Miniatures

by Various Artists

Miniatures cover art

'Miniatures' compiles very short pieces by a wide range of experimental, rock, and avant-garde artists under a strict miniature format. The compilation's structure turns brevity into a conceptual device, creating a rapid collage of contrasting voices and methods.

Genres

  • Experimental Rock
  • Experimental
  • Sound Collage

Tracklist

  1. Bum Love
  2. We're A Happy Family / Bali Ha'i
  3. The Wreck Of The Hesperus
  4. Green And Pleasant
  5. Mine Tonight
  6. My Way
  7. Rangers In The Nightst
  8. Opus 5
  9. Body Language
  10. Andy The Dentist
  11. Wagner's Ring In One Minute
  12. The Entire Works Of Henry Cow
  13. Look Beneath The Surface
  14. Week-End
  15. With Wings Pressed Back
  16. Cum On Feel The Noize
  17. Toscany In Blue (Last Minute)
  18. An End To The Matter
  19. One Minute In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
  20. Alice
  21. John Peel Sings The Blues Badly
  22. Serrons Nous Les Coudes
  23. Sounds That Saved My Life (Homage To K.S.)
  24. Miniature
  25. The History Of Rock 'N' Roll
  26. Breather
  27. Enterbrain Exit
  28. An Imaginary Orchestrina
  29. Stop The Music For A Minute
  30. Tetrad
  31. Sweetest Love (Lament After A Broken Sashcord On A Theme Of John Donne)
  32. Tipperary
  33. Beach Double
  34. Scene De Ballet
  35. Brooch Boat
  36. Do Tell Us
  37. A Miniaturisation Of Bartok's Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion (3rd Movement)
  38. A Swift One
  39. Refreshment Break
  40. Night Touch
  41. Racing Poodles
  42. After Mendelssohn (137 Years)
  43. Paint It Black
  44. Arthur's Treat
  45. Talking World War III Blues
  46. 89-90-91-92
  47. Index Of Ends
  48. James, Mark & Me (In The Manner Of Tom Waits)
  49. Hep!
  50. The Minute Warp
  51. Chorale From Beethoven's 9th Symphony