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Prints
Prints cover
Studio album by Fred Frith
Released 2002
Recorded 1987–2001
Genre Experimental rock
Free improvisation
Length 41:36
Label Fred (UK)
Producer Fred Frith
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide 4/5 stars link
  • Progressive World (4. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s involved in many cases the musicians make In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Fred Records is a British Independent record label created in 2002 by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. 5/5) link
Fred Frith chronology
Accidental
(2002)		 Prints
(2002)		 Rivers and Tides
(2003)
Fred Records chronology
Guitar Solos
(2002)
Fred Frith
(RēR/FRO 02)		 Prints
(2002)
Fred Frith
(RēR/FRA 02)		 That House We Lived In
(2003)
Keep the Dog
(RēR/FRA 03)

Prints: Snapshots, Postcards, Messages and Miniatures, 1987-2001 is a 2002 album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, and his first album of songs since Cheap at Half the Price (1983). Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Accidental (Music for Dance volume 3 is a Studio album by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor Fred Frith Rivers and Tides Working with Time is a Soundtrack by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor Fred Frith Fred Records is a British Independent record label created in 2002 by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor Guitar Solos is a 1974 Solo album by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor Fred Frith. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. That House We Lived In is a double Live album by the United States Experimental rock band Keep the Dog. Keep the Dog was a United States -based Experimental rock touring band from New York City formed in 1989 by English Multi-instrumentalist An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Cheap at Half the Price is a 1983 Solo album by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It comprises four tracks taken from previously released compilations that Frith had contributed to between 1987 and 1997, seven tracks that were "created spontaneously" in the studio in 1997 and 2001, and one live guitar improvisation in 2001. The album was released on CD in 2002 on Fred Records and was the second release in Frith's archival release program on the record label. Fred Records is a British Independent record label created in 2002 by English Guitarist, Composer and improvisor

Contents

Content

Compilation tracks

"Trains & Boats & Planes" and "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" are two cover songs Frith recorded for Tzadik tribute CDs, Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach (1997) and Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg (1997) respectively. Tzadik Records is a Record label based in New York City specialising in Avant-garde and Experimental music. "Life of a Detective" was recorded with the 5uu's in 1990 and appeared on Place of General Happiness (1993). The 5uu's were a United States Avant-garde rock group founded in Los Angeles California in 1984 by drummer/composer Dave "True Love" was recorded in 1987 and was released on a Shimmy Disc compilation, The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love (1987). Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based Record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer.

Improvisations

The tracks "Stones", "Fingerprints", "Trocosi", "Levity", "I Want it to be Over" and "In the Winter of '64" were recorded for a WDR radio production by Alexander Schuhmacher in January 1997. The Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR, officially " Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln " translated "Western German Broadcasting Cologne" is a German Frith explained how the pieces were created: [1]

“ The aim of the program was to explore the nature of improvisation. I was supposed to create pieces spontaneously, using my choices from a long list of sampled fragments which I heard only after arriving in the studio. The texts were derived from whatever was in the newpapers on the day of the recording. All these songs were composed and constructed directly onto tape without preparation. ”

"Reduce Me" was recorded four years later using the same approach described above. "Spot" was a live guitar improvisation by Frith recorded in July 2001 where he used a live sampler to dynamically capture and loop guitar sounds (see Frith's equipment). A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor.

Track listing

  1. "Trains & Boats & Planes" (Bacharach, David) – 5:07
  2. "Stones" (Frith) – 2:02
  3. "Fingerprints" (Frith) – 3:50
  4. "Life of a Detective" (Frith, Brookings) – 3:13
  5. "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" (Gainsbourg) – 2:01
  6. "Trocosi" (Frith) – 4:36
  7. "Reduce Me" (Frith) – 5:48
  8. "Levity" (Frith) – 2:36
  9. "True Love" (Frith) – 2:56
  10. "I Want it to be Over" (Frith) – 3:01
  11. "Spot" (Frith) – 4:38
  12. "In the Winter of '64" (Frith) – 1:48

Track notes

  1. From Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach (1997, Tzadik);
        recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, 1996. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Tzadik Records is a Record label based in New York City specialising in Avant-garde and Experimental music. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  2. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997;
        text: International Herald Tribune, 27/01/97, "Palestinian independence celebrations in Hebron";
        sample: "Ligueyou Ndeye" by Doudou N'Diaye Rose. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper Doudou N'Diaye Rose (28 July 1930 born Mamadou N'Diaye in Dakar, is Senegalese drummer composer and band leader and is the recognized modern master of Senegal's
  3. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  4. From Place of General Happiness (1993, Modern Variety Music);
        recorded at Triple Helix, Denver, Colorado, 1990 (engineer: Bob Drake). The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Bob Drake (born December 6th 1957 is an American avant-garde musician
  5. From Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg (1997, Tzadik);
        recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, 1997. Tzadik Records is a Record label based in New York City specialising in Avant-garde and Experimental music. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  6. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997;
        text: International Herald Tribune, 28/01/97, "Enslavement of women in Ghana";
        sample: "Where Do You Want to Go" by Kahil El'Zabar. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper Kahil EL'Zabar (born November 11 1953 Chicago Illinois) is a Jazz Multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer
  7. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, 2001;
        text: The Guardian, July 2001, "Afghan woman returns home after ten years of exile". Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.
  8. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997;
        sample: "Kattajait" from Inuit Games and Songs (UNESCO Collection);
        sample: applause for Helmut Kohl speech, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor is a former City gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
  9. From The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love (1987, Shimmy Disc);
        recorded at Noise, New York City, 1987 (engineer: Mark Kramer). Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based Record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. The City of New York Mark Kramer, known professionally as Kramer, is a musician composer performer Record producer and founder of the NY record label Shimmy-Disc.
  10. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997;
        text: International Herald Tribune, 27/01/97, "Bill Clinton interviewed about Monica Lewinsky";
        samples: Escher-loop, broken glass. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper
  11. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, July 2001. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  12. Recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, January 1997. Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Personnel

Sound and artwork

References

  1. ^ Frith, Fred. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Mike Johnson (born 1952 is a United States Experimental rock guitarist and composer best known as the cofounder and member of the Denver -based Dave Kerman (born August 24, 1959) is a United States Experimental rock drummer and composer best known as the founder and member of the Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and improvisor. Prints: Snapshots, Postcards, Messages and Miniatures, 1987-2001 CD liner notes.

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