Viper
by Derek Bailey & Min Xiao-Fen
- Type: Album
- Released: 1998-01-01
- Label: Avant Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 54:22
- Community rating: 3.28/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Viper' pairs British free improviser Derek Bailey's electric guitar with Min Xiao-Fen's pipa, a duet of dissonance, warmth and acute listening. Two improvising traditions meet without either conceding its character.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, duet, dissonant, improvisation, atonal
Tracklist
- Bai Ha She = Viper (2:57)
- Huang Qin = Skullcap (3:46)
- Zhu Ye = Various Species (12:18)
- Ba Qing Ye = Woad (4:38)
- Wan Er Wan = The Jig Is Up (2:01)
- Xiang Qing Qing = Grains Of Paradise (4:07)
- Sha Fen = Gardens Of Paradise (6:00)
- Zhu Shu = Cinnabar (18:35)
Credits
- Derek Bailey - primary artist, guitar
- Min Xiao-Fen - primary artist, pipa