Fred Frith – The Technology Of Tears (And Other Music For Dance And Theatre)
| Label: | SST Records – SST 172 |
|---|---|
| Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Jazz, Rock |
| Style: | Avantgarde, Experimental |
Tracklist
| The Technology Of Tears | |||
| A1 | Sadness, Its Bones Bleached Behind Us | 13:05 | |
| A2 | You Are What You Eat | 7:22 | |
| B3 | You Are What You Eat [Continued] | 11:39 | |
| B4 | The Palace Of Laughter, The Technology Of Tears | 10:08 | |
| And Other Music For Dance And Theatre | |||
| C1 | Jigsaw | 14:39 | |
| C2 | Jigsaw Coda | 3:04 | |
| Propaganda | |||
| D1 | Shelter For Them All | 1:36 | |
| D2 | A Deeper Understanding Of Conflict | 0:54 | |
| D3 | The Turning Of An Hourglass | 2:04 | |
| D4 | Birth Of A Rebel | 1:51 | |
| D5 | Your Beautiful Corpse | 1:17 | |
| D6 | The Excellent Hyena | 1:25 | |
| D7 | The Old Man Moves A Mountain | 1:06 | |
| D8 | The Wolf Demon [Part 1] | 1:07 | |
| D9 | Meditation Upon Propaganda | 3:06 | |
| D10 | Liberty | 1:59 | |
| D11 | The Relentless Landscape | 0:59 | |
| D12 | The Gaze That Sings | 1:03 | |
| D13 | The Wolf Demon [Part 2] | 1:05 | |
| D14 | Rashomon | 3:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Cesstone Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SST Records
- Remastered At – New York Digital
- Mastered At – K Disc Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Greg Lee Processing – L·29114
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-18792
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-18793
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-18794
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-18795
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – John Zorn (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Commissioned By – Concert Dance Company of Boston (tracks: C1, C2), Creation Production Company (tracks: D1 to D14), Rosalind Newman (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Cover, Artwork By [Cover Images], Photography By [Photos] – Pierre Hébert (3)
- Cover, Design [Cover Design] – Peter Bäder
- Engineer [Assistant] – Louie Fleck (tracks: A1 to B4), Sue Fisher (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Engineer [BC] – Martin Bisi (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Engineer [New York Digital] – Paul Zinman
- Engineer [Noise] – Kramer (2) (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Instruments [All], Voice [Voices] – Fred Frith
- Lacquer Cut By – JG*
- Other [From The Technology Of Tears] – Zbigniew Herbert
- Programmed By [Synclavier Programming Guidance From] – Henry Kaiser (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Trombone – Jim Staley (tracks: C1, C2)
- Turntables – Christian Marclay (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Voice – Tenko (tracks: A1 to B4)
Notes
"The Technology Of Tears"
Recorded at BC Studio, June '86 and Noise New York, Nov '86 - Jan '87
Synclavier recorded in California, June '86
commissioned by Rosalind Newman and first performed by her dance company at the Joyce Theatre, NYC in February 1987, with designs by Pier Voulkos and animation by Pierre Hébert.
Jigsaw
Recorded at Noise, Oct '86
commissioned [...] as a collaboration between Fred Frith, Rosalind Newman and Pier Voulkos and funded in part by the National Endowment For The Arts and the New Works Program of the Massachussetts Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Propaganda
Recorded at Noise, April '87
[...] written and directed by Matthew Maguire and first performed at La Mama ETC in New York May 1-24, 1987.
Digitally re-mastered at New York Digital, Aug '87
© 1987 Cesstone Music (BMI) ℗ 1988 SST Records
"Propaganda" is not available on the CD issues.
Recorded at BC Studio, June '86 and Noise New York, Nov '86 - Jan '87
Synclavier recorded in California, June '86
commissioned by Rosalind Newman and first performed by her dance company at the Joyce Theatre, NYC in February 1987, with designs by Pier Voulkos and animation by Pierre Hébert.
Jigsaw
Recorded at Noise, Oct '86
commissioned [...] as a collaboration between Fred Frith, Rosalind Newman and Pier Voulkos and funded in part by the National Endowment For The Arts and the New Works Program of the Massachussetts Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Propaganda
Recorded at Noise, April '87
[...] written and directed by Matthew Maguire and first performed at La Mama ETC in New York May 1-24, 1987.
Digitally re-mastered at New York Digital, Aug '87
© 1987 Cesstone Music (BMI) ℗ 1988 SST Records
"Propaganda" is not available on the CD issues.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 18861-0172-1 1
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, handwritten): SST-172-A JG L·29114 R-18792
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, handwritten): SST-172-B JG L·29114 R-18793
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, handwritten): SST-172-C JG L·29114 R-18794
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, handwritten): SST-172-A JG L·29114 R-18795
- Matrix / Runout (Runout all sides, stamped): k disc
Other Versions (5 of 9)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Technology Of Tears (LP, Sampler, Test Pressing, White Label) | SST Records | SST 172 | US | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | The Technology Of Tears (And Other Music For Dance And Theatre) (2×LP, Album, Stereo) | RecRec Music | RecRec 20 | Switzerland | 1988 | ||
Recently Edited | The Technology Of Tears (And Other Music For Dance) (CD, Album, Remastered) | RecRec Music | reCDec 20 | Switzerland | 1988 | ||
New Submission | "The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre (Cassette, Album) | SST Records | SSTC 172 | US | 1988 | ||
New Submission | "The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre (LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing) | SST Records | SST 172 | US | 1988 |
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