Khataclimici China Doll (2021 Remaster)

by Edward Ka-Spel

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RTW Sonically, this one is so adventurous, and listening to it is like eating a rich chocolate cake. You can tell that the days of EK's spare Casio waltzes were just about behind him. I think it's the use of percussion that truly sets it apart. Despite supposed plans for another volume after this, this was the last major China Doll release. After all, "Tszrnikowskiyarrh China Doll" just doesn't have a good ring to it. Favorite track: Hotel Rouge.

hjoe834 find it more accessible than the other 'dolls' works, but still pleasantly weird and psyched. Maybe I just get old... Favorite track: Dotzsong / Der Khataclimici.

thenewspaper Essential album, full of gongs and weird keyboard pieces sashaying under the mighty lyric vision here. Favorite track: Dotzsong / Der Khataclimici.

Judi OMG!!! F’ing FANTASTIC!!!! I haven’t heard this album properly in the 25 years I’ve had it!!! Absolutely Amazing!!! Thank You for all ReMastered Arts flowing all around me right now!!! & the last track (can’t remember being on the original album)!!!🥰🤗🌷✨

Belette Malade Sing while you may! A classic album, I remember the first album which opened up the cosmos/chaos of LPD to me. Thanks for the bonus track! Favorite track: Dotzsong / Der Khataclimici.

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1.	Tick Tock 03:39	buy track
2.	Shadow Mask 04:06	buy track
3.	Hotel Rouge 06:47	buy track
4.	Our Lady In Madras 03:21	buy track
5.	Shadow Box 04:16	buy track
6.	Another Tango 06:51	buy track
7.	Dotzsong / Der Khataclimici 09:47	buy track
8.	Tszrnikowskiyarrh The Baptist 23:28	buy track

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1988
A small untidy room in an Amsterdam squat. An 8-track tape recorder sits at the centre of the floor, the mixing desk was next to it. Wires everywhere. No chairs…Vocals were recorded in between trams. Nothing against trams, they are ecologically sound and sonically fascinating, until the 100th rattling clang of the day and the inevitable pause.
Despite all that Barry Gray (Stret Majest Alarme) turned the place into a palace with his stately guitar, and the desire to experiment was intense.
Even so, the best part was the mixing. A REAL studio in Aachen. Christoph Heemann and Achim Flamm from HNAS firing ideas to turn an already psychedelic record into a full-blown peyote ritual in the depths of the jungle.
Khataclimici China Doll - a damn fine way to end the 80s and a conclusion to the “Aazhyd” trilogy (which is in fact a pair).
Here is the 2021 Remaster - hopefully the ultimate version.

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released July 13, 2021

EK- voice, keyboards, devices; The Silverman - Clangs; Stret Majest Alarme - Guitars, drum programming.
Recorded at The Dolls' House, Amsterdam, Bartlos Studio, Aachen
Production: EK & Christoph Heemann
Cover Art: Christoph Heemann
Engineer: Ramon Creutzer

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