Fred Frith - Gravity (1980) (eac-log-cover)

Fred Frith - Gravity (1980)

rock, avantgarde | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 410MB

ESD 80452

Allmusic:
This one of the most important guitar-based, experimental guitar titles from the avant-guitarist and founding Henry Cow member Fred Frith. Gravity is the most lighthearted of Frith's solo output, actually. It is Frith's celebration of dance from all cultures. Perhaps it is the streak of dance-music appreciation that caused him to collaborate on the musical score to Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson. Percussion is light and largely marked with handclaps. The guitars sound twangy and bring folk instrumentation to mind. Violins and horns add a jubilant feel to the music. Many musicians help vary the sound of each track and some of these guests are from Samla Mammas Manna, the Muffins, and Henry Cow. Gravity is an entertaining and multicultural pocket folk festival.

Tracks:
-01. "The Boy Beats the Rams (Kluk Tluce Berany)" – 4:54
-02. "Spring Any Day Now" – 3:04
-03. "Don't Cry For Me" – 3:28
-04. "The Hands of the Juggler" – 5:31
-05. "Norrgården Nyvla" – 2:54
-06. "Year of the Monkey" – 4:11
-07. "What a Dilemma" – 3:11
-08. "Crack in the Concrete" – 1:24
-09. "Come Across" – 2:47
-10. "Dancing in the Street" (Gaye, Stevenson, Hunter) – 3:20
-10b "My Enemy is a Bad Man" – 1:22
-11. "Slap Dance" – 2:32
-12. "A Career in Real Estate" – 4:42
-13. "Dancing in Rockville Maryland" – 3:04
Bonus tracks on CD re-issue
-14. "Waking Against Sleep" – 2:08
-15. "Terrain" – 3:50
-16. "Moeris Dancing" – 5:03
-17. "Geistige Nacht" – 5:18
-18. "Life at the Top" – 1:40
-19. "Oh Wie Schon Ist Panama!" – 5:02

Personnel:
1-6
* Fred Frith – guitar, bass guitar, violin, extra percussion
* Samla Mammas Manna:
o Lars Hollmer – piano, organ, accordion
o Hans Bruniusson – drums
o Eino Haapala – guitar, mandolin
* Marc Hollander – alto saxophone, clarinet
Guests
* Olivia Bruynhooghe – tap dancing, clapping
* Chris Cutler – snare drum and maracas (track 3), clapping
* Tina Curran – whirling, clapping
* Catherine Jauniaux – whirling, clapping
* Frank Wuyts – recorders (track 6), whirling, clapping
* Michel Berckmans – clapping
* Etienne Conod – clapping
* Denis van Hecke – clapping
* Veronique Vincent – clapping
Recorded at Norrgården Nyvla in Uppsala, Sweden and at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in August 1979.
7-13
* Fred Frith – guitar, bass guitar, violin, keyboards, drums
* The Muffins:
o Dave Newhouse – alto saxophone, organ
o Thomas Scott – soprano saxophone
o Paul Sears – drums
o Billy Swann – bass guitar
* Marc Hollander – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Guests
* Hans Bruniusson – drums
* Tina Curran – subliminal bass guitar
* Frank Wuyts – drums
Recorded at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville, Maryland, United States in November 1979 and at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in January 1980.
Bonus tracks on CD re-issue
* Fred Frith – bass guitar, guitar, violin, keyboards, drums, percussion
* Marc Hollander – soprano saxophone (track 18)
* Chris Cutler – drums (tracks 15-18)
* Frank Wuyts – synthesiser (track 18)
* Michel Berckmans – oboe, bassoon (track 18)
* Denis van Hecke – cello (track 18)
* Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, oboe (tracks 15,16)
* Tim Hodgkinson – alto saxophone (track 15)
* Annemarie Roelofs – trombone (track 15)
* Dagmar Krause – voice (track 17)
* Tom Cora – bass guitar, percussion (track 19)
Recording
* Track 15 recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in July–August 1978
* Track 16 recorded at Kaleidophon, London in March 1978
* Track 17 recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in January 1978
* Track 18 recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in January 1979
* Track 19 recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in January 1984
* Track 20 recorded at Noise, New York City in September 1988

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