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The inconstancy of my Hermann Nitsch posts has reached its peak. After about 1+half month here are presented two more cds from the majestic Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des Orgien Mysterien Theaters.

cd 16 - tag 2

cd 17 - tag 2

[The format here is once again mp3 as the entirety of Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des O.M.T. is already ripped in this particular format]

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Monday, 28 April, 2008

Berlin record stores

Filed under: 20th century composer, art, avant-garde, breakcore, classical, criticism/opinion, experimental, fluxus, free jazz, improvisational, music, travel — dmtls @ 2 :07 am

Shopping for records and cds in Berlin can prove really fruitful.

Staalplaat

Starting chronologically. The first ’boutique’ record store I visited during my very first hours in Berlin was the ‘notorious’ newly opened Staalplaat store, home also of Staalplaat label. Unusual and rather artistic in its approaches and tastes. Browse around while stumbling on variety of weird objects, rest you eyes on peculiar wall paintings and of course look everywhere [from old fridges and drawers to just plain selves for every audible curiosity you may or may not imagine. Alga Marghen boxes and cds, Col Legno, ridiculously small pressings of home productions, French avant-rock, PSF + other Japanese beauties, Luc Ferrari, Merzbow, Legendary Pink Dots, Evan Parker and a whole lot more.. Serve yourself a cold beer from the fridge and make sure that you have lot of time to spend.

Check pictures:

Address: Torstraße 68, 10119 Berlin

Opening hours : Tue-Sat: 14.00-19.00

Neurotitan

On the end of an alley, out of the dreams of an urban fetishist, lies the entrance to Neurotitan. Up a couple of floors using the stairs, walking by tattered and painted walls you reach the store. Not simply a record store but literally an art store. Featuring small edition books and magazines, comics and unique art pieces along with records and cds. There is also a separated space used as gallery equipped with a bar. Sparse furniture and open spaces, feels like a loft. Concerning music there is an expectable selection ranging from extreme electronics and noise, to improvisation and industrial. Look closely for some rare specialties. A lot of gabba and breakcore on wax. Shop around to your heart's content and rest assured that everything you buy is or feels unique.

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Address: Rosenthalerstraße 39, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours: Mon-Sat: 12.00 - 20.00, Sun: 14.00 - 19.00

[gelbe] Musik

Far from uber-hip Mitte [as if wilfully, to make a statement] [gelbe] Musik can be found. As minimal as it gets starting from the plain sign that reads Musik to the inside of the store neat, simple and tidy. Home of the ’serious’ avant-garde. Its boxes and selves are crammed with old magazines, books, cassettes, vinyl records and of course cds [most of them due to their volume are available only as booklets for browsing] of intellectual music, contemporary composers, free improvisation releases and some Fluxus audio documents. There is also a decent selection of ethnographic audio recordings and even some early music. You can of course hear to anything that interests you while looking for more. In case you are the only customer at the moment [probably not only then] you can enjoy what you have already chosen not through restricting headphones but on the shop’s speakers for complete freedom of movement. Owned and run by Ursula Block, whom you can see working on her sleek ibook one moment and the other one hear her typing on her typewriter. A visit to [gelbe] Musik is more than essential, dmtls was impressed.

Check pictures [dmtls 'on the work']:

Address: Schaperstraße 11, 10719 Berlin

Opening hours: Tue-Fri: 13.00-18.00, Sat: 11.00-14.00

There is no website but there is an email gelbe[dot]musik[at]berlin[dot]de for mailorder.

KulturKaufhaus Dussmann

Finally there is KutlurKaufhaus Dussmann. It is your one stop for everything from books and DVDs to music. A huge, multileveled store open from 10.00-24.00 daily except Sundays. A big selection of everything you might ask with a lot of ‘New Music’ titles on separate department found on the classical floor. Not really that cheap when it comes to common editions and releases [compared to other chain record stores / super markets] but with many many interesting titles in its inventory. There is also a cafe that might [probably] come in handy.

Address: Friedrichstraße 90, 10117 Berlin

There is also Cover, advertised as the biggest used cd and records seller/buyer in Berlin. Not really impressive on cd collection, nor on vinyls. There are although many ‘classic’ classical and opera vinyls rather cheap and a fairly good choice of hardcore/punk and techno/electronic on wax. For some cheap cds [seen cheaper] you should try one of the Saturn chain stores. Lastly you can always try your luck in flea markets.

dmtls reporting from Berlin part 1.

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Monday, 17 March, 2008

Hermann Nitsch- Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des Orgien Mysterien Theaters (cd15)

Filed under: 20th century composer, Hermann Nitsch, avant-garde, fluxus, grotesque, music — dmtls @ 9 :05 pm
Tags: music, avant-garde, Hermann Nitsch, Vienna Aktionists

Day 2 dawns over Schloss Prinzendorf, it’s 4th of August 1998.

cd 15 - tag 2

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Friday, 29 February, 2008

Sumerland (what dreams may come)

Filed under: 20th century composer, Goth Rock, Hermann Nitsch, Nurse With Wound, Vienna Aktionists, avant-garde, experimental, fluxus, grotesque, industrial, music, nww — dmtls @ 12 :31 pm

Greetings!

I am writing this now to tell that dmtls did not vanish into thin air! After a long examination period, been to Athens and back dmtls enjoyed a period of having nothing special to do. There is a lot of interesting stuff to talk about in the future posts. I believe that merzbau will return to its normal function pretty soon.

Thank you all for your interest.

Here are two shares for starters.
Hermann Nitsch- Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des Orgien Mysterien Theaters (cd14)

cd 14 - tag 1

first post on Das 6 Tage spiele des OMT

and a mid80s vinyl only compilation of experimental/industrial music.

Could You Walk On the Waters

A1	Bushido	Somebody Up There Likes Me (5:00)
A2	Bushido	Sayonara (4:33)
A3	Bushido	I Like The Way You Said That (4:05)
A4	Nurse With Wound	The Dance Of Fools (8:39)
B1	Legendary Pink Dots, The	A Lust For Powder (Version Apocalypse) (7:29)
B2	Konstruktivists	Tears (6:31)
B3	Konstruktivists	Smack (5:46)

P.S. Listening once more after a long time to Elizium by Fields Of The Nephilim, an all-time favourite of dmtls. The transition between At The Gates Of Silent Memory to (Paradise Regained) [not exactly two separate songs but rather one in two parts] still send shivers down my spine. Through the Gates and into the cosmic labyrinth of this arcane and hermetic album. Find it and let it travel you to unknown places. A true goth-rock gem.