Compil. US 1999 on Cuneiform Records label
Electronic, Jazz and Rock (Prog Rock, Free Improvisation)
Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco. Live tracks recorded at Wolfgangs, San Francisco; McCabe's Santa Monica; Kuuwumba Jazz Society, Santa Cruz. Mastered at Paul's Gourmet Mastering, San Francisco. ℗ 1999 Cuneiform Records © Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser All tracks published by Fractal Music (BMI)/Ant Hill Music (GEMA) Tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-4 previously released as "With Friends Like These" LP (Metalanguage ML-107) in July 1979. Tracks 1-6 to 1-10, 2-5 to 2-10 previously released as "Who Needs Enemies" LP (Metalanguage ML-123) in October 1983. Tracks 1-11 to 1-15, 2-11 to 2-16 recorded live in October 1984. Tracks 1-16 to 1-18, 2-17, 2-18 are from studio session in January 1999. CDs housed in generic 'jewel-cases'.
Fred Frith g, *1949 US electric guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, marimba, piano, organ, casio 202, drums, "drums", bass, 4 & 6 string, producer, mixed by, album by | |
Henry Kaiser g, eg, *1952 US electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano, sitar, electric, drums, "drums", bass, 6 string, producer, mixed by, album by | |
Henry Turner artwork, wood figurines | |
David Greenberger voc, US design, pkg | |
Carol LeMaitre , US photography by, fred, henry & oliver | |
Alden Ludlow photography by, turner |
Oliver DiCicco engineer, liner notes |
Paul Stubblebine mastered by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | It Moves... | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:07 | |
2 | The Changing Of Names | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:47 | |
3 | It Sings | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:40 | |
4 | Believing What We Read | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:02 | |
5 | ...But Does It Swing? | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:31 | |
6 | Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:31 | |
7 | The Golden Eighties | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:46 | |
8 | Everyday Objects | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:49 | |
9 | The Kirghiz Light | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:55 | |
10 | Special Rider Blues | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:31 | |
11 | Drowsy Maggie | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:06 | |
12 | An HK Guitar Solo | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:32 | |
13 | Strandloper | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 1:17 | |
14 | Major Nichols | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:53 | |
15 | The Live Trace | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:38 | |
16 | See Over | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 9:05 | |
17 | Fourth Rail | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:13 | |
18 | Squirrely | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:56 | |
19 | Twisted Memories Give Way To The Angry Present | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:53 | |
20 | Black Glass | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:28 | |
21 | Third Rail | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:28 | |
22 | Three Languages | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 9:29 | |
23 | One Of Nature's Mistakes | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:07 | |
24 | Roy Rogers | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:00 | |
25 | The Confession | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:56 | |
26 | Objects Everyday | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:50 | |
27 | Wool And Water | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:12 | |
28 | The Trace | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:53 | |
29 | Life In Hell | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:37 | |
30 | The Incarceration | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 5:39 | |
31 | An FF Bass Solo | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:38 | |
32 | John S. French | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 3:32 | |
33 | Fifteen Blues | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 4:34 | |
34 | Dog Puppet Born Out Of A Sock | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:07 | |
35 | Reading Glasses | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 2:03 | |
36 | A Portrait Of The Artists As Two Old Men | Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser | 7:06 |