Fred Frith - Gravity
Label:
Catalog#:
ESD 80452
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1990
Genre:
Jazz,
Rock
Style:
Fusion,
Contemporary Jazz,
Experimental,
Prog Rock
Tracklist
| 1 | The Boy Beats The Rams (Kluk Tluče Berany) | 4:53 | ||
| 2 | Spring Any Day Now | 3:05 | X | |
| 3 | Don't Cry For Me | 3:28 | X | |
| Percussion [Snare Drum, Maraccas] - Chris Cutler | ||||
| 4 | Hands Of The Juggler | 5:31 | X | |
| 5 | Norrgarden Nyvla | 2:54 | X | |
| 6 | Year Of The Monkey | 4:05 | X | |
| Recorder - Frank Wuyts | ||||
| 7 | What A Dilemma | 3:10 | X | |
| Bass [Subliminal] - Tina Curran | ||||
| 8 | Crack In The Concrete | 1:24 | X | |
| 9 | Come Across | 2:47 | ||
| Drums - Frank Wuyts | ||||
| 10 | Dancing In The Street / My Enemy Is A Bad Man | 4:39 | X | |
|
Composed By -
Fred Frith
,
Gay*
,
Stevenson*
Drums [Subliminal] - Hasse Bruniusson Organ - Dave Newhouse | ||||
| 11 | Slap Dance | 2:30 | X | |
| Saxophone [Soprano] - Tom Scott (3) | ||||
| 12 | A Career In Real Estate | 4:39 | X | |
| 13 | Dancing In Rockville, Maryland | 2:46 | X | |
| 14 | Waking Against Sleep | 2:02 | ||
| 15 | Terrain | 3:46 | ||
| 16 | Moeris Dancing | 4:58 | ||
| 17 | Geistige Nacht | 5:15 | ||
| 18 | Life At The Top | 1:40 | ||
| 19 | Oh Wie Schön Ist Panama! | 5:00 | ||
Credits
Artwork By [Cover] -
Alfreda Benge
Bass - Billy Swann (tracks: 8, 10, 11, 13)
Bass, Guitar, Violin, Keyboards - Fred Frith (tracks: 7 to 13)
Bass, Guitar, Violin, Percussion [Extra], Drums - Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 6)
Composed By - Fred Frith
Drums - Fred Frith (tracks: 7, 11, 13) , Hans Bruniusson* (tracks: 1 to 6) , Paul Sears (2) (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Engineer - Colleen Scott (tracks: 7 to 13) , Etienne Conod , Gabriel Rosen (tracks: 1 to 6) , Tom Scott (3) (tracks: 7 to 13)
Guitar, Mandolin - Eino Haapala (tracks: 1 to 6)
Other [Ten Seconds Of The Real Thing] - 13th St. Puerto Rico Summertime Band (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Clapping, Golden Scissors] - Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Clapping] - Chris Cutler (tracks: 1 to 6) , Denis Van Hecke (tracks: 1 to 6) , Michel Berkmans* (tracks: 1 to 6) , Veronique Vincent* (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Tap Dancing, Clapping] - Olivia Bruynhooghe (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Whirling, Clapping] - Catherine Jauniaux (tracks: 1 to 6) , Frank Wuyts (tracks: 1 to 6) , Tina Curran (tracks: 1 to 6)
Photography [Back Cover] - Tina Curran
Piano, Organ, Accordion - Lars Hollmer (tracks: 1 to 6)
Producer - Etienne Conod , Fred Frith
Saxophone [Alto] - Dave Newhouse (tracks: 7 to 13)
Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet - Marc Hollander (tracks: 1 to 6)
Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet [Bass] - Marc Hollander (tracks: 7 to 13)
Voice [Final Comments] - Asha Swanson (tracks: 1 to 6)
Bass - Billy Swann (tracks: 8, 10, 11, 13)
Bass, Guitar, Violin, Keyboards - Fred Frith (tracks: 7 to 13)
Bass, Guitar, Violin, Percussion [Extra], Drums - Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 6)
Composed By - Fred Frith
Drums - Fred Frith (tracks: 7, 11, 13) , Hans Bruniusson* (tracks: 1 to 6) , Paul Sears (2) (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Engineer - Colleen Scott (tracks: 7 to 13) , Etienne Conod , Gabriel Rosen (tracks: 1 to 6) , Tom Scott (3) (tracks: 7 to 13)
Guitar, Mandolin - Eino Haapala (tracks: 1 to 6)
Other [Ten Seconds Of The Real Thing] - 13th St. Puerto Rico Summertime Band (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Clapping, Golden Scissors] - Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Clapping] - Chris Cutler (tracks: 1 to 6) , Denis Van Hecke (tracks: 1 to 6) , Michel Berkmans* (tracks: 1 to 6) , Veronique Vincent* (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Tap Dancing, Clapping] - Olivia Bruynhooghe (tracks: 1 to 6)
Performer [Whirling, Clapping] - Catherine Jauniaux (tracks: 1 to 6) , Frank Wuyts (tracks: 1 to 6) , Tina Curran (tracks: 1 to 6)
Photography [Back Cover] - Tina Curran
Piano, Organ, Accordion - Lars Hollmer (tracks: 1 to 6)
Producer - Etienne Conod , Fred Frith
Saxophone [Alto] - Dave Newhouse (tracks: 7 to 13)
Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet - Marc Hollander (tracks: 1 to 6)
Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet [Bass] - Marc Hollander (tracks: 7 to 13)
Voice [Final Comments] - Asha Swanson (tracks: 1 to 6)
Notes
Tracks 1 to 13 were initially released in 1980 as Ralph FF 8057 (LP, USA).
Track 14 previously unreleased.
Tracks 15, 16 were initially released on Art Bears' album "Hopes And Fears" (1978).
Track 17 was initially released on Aksak Maboul album "Un Pen De l'Ame Des Bandits" (1979).
Track 18 was initially released on Skeleton Crew LP "Learn To Talk" (1984).
Track 19 is "fairly recent guitar improvisation".
Recorded August 1979 at Norrgarden Nyvla, Uppsala, Sweden and Sunrise Studios, Switzerland. (1 to 6), November 1979 at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville, Maryland, USA and January 1980 at Sunrise Studios, Switzerland (7 to 13).
Also heard: Toads, Seals, The Renaissance etc. (1 to 6), Aqsak Maboul backwards, the Dogs of Rockville, Rain on the Roof (7 to 13).
Special services, clandestine operations: Chris Blake, D.J. Perry, David Vorhaus.
Many thanks to the Zamlas, Birgitta Hollmer, Eva John, Etienne, Marc, Veronique, Colleen and the Muffins without whose time and generosity this record would not exist; and to Tina who was an indispensable part of it from the start.
Produced with criticism from T. Curran, M. Hollander, V. Vincent and C. Cutler.
In 1937, Curt Sachs wrote of dance, that it represented "the victory over gravity, over all that weighs down and oppresses, the change of body into spirit, the elevation of creature into creator, the merging with the infinite, the divine" which may not have a whole lot to do with this record, but it seemed like a good place to start.
And in 1980, on moving to an apartment in Loisaida, New York, we found the following written indelibly on the kitchen wall: 'NO APAGUEN EL FUEGO DEL ESPIRITU".
Engelsk es die langage internazionale
Track 14 previously unreleased.
Tracks 15, 16 were initially released on Art Bears' album "Hopes And Fears" (1978).
Track 17 was initially released on Aksak Maboul album "Un Pen De l'Ame Des Bandits" (1979).
Track 18 was initially released on Skeleton Crew LP "Learn To Talk" (1984).
Track 19 is "fairly recent guitar improvisation".
Recorded August 1979 at Norrgarden Nyvla, Uppsala, Sweden and Sunrise Studios, Switzerland. (1 to 6), November 1979 at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville, Maryland, USA and January 1980 at Sunrise Studios, Switzerland (7 to 13).
Also heard: Toads, Seals, The Renaissance etc. (1 to 6), Aqsak Maboul backwards, the Dogs of Rockville, Rain on the Roof (7 to 13).
Special services, clandestine operations: Chris Blake, D.J. Perry, David Vorhaus.
Many thanks to the Zamlas, Birgitta Hollmer, Eva John, Etienne, Marc, Veronique, Colleen and the Muffins without whose time and generosity this record would not exist; and to Tina who was an indispensable part of it from the start.
Produced with criticism from T. Curran, M. Hollander, V. Vincent and C. Cutler.
In 1937, Curt Sachs wrote of dance, that it represented "the victory over gravity, over all that weighs down and oppresses, the change of body into spirit, the elevation of creature into creator, the merging with the infinite, the divine" which may not have a whole lot to do with this record, but it seemed like a good place to start.
And in 1980, on moving to an apartment in Loisaida, New York, we found the following written indelibly on the kitchen wall: 'NO APAGUEN EL FUEGO DEL ESPIRITU".
Engelsk es die langage internazionale