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Asmus Tietchens. Photo by Till Kniola
Asmus Tietchens was born in Hamburg in 1947. Since 1975, he has been working as an independent musician; in 1980 he released his first solo record 'Nachtstücke'. After producing a series of rhythmic and harmonic albums for the Sky label in the early 1980s, he released his first industrial record 'Formen letzter Hausmusik' in 1984 on United Dairies. Here, Tietchens articulated his musical interests clearly: everyday noises were treated and at times deformed beyond recognition and placed into new contexts. Until now, Asmus Tietchens has released more than 80 albums on international labels where he continues to explore the posibilities presented to him by specific sound sources (ranging from water sounds to pure sine wave tones). He has a more rhythm-oriented fake band project called Hematic Sunsets. Tietchens’ work is rooted in a deeply sceptic gesture, marked by frequent quotes from the works of philosopher E.M. Cioran on his album covers. Asmus Tietchens is very outspoken about the state of affairs in noise music and contributes essays on the subject in various publications. Tietchens has been awarded the prestigious Karl Sczuka Prize of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) twice: in 2003 for his work 'Heidelberger Studien 1-6' and in 2006 for 'Trois Dryades'. He lives and works in Hamburg.
www.tietchens.de
"No studies, no academic education, no scholarships, just pure learning by doing = self-taught appropriation of creative skills and handling of analogue and digital studio technology. I am my own Tonmeister."
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