Release

1-01	John Duncan -	Hymn	1:13
1-02	Tricia Worden -	Dear Friend	0:54
1-03	UI -	Life Is Shorter	1:10
		Double Bass [Vertical Bass] - Wilbo Wright Drums - Clem Waldmann Guitar - Sasha Frere-Jones
1-04	Queen Esther -	Politica	1:08
1-05	PainKiller (2) -	Ayurveda	0:58
		Bass - Bill Laswell Drums - Mick Harris Recorded By - Oz Fritz Saxophone [Alto] - John Zorn
1-06	Penny Arcade -	America, It Was A Beautiful Idea	1:09
		Other [Subsector A] - J.F. Coleman
1-07	Chris Haskett -	Indians Not Taxed And Others	1:10
1-08	Anne Elliott -	Not Me	1:11
		Voice, Ukulele - Anne Elliott
1-09	BardEvansPugliese -	Covalence	1:01
		Percussion - Jim Pugliese , Michael Evans (2) Percussion, Bells [Processed Bells], Gong [Processed Gong] - Christine Bard
1-10	Steve Piccolo -	The Traveler	1:02
1-11	Circuit Redux -	Prolongate	1:03
1-12	Jaron Lanier -	Through A Tube	1:00
		Flute [Contrabass Flute Built From Sewerpipe] - Jaron Lanier
1-13	Maggie Estep -	Why I Don't Like Wyoming	1:01
1-14	Frank Rothkamm -	Kitsch	1:02
1-15	Happy Boy -	Hogswash	1:02
		Bass - Mike Jones (16) Composed By, Producer, Mixed By - Debra deSalvo* Drums - Billy Atwell Guitar - Debra DeSalvo Vocals - Jerry Ryan (3)
1-16	J.F. Coleman* -	Subsector A	1:04
1-17	Rebecca Moore -	Rude Awakening Pt. 2	1:13
1-18	Allen Ginsberg -	Sin Capish	1:01
		Synthesizer [Synth] - E#*
1-19	Paul DeMarinis -	A Voice In The Forest	1:06
1-20	Lenny Kaye -	Outskirts Of Beatrice	1:03
		Clarinet [Bass Clarinet] - Tim Smith (10) Guitar - JD Foster Guitar [Guitars] - Lenny Kaye Percussion - Christine Bard , Jim Pugliese
1-21	Norman Yamada -	9.1.95	1:03
1-22	DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid* -	Vorticities	1:05
		Composed By - Paul D. Miller
1-23	Mark Helias -	Laying Into The People	1:02
		Voice, Instruments [All Instruments] - Mark Helias
1-24	Matthew Ostrowski -	Procrustics	1:04
		Electronics - Matthew Ostrowski
1-25	Mark De Gle Antoni* -	Van Tatum	1:01
		Drums - Clanging Trolley Fiddle [Bull Fiddle] - Siberian Stanley Producer [Uncredited], Mixed By [Uncredited] - Mark Degliantoni Sampler [Keyboard Sampler] - Boni Moe Turntables [Turntable], Voice - CX Furthur Voice - Kevin (49)
1-26	Pharmacy Lounge -	Building A Compound	1:11
		Bass - Lokke Highstein Drums - Mark Ludwig Guitar, Vocals - Matt Karn
1-27	Tracie Morris -	Prelude To A Kiss	1:06
1-28	Andrea Parkins -	Diphtong	1:05
1-29	Hakim Bey -	Ghazal By Mawlana Jalaloddin Rumi	0:59
1-30	Reed Ghazala* -	Blue Ox	1:00
		Horn [Bunyan Horn], Reeds [Bunyan Reed] - Duane Shaw Horn [Bunyan Horn], Reeds [Bunyan Reed], Synthesizer [Trigon Incantor], Other [Floor Boards] - RZ*
1-31	Sim Cain -	The Tormentrix	1:25
1-32	Cameron Allen* / Ahrin Mishan -	Our Little Life Is Rounded With A Sleep	1:09
1-33	Machine Gun -	Woke Up With Leather	1:01
		Performer - Bil Bryant* , Jair-Rohm Parker Wells , John Richey , Robert Musso , Thomas Chapin
1-34	Ebon Fisher -	Circulate All Sensation	1:02
		Vocals [Tweaked Vocals (bionic Code)] - Ebon Fisher
1-35	Hound, The -	The Writer	1:12
1-36	Lauren Weinger -	Place Study #3	1:06
1-37	DJ Olive -	Nontheory	1:07
1-38	David Weinstein -	Non-Verbal News	1:00
		Keyboards [Sampling Keyboards] - David Weinstein
1-39	Barbara Barg -	Hey George	1:00
1-40	Borbetomagus / Voice Crack -	Westworld	1:03
		Electronics [Cracked Everyday Electronics] - Norbert Möslang Guitar - Donald Miller Percussion - Knut Remond Saxophone - Don Dietrich , Jim Sauter
1-41	Soldier String Quartet* -	Patchwork Quilt For Those Now Gone	0:55
		Recorded By - Kevin Norton , Leslie Vosshall Written-By - Soldier* , Seaton*
1-42	Margot Mifflin -	Backlash	1:03
		Instruments [All Instruments] - Margot Mifflin
1-43	Krackhouse -	The Whole World Turned Upside Down	0:53
		Bass [6 String Bass], Vocals - Mike Sappol Engineer - Dick Connette Mixed By - Doug Henderson Producer - Krackhouse Recorded By - A. Leroy , Beo Morales Sampler, Loops [Tape Loops] - Jim Biederman Written-By - Biederman* , Sappol*
1-44	Ikue Mori -	Frankspeech / Tongue & Groove	0:59
		Drum Programming [Drum Machines] - Ikue Mori Guitar, Tape - David Watson
1-45	Anthony Coleman -	Patches '91	0:56
		Sampler - Anthony Coleman
1-46	God Is My Co-Pilot -	Role Model	0:55
		Bass - Alex Klein Drums - Michael Evans (2) , Siobhan Duffy Guitar - Craig Flanagin Vocals [Vocal] - Sharon Topper Written-By - Flanagin*
1-47	Lois V. Vierk / Ngoneni Cele -	Nkosi Sikelel 'l Afrika	1:07
		Arranged By - Lois V. Vierk
1-48	Marc Ribot -	Motherless Child	1:04
		Guitar [Guitars] - Marc Ribot
1-49	Vicki Stansbury -	American Spit Poems	0:58
		Bass [6 String Bass] - E#*
1-50	GenKen Montgomery* -	Keystone Model CC-16	1:03
1-51	John Zorn / Yamatsuka Eye -	Cowlick Pussyman	1:07
1-52	David Fulton -	Overture For The 90's	1:06
		Drums - Dean Sharp Guitar, Synthesizer [Synth] - David Fulton Other [Voice] - Unidentified Caller
1-53	Nicholas Collins* -	Tropical Boubou	0:52
1-54	Marc Sloan -	Murk	1:21
		Computer, Electric Bass, Cello, Percussion - Marc Sloan Strings, Flute, Tape [Tapes] - Reed Ghazala*
1-55	John Lurie -	Good Morning Dear	1:05
1-56	Felipe Orrego -	One Minute	1:04
		Guitar, Other [Subway, Treatments] - Felipe Orrego
1-57	Peter Blegvad / John Greaves -	Like A Baby	1:01
		Guitar - K. Blegvad* Piano - John Greaves Vocals, Percussion - Peter Blegvad Written-By - Lodge, The (2)
1-58	Diana Meckley -	A Small Motion	1:02
		Electric Guitar [Bowed Electric Guitar], Drums, Tape, Other [Ewehon] - Diana Meckley
1-59	Bill Obrecht -	Cornered	1:09
		Saxophone [Alto] - Chuck Fisher Saxophone [Baritone] - Richard Cohen Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Obrecht Trumpet - Pam Fleming
1-60	Pulsallama -	May	1:44
		Bass - Ande Whyland* , Lori "Bubbles" Montana* Bongos - Min "The Bonefinder" Thometz* Drums [Drum Kit], Other [Gourds] - Jean Caffeine Drums [Steel Drum, Synare] - Dany Johnson Other [Water Jug], Whistle [Whoopie Whistle], Vocals - Wendy Wild Recorded By, Vocals, Percussion - April Palmieri Tambourine - Ann Magnusson Timbales, Percussion - Stacy "Timbalina" Elkin* Vocals - Kimberly Davis
1-61	Bartok Liebermann -	As Told To Andrew Zev Weinstein	0:35
1-62	Michael Boom -	Misery Loop	0:44
		Electric Bass, Vocals [Vocal] - Michael Boom
1-63	Squat Theatre -	Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free	1:28
		Lyrics By - Stephan Balint Rap - Peter Halasz*
1-64	A.C. Chubb -	Rough Translations Will Be Provided For The Ancient Inscriptions	0:50
		Violin, Other [Motorcycle Boots, Dumpster] - A.C. Chubb
1-65	Gerry Lindhal* -	What's To Come	1:00
1-66	Arto Lindsay / Toni Nougueira -	Due Pay To	1:05
1-67	Social Climbers -	Standing In The Need Of Prayer	1:00
		Performer - A. Leroy , Jean Seton Shaw , John Scofield , Mark Bingham
1-68	Sonorexia -	F Troop	0:57
		Clarinet [Bass Clarinet] - E#* Drums - Donna Rataczak Kazoo - Peter Cherches
1-69	Tim Wright (2) -	My Town	1:00
		Guitar [12 String Guitar] - Tim Wright (2)
1-70	Spalding Gray -	Address	1:23
1-71	Thi-Linh Le -	No Regrets	1:18
		Bass - Bill Laswell Guitar - Nicky Skopelitis Recorded By - Martin Bisi Synthesizer [Synth] - Michael Beinhorn Voice - Thi-Linh Le
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2-01	Lucius Sheppard -	Love Letters To My Sister In Prison	1:01
2-02	Zeena Parkins -	Guilty	0:56
		Acoustic Bass - Sebastian Steinberg Cello - Margaret Parkins Violin - Laura Seaton Voice - Catherine Jauniaux
2-03	Babytooth -	Polynation	0:59
		Recorded By - Nicolas Vernhes
2-04	Edwin Torres -	Red Light	1:02
2-05	Heimlich Maneuver -	Vom Gewissen	0:59
		Sampler [Samples], Voice - Carsten Dane Trumpet, Sampler [Samples] - Gunnar Schmidt
2-06	Bad Behavior (2) -	Lifesaver	1:00
		Acoustic Bass - Reuben Radding Drums - Tony Allen Guitar - Danny Blume Voice, Electric Bass - Jana Martin Written-By - Blume* , Martin*
2-07	Lukas Ligeti -	Bane Of Black Ink	1:00
2-08	Chris Cochrane -	Always Broke	0:57
		Guitar, Sampler [Samples] - Chris Cochrane
2-09	Joseph Trump -	Status Extremis	1:07
		Drums, Percussion, Voice, Words By [Text] - Joseph Trump
2-10	Jack Womack -	American Society Thus	0:52
2-11	Gary Hinesley -	Cordless Phones Are A Bummer (For Poor People In The Third World)	1:02
2-12	Judy Dunaway -	Shit	1:06
2-13	F.I.B. -	60 Seconds	0:58
		Bass, Music By - Mary Feaster Guitar [Guitars], Music By - Susanne Hassenstein Vocals, Lyrics By - Cec LePage
2-14	Run On -	Pooch	0:59
		Performer - Alan Licht , David Newgarden , Rick Brown , Sue Garner
2-15	Lynne Tillman / Dave Hofstra* -	Profane 32	1:03
		Music By - David Hofstra Words By [Text] - Lynne Tillman
2-16	Michael Lowenstern* -	A Chance Meeting On Uranus	1:12
2-17	Cyrnai -	Kick The Pain	1:01
2-18	David Greenberger -	Dinosaur Lecture	0:56
2-19	Seven Kings -	The Neighborhood	1:01
2-20	Theo Bleckmann -	Channel Surfing	1:04
		Voice, Electronics [Processor] - Theo Bleckmann
2-21	Katie O'Looney -	Heated	1:00
2-22	Kurt Ralske -	Kingdom	1:07
2-23	Annie Gosfield -	The Scrap Metal Theme	1:02
		Arranged By, Performer - Annie Gosfield
2-24	Minus (5) -	Permuter	1:00
		Bass - Dave Trenkel Drums - Henry Franzoni Engineer - Marco Field Guitar - Mark Francis
2-25	Peter Sherer -	Green As Mold	1:03
2-26	Frank Pahl -	One Possible Way To Dance The Blue Moon Shuffle	0:57
2-27	Mark Trayle -	Full Newton With Raffle	1:03
2-28	Jenifer Berman -	Hit The Power	1:10
2-29	Digitalis (6) -	Free Will (Excerpt)	1:00
		Bass - Julie Hair Drums - Richard Hutchins* Guitar - Skinny John (2) Guitar [Guitars], Vocals, Sampler - John Myers Written-By - Myers*
2-30	Christina Wheeler -	Struthious	1:05
		Voice, Other [Processing] - Christina Wheeler
2-31	Jon Gibson (2) -	Running Commentary (A-Z) (Excerpts)	0:59
2-32	Dim Sum Clip Job -	Harmolodic Jeopardy	1:02
2-33	Tom Schmidt -	As Long As You're Inside	1:05
		Sampler - Tom Schmidt
2-34	Mars Williams / Ken Vandermark -	Cinghiale	1:01
2-35	Tony Maimone / Yuval Gabay -	Communion	1:14
		Performer - Tony Maimone , Yuval Gabay Trumpet [Slide Trumpet] - Steve Bernstein* Voice - Nessa Ryan
2-36	Michael Pugliese -	Sound Scripts #2	1:03
2-37	Twisted Tutu -	Touchtone Tony	0:56
		Keyboards - Kathleen Supove* Written-By - Ben Rubin Written-By, Performer - Eve Beglarian
2-38	Timber -	Rubber Room	1:02
2-39	Philorene -	Law	1:01
2-40	Roger Kleier -	Fanfare For The Cognitive Elite	0:55
2-41	Karthik Swaminathan -	Zooper X Press	1:02
		Bass [Bass Guitar] - Akin Atoms* Sampler, Violin - Karthik Swaminathan
2-42	Syd Straw -	What I Heard	0:54
		Guitar [Guitars] - Marc Ribot Voice - Syd Straw Written-By - Straw*
2-43	David Linton -	Land Du Lack	1:11
		Instruments [All Instruments] - David Linton
2-44	Pamela Z -	State	1:09
2-45	Grafted Media Devil -	A Minute To Pray	0:57
2-46	Mofungo -	Down He Looked, At Her Pocketbook	0:51
		Bass - Robert Sietsema Guitar - Chris Nelson (5) Voice - Willie Klein Written-By - Mofungo
2-47	Henry Kaiser -	Moosylvania Perestroika Guitar Solo	0:59
2-48	Mad Arab -	The Cold Silent Treatment	1:04
		Cello, Other [Processing] - Fred Lonberg-Holm* Voice - Ahmed El-Motassem
2-49	David Shea -	Quiet Please!	0:54
		Sampler - David Shea
2-50	Alex Noyes -	Vocalize	0:59
2-51	Wanda Phipps / M. Doughty / Jonathan Maron -	Marching To Euphoria (Lines For Newspaper Heads)	1:04
2-52	Michelle Kinney -	An Arrival	0:58
		Cello - Michelle Kinney Engineer - Alex Noyes Voice [Sample Voice] - Shi-Zheng Chen
2-53	Brian Karl -	Inspirational Message	0:54
2-54	Lee Ann Brown / Sarah Boyd Blair -	The Of A The	0:59
2-55	A Thousand Tiny Fingers -	Ready, Set, Shred	1:09
		Written-By - Bob Dee , Brook Thaler , Michael Cullens
2-56	Leslie Ross -	A New World Sympathy	0:54
		Bassoon [Electric Bassoon] - Leslie Ross
2-57	Hal Willner -	Jerry's Hymn Of The Republic	1:13
2-58	Shelley Hirsch -	Hallucinogen	0:55
		Voice, Other [Live Processing] - Shelley Hirsch
2-59	Christian Marclay -	Disc Composition #23	1:07
2-60	Adele Bertei -	Baal	1:17
		Voice, Guitar [Guitars] - Adele Bertei Words By - Brecht*
2-61	Ivan Kupala -	Discoration Of Independence	1:09
		Translated By [Translation By] - Jon Scieszka
2-62	Charles K. Noyes -	Discrepancies	0:59
		Bass Drum, Percussion, Other [Paper] - Charles K. Noyes Voice [Edgar Allan Poe Reading By] - Basil Rathbone Written-by [Tape Sample] - EA Poe*
2-63	Chris Vine -	Terminal Activity	1:02
2-64	Tuli Kupferberg -	A Rant	1:20
2-65	Unknown Artist -	Untitled	0:04
2-66	Sue Hanel -	Agenda	1:06
		Guitar [12 String Guitar] - Sue Hanel
2-67	Butch Morris / Jessica Hagedorn -	Crayon Bondage	1:13
		Performer - Systems Orchestra Voice [Recitation By] - Jessica Hagedorn
2-68	F.A. Nettelbeck / Wayne Horvitz -	Beer Notation	0:40
2-69	Martin Bisi / Victoria Galvez Bisi -	Bear Dance	0:54
2-70	Melody Sumner -	The Time Is Now	1:02
		Voice - Michael Sumner
2-71	Marina La Palma -	World Whirl	1:15
2-72	Bob Holman / Vito Ricci -	Panic DJ's State Of The Union	1:10
		Music By - Vito Ricci Voice - Bob Holman
2-73	Artless Time Band* -	Cherry Blossom	1:12
		Performer - Dwight Vesty , Gary Dewitt , Greg Ketchum , R. Iannapollo*
2-74	Fred Frith / Tina Curran -	I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is	1:06
2-75	Patrick Sumner -	Precious Chemicals And Dice	1:15
2-76	Hi-Sheriffs Of Blue -	HMZ	1:08
		Bass - Joe Drift Drums - Seth Weinhardt Guitar - Mark Dagley Saxophone [Tenor] - E#*

Credits

Artwork By [Design], Photography - Janene Higgins
Producer - Elliott Sharp

Notes

Digital Remix, Editing and Assembly at Studio zOaR.

Track 1.15 - Recorded & Mixed at Motherwest Studio, NYC.
Track 1.17 - Recorded 4-Trk in Rebecca's kitchen.
Track 1.18 - Written Summer/Fall 1995.
Track 1.23 - Text from Constitution and Declaration of Independents.
Track 1.25 - Excerpt from "WACO: The Rock Opera". Recorded at Moldy Basement Studio, Madison, WI. 1993.
Track 1.36 - On location recordings at the Sealy Bad Factory, CA 1995.
Track 1.40 - Recorded in Zurich, 12/12/90 at Stutz.
Track 1.41 - Recorded at Rigglius Studios.
Track 1.43 - Recorded at Harmonic Ranch. Mixed at Harold Dessau.
Track 1.46 - Recorded at Donny Fury's.
Track 1.47 - National anthem of the African National Congress. Spoken text adapted from the ANC Freedom Charter.
Track 1.50 - Recorded at John Blackford Studio.
Track 1.51 - Recorded live at the Knitting Factory.
Track 1.56 - Mixed at OAO Brooklyn.
Track 1.61 - Recording date unknown.
Track 1.67 - Recorded at CBGB 10/80.
Track 1.71 - Recorded at OAO, Brooklyn.

Track 2.03 - Recorded at RareBookRoom, Brooklyn. Text based on Charles Ives' preamble to his "Suggestion for a 20th Ammendment" of 1920. P/C Basnouph Noupha.
Track 2.10 - Selection from the book "Ambient".
Track 2.23 - From the WW2 animated short subject "Don't Scrap Freedom" by Philip W. Schreck.
Track 2.24 - Recorded at Califas Studio, Corvallis, OR.
Track 2.37 - Written for a piece called "No, You Are Not Alone", presented at Dance Theatre Workshop in 1994 and is now a staple for Twisted Tutu, Eve Beglarian's duo with keyboard player Kathleen Supové.
Track 2.45 - Acknowledgements: Jim Morrison, Jesus Christ Superstar, Madonna, Robert Plant, John Bonham, Patti Smith, Unidentified radio evangelist and the lost soul who called him.
Track 2.50 - Created from four tracks of vocal improvisation sung into pitch->MIDI converter and then processed extensively. Recorded at Studio PASS.
Track 2.52 - Recorded at Studio PASS.
Track 2.53 - Recorded at Studio PASS.
Track 2.54 - Recorded at Vital.
Track 2.60 - Recorded at the B's.
Track 2.62 - Features Basil Rathbone reading from "The Facts in the Cae of M. Waldemar".
Track 2.69 - Recorded at OAO, Brooklyn.
Track 2.76 - Recorded at A7 Club.

All Music Composed by the Individual Artists unless otherwise noted.

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