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Fred Frith - Step Across The Border
Review by Michael Wade
Step Across The Border by Fred Frith is an album that is sure to captivate any music lover's attention. The album features a collection of songs that showcase Frith's impressive range of musical talents, including his ability to play a variety of instruments and his unique style of composition.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "No Birds," which features Frith's signature guitar playing accompanied by a haunting vocal melody. The song is a perfect example of Frith's ability to create a mood and atmosphere with his music, bringing the listener into a world that is both beautiful and eerie at the same time.
Another notable track on the album is "The Entire Works of Henry Cow," a tribute to Frith's former band. The song features a complex arrangement of instruments and showcases Frith's skills as a composer and arranger.
Table of Contents
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Selluloid Restaurant / The Old Man Puts Out the Fire | 3:11 | |
| Lost And Found | 3:20 | |
| Same Old Me | 4:13 | |
| The As Usual Dance (Etc. Part 5) | 2:24 | |
| The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not, Part 3 | 1:50 | |
| Voice Of America, Part III | 4:25 | |
| Romanisches Café | 06:10 | |
| The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not, Part 7 | 2:28 | |
| Voice Of America (Part 4) | 2:05 | |
| Regardless Of Rain | 3:07 | |
| Lost and Found | 3:20 | |
| Union Square | 1:43 | |
| Nine by Nine | 05:54 | |
| Voice of America Pt. 3 / Legs | 4:25 | |
| Too Much Too Little | 2:10 | |
| Evolution | 3:22 | |
| The Old Man Puts Out The Fire | ||
| Regardless of Rain | 3:7 | |
| The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not Part 3 | 1:47 | |
| After Dinner | 1:49 | |
| Voice Of America Part 4 | 2:02 | |
| Voice of America, Pt. 3/Legs | 04:25 | |
| Birds | 2:20 | |
| Voice Of America, Part IV | 2:05 | |
| Drum Factory | 2:3 | |
| Legs | ||
| Norrgården Nyvla | 2:58 | |
| Nine By Nine | 5:54 | |
| Williamsburg Bridge Reprise | ||
| The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not Pt. 3 | 1:50 | |
| Selluloid Restaurant | 3:12 | |
| The Border | 3:31 | |
| Sparrow Song | 1:30 | |
| Selluloid Restaurant / The Old Man Puts Out The Fire | 3:12 | |
| Scottish Roppongi | 1:48 | |
| Houston Street | 2:54 | |
| Voice of America, Pt. 4 | 02:05 | |
| Voice Of America (Part 3) / Legs | 4:25 | |
| The As Usual Dance... Etc. (Part 5) | 2:28 | |
| The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not (Part 3) | 1:50 | |
| Williamsburg Bridge | 1:55 | |
| The As Usual Dance...etc. Part 5 | 2:24 | |
| Norrgarden Nyvla | 3:0 | |
| Williamsburg Bridge (Reprise) | ||
| Voice of America | 2:5 | |
| Voice Of America (Part 3) | 4:24 | |
| The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not, Pt. 3 | 01:50 | |
| Candy Machine | 3:2 | |
| Same Old Me / Williamsburg Bridge (Reprise) | 4:13 | |
| Morning Song | 2:2 | |
| Romanisches Cafe | 6:10 | |
| The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not, the (Pt. 5) | 02:28 | |
| Nirvana Again | 1:55 | |
| The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not Pt. 7 | 2:28 | |
| Too Late | 2:27 | |
| Houston St. | 2:38 | |
| Selluloid Restaurant/The Old Man Puts Out the Fire | 03:11 | |
| Same Old Me/Williamsburg Bridge (Reprise) | 04:13 |
Video
Images
Catalog Numbers
- EVA 2026
- ReCDec 30
- ReR/FRO 03
- ESD 80462
- RecRec 30
Labels
- RecRec Music
- ReR Megacorp, Fred Records
- East Side Digital
Listen online
- ouvir online
- lyssna på nätet
- lytte på nettet
- kuunnella verkossa
- écouter en ligne
- ascolta in linea
- escuchar en línea
- online anhören
- online luisteren
Formats
- CD
- Album
- Cassette
- Reissue
- Digipak
- 2 × Vinyl
- LP
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Distributed By | RecRec Genossenschaft |
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Fred Records |
| Copyright (c) | Fred Records |
| Published By | Anthill Music |
| Made By | www.morphius.com |
| Recorded At | Sunrise Studios |
| Manufactured By | DADC Austria |
| Engineered At | Sound Fabrik |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Engineer | Benedykt Grodon |
| Film Director | Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel |
| Recorded By | Jean Vapeur |
| Design | Tomas Kurth |
| Guitar | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Violin | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Bass | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Instruments | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Synthesizer [DX7 | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Casio] | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Voice | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Percussion | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Performer [Bottles | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| 'Trumpet'] | Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26) |
| Mastered By | Myles Boysen |
| Photography | Oscar Salgado |
| Artwork | Busag, Zürich |
| Photography By | Oscar Salgado |
| Composed By | Fred Frith (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 19, 21, 22, 26) |
| Liner Notes | Fred Frith |
| Performer | Bill Laswell, Bob Ostertag, Eino Haapala, Eitetsu Hayashi, Fred Maher, Haco, Hans Bruniusson, Iva Bittová, Jean Derome, John Zorn, Kevin Norton, Lasse Holmer, Pavel Fajt, René Lussier, Tim Hodgkinson, Tina Curran, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins |
Notes
- Music for the film by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel.
- This version is a reissue with barcode on back tray. The original CD issue has no barcode.
- A ninety-minute celluloid improvisation by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel.
- Compiled with additions and alterations at Sound Fabrik, Munich in December 1989.
- Mastered at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland in August, 2002.
- Track 1 and 10 recorded at Sunrise, Kirchberg in December 1985
- Track 2a and 24 recorded live at Pass, New York in January 1981
- Track 2a, 22 and 24 recorded live in Munich in December 1989
- Track 2b recorded at OAO Studio, New York in June 1981
- Track 3a and 4 recorded at MUE Studio, Osaka in February 1988
- Track 3b, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 17b recorded in Munich in December 1989
- Track 5 and 7 recorded live at the Kitchen, New York City in February 1989
- Track 9 and 12 recorded live at the Romanisches Cafe, Tokyo in February 1988
- Track 11 recorded live at Roulette, New York City in February 1988
- Track 13 recorded in Uppsala and at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg in 1979
- Track 14, 20 and 22 recorded live at Rox, Tokyo in February 1988
- Track 14 recorded in Yorkshire & Brixton in December 1988
- Track 15, 18 and 26 recorded at Bavaria TV Studios in December 1989
- Track 17a, 21 and 25 recorded in New York City in August 1983
- Track 19 recorded in Provence in July 1989 and at Paosostr., Munich in July 1989
- Track 23 recorded at Hotel room, Bern in March 1989
- Track 1 was originally released as part of Various - Island Of Sanity: New Music From New York City
- Track 2b is from Massacre - Killing Time
- Track 10 is from Skeleton Crew - The Country Of Blinds
- Track 13 is from the Fred Frith - Gravity
- Tracks 17, 21, 25 are from Fred Frith - Cheap At Half The Price
- ℗&© 2002 Fred Records
- All titles Anthill Music (GEMA)
- Distributed by ReR Megacorp
- Made in USA
- Distributed in USA by Cuneiform
- Distributed in Japan by Locus Solus.
- LP size 4pages insert with photos, Fred Frith discography, track list and credits
- Music for the film by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel
- Recorded in studios, streets, concerts, rehearsals, fields, hotel rooms and sundry other locations between 1979 and 1989.
- Compiled with additons and alterations at Sound Fabrik, Munich Dec. 89.
- This music is dedicated to the memory of Mary W. Frith (1921 - 1989)
- Recorded in studios, streets, concerts, rehearsals, fields, hotel rooms and sundry other locations ['location' in the booklet] between 1979 and 1989.
- Compiled with additions and alterations at Sound Fabrik, Munich in Dec. 89.
- Manufactured in Austria
- Track 2a and 24 recorded live at PASS, New York in January 1981
- Track 14, 20 and 22 recorded live at ROX, Tokyo in February 1988
- Track 19 recorded Paosostr., Munich in July 1989, & Provence July 1989
- Track 23 recorded in hotel room, Bern in March 1989
- Track 1 "Sparrow Song" was originally released as Skeleton Crew 's contribution to the 'Island of Sanity'compilation (NML 8707d)
- Track 2b "Legs" is from the Massacre LP 'Killing Time' (to be reissued)
- Track 10 "The Border" is from Skeleton Crew 's 'The Country Of Blinds' (RecRec 12)
- Track 13 "Norrgården Nyvla" is part of the LP 'Gravity' (ReCDec 901)
- Tracks 17, 21, 25 "Evolution, "Same Old Me" & "Too Much Too Little" are from the LP 'Cheap At Half The Price' (ReCDec 902) [sic]
- Standard jewel case with 16-page booklet
- ℗ + © RecRec Music 1990 (SUISA)
- except
- 1. © Edition No Man's Land (GEMA)
- 19. © Arcades Music (PRS-UK)
Barcodes
- Barcode: 7619942003029
- Barcode (Text): 7 619942 003029
- Label Code: LC 7981
- Matrix / Runout: RECDEC-30 11 A5 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 94A8
- Distribution Code: EFA CD 14554-26
- SPARS Code: AAD
- Barcode: 752725900225
- Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): 3080-CD-0024 WWW.MORPHIUS.COM MORPH-1981
- Mastering SID Code (Mirrored): IFPI LK15
- Mould SID Code (Moulded in hub, Picture side): IFPI L812
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Barcode: 021561804623
- Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DISQUE AMERIC 02YX3<1012>ESD80462
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 8124
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1): RECREC 30 A T
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2): RECREC 30 B T
- Matrix / Runout (Side 3): RECREC 30 C T
- Matrix / Runout (Side 4): RECREC 30 D T
- Rights Society: SUISA
- Barcode: none
- Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): RECDEC-30 11 A3 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
- Rights Society (All tracks except 1 & 19): SUISA
- Rights Society (track 1): GEMA
- Rights Society (track 19): PRS-UK
About Fred Frith
Born: 17th February 1949, Heathfield, England.
British composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist, who has situated himself for more than thirty years in the area where rock music and new music meet.
Played in R & B groups at school and did solo folk club work from 1967-1969. Began exploratory musical activities with early in 1968 which led to the start .
Between times since then he has been involved with flautist in the Ritual Theatre, played guitar in Brecht-Weill productions, taught guitar and ran a jazz workshop at Cambridge tech.
Co-founder of the British underground band "Henry Cow" (1968-78), Frith moved to New York in the late seventies and came into contact with many of the musicians with whom hes since been associated, for example; John Zorn; Ikue Mori; Tom Cora; Zeena Parkins and Bob Ostertag. Fourteen years in New York gave rise to groups like "Massacre" (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), "Skeleton Crew" (with Tom and Zeena), and "Keep the Dog
Real Name
- Jeremy Webster Frith
Name Vars
- F Frith
- F. F.
- F. Frith
- F.F.
- F.Frith
- FF
- Firth
- Fred
- Fred Firth
- Fred Grith
- Fred Smith
- Frith
- ÕìÃÉÕê¹
Summary by Michael Wade
Comments
This is the soundtrack to a film that follows Fred Frith around the globe to create music with souls alike. Music ranges from avantgarde-pop to free-improvisations to semi-classical compositions. Frith introduces these compositions by whistling them (which is so funny as the music is sometimes very complex). Frith crossed the border to socialist Germany and Czechoslovakia as well so we get a rare look at the free spirits behind the curtain. There are clips from this movie on you-tube from time to time. I was shocked to see this fantastic soundtrack almost unnoticed
Would have liked to hear Nirvana for Mice.
Rene Lussier!
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medizin nach Noten
What time signature is this in? 168/87? How can people say this is music? This is utter garbage. Diarrhea sounds more musical to me.
Reading some of the older posts, I'm a little confused. You guys sought out this awesome look into a very small world of brilliance just to call it crap? I'm telling your mother
This shit's fun!!
This was great !!!
"too fast, I'm sorry, my fault"
