Speechless

by Fred Frith

Speechless cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Ralph
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fred Frith used 'Speechless' to extend his post-Henry Cow work through collage, improvisation, and irregular ensemble writing. The album includes contributions from musicians associated with the Rock in Opposition network and turns studio assembly into a central compositional tool.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, avant-garde, complex, progressive, improvisation, instrumental, dissonant, uncommon-time-signatures, experimental, diverse

Tracklist

  1. Kick The Can (Part 1)
  2. Carnival On Wall St.
  3. Ahead In The Sand
  4. Laughing Matter
  5. Esperanza
  6. Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women
  7. A Spit In The Ocean
  8. Navajo
  9. Balance
  10. Saving Grace
  11. Speechless
  12. Conversations With White Arc
  13. Domaine De Planousset
  14. Kick The Can (Part 2)

Credits

  • George Cartwright - alto saxophone
  • Mars Williams - baritone saxophone
  • Bill Laswell - bass, composed by
  • Ferdinand Richard - bass, voice, jew's harp [guimbarde]
  • Fred Maher - drums
  • Guigou Chenevier - drums, tenor saxophone, voice
  • Leo Kulka - lacquer cut by
  • Jo Thirion - organ, harmonium

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