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by News From Babel
- Type: Album
- Released: May 1986
- Label: Recommended
- Country: United Kingdom
- Community rating: 4.05/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Robert Wyatt, Zeena Parkins, Bill Gilonis, Sally Potter, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Phil Minton, Lindsay Cooper
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Featuring luminaries from Henry Cow and Art Bears, this collaborative ensemble concludes their brief existence with a stunning avant-rock masterpiece. The record features the powerful vocal presence of Robert Wyatt, navigating incredibly complex, jazz-inflected compositions driven by Zeena Parkins' harp and Chris Cutler's intricate percussion.
Genres
Descriptors: Avant Garde, progressive, complex, avant-garde, literary, political, chamber, vocal, experimental
Tracklist
Credits
- News From Babel - primary artist, arranged by
- Lindsay Cooper - bassoon, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, piano, keyboards, music by
- EMT - cover
- Chris Cutler - drums, percussion, graphics [labels & booklet], words by
- Zeena Parkins - harp, accordion, guitar [ebo]
- Tim Young - lacquer cut by [cut by]
- Dagmar Krause - vocals
- Phil Minton - vocals