Selbstportrait - Vol. II

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Selbstportrait - Vol. II
Selbstportrait - Vol. II cover
Studio album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Released 1980
Recorded 1973-1977
Genre Kosmische Musik
New Age Music
Electronic Music
Ambient Music
Length 40:43
Label Sky
Producer Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology
Selbstportrait
(1979)		 Selbstportrait - Vol. II
(1980)		 Selbstportrait Vol. III "Reise durch Arcadien"
(1980)

Selbstportrait - Vol. II is the fourth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait - Vol. II", a title which clearly reflects the gentle, introspective nature of this album of ambient or new age music. It is the second of seven albums in Roedelius' Selbsportrait series of recordings. The album is subtitled "Freundliche Musik", German for "Friendly Music".

Like Selbstportrait before it, Selbstportrait - Vol. II was recorded by Roedelius during various Cluster sessions between 1973 and 1977, so the music actually predates Roedelius' first two solo albums: Durch Die Wüste and Jardin Au Fou.Selbstportrait - Vol. II was released by Sky Records in 1980.

Seven of the 11 tracks on Selbstportrait - Vol. II and the entire previous album, Selbstportrait were released as a single CD titled Selbstportrait I & II in 1996. The tracks omitted from the reissue are "Signal", "Schönheitsflecken", "Grundlsee", and "Regunwurm".

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  1. "Signal" - 0:10
  2. "Gewiß" - 4:46
  3. "Aufbruch" - 3:45
  4. "Schönheitsflecken" - 3:14
  5. "Alle Jahre wieder" - 4:43
  6. "Übern Fluß" - 3:45
  7. "Tee für die Geisha" - 5:25
  8. "Kichererbsen" - 2:30
  9. "Grundlsee" - 4:27
  10. "Regunwurm" - 4:04
  11. "Thronfloge" - 3:44
  12. "Signal" - 0:10

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