Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2
| Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | France, 13 December 1979 Norway, 16 October 1991 Germany, 2 November 1991 | |||
| Genre | Experimental music, free improvisation | |||
| Length | 66:52 | |||
| Label | Recommended (UK) | |||
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Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2[a] is a 1994 live album of improvised experimental music by Chris Cutler and Fred Frith. It was recorded in Limoges, France on 13 December 1979; at the Nordlydd Contemporary Music Festival in Trondheim, Norway on 16 October 1991; and in Tacheles, Berlin, Germany on 2 November 1991. The album was released by Recommended Records in 1994. It was Frith and Cutler's second collaborative album.[3][4][2]
The Limoges recording was originally released as "Limoges" on a limited edition 7-inch single in 1983 and given to subscribers of Frith and Cutler's first collaborative album, Live in Prague and Washington (1983).[3][4][5][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Babyblaue Seiten |   [6] |
In a review at AllMusic, Rick Anderson described Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2 as "arrythmic ... without anything approaching melody", but "never unapproachable". He added that there is "something sweet-natured" about the "weird, sumptuous and virtuosic noise" Cutler and Frith make, and felt that even listeners not partial to noise music should have no trouble appreciating the "textural complexity" of their "endless inventiveness".[1]
Track listing[edit]
All music by Chris Cutler and Fred Frith.
| No. | Title | Venue and date | Length |
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| 1. | "Artcore" | Trondheim, Norway, 16 October 1991 | 24:37 |
| 2. | "Webcore" | Berlin, Germany, 2 November 1991 | 14:50 |
| 3. | "You Might Hear Some Traffic's Noise" | Berlin, Germany, 2 November 1991 | 14:04 |
| 4. | "Nothing" | Nowhere[b] | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Meltdown" | Limoges, France, 13 December 1979[c] | 10:21 |
Sources: Liner notes,[3] Discogs,[4] Fred Frith discography.[2]
Personnel[edit]
- Chris Cutler – drums, electrics, flotsam
- Fred Frith – guitar, bass guitar, violin ("Meltdown"), jetsam
Sources: Liner notes,[3] Discogs,[4][5] Fred Frith discography.[2]
Sound and artwork[edit]
- Trondheim concert recorded by Bjørn Olav Sjøholt
- Berlin concert recorded by Rainer Robben
- Limoges concert recorded by James Dupron
- Edited and mastered by Chris Cutler and Dominique Brethes in London, May 1994
- "Meltdown" edited by Steve Rickard
- "Meltdown" mastered by Bill Sharp at DYS in Denver, Colorado
- CD cover, artwork, and photography by Chris Cutler
Sources: Liner notes,[3] Discogs,[4][5] Fred Frith discography.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Vol. 2" in the title refers to this album being Frith and Cutler's second collaborative album.[1] Some sources leave "Vol. 2" off the title.[2]
- ^ Track 4 ("Nothing") is 3 minutes of silence; the venue is given as "Nowhere".[3][2]
- ^ Track 5 ("Meltdown") was sourced from a scratched 7-inch single of the original release of "Limoges" in 1983. "Limoges"'s original tape masters (probably a cassette tape) had been lost.[3][4][5][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. "Discography of Fred Frith". New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Recommended Records (1994). Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2 (CD liner notes). Chris Cutler and Fred Frith.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chris Cutler / Fred Frith – Live In Trondheim – Berlin – Limoges Vol. 2". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Chris Cutler And Fred Frith – Limoges". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Chris Cutler/Fred Frith: Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges Vol.2" (in German). Babyblaue Seiten. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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