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    Speechless (East Side Digital)

    Fred Frith - Speechless (East Side Digital)

    01/01/1991

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    All Music Guide Review

    This is one of the most important experimental guitar-based titles from avant guitarist and founding Henry Cow member Fred Frith. Frith's second solo album, Speechless, includes appearances by Etron Fou Leloublan, Massacre, and Bill Laswell. This is a studio Frankenstein of live clips and found sounds. While Frith attests to the occurrence of many "happy accidents," the album comes across confidently and more often more coherent than merely challenging. Six bonus tracks appear on this CD version. This is often cited as Frith's best solo record, and its inspired manipulations hold up under repeated scrutiny. There is a bit of European folk influence here, too, but not as obvious as on Gravity. ~ Thomas Schulte, All Music Guide

    Speechless (East Side Digital) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Kick the Can, Pt. 1
  • 2:19

  • 2
  • Carnival on Wall Street
  • 2:51

  • 3
  • Ahead in the Sand
  • 3:16

  • 4
  • Laughing Matter/Esperanza
  • 7:47

  • 5
  • Women Speak to Men; Men Speak to Women
  • 5:39

  • 6
  • A Spit in the Ocean
  • 2:17

  • 7
  • Navajo
  • 3:05

  • 8
  • Balance
  • 5:04

  • 9
  • Saving Grace
  • 1:57

  • 10
  • Speechless
  • 3:05

  • 11
  • Conversations with White Arc
  • 1:14

  • 12
  • Domaine de Planousset
  • 2:59

  • 13
  • Kick the Can, Pt. 2
  • 2:14

  • 14
  • The Entire Works of Henry Cow (*)
  • 1:00

  • 15
  • So Schnell Ich (*)
  • 3:25

  • 16
  • I'm Still Here and I Know What Time It Is (*)
  • 1:06

  • 17
  • No More War (*)
  • 4:46

  • 18
  • Typical American Family (*)
  • 1:01

  • 19
  • Dig (*)
  • 3:07

    • Credits of Speechless (East Side Digital)

    • Tina Curran
    • Bass, ?, Photography, Editing, Vocals, Recorder
    • Fred Frith
    • Synthesizer, Guitar, Violin, Keyboards, Mellotron, ?, Tape Manipulation, Main Performer, Vocals, Drums, Bass

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