Fred Frith
Middle of the Moment
LabelReR Megacorp, Frederiksberg Records
FormatCD
GenreExperimental
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Continuing the definitive Fred Frith edition, this is the CD based on Fred’s music for the second film he made with Humbert and Penzel – following nomads – that features, along with Fred’s compositions and re-workings, a restless and gripping unfolding of atmospheric locations, tuareg and other musics, ethongraphic material and times captured. A collage or a soundwork rather than a straightforwardly musical composition, this is a serious and unfairly marginalised piece (because it falls between worlds?) that nevertheless succeeds brilliantly once the ear is fully opened. A meditation too on the power – and the enigma – of recording.
Format
Recorded in Monthelon, Arhus, Copenhagen, Paris, Bordeaux, Patmos, Pacejov, Bohemia, Bermuda, Anou Araren, Tiriken, Wolfsgrub. Recomposed, decomposed, edited or left alone at Studio Jankowski, Stuttgart.
Digipak packaging.
Release notes
Recorded in Monthelon, Arhus, Copenhagen, Paris, Bordeaux, Patmos, Pacejov, Bohemia, Bermuda, Anou Araren, Tiriken, Wolfsgrub. Recomposed, decomposed, edited or left alone at Studio Jankowski, Stuttgart. Digipak packaging.
| 1 | Le Jour Se Lève | 6:26 | |
| 2 | Moving | 3:55 | |
| 3 | Digging For Water | 2:34 | |
| 4 | Portrait I / Tam-Tam In Timia | 3:29 | |
| 5 | Le Cirque | 7:11 | |
| 6 | Robert Lax Is | 0:58 | |
| 7 | Gnawa Express Tanger | 3:01 | |
| 8 | Bell Song | 2:37 | |
| 9 | Portrait II | 1:44 | |
| 10 | Ghost Stories | 6:50 | |
| 11 | Portes Ouvertes | 3:40 | |
| 12 | Le Cirque-Oh! / Ghost Dance / Portrait III | 10:46 | |
| 13 | Le Jour S'Arrache | 2:56 | |
| 14 | Middle Of The Moment (Title Theme) | 4:32 |
- Tim Hodgkinson
- Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass], Saxophone [Alto]
- Peter Hardt
- Engineer
- Fred Frith
- Guitar, Bass, Violin, Keyboards, Percussion
- Myles Boisen
- Mastered By
