pieces (with a total playing time of about 30 minutes) can be seen as the first step into a direction which later developed into the 'Laus' 7inch (DS17), Sternklare Nacht CDR & Rabenfeld CDR (Flugzeug Schallplatten) and also the Machine Gun pieces. Found sounds (here a real orchestra) overlaid and altered making this a very strange listening experience indeed. 'For a live performance any number of musicians using any instrumentation play along with the tape as best they can' (from the liner notes of the cassette). Full color booklet. 700 copies."

Artist:	RUTMAN'S STEEL CELLO ENSEMBLE, ROBERT
Title:	Zuhh!! Muttie Mum!!
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 020CD

"Born in 1932 in Berlin, Rutman lived for a long time in the US where he studied art between 1956-1992 and where he later in the 1970s founded the Steel Cello Ensemble featuring various players over the years. The music was produced on steel instruments like the Bow Chime or the Steel Cello that were built by Rutman himself earlier on. Up until today there have been a dozen solo and group releases. The players on this CD were Bob Rutman, Rudi Mose (drummer of Die Haut and Einstürzend Neubauten), Matthias Bauer and Carsten Tiedemann."

Artist:	VON HAUSSWOLFF, C.M.
Title:	Operations Of Spirit Communications
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	DS 031LP

Year 2000 release, repressed. Gatefold jacket, clear vinyl, edition of 300. "Die Stadt is very pleased to announce the release of a long time project, an LP by Carl Michael von Hausswolff. C.M. von Hausswolff is a prolific sound composer for almost 20 years now who lives and works in Stockholm/Sweden. He was the founder of now defunct Swedish label Radium and still is one of the two King's of Elgaland-Vargaland (together with fellow artist Leif Elggren). His works (also under the name PHAUSS in his early years) have been released on labels such as Touch, Sub Rosa, Fire, Table of the Elements/Edition. The entire piece on this vinyl only released is dedicated to the research of Friedrich Jürgenson a Swedish artist and researcher who recorded 'The Voices Of The Dead' from the radio with his tape recorder (for further information on his works you may consult the CD From The Studio Of Audioscopic Research on Ash. The 47 min. long LP comes in a color gatefold cover."

Artist:	KONTAKT DER JÜNGLINGE
Title:	0
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 039CD

"This is the second part of the ongoing series (the third part has already been recorded last April in Bremen) of live performances by Kontakt Der JÜnglinge the collaborational project by renowned sound sculptor's Thomas Köner & Asmus Tietchens. 0 was recorded inside the 'M.S. Stubnitz' a ship situated in the harbour of Rostock, Germany. Much more 'basic' in the use of sounds than their first CD 1 the 43 min. long track creates a more dense & dark atmosphere with occasional rhythmic additions, seeming to reflect the space it was recorded in. Edition of 1000 copies in bookprinted black & white cover."

Artist:	ORCHESTRA TERRESTRIAL
Title:	Here And Elsewhere
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	DS 040CD

"Die Stadt is very proud to announce its first release by Richard H. Kirk, a man who hardly needs any introduction. As an original member of the legendary Cabaret Voltaire he's producing innovative electronic music for more than 25 years influencing a host of followers up until today. Since Cabaret Voltaire was put to a hold by Kirk and Mallinder in the mid 90's he released numerous recordings under various other names (Sandoz, Electronic Eye, Blackworld to name just a few). He's following this tradition with the release of his latest recordings on the Orchestra Terrestrial Here and Elsewhere CD for Die Stadt. It's the end result of Kirk's recent rediscovery of classical music, inspired by Wagner, Debussey, Mozart as much as by electronic music. Much more ambient in style than his recent other works, it shows him creating dense soundtrack like atmospheres which range from orchestral sections to more rhythmic tracks which are all typical Kirk. Displaying artwork by Naked Art and The Designers Republic this 62 min. long CD comes in a 6 panel digisleeve with special printing incl. 6 color postcards. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies."

Artist:	DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL
Title:	Aural Illusions
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 041LP

"Based around digital lock grooves this work by Digital Terrestrial is also observed by composers like Steve Reich (Minimalist/Systems music) and will eventually be performed by a String Quartet. It could be thought of more as a piece of conceptual art rather than just a piece of music. This vinyl only release could well be described as 'a lock groove record without the lock grooves...'. Playing time over 38 minutes. Limited edition of 500 copies on heavy clear vinyl in clear plastic cover."

Artist:	PRIME, MICHAEL
Title:	Requiem
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	DS 042LP

"A new album by Michael Prime who is another prolific sound composer for many years. Being an active member of Morphogenesis he also collaborated with among others: David Jackman/Organum, Jim O'Rourke, Eddie Prevost, David Toop, Adam Bohman. He's also one half of Negative Entropy a collaborative project with G. Feyton (Noise Makers Five). Recorded between December 1998 and December 2000 Requiem is one of his most intense works so far and quite different from his more environmental studies. Dedicated to M, H and LL. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl the record is coming in a full color gatefold sleeve. Limited edition of 700 copies."

Artist:	JACKMAN/PHILIP SANDERSON, DAVID
Title:	Terrain
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 047EP

"Two archive tracks. Side A features an unreleased version of 'Terrain'. The original version of this track appeared on their very rare (maybe less than 25 copies) '0 Degrees North' cassette only release from 1982 on Aeroplane Records (AR4). The B-Side features the David Jackman solo track 'Adrift' which originally appeared on another rare cassette single (also released in an edition of about 25 copies) 'Ritual / Offshore' on Snatch Tapes (Phillip Sandersons own label) in 1981. Limited edition of 500 copies."

Artist:	KONTAKT DER JÜNGLINGE
Title:	-1
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 048CD

"Part three of the series of live CD's by the ongoing Köner/Tietchens project. -1 will feature their second performance at the Lagerhaus 28.4. 2001. For everyone who liked 1 and 0 this is not to be missed. Again it shows their mutual talent of building a sound landscape of striking depths that if the listener is willing will draw him in further and further with every new listen. The CD comes in a bookprinted cover in an edition of 1000 copies."

Artist:	MONOS
Title:	Nighfall Sunshine
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 049CD

"Monos is Darren Tate (of ORA) and Colin Potter ( who besides also being a member of ORA collaborated with Steven Stapleton on several Nurse With Wound albums. 5 tracks based on field recordings by Darren Tate which were then electronically processed in the studio by Colin Potter. Dark & sometimes dense soundscapes all displaying a strange spelling beauty. Both artists regard this as their finest work so far. The full color CD comes in a full color digipack with clear tray. Limited edition of 700 copies."

Artist:	ILLUSION OF SAFETY & THOMAS KONER
Title:	Heartmath/Col de Vence
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	7"
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DS 050EP

"A limited 7" released feat. exclusive tracks by both artists. Edition of 400 numbered copies. 'Heartmath' is a typical IOS track using 'found music' which mutates into a quiet pulsating soundscape and back to the beginning (ending with a lock groove). 'Intro/Col de Vence' was performed by Thomas Köner in full length (60 min.) and in quadrophonic sound at the concert. A beautifully atmospheric track that can be seen as a further progression from his great Unerforschtes Gebiet pic LP."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Adventures In Sound/Nachtstucke
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	DS 055CD

"First in a series of 18 CD's aiming to make available all early vinyl albums by Asmus Tietchens between 1980-1991 on CD. Each release feat. the original tracks (sometimes extended/original versions) + unreleased bonus tracks from the same recording period, original artwork + accompanying texts by Tietchens. This -- the only 2CD in the series -- feat. his very first album Nachtstücke from 1980 (incl. 4 bonus tracks) + a 2nd CD with archive material recorded with his long time friend Okko Bekker between 1965-1969. These are the first works in Tietchens long career as a sound artist and were never released before. Edition of 1000 copies in jewelcase with full color poster booklet. About the artist: Asmus Tietchens started recording music as early as 1965 (documented here on Adventures In Sound) though his first release only appeared 15 years later (Nachtstücke). Ever since then he stayed very productive and had numerous cassette, vinyl and CD releases on numerous labels (Sky, United Dairies, Dom, Staalplaat, Ritornell and Die Stadt to name just a few). He has collaborated with various other like minded artists such as Okko Bekker, Cluster, Conny Plank, Terry Burrows, Liquidski, David Lee Myers (Arcane Device) and most recently with Thomas Köner who is one half of their ongoing collaborational project Kontakt Der Jünglinge."

Artist:	ORGANUM
Title:	Die Hennen Zähne
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	3" CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	DS 057/66CD

"A four track mini CD combining the never released two 10"s Maus (DS57) and Die Hennen Zähne (DS66). Die Hennen Zähne opens with 'Die Kralle,' actually a David Jackman track from his archive recorded in the early 1980s. Next is the title track 'Die Hennen Zähne,' a joyful noise not unlike some of the TNB/Organum material including the sound of broken glass and Tibetan horns, best to be experienced LOUD. 'Maus' is the centre piece of this mini album and typical 'old school' Organum. The album closes with the more quiet and haunting 'Kazi,' a live improvisation featuring collaborators Michael Prime and Emma O'Bong. Digipack. 600 copies. Total playing time: 18:18 min."

Artist:	JACKMAN, DAVID
Title:	Edge of Nothing
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 060EP

"The re-release of yet another classic work by David Jackman. Edge Of Nothing was recorded in 1983 and was originally released on the legendary The Elephant Table Album compilation (also feat. among many others Nurse With Wound whose Steven Stapleton got in touch with Jackman after hearing 'Edge Of Nothing' stating that the track was 'a cherry on a pile of vomit'). Soon afterwards Jackman and Stapleton would work together on several projects -- Stapleton released two albums by Organum Submission and the split NWW/Organum A Missing Sense/Rasa LP on his own United Dairies label. Both tracks are new mixes of the original material made in January 2003." Last copies, deleted item.

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Biotop
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 061CD

"Second in the re-release series presenting the first of four albums that were issued by Sky Music in the early 80's. Incl. 2 unreleased bonus tracks. 1000 copies with poster booklet in jewel case. With the release of this album, a 3 year interlude began which was dominated by the use of Roland 'CompuRhythm' drum-machine. In addition, I discovered new sounds and playing possibilities on the Moog which considerably expanded my creative armoury. I also added a conceptual self-limitation: no track should be more than four minutes long. In the end, the majority of the pieces on the first two Sky albums actually clocked in at under three minutes each. In the opinion of my musical mentor Okko Bekker, their sparseness and short length evoked the impression of radio time-signals (Radio-Zeitzeichen), a form of acoustic station identification which was already obsolete by then. This reference provided me with the name for my accompanying orchestra, which consisted solely of musicians from the experimental music scene in Hamburg. Because of the total absence of bass lines the commercial potential of the pieces was virtually non-existent. The album was recorded on an 8-track Otari tape-machine. The Eventide digital harmonizer and the Ursa Major 'Space Station' reverb-machine also played a part. All of the pieces were recorded in 1980." -- Asmus Tietchens, 2003.

Artist:	ORGANUM
Title:	Vacant Lights/Rara Avis
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	DS 062CD

"Jochen Schwarz / Die Stadt is very delighted to announce the re-release of 'Vacant Lights' one of his all time favourite works by David Jackman, in combination with a second CD comprising of five unreleased or hard to find tracks entitled 'Rara Avis'. David Jackman, active since the late sixties as a member of The Scratch Orchestra and later with many solo works and under the name Organum with changing line-up's, was supported on these recordings by some of the main collaborator's during this Organum phase: Dinah Jane Row, Jim O'Rourke, Eddie Prevost (AMM), Christoph Heemann (H.N.A.S.), Robert Hampson (Main) as players and Steven Stapleton (NWW) and Peter McGhee in the studio. Most of the recordings on these two CD's show the more contemplative side of the Organum sound, the main characteristic being Jackman's playing of various types of bamboo flutes some of which were actually made by David Jackman. Edition of 600 copies in 4 panel full color digisleeve."

Artist:	DUNCAN/C.M. VON HAUSSWOLFF/LEIF ELGGREN, JOHN
Title:	Untitled
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	7"
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DS 064EP

"Released in conjunction with a live performance that took place at the 'Lagerhaus' Bremen on 26. September 2003. Exclusive tracks by all three artists. John Duncan's 'The Gossamer Dispatch' is another fine example of his work with Shortwave sounds and a sort of more aggressive version of his acclaimed 'Phantom Broadcast' CD. C.M. von Hausswolff delivers a spoken word piece for the first time 'The way The Breeze Lays'. 'The Gobblestone Is The Weapon Of The Proletariat. No 8' by Leif Elggren is a short but powerful example of his vibrating music. Edition of 500 numbered copies in color fold-out cover."

Artist:	ANTI GROUP, THE
Title:	Psychoegoautocratical Auditory Physiogomy Delineated
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 067CD

"Die Stadt is delighted to announce the first new release by the legendary The Anti Group / T.A.G.C. in 10 years. The single ca. 17 min. long track on this CD is a wonderful example of their ability to create 'mind-altering' music, but as some of their past releases proved, care should be taken when listening to this CD at high volume. Rumour has it that the line up for this release included: A.M. Mckenzie of The Hafler Trio ('P.A.P.D.' was first heard at some h3o live shows in 2003) and original members of the group M. Hogg and R. Baker. The CD comes in an silver embossed digisleeve and includes a 16 pages booklet with extensive texts. Edition of 600 copies. Playing time: 16:28 min. The original idea for The Anti Group was devised by A. Newton and S. J. Turner (of CLOCK DVA) as early as 1978, with the intention of the formation of a multi-dimensional research & development project active in many related areas. Research and development of sound, film, video and performance and the documentation of each project was the fundamental "modus operandi". Underlying this basic idea is the deeper philosophical and theoretical conceptuality; The Anti Group could be any given number of collaborators or participants."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Spat-Europa
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 068CD

"Part Three in the ongoing re-release series of all early vinyl albums from 1980 - 1991, this is Tietchens second album for SKY Records recorded in 1981 documenting his search for his own style of 'pop music'. Edition of 1000 copies in jewel case with poster booklet feat. the original cover artwork." "Even more consistently than on Biotop I kept all of the tracks on this album deliberately short. Originally, all of them were supposed to be exactly two minutes in length but, back then, without a computer, this was not really possible and the idea could not be carried ot precisely. Nonetheless, this strict concept gave the listener a total of twenty miniatures, four more than on Biotop." -- Asmus Tietchens 2003.

Artist:	BASINSKI, WILLIAM
Title:	Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	DS 071CD

"Another excellent work from the archives of American composer William Basinski (who is also responsible for one of the most beautiful and moving series in the field of experimental music: the four Disintegration Loops I-IV CD's released on his own 2062 label). This 2CD is a joint release with David Tibet's (Current 93) own Durtro label. It comes in a 4 panel digisleeve." William Basinski about this work: 'Variations: A Movement In Chrome Primitive was created in 1981 using piano tape loops, which were played randomly against themselves creating feedback loops. By 'cloning' small cells of melody and then 'breeding' them randomly, new sounds were formed. These new sounds move in and out of the original cells, creating complex crystalline structures: new life forms not unlike cities for example, which the original cells occupy, moving in and out of one another in surprising variations. The equipment I used to record these pieces was very primitive and my recording technique preposterously amateurish at that time, yet what occurred in these youthful experiments compelled me to continue learning and growing as a composer.'

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	In die Nacht
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 072CD

Fourth part in the re-release series of all early vinyl albums by Asmus Tietchens on CD. This is the third of the SKY albums from 1982 incl. three bonus tracks of unreleased material not included on the original LP. "I found myself trying to square the circle, wanting to have the rich detail of my short works at the same time as creating longer pieces. This experiment, an equivalent to doing the splits, was only partly successful. It is not really possible to create pieces of six minutes or more from ideas which are only adequate for tracks of three minutes, unless one is willing to risk musical redundancy or, worse, long-windedness. In retrospect, the four central tracks of In die Nacht are too long for the material from which the are built. Back in 1982 though, my opinion was different. Nonetheless, I did gain my first insight into the rules of time and proportion, even though I was not able to handle them perfectly." -- Asmus Tietchens, 2004.

Artist:	MONOS
Title:	Generators
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	DS 074CD

"Long announced new drone release by Colin Potter & Darren Tate. This double album consists of two different works recorded between 2002-2003 at IC studio. Disc one features 3 tracks that are loosely based on processed field recordings in the 'classic' Monos style, exploring internal spaces. Disc two has one long track of organic and electronic tones which combine to give a dense cloud of flowing sound. Full colour digisleeve. Artwork by Darren Tate & Helen Potter. Design by Jonathan Coleclough. First edition of 600 copies."

Artist:	Z'EV/THOMAS KONER & ULRICH KRIEGER
Title:	Untitled
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2X7"
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	DS 075EP

"Four exclusive tracks. Released in conjunction with a live performance at the 'Lagerhaus' Bremen on 17. April 2004. Record One features two very dynamic untitled tracks by legendary 'industrial' percussionist Z'ev recorded and mixed in early 2004 , while record Two features 'Zerfall_Gebiete' a new collaborative project by Thomas Köner and Ulrich Krieger (former Zeitkratzer member who besides his solo work also plays in various other projects e.g. in a band project called Text Of Light with Lee Ranaldo, DJ Olive, William Hooker and others). The two atmospheric tracks mark the very beginning of their mutual work and are a promise of more great work to come."

Artist:	ORGANUM/Z'EV
Title:	Toscin - 6 thru +2
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 077CD

"Following their maxi CD Tinnitus Vu on Touch in 2004 Tocsin is the first full length album by these two renowned sound artists. Whereas Z'ev simply reworked already existing work by Jackman for Tinnitus Vu,this time the artists agreed to both meet in the studio for Tocsin. They created and recorded sounds from a piano which can be found at RMS Studios London and a stainless steel piece built by Z'ev circa 1989, over the course of several hours, took the recordings home, and after a period of each one mixing these sounds by themselves came up with what can be heard on this CD. Two distinctively different works/sections by both artists which form a multilayered and fascinating album. Design by Jonathan Coleclough. Edition of 600 copies in full colour 4 panel digisleeve."

Artist:	ORA
Title:	Morgendammerung
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 079EP

"This 10inch vinyl only release by Ora, a group project which mainly consisted of Andrew Chalk, Colin Potter and Darren Tate -- who both later moved on to become Monos -- active between 1991-1998 features two hauntingly atmospheric tracks from their rare New Movements In G CDR (150 copies) originally released on Darren Tate's own Gnome Records label in 1998, and were not included on the two Ora retrospective CD compilations Final and After The Rainfall (both on Colin Potter's own ICR label). For these recordings Ora were: Darren Tate, Colin Potter, Lol Coxhill, Daisuke Suzuki on the A-Side 'The Sun Sheds A Golden Tear', and Darren Tate & Colin Potter on the B-Side 'The Impregnable'."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Litia
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 080CD

"Fifth part in the ongoing re-release series of all early vinyl albums by Tietchens on CD. This one from 1983 marks the end of his Sky 'phase' and was the last to feature his very own version of 'Synthesizer Pop Music' for some time (he'd only return to this music with the release of his Hematic Sunsets albums in the late 1990's). The CD also feat. the rare 'Rattenheu' 10" only release plus one unreleased archive track and comes in a transparent jewel-case with full colour poster booklet feat. a reproduction of the original cover art and extra photos."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Formen Letzter Hausmusik
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 084CD

"Part six in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums on CD. Formen Letzter Hausmusik was originally released on United Dairies (the label run by Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound) in 1984. The original album consisted of a mix of archive tracks from the late 1960s / early 1970s and new tracks specially recorded for the release. Many people see Formen Letzter Hausmusik as the first 'real' Tietchens album laying the basis of what was about to follow in his long recording career and therefore vote this album among the most important and best Tietchens works. The CD version includes three unreleased bonus tracks and comes with the usual poster booklet featuring the original cover art plus text by Tietchens about the album."

Artist:	FOVEA HEX
Title:	Huge
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DS 086CD

"Following the critical acclaim which has greeted EP 1 Bloom, Die Stadt and Janet Records are proud to announce that Huge EP 2 in the 'Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent' limited edition series by Fovea Hex is out. Fovea Hex continues to shape-shift and to evade & confound those who bray 'what exactly IS it?,' and 'where does it BELONG exactly?,' and 'who exactly belongs to IT?'. If you must bang on the table like that, you won't hear a thing. If this music can be described as 'up-to-the-moment,' then perhaps we could use an up-to-the-moment term like 'collective.' But eschewing all Fashion Accessory stalls, it lives as many miles away from the shock'n'awe factory beloved of the avantgarde, as it does from the souvenir-strewn temple of the new nostalgics. All in all, Fovea Hex is something more akin to a labrynthine ensemble of associates, some recent, some ancient, some close to the core, some distant, some very heard-of and some never-heard-of, all of whom showed willing and able, at some point in time (and for reasons best known to themselves) to slither in and help prepare and perform these songs and quasi-songs written -- or at least started-off -- by Clodagh Simonds. 'Songs that don't go where you think. With voices to match...' somebody said recently. At the end of the day, that's about all that CAN be said with any kind of certainty. If you need a better idea of what this means, visit the Janet Records website now, where you'll find some treats we prepared earlier -- three mixes (by Andrew McKenzie) of near-moment excerpts from the songs from EP 1 Bloom and three (by Colin Potter and Clodagh Simonds) from new songs from EP 2 Huge. Players on Huge: Clodagh Simonds, Colin Potter, Roger Doyle, Cora Venus Lunny, Brian Eno, Laura Sheeran, Percy Jones, Carter Burwell, Lydia Sasse, Hugh O'Neill, Sarah McQuaid. The CD comes in a full colour embossed cover. Edition of 2000 copies."

Artist:	BAKER, AIDAN
Title:	Oneiromancer
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	DS 090CD

"Aidan Baker is a musician & writer currently based in Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums & various other instruments. He has released numerous CDs on independent labels from around the world. He is author of two books of poetry, two poetry chapbooks, & has published poetry, fiction, & criticism in various international & scholary journals. As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that ranges from experimental to post-rock to contemporary classical. He performs the experimental collective ARC & the ambient/doom metal project Nadja. He has also composed work for the The Penderecki String Quartet & The Uxbridge Chamber Choir. This is his first album for Die Stadt, using electric/bass guitars, drum machines, tapeloops, vocals. The CD comes in a full colour four-panel digisleeve with artwork by Aidan Baker. Now only available in the regular single CD version.

Artist:	Z'EV
Title:	Production and Decay of Spacial Relations...
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	DS 091CD

...vs. Reproduction and Decay of Spatial Relations. "Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the very first Z'ev studio album which originally came out on Backlash in 1981, Die Stadt is proud to announce the re-release of Production and Decay of Spacial Relations for the first time on CD. It features the original seven tracks from the vinyl plus six 'recodings' entitled 'Reproduction and Decay of Spatial Relations' made by Z'ev in May/June 2005. Back in the day, Z'ev used to bring boxes over from Holland when he would come back to New York City which he would sell to Bleeker Bob (a famous record shop situated in the East Village of NY) who told him: 'this is the best industrial record ever and I sell it to every Japanese buyer who comes into the store.' The CD is housed in a reproduction of the original LP (!) cover and comes with a special handmade insert. First edition of 500 copies. Total playing time: 79:57 min. The first edition of 500 copies also includes a bonus CD with never before released archive material all recorded in 1982."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Geboren, Um Zu Dienen
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 092CD

"Eighth part in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums between 1980 -1991. Described by Tietchens himself as his 'industrial' album, Geboren, Um Zu Dienen was originally released on the Spanish Esplendor Geometrico label in 1986. The CD version incl. three unreleased bonus tracks from the same period and comes with a full colour fold-out booklet incl. liner notes by Tietchens himself." "If I'd ever recorded an 'industrial' solo album, it must be 'Geboren, Um Zu Dienen. Although I obviously wasn't one of the inventors of 'industrial music,' I clearly felt an affinity to it. So I tried to learn my lessons well adding my own musical aspects to the general apocalyptic noises of this genre. My main concern was to dive deep into the canonical topics of fear, hysteria, claustrophobia, machine and threat. The end was imminent as hundreds of Pershings and SS20 all pointed in the direction of the march up area called West Germany, the seals of the read buttons were already broken. Even the conventional alternative -- a tank war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact -- sounded like utter apocalypse. Would we really have welcomed our brothers from the east with open arms? This particular background has to be seen as the main influence on Geboren, Um Zu Dienen. I believe that many of my colleagues also recording 'industrial' albums felt the same at that time." -- Asmus Tietchens

Artist:	COLECLOUGH/ANDREW LILES, JONATHAN
Title:	Torch Songs
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$48.00
Catalog #:	DS 093LP

First copies with bonus CD added; extra deluxe packaging from Die Stadt. "Torch Songs is a collaboration between Jonathan Coleclough and Andrew Liles. They met in October 2004 when they both performed at Intergration 3 in Preston, UK. Liles subsequently reworked the recording of Coleclough's solo performance from that evening. He went on to add, subtract, multiply and divide further live recordings supplied by Coleclough, and the eventual result was this double LP. Torch Songs is packaged in a gatefold sleeve featuring 'I Dreamt I Was a River,' a poem composed and painted by Geoff Sawers during a performance with Coleclough in Geneva in March 2005. The sound of Geoff's brush painting this lettering can be heard on side B of Torch Songs. There is a special edition of Torch Songs (250 copies) which includes an additional CD of Coleclough's solo performance at Intergration 3, the basis for some of the music on Torch Songs. The album comes in a full color gatefold sleeve with full color inner sleeves in a limited edition of 500 copies. 180gr. vinyl."

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Zwingburgen des Hedonismus/Mysterien des Hafens
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 096CD

"Part 9 of the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums from 1980-1991 on CD. This combines two separate 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 single 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 featuring recordings made by Tietchens using underwater 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."

Artist:	WATERMANN, JOHN
Title:	Calcutta Gas Chamber
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	PIC. DISC
Price:	$32.00
Catalog #:	DS 097LP

"Re-release of the long out-of-print album by the late John Watermann. The idea for this project came about after a visit to Calcutta in 1990, and through the nightmarish experiences during that short visit. The concept of aurally conveying the horror of a gas chamber was realized through field recordings in an abandoned electrical power station in Brisbane in 1992. The sounds are grating and harsh, a mixture of field recordings and electronic manipulations. One can rarely pinpoint a location or action but the images the sounds conjure up are of all sorts of nefarious activities related to death by machinery. The sleeve notes take you into the horror that is the Calcutta Gas Chamber. John Watermann started the re-design for this re-issue (originally released in 1993 on U.S. label ND), but tragically passed away in 2002 before its realization. A beautifully composed and produced album, completely remastered and featuring new artwork. This special picture LP is limited to numbered 444 copies. A CD version of Calcutta Gas Chamber was released by Cold Spring in late 2006."

Artist:	Z'EV/DAVID LINTON
Title:	Untitled
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DS 098CD

"A four track CD released in conjunction with a live concert on the 11 November 2006 in the 'Lagerhaus' Bremen, feat. exclusive tracks by industrial music legend Z'ev and New York based percussionist and multi media artist David Linton who has worked with amongst others: Lee Ranaldo, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Diamanda Galas, Christian Marclay and Elliot Sharp. Each artist is featured with a solo track plus a remix of the other artist's material. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies."

Artist:	TIETCHENS & RICHARD CHARTIER, ASMUS
Title:	Fabrication
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	DS 099CD

"The first collaboration by these two renowned sound artists. Fabrication saw its beginning during the production of 'Re-Post-Refabricated,' a project in which artists were selected by Richard Chartier to rework/create new works from his 1998 CD Postfabricated for its reissue in 2003. As it was intended as an open project, Asmus Tietchens continued to explore the source materials and suggested further formal collaboration. This evolved into the collaborative work Fabrication. The CD comes in a full color 4-panel digisleeve with artwork and designed by Chartier. The first 500 copies incl. a bonus CD feat. the complete material created by Tietchens from Postfabricated entitled 'Post-Fabrication.'"

Artist:	TIETCHENS, ASMUS
Title:	Notturno
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DS 102CD

"Tenth part in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums between 1980-1991. Notturno was originally released by Spanish label Discos Esplendor Geometrico in 1987 and also by Barooni on CD in 1992. Remastered version in a first edition of 600 copies in jewel case with full color artwork and poster booklet also featuring the original front and back cover. By the time Studie für Klavier (Formen Letzter Hausmusik, DS84) was released, it actually wasn't my first attempt to use the piano as a sound source. Various pre-studies came before this, but all which either were not characterized as such in their title or simply didn't make it onto record. I was intrigued by the great ran

Artist:	THE NEW BLOCKADERS/ORGANUM
Title:	Der Graben
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	7"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DS 045EP

Artist:	ILLUSION OF SAFETY
Title:	More Violence and Geography
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	DS 052CD

Artist:	HAFLER TRIO, THE
Title:	No Man put Asunder. Part the Second
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	DS 058CD

Artist:	DUNCAN, JOHN
Title:	Da sich die Machtgier
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DS 065CD

Artist:	Z'EV/JOHN DUNCAN/AIDAN BAKER/FEAR FALLS BURNING
Title:	Untitled
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	2X7"
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	DS 085EP

Artist:	MIRROR
Title:	Still Valley
Label:	DIE STADT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DS 087CD