Released 1976 | N/A Decay Music1976 Release date 1976 | |
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Length 49:53 (LP)63:44 (extended CD) Decay Music1976 'The Masterwork' Award Winning Fish-Knife1979 Similar Michael Nyman albums, Other albums |
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Decay Music is the 1976 debut album by Michael Nyman, released on Brian Eno's Obscure Records music label. The two works on the album, "1-100" (composed 1 December 1975) and "Bell Set No. 1" (1974) are both built around the musical concept of decay. Both of these experiment with percussive, long decay musical forms. "1-100" is played at half the speed it was recorded. It was written for Peter Greenaway's film of the same title but rejected because it was too long. It was inspired by Frederic Rzewski's Les Moutons de Panurge, which Nyman often played with the Scratch Orchestra.
Contents
The album was first issued on compact disc on March 29, 2004, by EMI/Virgin. The original full-speed recording of "1-100" is included as a bonus track.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Michael Nyman
- "1-100" (27:18)
- "Bell Set No.1" (22:35)
- "1-100 (Faster Decay)" (13:40) (CD-only)
Personnel
Songs
11 - 10027:26
2Bell Set No122:35
31 - 100 (Faster Decay)13:40