Art Bears
Winter Songs
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A reissue of the brilliant second album by Art Bears, a band/project featuring Fred Frith, Chris Cutler and Dagmar Krause, formed in 1978 after disputes over the musical direction within Henry Cow. 'Winter Songs', originally released in 1979, placed Art Bears in the forefront of the Rock In Opposition Movement. Art Bears' intense and brutal avant-garde approach on the album comes across as primordial expression, which is nailed down by Krause's violently charismatic voice. As a piece of music revealing unrivalled originality and creativity, 'Winter Songs' is even more relevant today than it was at the time of its original release.
Format
Recorded at Sunrise Studio, Switzerland between Nov. 22 and Dec. 5, 1978.
Masters baked and copied to 24-bit files at SAE mastering, Phoenix, Arizona, Summer 2003.
Remastered at studio Midi Pyrénées, France, October 2003.
24-bit remastered from the original tapes.
© 1978 Chris Cutler & Fred Frith
℗ 2003 ReR Megacorp
Made in USA
Released and distributed by: ReR Megacorp
Distributed in USA by: ReR USA
Distributed in Japan by: Locus Solus
Packaged in a jewel case with clear tray plus colour insert and black & white 8-page booklet.
Release notes
Recorded at Sunrise Studio, Switzerland between Nov. 22 and Dec. 5, 1978. Masters baked and copied to 24-bit files at SAE mastering, Phoenix, Arizona, Summer 2003. Remastered at studio Midi Pyrénées, France, October 2003. 24-bit remastered from the original tapes. © 1978 Chris Cutler & Fred Frith ℗ 2003 ReR Megacorp Made in USA Released and distributed by: ReR Megacorp Distributed in USA by: ReR USA Distributed in Japan by: Locus Solus Packaged in a jewel case with clear tray plus colour…
| 1 | The Bath Of Stars | 1:45 | |
| 2 | First Things First | 2:50 | |
| 3 | Gold | 1:41 | |
| 4 | The Summer Wheel | 2:47 | |
| 5 | The Slave | 3:39 | |
| 6 | The Hermit | 3:00 | |
| 7 | Rats And Monkeys | 3:24 | |
| 8 | The Skeleton | 3:12 | |
| 9 | The Winter Wheel | 3:07 | |
| 10 | Man And Boy | 3:22 | |
| 11 | Winter / War | 3:06 | |
| 12 | Force | 0:55 | |
| 13 | Three Figures | 1:52 | |
| 14 | Three Wheels | 3:35 |
- Chris Cutler
- Artwork [Booklet By], Drums, Percussion, Songwriter [All Songs Written], Arranged By, Words By [Texts]
- EM Thomas
- Artwork [Cover Art, Engravings], Photography By [Photographs]
- Fred Frith
- Composed By [Compositions], Guitar [Guitars], Violin, Keyboards, Xylophone, Songwriter [All Songs Written], Arranged By
- Etienne Conod
- Engineer [Engineered By]
- Ronnie Kürz
- Engineer [Engineering Assistance]
- Tim Schwartz
- Graphic Design
- Graham Keatley
- Loops, Recorded By [Live Recording Of Pigs And Bells], Illustration [Drawn Wheel]
- Matt Murmann
- Mastered By, Transferred By
- Bob Drake
- Remastered By
- Dagmar Krause
- Voice
