BETTER LIFE'S (Paulus Wieland).
Say no more, say no more, say no more don’t die.
Disorder, disorder this spirit’s on strike oh my oh my oh my.
Divided we stand, divided we speak, divided we did laugh.
Who conversates about purity and asks me who the hell I am!
Nice scheme’s the morning comes, who is out of real again?
Glitter on the on stage star tonight mankind start to dance.
Happy fellows and happy tunes, they’re divided by the trends.
Is it because I’m talking now, or would we ever take that chance?
Guitarlicks, guitarlicks, throwing dope on ice.
In fashion styled, in fashion styled, wherever I come I am.
Tonight's the night, the night to know, to know tonight.
Say too much, break the break and tell me who the hell I am!
Nice scheme’s the morning comes, who is out of real again?
Glitter on the on stage star tonight mankind start to dance.
Happy fellows and tuny tunes, they’re divided by the trends.
Is it because I’m talking now, or would we ever take that chance?
Richard Neumöller - Voice.
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*, Kasuga modified electric guitar, Tapes
Ton Willekes - Tapes
Roland TR 808 drumcomputer programmed by Ensemble Pittoresque.
THE ART OF BEING (Paulus Wieland).
Living with a mental strike is like flying around a bulb.
Expecting the escaping days in all the frequent frenzy ways.
Foreign recruiting stressed his fans, the schizophrenic clapped his hands.
Philosophic maniacs die in lonesome nights, spiritual playboy luxury doomed the daybreak light.
Now for explanatory way’s I’d say: there’s no disbelief in trust!
A telephone is ringing all the time somewhere in this room,
a fog forbids the answering, I need a damp-proof gloom!
Lower judgment, narrow escape. “Nurse come in, I’m on tape!”
Talking to humanity it scares uncertainty. Concrete phrases of fishermen, a blowout flashed again.
A rope is trembling inside this can, cold sweat cracks this voice, a sham?
“Exhausting!” cried the paradox, o bless this intelligent mess,
empty the emphasing pillar of guts, o my friendly chest it sucks.
Just how tiring is this to say, cries the other day.
Copper mud’s the bloodstream vessel and tea with sugar vomits sad thinking levels.
The dictionary of this diary test closes in order to get a rest.
Perspective thoughts I dare to say, I dare to say!
Richard Neumöller - Voice
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Roland RS-09 stringensemble, Aria Pro II SB600 bass guitar
Ton Willekes - Roland TR 808 drumcomputer programming
AURATORIUM (Richard Neumöller & Paulus Wieland).
Richard Neumöller - Tapes, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Kasuga modified electric guitar
Ton Willekes - Tapes, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
ARTIFICIALS (Paulus Wieland).
Ill comedians always act in disorientative ways.
Play down your values and your flavours; demolish the sequence of creative days.
Their slogans are dipped in cynical phrases they always reinforce the trends.
Eccentric is their misbehaviour but it sells better to their rich, rich friends.
A narrow-minded teacher in shabby clothes forces his religions in my throat.
O my god I can nearly breathe, all these religions just are not for me.
Now he gets mad: "You don’t want to learn, the passion for art doesn’t turn you on.
There’s only one thing a real artist does: to live a life where art will suck him up".
Junkies of the city noise deal guitar sounds for human voice.
But junkies of art or artistic fame sell only arrogance as some kind of game.
Concessions in ethics and aesthetics the need for money just never sleeps.
Antics, fanatics and dementia, I saw the artificial art school freaks.
A narrow-minded teacher in shabby clothes forces his religions in my throat.
O my god I can nearly breathe, all these religions just are not for me.
Now he gets mad: "You don’t want to learn, the passion for art doesn’t turn you on.
There’s only one thing a real artist does: to live a life where art will suck him up".
Richard Neumöller - Voice
Paulus Wieland - Oberheim OB4 synthesizer, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*
Roland TR 808 drumcomputer programmed by Ensemble Pittoresque.
O.B.W.T (Paulus Wieland).
Paulus Wieland – Oberheim OB4 synthesizer, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*, Roland RS-09 stringensemble, Kasuga modified electric guitar, Aria Pro II SB600 bass guitar, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
MAITRE SATORI (Richard Neumöller & Paulus Wieland).
Maître Satori et la belle Veronique dansent le souffle.
C’est le bateau rouge dans le dôme des invalides.
Deux hommes très timide.
C’est Long John the sailor.
Well, qui est vous, je ne reconnai pas.
Le souffle, aaaahh.
Richard Neumöller - Voice, Korg Polysix synthesizer, Roland SH-2 synthesizer
Paulus Wieland - Kasuga modified electric guitar, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
BUILDING BRAINS (Richard Neumöller & Paulus Wieland).
Garden party’s swinging round with pretty pulse,
major Morgan’s chest is getting dull.
I don’t see a beauty but I do see a beast.
Lying on my back the numbers turning nil,
the sun is shining in it’s got no time to kill.
The boiling oil is running and the eyes fixed on the bill.
Richard Neumöller - Tapes, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*, Roland RS-09 stringensemble
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Kasuga modified electric guitar
Roland TR 808 drumcomputer programmed by Ensemble Pittoresque.
LOVESONG (Paulus Wieland).
Who says: “I do like something else”.
Who says: “Well I do like something Ells.”
I don’t like thanksgiving, give me a living.
“Natuurlijk we zijn niet getatoeërd, maar we zijn wel getatoeërd in onze hersenen, voor altijd.” (=Dutch, meaning: “Of course we aren’t tattooed, but we are tattooed in our brains, for ever.”)
What Ells? What else!
What else does she sing and what else does she bring.
I don’t like thanksgiving, give me a living.
Cheap, well this is cheap.
Cheap, cheap, cheap, this is cheap.
Who tells these stories of honour ship and worry?
“Natuurlijk we zijn niet getatoeërd, maar we zijn wel getatoeërd. Niet getatoeërd, maar we zijn wel getatoeërd.” (“Of course we aren’t tattooed, but we are tattooed. Not tattooed, but we are tattooed.”)
Who says: “I don’t like something else.”
Well who says: “I don’t like something Ells”.
I don’t like thanksgiving, give me a living.
Cheap, is this cheap?
Cheap, cheap, cheap, well is this cheap.
Who tells these stories of honour ship and worry?
Richard Neumöller - Voice
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Roland RS-09 stringensemble, Kasuga modified electric guitar, Roland SH-2 synthesizer*, Tapes
Roland TR 808 drumcomputer programmed by Ensemble Pittoresque.
ASH GREY AS SUNDAY (Richard Neumöller & Paulus Wieland).
The happy few, their faith ain’t true.
New luxury, poor fantasy.
Predictable, the way of del.
Organisation sells:
My time this town
highway numb sounds
crowds clouds so many
tunes and replays
ideal displays
high above the streets
conducts and treats
this mellow sugar and meat.
Ice cream, new screen, narrow scenes, who screams?
Richard Neumöller - Voice, Acoustic guitar, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
Paulus Wieland - Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer, Roland RS-09 stringensemble, Baby grand piano, Tapes
Ton Willekes - Roland SH-2 synthesizer, Tapes, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
REICHSDORF ROOM 6 (Richard Neumöller).
Richard Neumöller - Tapes, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
Paulus Wieland - Korg Polysix synthesizer, Roland SH-2 synthesizer
Ton Willekes – Roland TB303 bassliner, Roland TR-808 drumcomputer programming
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Composer credits are in accordance with the original album.
*Original basslines were played by the mentioned musician. To save space on the multitrack recorder these basslines were programmed by Ton Willekes in the Roland TB303 sequencer which was connected to the Roland SH-2 synthesizer. Together with the Roland TR-808 drumcomputer they were triggered by a pulstrack on one of the multitrack recorder channels, only to be added during the final mix.
Engineered and produced by Ton Willekes.
Recorded during November/December 1982 in Marion’s room (at Huize Nieuw Rijksdorp, Wassenaar, The Netherlands).
Original cover art and design by Peter van Wijland Tieman.
Thanks to Hylkia de Jong for lending us her Korg Polysix and the use of the Baby Grand Piano.
Special thanks to Hans Rooyakkers who, at a time Ensemble Pittoresque was hardly known, had the vision and courage to finance the original album for the biggest part and for his own risk. The re-release should of course have been dedicated to him, because without his trust in the quality of these songs they would never have been released on vinyl (Mr. Willekes and Mr. Neumöller were not willing to borrow anything for this purpose and I had to borrow the remaining amount under ridiculous conditions from someone who could just as well be called a loan shark). This is the main thing that has been on my mind since I was displeased with the reception of the re-release and I wanted to state it here.
