Free

by Negativland

Free cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Seeland
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:04
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: W. Kennedy M., Bob Jackson, Peter Dayton, Richard Lyons, noises, Mark Hosler, David Wills, Steve Fisk

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Free' is a surreal and highly satirical sound collage from the pioneering plunderphonics collective. The album meticulously splices stolen audio clips and experimental rock instrumentation to deliver a pessimistic critique of consumerism, copyright law, and corporate media control.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, sampling, existential, alienation, antireligious, experimental, sample-heavy, electronic, spoken-word

Tracklist

  1. Freedom's Waiting (2:21)
  2. Cityman (5:56)
  3. The Gun and the Bible (2:48)
  4. Truck Stop Drip Drop (4:01)
  5. The Bottom Line (3:25)
  6. Crumpled Farm (4:23)
  7. Happy the Harmonica (10:02)
  8. Pip Digs Pep (4:51)
  9. We Are Driven (7:04)
  10. View to the Sun (3:58)
  11. I Am God (5:20)
  12. Our National Anthem (4:51)

Credits

  • Negativland - Member
  • design - Member
  • artwork - Member
  • bass - Member
  • sounds - Member
  • percussion - Member
  • loops - Member
  • bells - Member

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