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INTAKT RECORDS

THE LETTER

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Artist
FRITH, FRED
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Jan 01, 2012
Catalog #
ITK204.2
UPC
7640120192044

About

Cosa Brava is about storytelling. I don't think about it too much. It just turned out that way. Some of the stories have words and some don't, but they share a sense of scenes glimpsed in passing. Torn photos, fragments of movies, distant shouts. One of my earliest memories is of a long drive north, as our family moved away from London to start a new life in the Yorkshire dales. I remember the smell of the car, and passing our broken down removals lorry in the middle of night. I was four years old, and sometimes it feels like I've been on the road ever since. I need to travel, and now my life depends on it, so there's never a shortage of stories. The musicians of Cosa Brava are fellow nomads and experienced collaborators, and some of the best storytellers around, so my stories also become their stories. It's been an exhilarating journey, and I still have no idea where we're going. In the end it doesn't seem very important.- Fred Frith, from the liner notes. All songs composed by Fred Firth and arranged by Cosa Brava. Recorded by the Norman Conquest at Chateau de Faverolles, France. Fred Frith guitar, bass, voice, Carla Kihlstedt violin, bass harmonica, voice, Zeena Parkins accordion, keyboards, foley objects, voice, Shahzad Ismaily bass, voice, Matthias Bossi drums, percussion, mayhem, voice, The Norman Conquest sound manipulation, Special guests: Michael Elrod tambura, William Winant concert bass drum, crotales.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Soul of the Machine 02:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Soul of the Machine
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  2. 2 The Eyjafjallajokull Tango 06:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Eyjafjallajokull Tango
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Performer
    William Winant
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  3. 3 Drowning 04:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Drowning
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  4. 4 The Wedding 06:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Wedding
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Performer
    Michael Elrod
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  5. 5 The Letter 03:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Letter
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  6. 6 Slings and Arrows 07:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Slings and Arrows
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  7. 7 Jitters 05:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Jitters
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  8. 8 For Lars Hollmer 08:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    For Lars Hollmer
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  9. 9 Emigrants 04:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    Emigrants
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  10. 10 Nobody Told Me 04:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nobody Told Me
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Performer
    William Winant
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  11. 11 Common Sense 07:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    Common Sense
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava
  12. 12 Soul of the Machine (reprise) 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Soul of the Machine (reprise)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Fred Frith
    Ensemble
    Cosa Brava