Fred Frith - Speechless

Label:

Ralph Records

Catalog#:

FF 8106

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1981

Genre:

Electronic, Jazz, Rock

Style:

Experimental, Avantgarde, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

A1	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Kick The Can (Part 1)
		Organ - Fred Frith
A2	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Carnival On Wall St.
A3	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Ahead In The Sand	X
		Voice - Fred Frith , Guigou Chenevier , Margot Mathieu
A4	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Laughing Matter	X
		Bagpipes - Roger Kent Parsons
A5	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Esperanza
A6	Etron Fou Leloublan -	Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women	X
		Vocals - Asha And Storm
B1	Massacre (2) -	A Spit In The Ocean	X
B2	Massacre (2) -	Navajo	X
		Bass - Tina Curran Drums - Fred Frith Saxophone [Snake] - Steve Buchanan
B3	Fred Frith -	Balance	X
		Drums - Fred Frith
B4	Massacre (2) -	Saving Grace	X
B5	Fred Frith -	Speechless	X
B6	Massacre (2) -	Conversations With Arc	X
B7	Fred Frith -	Domaine De Planousset	X
		Bass - Tina Curran
B8	Fred Frith -	Kick The Can (Part 2)

Credits

Bass - Bill Laswell (tracks: B1 to B8) , Fred Frith (tracks: A1, B3, B5, B8)
Bass, Voice, Jew's Harp [Guimbarde] - Ferdinand Richard (tracks: A1 to A6)
Drums - Fred Maher (tracks: B1 to B8)
Drums, Saxophone [Tenor] - Guigou Chenevier (tracks: A1 to A6)
Engineer [Cbgb] - Charlie Martin (tracks: B1, B2, B4, B6)
Engineer [France] - Francois Riether* (tracks: A1 to A6)
Engineer [Switzerland] - Etienne Conod , Robert Vogel
Guitar, Violin - Fred Frith
Keyboards - Fred Frith (tracks: B1 to B8)
Mellotron - Fred Frith (tracks: A1 to A6)
Organ, Harmonium - Jo Thirion (tracks: A1 to A6)
Producer - Conod* (tracks: B1 to B8) , Francois Riether* (tracks: A1 to A6) , Frith* , Vogel* (tracks: B1 to B8) , Curran*
Recorded By [Tape] - Bob Ostertag (tracks: A1 to A6)
Recorder, Edited By [Unusual Edits], Artwork By [Cover] - Tina Curran
Saxophone [Alto] - George Cartwright (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Saxophone [Baritone] - Mars Williams (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor] - Margot Mathieu (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

Side A:
The tapes used on side A were recorded in New York City at street fairs, demonstrations and, along with the bagpipes, in Washington Square.
Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Freeson, Pujaut, France and Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.

Side B:
Tracks B1, B4 and the end of track B2 are based on a live concert recorded at CBGB in New York, April 1980, subsequently altered and added to in Switzerland. Track B6 is from the same concert and is an improvised piece heard as played. Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.