Memory Serves

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Released 1981 Memory Serves (1981) Bustin' Out (1981) Release date 1981		Length 38:51 Artist Material Label Elektra/Musician

Recorded OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York Producer Material with Martin Bisi Genres Jazz fusion, No wave, Post-punk, Punk jazz, Art rock, Industrial music Similar Material albums, No wave albums, Other albums

Material memory serves

Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material.

"Memory Serves" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 5:08
"Disappearing" (Olu Dara, Sonny Sharrock, Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 7:11
"Upriver" (Billy Bang, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 5:25
"Metal Test" (Fred Frith, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 4:30
"Conform To The Rhythm" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Frith) – 4:30
"Unauthorized" (Sharrock, Laswell, Maher) – 3:50
"Square Dance" (Frith, Laswell, Maher) – 4:29
"Silent Land" (George Lewis, Laswell, Beinhorn) – 3:48
"For A Few Dollars More" (E. Morricone) - 3:51 (7" edit, bonus track on CD release)

Material

Bill Laswell – 4, 6 and 8 string basses

Michael Beinhorn – synthesizers, tapes, radio, guitar, drums, voice.

Fred Maher – drums, percussion, guitar (except "Silent Land")

Additional personnel

Sonny Sharrock – guitar (except "Square Dance" and "Silent Land")

Fred Frith – guitar, violin, xylophone (1,4,5,7)

Olu Dara – cornet ("Disappearing", "Upriver")

Henry Threadgill – alto sax ("Disappearing", "Unauthorized", "Square Dance")

George Lewis – trombone ("Memory Serves", "Square Dance", "Silent Land")

Billy Bang – violin ("Upriver", "Unauthorized")

Charles K. Noyes – drums, percussion, bells ("Memory Serves", "Silent Land")

Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.

1Memory Serves
2Disappearing
3Upriver

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