Unrest
by Henry Cow
- Type: Album
- Released: 27 May 1974
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 40:08
- Community rating: 4.29/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, John Greaves
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Functioning as a defining document of the radical 'Rock in Opposition' movement, Henry Cow's sophomore album is an incredibly challenging, highly intellectual avant-prog assault. 'Unrest' balances meticulously composed, fiercely complex progressive instrumentation with wildly abstract, intensely dissonant free improvisations, pushing the boundaries of avant-garde jazz-rock.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, complex, uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation, progressive, instrumental, dissonant, experimental, improvised
Tracklist
- Bittern Storm Over Ulm (2:44)
- Half Asleep; Half Awake (7:39)
- Ruins (12:00)
- Solemn Music (1:09)
- Linguaphonie (5:58)
- Upon Entering The Hotel Adlon (2:56)
- Arcades (1:50)
- Deluge (5:52)
Credits
- Henry Cow - primary artist, mixed by [mixing engineer], producer, written-by
- Tim Hodgkinson - alto saxophone, clarinet, organ, piano, voice
- John Greaves - bass, piano, voice, written-by
- Lindsay Cooper - bassoon, oboe, recorder, voice
- Chris Cutler - drums
- Andy Morris - engineer
- Phil Becque - engineer, mixed by [mixing engineer]
- Charles Fletcher - engineer [assistant], vocals [certain vocals]
- Fred Frith - guitar [stereo guitar], violin, xylophone, piano, written-by
- Ray Smith - painting, photography by [inside]
- Anne Lamberty - photography by [cover paintings]
- Mike Oldfield - recorded by [partially]