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01 |
Kick The Can |
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02:22 |
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02 |
Carnival On Wall Street |
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02:52 |
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03 |
Ahead In The Sand |
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03:17 |
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04 |
Laughing Matter/Esperanza |
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07:46 |
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05 |
Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women |
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05:43 |
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06 |
A Spit In The Ocean |
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02:17 |
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07 |
Navajo |
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03:04 |
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08 |
Balance |
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05:07 |
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09 |
Saving Grace |
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01:56 |
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10 |
Speechless |
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03:07 |
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11 |
Conversations With White Arc |
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01:15 |
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12 |
Domaine De Planousset |
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03:01 |
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13 |
Kick The Can (Part 2) |
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02:20 |
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14 |
The Entire Works Of Henry Cow |
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01:06 |
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15 |
So Schnell Ich |
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03:27 |
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16 |
I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is |
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01:07 |
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17 |
No More War |
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04:48 |
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18 |
Typical American Family |
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01:06 |
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19 |
Dig |
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03:06 |
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USA |
| Original Release Date |
1981 |
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DDD |
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Stereo |
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Speechless
Date of Release 1981
This one of the most important guitar-based, experimental guitar titles from the avant-guitarist and founding Henry Cow member Fred Frith. Frith's second solo album, Speechless, includes appearances by Estron Fou Leloublan, Massacre, and Bill Laswell. This is a studio Frankenstein of live clips and found sounds. While Frith states attests to the occurrence of many "happy accidents," the album comes across confidently and more often more coherent than merely challenging. Six bonus tracks appear on this CD version. This is often cited as Frith's best solo record and its inspired manipulations hold up under repeated scrutiny. There is a bit of European folk influence here, too, but not as obvious as on Gravity. - Thomas Schulte
Fred Frith
SPEECHLESS
Tracklist
No. Title Author
1 Kick The Can (part 1) Frith
2 Carnival On Wall St. Frith
3 Ahead In The Sand Frith
4 Laughing Matter Frith
5 Esperanza Frith
6 Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women Frith, Curran
7 A Spit In The Ocean Frith
8 Navajo Frith
9 Balance Frith
10 Saving Grace Frith
11 Speechless Frith
12 Conversations With White Arc Frith, Laswell
13 Domaine De Planousset Frith
14 Kick The Can (part 2) Frith
Recording Details
Produced by Frith/Curran and Conod/Vogel with Francois Riether on (1-6)
Personnel
Fred Frith: guitar, violin, mellotron, bass, organ, voice; Guigou Chenevier (1-6): drums, tenor, voice; Margot Mathieu (1-6): soprano, tenor, voice; Ferdinand Richard (1-6): bass, guimbarde, voice; Jo Thirion (1-6): organ, harmonium; Bill Laswell (7-13): bass; Fred Maher (7-13): drums; Steve Buchanan (8): snake sax; George Cartwright (7,8,10): alto; Tina Curran (8, 12): recorders, bass; Mars Williams (7,8,10): baritone saxophone. 3
NB!
Note: the CD adds a few bonus tracks and the complete list is:
1/ Kick The Can (part 1) (Frith) 2:19
2/ Carnival On Wall Street (Frith) 2:51
3/ Ahead In The Sand (Frith) 3:16
4/ Laughing Matter/Esperanza (Frith) 7:47
5/ Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women (Frith, Curran) 5:39
6/ A Spit In The Ocean (Frith) 2:17
7/ Navajo (Frith) 3:05
8/ Balance 5:04
9/ Saving Grace (Frith) 1:57
10/ Speechless (Frith) 3:05
11/ Conversations With White Arc (Frith, Laswell) 1:14
12/ Domaine De Planousset (Frith) 2:59
13/ Kick The Can (part 2) (Frith) 2:14
14/ The Entire Works Of Henry Cow (Frith) 1:00
15/ So Schnell Ich (Frith, Laswell, Maher) 3:25
16/ I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is (Frith, Curran) 1:06
17/ No More War (Frith, Gore) 4:46
18/ Typical American Family (Frith) 1:01
19/ Dig (Frith) 3:07
(14) collated at Pass, New York City and KUNM, Albuquerque (New Mexico) in 1980 (15) recorded live at Rue Dunois, Paris in 1981 (16,18) recorded at home in New York in 1982 (17) recorded at home in New York in 1983 (19) collage mixed at Studio Dig, Tokyo in February 1985 Dagmar Krause (14): vocals; Lindsay Cooper (14); Chris Cutler (14): drums; Tim Hodgkinson (14); Geoff Leigh (14); John Greaves (14); Anthony Moore (14); Peter Blegvad (14); Bill Laswell (15): bass; Fred Maher (15): drums; Tina Curran (16): voice; Steve Gore (17): bass, keyboard; Steve Kretzmer (17): drums; Tenko (19): voice; Keiji Haino (19): voice; Ken-Ichi Takeda (19): taisho koto; Chie Mukai (19): kokyu; Masami Shinoda (19): alto; Tetsuto Koyama (19): bass; Miyamoto (19): drums; Fred Frith (14-19): guitar, keyboards, drill, drum, extraneous elements, voice, tape manipulation, body parts, home-mades, forgery.
Release/s
Year Label Cat # Format Status
1981 Ralph (USA) FF 8106 Vinyl LP Original
1990 T.E.C. Tones (USA) FF 8106 Vinyl LP ReRelease
1991 RecRec (Switzerland) ReCDec 902 CD CT ReRelease
1991 RecRec (Switzerland) ReCDec 902 CT CT ReRelease
1991 East Side Digital (USA) ESD 80542 CD CD ReRelease
1991 RecRec Music (Switzerland) ReCDec 902 CD CD ReRelease
