TIETCHENS, ASMUS - DER FÜNFTE HIMMEL (LP)

"Asmus Tietchens is one of the most renowned German artists in the abstract music scene. He began by recording a handful of Residents-influenced synthesizer albums, launching into a peerless mix of stuttering beats and off-kilter harmonies which earned his music the generic tag "pseudo pop". "Der Fünfte Himmel" (The Fifth Sky) reaches back to a time before and after the so-called Zeitzeichen phase (Sky Records phase), gathering up unwanted or rejected pieces, the ones considered unsuitable or simply left behind. This collection has never been released before in this form!" (label info) collection of outtakes from 1980 to 1983