“Secret Thirteen Mix 113” is an intriguing and diverse audio selection that indirectly opens the doors of Asmus Tietchens musical library and presents some of the influential records that did an essential impact to his life and work. The mix will guide you through the early electronic experimentations, contemporary or abstract compositions, groovy live rhythms, sound glitches, cathedral ambience and much more. It is like Georgia O’Keeffe’s abstract sculpture “Abstraction” that creates a nostalgic whirl somewhere deep in the subconsciousness, where colliding complex emotions, memories and future visions gradually create a complete enlightenment.
Maestro had a few words to share about each record he has put into this symbolic 113th Secret Thirteen mix:
1. Charles Ives – Central Park In The Dark
Composed nearly 100 years ago “Central Park” is one of the very earliest examples of collage music, 30 years before Pierre Schaeffer invented the musique concrète. Of course “Central Park” has been composed without any electronics, just with conventional musical instruments.
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen – Studie II
Premiered in 1953 “Studie 2″ marks the beginning of classical German elektronic music.
3. Link Wray And His Ray Men – Ace Of Spades
Link Wray was one of the most radical and minimalistic Rock ‘n Roll guitarist. “Ace of Spades” is from 1958 and was one of my early musical epiphanies as 11 years old child. I’m still fascinated by Link Wray’s timeless modernity.
4. Sandy Nelson – Let There Be Drums
Released 1961 this piece is one of the rare experiments at that time with overdubs (the drums) and strict reduction to the rhythm.
5. Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds
Also released 1961 this rock piece has not only a beautiful melody but – much more important – a drum solo. Very unusual at that time (same like Sandy Nelson).
6. Cluster – Sowiesoso
I always disliked the so called “Krautrock” – too spacy, too trippy. Only Cluster (and a few others) recorded electronic music which was far away from such banal if not childish approaches.
7. Oval – Textuell
In the 90s Oval was one of the artists who founded a total new era of (digital) electronic music. Highly abstract. Music for the 21st century.
8. Kozo Inada – e[2]
One of my favourites in recent micro electronic music.
9. Gregory Büttner – Agd
The same for Gregory Buettner.
10. Alva Noto + Opiate – Opto File 1
A fascinating composition of rhythmic patterns built from vinyl crackling. In addition nearly ambient harmonies.
11. Taylor Deupree – Haze It May Be
Taylor Deupree – the grand master of modern minimal ambient. I love it.
12. Carl Orff – Pater Peccavi
An excerpt out of Orffs’s last work “De finis temporum comoedia”. It is one of Orff’s most impressive compositions. Forget the “Carmina Burana” – they are simple pop songs. “Pater peccavi” is Orff’s one and only piece in which he uses electronics.

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