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Fred Frith
"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre
Album CH 1988 on RecRec Music label
Electronic, Jazz and Rock (Fusion, Avant-garde, Experimental)
"The Technology Of Tears" Recorded at BC Studio, June '86 and Noise New York, Nov. '86 – Jan. '87. Synclavier recorded in California, June '86. Commissioned by Rosalind Newman and first performed by her dance company at the Joyce Theatre, NYC in February 1987. "Jigsaw" Recorded at Noise, Oct. '86 Commissioned as a collaboration between Fred Frith, Rosalind Newman and Pier Voulkos. "Propaganda" Recorded at Noise, April '87. It was written and directed by Matthew Maguire and first performed at La Mama ETC in New York from May 1– 24 1987. Digitally re-mastered at New York Digital, Aug '87. [recRec Music logo] © 1987 ℗ 1988 Manufactured and distributed by RecRec Genossenschaft Marketed in West Germany by No Man's Land Distribution by Recommended / No Man's Land
Musicians
 | Fred Frith g, *1949 US voice, voices, instruments, all, album by |
 | John Zorn as, *1953 US alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Concert Dance Company of Boston commissioned by |
| Creation Production Company commissioned by |
 | Rosalind Newman , *1946 US commissioned by |
 | Martin Bisi voc, dr, US engineer, bc |
 | Kramer b, voc, engineer, noise |
 | Henry Riedel , DE lacquer cut by |
 | Henry Kaiser g, eg, *1952 US programmed by, synclavier programming guidance from |
 | Jim Staley tb, *1950 US trombone |
 | Christian Marclay ttbl, *1955 US turntables |
 | Tenko voc, JP voice |
Producers
| Pierre Hébert photography by, photos, cover, cover images |
| Peter Bäder cover, design, cover design |
| Louie Fleck engineer, assistant engineers |
| Sue Fisher engineer, assistant engineers |
| Paul Zinman engineer, new york digital |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Technology Of Tears" | Fred Frith | ||
| 2 | Sadness, Its Bones Bleached Behind Us | Fred Frith | 13:05 | |
| 3 | You Are What You Eat | Fred Frith | 7:22 | |
| 4 | You Are What You Eat [Continued] | Fred Frith | 11:39 | |
| 5 | The Palace Of Laughter, The Technology Of Tears | Fred Frith | 10:08 | |
| 6 | Jigsaw | Fred Frith | 14:39 | |
| 7 | Jigsaw Coda | Fred Frith | 3:04 | |
| 8 | Propaganda | Fred Frith | ||
| 9 | Shelter For Them All | Fred Frith | 1:36 | |
| 10 | A Deeper Understanding Of Conflict | Fred Frith | 0:54 | |
| 11 | The Turning Of An Hourglass | Fred Frith | 2:04 | |
| 12 | Birth Of A Rebel | Fred Frith | 1:51 | |
| 13 | Your Beautiful Corpse | Fred Frith | 1:17 | |
| 14 | The Excellent Hyena | Fred Frith | 1:25 | |
| 15 | The Old Man Moves A Mountain | Fred Frith | 1:06 | |
| 16 | The Wolf Demon [Part 1] | Fred Frith | 1:07 | |
| 17 | Meditation Upon Propaganda | Fred Frith | 3:06 | |
| 18 | Liberty | Fred Frith | 1:59 | |
| 19 | The Relentless Landscape | Fred Frith | 0:59 | |
| 20 | The Gaze That Sings | Fred Frith | 1:03 | |
| 21 | The Wolf Demon [Part 2] | Fred Frith | 1:05 | |
| 22 | Rashomon | Fred Frith | 3:30 |
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