Album · 1981
Tracklist
A1 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Kick The Can (Part 1)
A2 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Carnival On Wall St.
A3 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Ahead In The Sand
A4 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Laughing Matter
A5 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Esperanza
A6 Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women
B1 Fred Frith With Massacre – A Spit In The Ocean
B2 Fred Frith With Massacre – Navajo
B3 Fred Frith– Balance
B4 Fred Frith With Massacre – Saving Grace
B5 Fred Frith– Speechless
B6 Fred Frith With Massacre – Conversations With White Arc
B7 Fred Frith– Domaine De Planousset
B8 Fred Frith– Kick The Can (Part 2)
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Bass – Bill Laswell (tracks: B1 to B8), Fred Frith (tracks: A1, B3, B5, B8)
Bass, Voice, Jew's Harp [Guimbarde] – Ferdinand Richard (tracks: A1 to A6)
Drums – Fred Maher (tracks: B1 to B8)
Drums, Tenor Saxophone – Guigou Chenevier (tracks: A1 to A6)
Engineer [CBGB] – Charlie Martin (tracks: B1, B2, B4, B6)
Guitar, Violin – Fred Frith
Keyboards – Fred Frith (tracks: B1 to B8)
Mellotron – Fred Frith (tracks: A1 to A6)
Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion (tracks: A1 to A6)
Recorder, Edited By [Unusual Edits] – Tina Curran
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu (tracks: A1 to A6)
About this release
Ralph Records – FF 8106 (US)
Side A:
The tapes used on side A were recorded in New York City at street fairs, demonstrations and, along with the bagpipes, in Washington Square.
Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Freeson, Pujaut, France and Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.
Side B:
Tracks B1, B4 and the end of track B2 are based on a live concert recorded at CBGB in New York, April 1980; subsequently altered and added to in Switzerland. Track B6 is from the same concert and is an improvised piece heard as played.
Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.
Thanks to snobb for the addition