CHRISTOPH HEEMANN's first release was on Robot Records in 1992. Several solo releases appeared sporadically since then.
CHRONOLOGICAL DISCOGRAPHY
The Rings of Saturn
(CD-R, DOM BARTWUCHS, GERMANY, ZX 5, 2008)
- Seven untitled tracks.
- Edition of 100 signed and numbered copies.
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Time is the Simplest Thing
(CD-R, THREE POPLARS, U.K., 3P9, 2003)
- Edition of 72 signed and numbered copies.
- A second edition of 30 copies, unsigned, has been made.
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Magnetic Tape Splicing
(12", ROBOT RECORDS, U.S.A., RR 19, 1997)
- Tracks: Part 1 / Part 2
- Audiophile pressing of 350 copies, in plain black sleeve.
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Days of the Eclipse
(CD, BAROONI, NETHERLANDS, BAR 018, 1997)
- Tracks: Solstice / II / III
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Retrace
(7", SONARIA, POLAND, SON 701, 1995/99)
- Edition of 600 copies on black vinyl. Some copies were came with the Bad Alchemy Nr. 28 magazine.
- A second edition of 100 copies on transparent pink vinyl was pressed in 1999.
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Reciprocate
(7", DECALCOMANIA, U.S.A., LOP 01, 1995)
- Limited to 6 test pressings, never released.
- No covers were printed, but preliminary art work was faxed to the company.
- A re-worked and remixed version was included in the "Lebenserinnerungen Eines Lepidopterologen" double CD.
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Aftersolstice
(CD, BAROONI, NETHERLANDS, BAR 012, 1994)
- Tracks: Solstice (1) / IV / I / Appendix (1)
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Invisible Barrier (Unsichtbare Barriere)
(CD, EXTREME, AUSTRALIA, XCD 019, 1993)
- Tracks: Bounds of Distance (Schranken der Entfernung) / Moon and Half Dome (Mond und Halbhuppel) / Natural Encounter (Natürliche Begegnung)
- An excerpt from the first track can be found on the promotional sampler cassette "Extreme Music 1993".
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Über Den Umgang Mit Umgebung und Andere Versuche
(10", ROBOT RECORDS, U.S.A., RR 01, 1992)
- Tracks: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
- Edition of 400 copies, 75 copies pressed on "starburst" vinyl, the rest on black vinyl.
- Re-issued in its entirety in 1999 as part of the "Lebenserinnerungen Eines Lepidopterologen" double CD.
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COMPILATIONS AND OTHER APPEARANCES
Lee Ranaldo, Jim O'Rourke and Christoph Heemann - Bloomington, Indiana ... Autumn
(LP, STREAMLINE, GERMANY, 1027, 2010)
- Tracks: Bloomington, Indiana / Autumn
- Original version of "Bloomington, Indiana" recorded in Hilversum, Netherlands in 1994, and reworked/remastered in 2009. Special thanks to Roland Spekle, Barry Kamer and Jon Hiddink.
- "Autumn" was performed and recorded in Aachen, Germany, in 1991.
- Mastered by Kevin Spencer. Cover design by Andrés Krause, based on a photograph by Manfred Heidbüchel.
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Charlemagne Palestine and Christoph Heemann - saiten in flammen
(LP, STREAMLINE, GERMANY, 1026, 2009)
- Tracks: (1) / (2)
- Album following their collaborative work on Charlemagne Palestine's "The Apocalypse Will Blossom".
- Electronics and magnetic tape by Christoph Heemann.
- Piano recorded in Aachen in 2000, processed and remixed in 2007.
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Various Artists - Brainwaves 2008
(3CD, BRAINWASHED RECORDS, U.S.A., BRAIN 013, 2008)
- Track: "Fussgaenger" by Christoph Heemann and Andreas Martin.
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Andreas Martin and Christoph Heemann - Untitled
(CD-R, DOM BARTWUCHS, GERMANY, DOM BW ZX 3, 2006)
- Numbered and signed edition with a unique watercolour image on the cover.
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Sun - Sun
(2CD/2LP, STAUBGOLD, GERMANY, STAUB 39, 2003)
- Christoph Heemann track "It's not real" appears on the bonus remix album.
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Andreas Martin, William Basinski and Christoph Heemann - untitled
(2x7", ROBOT RECORDS, U.S.A., RR 29, 2003)
- Tracks by Basinski ("Cloes") and Martin ("Untitled") remixed by Heemann.
- Edition of 400 copies on clear vinyl, with acetate insert.
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Various Artists - Brain in the Wire
(CD, WIRE, U.K., Issue 201, 2000)
(3CD, BRAINWASHED, U.S.A., BRAIN 004, 2002)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann and Andreas Martin track entitled "Wires".
- It was first released in the free CD coming with the November 2000 of the The Wire magazine and later in the 3CD set packaged in a metal box wrapped in wire.
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Christoph Heemann and Andreas Martin - Lebenserinnerungen Eines Lepidopterologen
(10"/2CD, ROBOT RECORDS, U.S.A., RR 20, 1999/2010)
- Tracks on CD 1: Nüchtern Fahren, Sicher Ankommen (1988) / Die Drei Wege ens Unbekannte Teil 1 (1991, 1995) / ...Und Schritt Rücklings ins Wasser, der Aussicht Wegen (1992) / Dre Drei Wege ins Unbekannte Teil 2 (1991, 1995) / Über Den Umgang Mit Umgebung und Andere Versuche Teil 1 (1991) / Teil 2 (1991) / Teil 3 (1991)
- Tracks on CD 2: Die Sagenhaften Hühner (1993) / Bärenluder (1993) / Wurstfinger (1993) / Fahrradmusik (1992/93) / Hirschmöhre (1993) / Die Nachbarn (1991) / Als der Morgen kam, war es, als sei nur eine Nacht vergangen (1987/88)
- Original 1999 double box CD set (with obi) of early tracks by both artists, plus three new ones.
- The 10" picture disc is limited to 400 copies and contains an exclusive track in addition to the new ones appearing on the double CD.
- The 2CD set was revisited in 2010 with two new tracks: "Fussgänger" and "Untited", packaged in a fold-out cardboard sleeve with booklet.
- Artwork by Christoph Heemann.
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Current 93, Michael Cashmore and Christoph Heemann - An Introduction To Suffering
(CD/LP, DURTRO, UK, DURTRO 045, 1999)
- Tracks: An Introduction to Suffering (Current 93) / All the Pretty Little Horses (Current 93) / Calling for Vanished Faces (Current 93) / The Cat is Dead (Current 93) / untitled I (Michael Cashmore) / In an English Garden (Current 93) / untitled II (Michael Cashmore) / The Flower is RedRobed (Current 93) / A Silence Song, Silent (Michael Cashmore) / Et in Arcadia Est (Current 93) / Moonlight, or Other Dreams, or Other Fields (Current 93) / Judas as Black Moth (Current 93) / Lazy Moon Part I (Christoph Heemann) / Lazy Moon Part II (Christoph Heemann)
- The Current 93 tracks are out-takes or alternate vocal versions of songs from "Soft Black Stars" and "All The Pretty Little Horses". The tracks by Michael Cashmore and Christoph Heemann all have some connection to the recording for "Soft Black Stars".
- The LP is on clear vinyl with insert, limited to 2000 copies. The digipak CD is also limited to 2000 copies.
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Various Artists - Hate People Like Us
(CD, SOLEILMOON, U.S.A., SOL 83, 1999)
(2CD, STAALPLAAT, NETHERLANDS, STCD 126, 1999)
(CD, CACIOCAVALO/SOLEILMOON, NETHERLANDS/U.S.A., CAD 1, 2000)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "Ursula Fährt Ski".
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Various Artists - Microstoria: reprovisers
(CD/2LP, MILLE PLATEAUX, GERMANY, MP37, 1997)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "Jiet Zeit - Teil Zeit".
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Various Artists - Tulpas
(5CD+BOOK, SELEKTION, GERMANY, SCD 024, 1997)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "Breaths of Freezing Air".
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Various Artists - Vage Geluiden In Stereo
(10", MEEUW MUZAK, NETHERLANDS, MM007, 1997)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "Muzak/Meeuw/Muzak".
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Merzbow and Christoph Heemann - Sleeper Awakes on the Edge of the Abyss
(CD, STREAMLINE, GERMANY, 1003, 1993)
- Tracks: Tunneling / Mandala / Eagle / Sleeper / Doorstep
- Raw sounds material (1987) provided by Masami Akita (Merzbow).
- Processing, added sounds and mix by Christoph Heemann (1988-93).
- Graphics: Jim O'Rourke; Layout: CG Graphix, Claudio Georgi.
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Various Artists - Ohren Des Kaiser Hirohito
(2CD, DOM, GERMANY, DOM CD 77-14/15, 1992)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "eingang 2".
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Various Artists - X-X Section
(CD, EXTREME, AUSTRALIA, XCD 010, 1991)
- Compilation album, featuring a Christoph Heemann track entitled "A Shellweed Dream".
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LIVE PERFORMANCES
- 2008: Switzerland and Milan (Italy), as part of "In Camera".
- 2007: London (England) and Hasselt (Belgium).
- 2006: Boston (U.S.A.).
- 2005: Basel (Switzerland), as part of "In Camera".
- 2003: Austin and Atlanta (U.S.A.).
- 1999: New-York City (U.S.A.).
- 1996: London (England).
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