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Propaganda (Fred Frith album)

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Length
  
35:31

Release date
  
18 December 2015

Label
  
Fred Records (UK)

Artist
  
Fred Frith

Producer
  
Fred Frith

Genre
  
Experimental music

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Released
  
November 2015 (2015-11)

Recorded
  
April 1987, United States

Similar
  
Fred Frith albums, Experimental music albums

Fred frith propaganda


Propaganda is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It comprises 21 pieces for dance written by Frith and commissioned by Matthew Maguire for the Creation Production Company. It was first performed at La Mama ETC in New York City in May 1987. The suite was recorded by Kramer at Noise New York in April 1987 and released on Side 4 of Frith's 1988 solo album, The Technology of Tears. It was omitted from the CD releases of the album.

Contents

The Propaganda suite was reworked and remastered in February 2015 by Myles Boisen, and was released by Fred Records in November 2015.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fred Frith.

Sources: AllMusic, Discogs, SquidCo

Personnel

  • Fred Frith – all instruments, voice
  • Sources: Discogs, SquidCo

    Sound and artwork

    Recorded at Noise New York, April 1987; Mastered at Headless Buddhna Mastering Labs, Oakland, California, February 2015.

  • Kramer – recording engineer (1987)
  • Myles Boisen – remastering (2015)
  • Fred Frith – producer
  • Nancy Campbell – photography
  • Tom Kurth – cover design
  • Source: Discogs

    Songs

    1Shelter for Them All1:37
    2A Deeper Understanding of Conflict4:21
    3The Hounds of Democracy1:19

    References

    Propaganda (Fred Frith album) Wikipedia