some creel pone re-issued music to meditate with.... enjoy
heins hoffman-richter “symphony for tape delay, ibm instruction manual, & ohm septet (music to freak your friends and break your lease)” compact disc recordable
* 1st movement: milkshake (8:16)
* 2nd movement: this is my beloved’s chamber (7:26)
* 3rd movement: gidget gets in trouble (6:13)
* 4th movement: send out the clowns (4:30)
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symphony for tape delay, ibm instruction manual, and ohm septet
one day not too long ago, but then again not recently, recognized raconteur, genius, composer, musicologist, conductor heins hoffman-richter was spending a quiet evening in his flat in cherbourg, south of paris. he often went there to escape the tensions of metropolitan existence although it necessitated a good many umbrellas. during these sojourns his only companion was the music he loved so well, particularly the works of brahms. (that man did know how to soothe!)
as he gazed out the window at the gently failing rain and thought of catherine deneuve singing her heart out and reeking of expensive perfume, a flash of lightning whisked across the black night sky. the room was lit with a blinding burst of bright light and brahms went berserk. suddenly the soothing concerto turned into a maze of electronic sounds emanating from the surrounding speakers.
at first hoffman-richter was frightened by this celestial phenomenon, no doubt thinking it was some terrible world holocaust. suddenly hoffman-richter gasped, "egads!" on second thought, the sounds seemed to make sense and what was more amazing, once the storm subsided they continued despite the fact the recording was by a well known symphony orchestra!
was this some sort of message? had hoffman-richter finally been given a sign as tothe path of his existence? there was no other explanation as deeply metaphysical questions hurled themselves into his tortured inner self. fascinated with this electronic magnificence he began coding the various movements at a furious pace. laughter burst through the air as he understood the humor of a passage, then within moments tears would flow. he remembered the kindly old professor (now dead) from his days as an eager young student at the berlin conservatory of music. he remembered the quivering old man's attempts to direct him, all the time knowing he possessed a bottomless well of creativity that must be unleashed or tragedy would wave its ugly wand.
as the cherbourg sky cleared, heins hoffman-richter walked out of his flat never to return. he wandered through the glistening streets to the train station, boarded the orient express, brushed past internationally renown spies, paid little heed of the intrigue, bid a final farewell to his romantic thoughts of catherine and cherbourg and began his odyssey.
soon the face of hoffman-richter became familiar as he haunted the most advanced electronic labs in germany, austria, england, japan, turkey, and tazmania. resistors, capacitors, connectors, excitors!!! they all added up to a tremendous and life-fulfilling experience. a euphoria rarely experienced by man, of this he was sure. he shrieked with delight and ignored the fact that many thought he had gone mad. he literally did cartwheels through mazes of electronic apparati upon completion of his composition "gidget gets in trouble" and suffered complete emotional exhaustion after wiring up "milkshake." the height of ecstacy was shattering following his coding of "this is my beloved's chamber" and "send out the clowns," "let the doubters scoff," he thought, "little do they know of true passion and dedication. little do they know of the power of electronic music and its ability to stimulate and freak out the weariest and wornest of hep cats!" heins hoffman-richter had found the true meaning and reason for his existence.
when premiered at a lower off-soho nightclub, the majority of the audience fled, trampling each other as they raced out into the london fog. bothered bobbies took a look inside, but quickly withdrew. only a few junkies stayed behind and really appreciated the initial performance. staunch in his beliefs, hoffman-richter was not dismayed and knew that royal albert hall and carnegie hall would be shockingly alive with his debut someday.
alas, he never personally witnessed that day for he died from an ear lobe tumor. however, we too believe in the love and dedication of this man toward the advancement of finer music. it is indeed an honor to present this outstanding collection of his works. it's wonderful that we were able to locate and reproduce these tapes so the world could finally pay homage to this remarkable talented and .dedicated. man. heins hoffman-richter has finally achieved his goal.
- richard oliver
renjoy......
