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| DISCOGRAPHY OF TOM CORA |
| January 2000 |
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| by Patrice Roussel |
| (ergodic@sprintmail.com) |
| 2034 NE 37th Ave. |
| Portland, OR 97212 (USA) |
| and Stephane Vuilleumier |
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| Rosengartenstr. 68 |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------Records and tapes have been listed by chronological order for edition (and not recording). The following records and tapes are listed:
Album Full album release, in one or more of the formats below:
LP 12" vinyl long-player (33 1/3 RPM)
CD Compact (digital) disc
CT Cassette tape
DAT DAT, digital audio tape
DCC Digital compact cassette tape
MD MiniDisc, CD-like optical disc
Single Single release, usually from an album, in one or more of
the formats below:
7" 7" 45 RPM vinyl
10" 10" 45 RPM vinyl
12" 12" 45 RPM vinyl
EP Extended play single or mini-album, usually 33 1/3 RPM
CD-3 CD-3, 3" (7 cm) CD single
CD-5 5" (12 cm) CD single
CS Cassette single
Flexi Flexi-disc, usually included with a magazine
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| DISCOGRAPHY |
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001 - ENVIRONMENT FOR SEXTET: Andrea Centazzo
1/ First Environment For Sextet (Centazzo) 11:30
2/ Solo Improvisations (part one) (Centazzo) 6:00
3/ Second Environment For Sextet (Centazzo) 17:15
4/ Solo Improvisations (part two) (Centazzo) 8:03
Recorded at WKCR radio station, New York City on November 7, 1978
John Zorn: reeds; Andrea Centazzo: percussion; Eugene Chadbourne: guitars;
Tom Cora: cello; Toshinori Kondo: trumpet; Polly Bradfield: violin.
1979 - Ictus (Italy), Ictus 0017 (LP)
1996 - New Tone (Italy), rdc 5026 2 (CD)
Note: the CD reissue also contains "Improvviso III (duet)" as a fifth track,
taken from USA CONCERTS (1979).
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002 - USA CONCERTS: Andrea Centazzo
1/ Sextet Improvisation
2/ Duet Improvisation #1
3/ Duet Improvisation #2
4/ Duet Improvisation #3
5/ Trio Improvisation
6/ Duet Improvisation #4
7/ Duet Improvisation #5
8/ Duet Improvisation #6
(1-3) recorded live at WKCR radio station, New York City on November 7,
1978
(4) recorded live in concert at Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles on
December 3, 1978
(5,8) recorded live in concert at Mc Clung Gallery, Jackson Mississipi on
November 19, 1978
(6) recorded at WKCR radio station, New York City on November 28, 1978
(7) recorded live in concert at Ferg Forum, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa on November 17, 1978
Toshinori Kondo (1,6): trumpet; Eugene Chadbourne (1,2): acoustic and elec-
tric guitars; John Zorn (1,3): reeds; Polly Bradfield (1): violin; Tom Cora
(1): cello; Andrea Centazzo: percussion; Alex Cline (4): percussion; LaDonna
Smith (5,8): violin, viola, voice; Davey Williams (5,7): electric guitar,
banjo.
1979 - Ictus (Italy), Ictus 0018 (LP)
1999 - Robi Droli (Italy), RDC 5044 (CD)
Note: the CD reissue lacks the third track of the LP pressing.
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003 - 2000 STATUES AND THE ENGLISH CHANNEL: Eugene Chadbourne
Recorded in 1979
Lesli Dalaba: trumpet; Toshinori Kondo: trumpet, alto-horn; Mark Kramer:
trombone, organ; Charles Verstraeten: trombone, bass trombone, euphonium;
John Zorn: clarinet, alto, soprano; Bob Ostertag: synthesizer; Steve
Beresford: toys; Eugene Chadbourne: guitar, dobro; Fred Frith: guitar; Davey
Williams: guitar, banjo, mandoline; Polly Bradfield: violin; Jim Katzin:
violin; LaDonna Smith: violin, viola, organ; Tom Cora: cello; Wayne Horvitz:
bass, piano, harmonium; Andrea Centazzo: drums, percussion; Evan Gallagher:
percussion, piano, marimba, vibes, tympani.
1979 - Parachute Records, P007 (LP)
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004 - NEW MOON: Karl Berger Woodstock Workshop Orchestra
1/ New Moon (Berger) 8:05
2/ Zeinebim (Berger) 6:23
3/ Collective Talks (Berger) 8:15
4/ Smile (Berger) 17:35
5/ Open Time (Berger) 8:25
Recorded live at CIAK, Milano, Italy 11/7/79
Peter Apfelbaum: drums, bass sax; Eva Berger: vocals; Ingrid Berger: vocals,
percussion; Karl Berger: vibes, piano, percussion; Savia Berger: flute; Tom
Cora: cello; Don Davis: alto, flute, clarinet; Janet Grice: bassoon; Trilok
Gurtu: percussion, drums; James Harvey: trombone; Leroy Jenkins: violin;
Lee Konitz: alto; Oliver Lake: saxes, flute; Mark Ralston: oboe; Terry
Shines: bass; Susan Veglia: French horn.
1980 - Palcoscenico, PAL 15007 (LP)
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005 - LIVE AT THE DONAUESCHINGEN MUSIC FESTIVAL: Karl Berger Woodstock
Workshop Orchestra
1/ Open Time (Berger) 14:50
2/ The Smile That You Send Out Returns To You
(Berger) 4:50
3/ Collective Talks (Berger) 2:47
4/ New Moon (Berger) 12:00
5/ Zeynebim - A Turkish Folk Dance (trad., Berger) 9:05
Recorded live at the Donaueschingen Contemporary Music Festival, on
October 20, 1979
Karl Berger: vibes, piano, composition, leader; IngRid: voice, piano; Don
Cherry: pocket trumpet, bamboo flute; George Lewis: trombone; James Harvey:
trombone; Leroy Jenkins: violin; Tom Corra: cello; Mark Ralston: oboe,
English horn; Susan Veglia: French horn; Janet Grice: bassoon; Lee Konitz:
alto; Oliver Lake: alto, soprano, flute, clarinets; Don Davis: alto, flute,
clarinets; Savia Berger: flute; Tom Collins: tenor, soprano; Michael Lytle:
clarinet; Terry Sines: bass; Trilok Gurtu: tabla, conga, drums; Peter
Apfelbaum: drums, percussion, baritone saxophone; Eva Berger (2): voice,
piano.
1980 - MPS Records (Germany), 0068.250 (LP)
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006 - THERE'LL BE NO TEARS TONIGHT: Eugene Chadbourne
1/ Honey Don't (Carl Perkins) 2:44
3/ The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me (Roger Miller) 5:42
12/ Swingin' Doors (Merle Haggard) 7:12
Recorded at Dick Charles Studios, New York City in March 1980
Eugene Chadbourne: guitars, dobro, vocals; John Zorn: alto, soprano, bari-
tone, clarinet, bird calls; Tom Cora: cello; David Licht: percussion, drums.
1980 - Parachute Records, P013 (LP)
1987 - Fundamental (USA), 6 (LP)
1994 (?) - Fundamental Records (?), SAVE 6 CD (CD)
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007 - CURLEW: Curlew
1/ Panther Burn (Cartwright) 6:30
2/ The Bear (Curlew) 1:45
3/ Bitter Thumbs (Cartwright) 6:00
4/ The Victim (Cartwright) 2:33
5/ The Hardwood (Cartwright) 5:13
6/ Sports (Laswell, Cora) 1:30
7/ Bruno (Curlew) 1:00
8/ But Get It (Curlew) 2:33
9/ Rudders (Cora) 3:11
10/ Binoculars (Curlew) 1:00
11/ The Ole Miss Exercise Song (Cartwright) 8:00
Recorded at The Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, NY 2-29 through 3-2,
1980
(5,9) recorded live at C.B.G.B., 2-6-80
Bill Laswell: bass; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; George Cartwright: reeds;
Bill Bacon: drums; Tom Cora: cello.
1981 - Landslide Records (USA), LD 1004 (LP)
1984 - Landslide Records (USA), LD 1004 (LP)
Note: the two pressings have different covers.
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008 - SKELETON CREW: Skeleton Crew
Live cassette release with Fred Frith, Dave Newhouse and Tom Cora.
1982 - no label (CT)
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009 - ARCHERY: John Zorn
1/ no title (Zorn) 20:48
2/ no title (Zorn) 20:21
3/ no title (Zorn) 24:00
4/ no title (Zorn) 23:42
Recorded at the OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York on September 12 and 13,
1981
Robert Dick: flutes, game calls; George Lewis: trombone; John Zorn: alto,
soprano, clarinets, game calls; Anthony G. Coleman: organ, electric piano;
Wayne B. Horvitz: Farfisa organ, harmonica, tape, electronics; Mark Kramer:
cheap organ, tapes, synthesizer; Eugene Chadbourne: guitars; Bill Horvitz:
guitar; Bill Laswell: bass; Polly Bradfield: violin; Tom Cora: cello; David
Moss: drums, voice, percussion; Mark Smith: prompter.
1982 - Parachute Records, P017/18 (2xLP)
1997 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7316 (7xCD)
See THE PARACHUTE YEARS 1977-1980 (1997) for unreleased takes from the
Archery session.
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010 - CARGO CULT REVIVAL: Tom Cora and David Moss
1/ Role of the Bait
2/ The Goat Explains the Can (4 Parts)
3/ Finger Hut
4/ Monkey Lens
5/ Unipods Are Pacifists
6/ Boundary Janitor
7/ The Ward Walks The plank (3 Parts)
8/ Business is not a Business
9/ Employer Accident
10/ Dog-In-Law
Recorded by Martin Bisi at OAO Studios, Brooklyn, NY in March 1982
Tom Cora: cello, cello-resonated objects; David Moss: percussion, voice.
1983 - Rift (USA), Rift 5 (LP)
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011 - FLUVIAL: Catherine Jauniaux, Tom Hodgkinson
1/ Dream (Hodgkinson, Jauniaux) 1:42
2/ Une Escadrille De Sorcieres (Suc, arr. Jauniaux) 5:13
3/ Sweet Smell (Hodgkinson, Jauniaux) 1:54
4/ Doresc Trei Babys (Hodgkinson, Jauniaux) 3:24
5/ Copul's Humus (Jauniaux, Hodgkinson) 3:24
6/ Kebadaya (Jauniaux) 5:10
7/ Origine Des Femmes (CJ, TH, traditional) 4:26
8/ Tilimbom (Stravinsky, arr. CJ) 4:55
9/ Chanson De La Fraternisation (P. Dessau, B. Brecht) 3:14
10/ Divine Image (Hodgkinson, Blake) 5:54
11/ Infant Sorrow (Hodgkinson, Blake) 2:47
12/ The Dansers [sic] Under the Hill (Jauniaux) 3:07
Recorded at Cold Storage Studio in August-September 1983
Produced by Tim Hodgkinson and Catherine Jauniaux
Catherine Jauniaux: vocals, little saxophone, percussion; Tim Hodgkinson
(1-5,7-12): guitar, drums, piano, viola, clarinet, percussion, organ;
Lindsay Cooper (1,8,11): bassoon, oboe, sopranino; Bill Gilonis (1,5,7,9,
10): guitar, bass, piano; Tom Cora (2): cellos; Mario Boyer (2,6,8): conga
drum, balafon, percussion; Terri Robson (4): violin; Georgie Born (4,8,9):
cello; Charles S. Bullen (6,8): percussion; Stephen Kent (10): trumpet;
Dominic Weeks (11): percussion, vibraphone, xylophone.
1983 - Woof Records, Woof 007 (LP)
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012 - LIVE, WURZBURG, 10/82: Skeleton Crew
1984 - Recommended (SW), ??? (CT)
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013 - FERDINAND EN AVANT, HUIT CHANSONS EN HUIT LANGUES: Ferdinand Richard
1/ Contribution to Anglo American Culture (Ferdinand Richard)
2/ Histoire des Meilleurs (Ferdinand Richard)
3/ Victoire (Ferdinand Richard)
4/ Boire en Silence (Ferdinand Richard)
5/ Monsieur Blanc (Ferdinand Richard)
6/ Hombre de Lodo (Ferdinand Richard)
7/ Saint Malo (Ferdinand Richard)
8/ Alltaegliche Dinge (Urs Engeler)
No recording information
Ferdinand Richard: Fender 6-string bass, 4-string Music Master Special,
vocal; Tom Cora: cello; Christiane Cohade: bass; Rick Brown: drums; Urs
Engeler: vocal.
1984 - Recommended Records (Switzerland), Rec Rec 03 (LP)
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014 - LEARN TO TALK: Skeleton Crew
1/ Que Viva (Frith, Cora) 3:40
2/ Onwards and Upwards (Frith, Cora) 3:59
3/ The Way Things Fall (Back Apart) (TC, FF, Rebby Sharpe) 2:35
4/ Not My Shoes (Frith, Cora) 2.14
5/ The Washington Post (J. P. Sousa) 1:28
6/ We're Still Free (Frith, Cora) 4:10
7/ Victoryville (Frith, Cora) 2:43
8a/ Los Colitos (trad. Ecuador,TC,FF) 2:53
8b/ Life At The Top (Frith) 1:44
9/ Learn To Talk (Frith, Cora) 3:40
10/ Factory Song (Frith, Cora) 5:13
11/ It's Fine (Frith, Cora) 4:22
12/ Zach's Flag (Cora) 3:10
All songs written by Skeleton Crew except where noted
Recorded Christmas New Year 1983/84 at Sunrise Studio, Switzerland
(7) recorded live in Victoriaville, Quebec
(9) partially recorded at WCBN, Quebec City
Produced by Robert Vogel and Skeleton Crew
Tom Cora: cello, bass guitar, casio, drums, contraptions, singing; Fred
Frith: guitar, six-string bass, violin, casio, home-made bass, piano, drums,
singing; other voices on (8) by Ribl, Lu and Katrin.
1984 - Rift, Rift 8 (LP)
1984 - RecRec Zurich, Rift/RecRec 08/05 (LP)
1984 - Review Records, rere 20 (LP)
1990 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 512 (CD)
1998 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 512 (CD)
Note: (8a,8b) are missing on the RecRec Music CD reissues (ReCDec 512).
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015 - Re RECORDS QUARTERLY VOLUME 1 No.2: various artists
This record features Duck & Cover (Tom Cora, Chris Cutler, Fred Frith,
Heiner Goebbels, Alfred Harth, Dagmar Krause, George Lewis), John Oswald,
Connie Bauer, Reportaz, Adrian Mitchell.
1/ Berlin Programme 27:44
Recorded in East Berlin as part of the Festival Of Political Song on
February 16, 1984
Tom Cora: cello, cassettes, electrics; Chris Cutler: drums, electrics; Fred
Frith: guitar, bass, cassette; Heiner Goebbels: piano, synthesizer, guitar,
cassettes; Alfred Harth: tenor, trumpet, bass clarinet; Dagmar Krause: sin-
ging; George Lewis: trombone, mouthpieces.
1984 - Re Records (UK), Re 0102 (LP+Magazine)
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016 - OSSIFICATION: Officer!
1/ Dynamite (Hobbs)
2/ Anagrams (Hobbs, Low Note)
3/ Air (Hobbs)
4/ Telepathy (Hobbs, Fiederowicz, Gilonis)
5/ Spitter's Hooked (On Love) (Hobbs)
6/ Dog Face (Hobbs)
7/ Some (Hobbs)
8/ Boxers V Wrestlers (Hobbs, Fiederowicz)
9/ Tunnels (Fiederowicz)
10/ Apply! (Fiederowicz, Hobbs)
11/ Office Occasion (Hobbs)
12/ Origin (Hobbs)
13/ Hello (Hobbs)
14/ Top, Top, Top (Hobbs)
Recorded at Cold Storage, Brixton (London), at Surrey Sound Studios, and
chez Felix upstairs in 1983 and 1984
Rick Wilson (1,9): percussion, voice, drums; Marie-Jeanne (1,5,14): voice,
claps; Mary (2): chorus; Felix Fiedorowicz (1,2,5,6,8-14): voice, bassoon,
recorders, percussion, piano, swanee, harmonica, toy piano, keyboards,
claps; Judy Carter (2,5,6,11,13): vocals, whistle; Zeena Parkins (2,5,12):
harp; Andy Bole (2): guitar; Bill Gilonis (2,4,5,7,13): bass, clarinet,
tones, keyboards, objects, piano, percussion, melodica; Mick Hobbs (2-14):
drums, piano, guitar, keyboards, recorder, objects, percussion, vocal, bass,
organ, tapes, claps; Kevin (2,3): chorus; Kevin (2): chorus; Graham Painting
(3): guitars, double bass, drums; Catherine Jauniaux (4,5,7,11,12): voice;
Terri Robson (4,5,10,11): violin; Georgie Born (5,13,14): cello; Christina
Wild (5,11): strings; Jussi Karel (5,11,12): viola; Anne Stokes (5,11):
strings; Tim Hodgkinson (7,9): alto, baritone saxophone, Hawaian guitar,
clarinet; Tym (2): chorus; Patrick Q (9): violin; Patrick Gundry-White (11):
French horn; Tom Cora (12):cello.
1984 - AYAA (France), DT 1284 (LP)
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017 - ESTA ES LA VICTORIA: Skeleton Crew
1/ Que Viva
2/ Learn To Talk
3/ Esta Es La Victoria-Song
4/ Ljubljana 84
5/ Dense
6/ Make Safe Your Property
7/ Massage From Our President
2/ Madjarska
3/ Factory Song
4/ It's Fine
5/ The Way Things Fall (Back Apart)
6/ Zach's Flagg
7/ Turkish
8/ From Kashmir
Recorded live at Ljubljana on 07.10.84
Fred Frith: guitar, violin, vocal, percussion; Tom Cora: cello, bass, gui-
tar, vocal, percussion.
1984 (?) - Nikad Robom (Yugoslavia), 002 (CT)
Note: this is a bootleg recording.
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018 - FRONT ROCK 1: Reportaz/Skeleton Crew
This tape features Reportaz on side 1 and Skeleton Crew on side 2.
Side 1: Reportaz
1/ Jacola 2:04
2/ Grandpapa's Little Image 2:00
3/ Battle-Painter's Song 2:02
4/ We Are Asking Don't Repeat 2:20
5/ Lullaby For Impulse 2:41
6/ Explanation 9:22
7/ Ceremony 3:15
8/ You Have A Glance At My Shadow And Guess What I'm Thinking 2:09
9/ Good Morning 2:51
10/ Second Impression 1:29
Jacek Halas; Andrzej Karpinski; Piotr Lakomy.
Side 2: Skeleton Crew
Recorded live at Students Club Riviera-Remont, Warszawa (Poland) on
September 25, 1984
Produced by Reportaz and Skeleton Crew
Tom Cora; Fred Frith.
1984 (?) - A.R.S. (Poland), 03 (CT)
Note: limited edition tape of 57 copies.
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019 - BAND-IT CASSETTE MAGAZINE NR.15: various artists
This tape features track excerpts from Touch 33 tape, Freiwillige
Selbskontrolle, Trigger and the Thrill Kings, Strafe fuer Rebellion, Surplus
Stock (interview), Introverts, Play Ette, Deadbeat 2 tape, Skeleton Crew
(interview), Cleaners from Venus, Alan Mc Gee (Creation Label, interview).
?/ It's Fine
?/ Onwards And Upwards
?/ Que Viva (live)
?/ Zach's Flag
?/ Learn To Talk
1984 - Kassetto Fix (Germany), Band-It 15 7/84 (magazine+CT)
Note: the part on Skeleton Crew contains excerpts from LEARN TO TALK (1984)
(except where indicated), and an interview (about 10 minutes) of Fred Frith
(in English with integral German translation) on the occasion of the concert
at Alter Bahnhof in Hof(?).
See LEARN TO TALK (1984) for further references.
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020 - BAD ALCHEMY MAGAZINE + TAPE: various artists
This tape features Danielle Dax (1), Bass Tone Trapp (2), Skeleton Crew (3),
T. Benjamin/R. Heiloo/H. Schellinx/M. Malewicz (4), T. Benjamin/R. Heiloo/H.
Schellinx/L. Santoro (5), Catherine Jauniaux/Tim Hodgkinson (6), Chris
Newman (7), Romans (8), Conlon Nancarrow (9), Homosexuals (10), Debile
Menthol (11), After Dinner (12), Hermine-Het (13), Group 180 (14), Phil
Minton/Roger Turner (15), We Are Frank Chickens (16), News From Babel (17),
Dimthings/Ulterior Lux (18), Lol Coxhill (19).
Tom Cora plays on one track with Skeleton Crew:
3/ Live-Ausschnitt Am 16.09.1984, "Lauschangriff" In Hannover
(Skeleton Crew)
Recorded live at the "Lauschangriff" in Hannover on September 16, 1984
Fred Frith: guitar, violin, etc; Tom Cora: bass, cello, etc.
1985 - Bad Alchemy (Germany), No. 1 (magazine+CT)
Note: with the exception of (3,7,11,19), all the tracks are already avail-
able on records.
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021 - DENSE BAND: David Moss
1/ Stride (Moss, Frith) 3:25
2/ Shuffle (Moss, Frith) 3:03
3/ Slow Climb (Moss, Frith) 3:17
4/ New Feet (Moss, Frith) 3:54
5/ Fallaway (Moss, Frith) 2:15
6/ Surface Tension (Moss, Frith, Cora) 3:15
7/ Sixth Sense (Moss, Frith) 3:05
8/ Say So (Moss, Frith) 2:20
9/ Three Metal Moves (Moss, Frith) 3:35
10/ Next Witness (Moss, Frith) 1:26
11/ Dance Bend (Moss, Frith) 2:35
12/ Unsafe At Any Speed (Moss, Frith) 3:15
13/ In The Dark Times, Will There Be Singing(Moss, Frith) 3:16
Recorded at B.C. Studio, Brooklyn in February and March 1985
David Moss: drums, percussion, metal, steel drum, singing, high harmony
voices, invisible drums; Fred Frith (3,4,6,8,9,11,12): bass, guitar, voice;
Tom Cora (2,3,6): cello; Wayne Horvitz (1,3,5,7): DX7; Arto Linday (2,4,5,8,
9,11): singing, guitar; Christian Marclay (2,3,9,10): turntables, manipula-
ted records; Jules Moss (1,2,12): drums; Tenko (3,7): singing; John Zorn
(2,4,5,7,9,11): alto, game calls.
1985 - Moers Music (Germany), Moers Music 02040 (LP)
1992 - Moers Music (Germany), Moers Music 02076 CD (CD)
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022 - NORTH AMERICA: Curlew
1/ Ray (Cartwright, Cora) 5:25
2/ Oklahoma (Cartwright, Cora) 3:47
3/ Knee Songs 2 (Cartwright) 2:10
4/ Person To Person (Frith) 2:10
5/ Time And A Half (Frith) 2:41
6/ Mink's Dream (Cartwright) 3:01
7/ Two-Day 'Till Tomorrow (Cora) 1:22
8/ Light Sentence (Cora) 2:25
9/ First Bite (Cora) 2:25
10/ Moonlake (Cartwright) 5:14
11/ Shoats (Cartwright) 2:18
12/ 4:50
12a/ Agitar (GC, RB, MH)
12b/ The Victim (Cartwright)
13/ Feelin' Good (J.B. Lenoir) 2:50
Recorded at B.C. Studio, Brooklyn, summer 1983 to summer 1984
Produced by Fred Frith
George Cartwright: alto, tenor, lead vocal on (13), animal calls on (9,11);
Tom Cora: cello, cello resonated objects, accordions on (7); Fred Frith:
bass, guitar solo on (1), violin on (12b), vocals on (3,13), live guitar
and sax manipulations on (5,12); Rick Brown (1,3,9,12): drums; J. Pippin
Barnett (2,4,5,6,8,10,11,13): drums; Mark Howell: guitar; Polly Bradfield
(6,10): violin; Butch Morris (3): cornet; Martin Bisi (4): fake bass drum.
1985 - Moers Music (Germany), Moers Music 02042 (LP)
1992 - Moers Music (Germany), Moers Music 02080 (CD)
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023 - PLANETA No5: various artists
This tape features Anne Gillis, Le Trio de Batteurs (Hayward, Chenevier,
Brown), Me & The Heat, Kleg, Peinz Quadratt, David Thomas & The Pedestrians,
La Marmite Infernale, Skeleton Crew, Hans Reichel & Keith Tippett.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Skeleton Crew:
?/ ???
Recorded live at the Musique Action Internationale, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
(France) on May 7-12, 1985
Fred Frith; Tom Cora; Zeena Parkins.
1985 - Planetarium (France), No5 (CT)
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024 - THE COUNTRY OF BLINDS: Skeleton Crew
1/ The Country Of Blinds (Skeleton Crew, Cora) 4:10
2/ Money Crack (Skeleton Crew) 0:58
3/ The Border (SC, Anne Hemenway) 3:28
4/ The Hand That Bites (Skeleton Crew, Frith) 5:32
5/ Dead Sheep (SC, Cora, Frith) 3:22
6/ Bingo (Skeleton Crew, Frith) 3:34
7/ Man Or Monkey (Skeleton Crew, Cutler) 2:37
8/ Foot In Hole (Skeleton Crew) 3:08
9/ Hot Field (Skeleton Crew) 2:36
10/ The Birds Of Japan (Skeleton Crew, Frith) 4:00
11/ You May Find A Bed (SC, Frith, Rebby Sharp) 6:10
Recorded December 1985/January 1986 at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg,
Switzerland
(2,9,11) recorded live in Reykjavik, Iceland, on November 4, 1985
Produced by Tim Hodgkinson
Tom Cora: cello, bass, accordion, drums, contraptions, singing; Fred Frith:
guitar, 6-string bass, violin, home-mades, drums, singing; Zeena Parkins:
organ, electric harp, accordion, drums, singing.
1986 - No Man's Land, nml 8609 (LP)
1986 - Rift (USA), Rift 11 (LP)
1986 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 12 (LP)
1990 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 512 (CD)
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025 - CURRENT TRENDS IN RACISM IN MODERN AMERICA: Butch Morris
Current Trends in Racism in Modern America (Morris)
Part One 24:35
Part One (cont.) 12:20
Part Two 10:30
Recorded live at the Kitchen, New York City on February 1, 1985
Frank Lowe: tenor; John Zorn: alto, game calls; Brandon Ross: guitar; Zeena
Parkins: harp; Tom Cora: cello; Christian Marclay: turntables; Eli Fountain:
vibraphone; Curtis Clark: piano; Thurman Barker: marimba, snare drum, tabou-
rine; Yasunao Tone: voice; Butch Morris: conduction.
1986 - Sound Aspects (Germany), Sound Aspects 4010 (LP)
???? - Sound Aspects (Germany), SAS CD 4010 (CD)
Note: the CD was digitally remastered in August 90 at Studios Bauer by J.
Wohlleben.
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026 - MELTABLE SNAPTS IT, POINTS BLANK: Michael Lytle, George Cartwright,
David Moss
1/ Chigger Reel (GC, ML, DM, BL) 0:55
2/ Crake (GC,ML,DM,TC,BL,GL) 5:17
3/ Mike Me (GC, ML, DM, BL) 1:11
4/ Points Blank (GC, ML, DM, PK, BL) 14:24
5/ Hard Cash (GC, ML, DM, CM) 3:05
6/ Kissing In The Snow (GC, ML, DM, CM) 4:23
7/ Rugby (Zorn) 13:36
Recorded at BC Studio, Brooklyn in 1985
George Cartwright: saxophones, flutes, various bird and animal calls;
Michael Lytle: clarinets, game calls, humzoo, electronics and voice; David
Moss: multiple percussion and voice; Tom Cora (2,7): cello, cello resonated
objects; Peter Kowald (4): acoustic bass and harmonica; Bill Laswell (1,2,
3,4): electric bass; George Lewis (2,7): trombone, toys; Christian Marclay
(5,6): turntables; John Zorn (7): conductor; Martin Bisi: live 16 to 2 track
mix down.
8/ 5 Years In 10 Seconds 0:10
9/ Wing & Fin 3:54
10/ Yowella/Faded In Hand, Delivered In Practice 6:31
11/ Elewhale Rising 0:41
12/ Cooling Fingers 3:31
13/ Possible Beasts 1:46
14/ Cane Cutters 6:50
15/ This Notice Or No Notice 4:51
1986 - No Man's Land (Germany), nml 8604 (LP)
1993 - No Man's Land (Germany), nml 8604cd (CD)
See MELTABLE SNAPS IT (1981) for further references on (9-15).
Note: (8-15) are not available on the LP pressing.
Note: (9-15) were already available on MELTABLE SNAPS IT (1981).
Note: Tom Cora does not play on (8-15).
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027 - THE IMPROVISORS: various artists
This tape from Tellus (The Audio Cassette Magazine) contains improvisions
featuring Chris Cochrane, Anthony Coleman, Carol Emanuel, Tom Cora, Bill
Frisell, Bobby Previte, Lindsay Cooper, Fred Frith, Irene Schweizer,
Christian Marclay, Bill Horvitz, David Weinstein, Denman Maroney, Samm
Bennett, Jim Staley, Ikue Mori, John Zorn.
2/ no title 5:45
Recorded during the Stephanie and Irving Stone Festival of Improvisors at
the Roulette, N.Y.C. on November 8, 9 and 10 1985
Carol Emanuel: harp; Tom Cora: electric cello; Bill Frisell: electric gui-
tar; Bobby Previte: drums.
1986 - Tellus, Tellus #15 (CT)
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028 - PASSED NORMAL VOL. 1: various artists
This record features Jeff Michel, Snakefinger, Shmaz, That Hope, Kixx, Spill
Drink, Pink Bob, Skeleton Crew, Voodoo Mark, Tricycle Thieves, Shockabilly,
Jack Wright/Chris Cochrane/Paul Hoskin, The Sediments.
10/ Ronbo (Frith/Cora)
11/ Killing Time (Frith/Cora/Maher)
12/ New Orleans Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton)
13/ Bored Again (Frith/Cora/Moral Majority)
14/ Man or Monkey (Frith/Cora/Cutler)
15/ Batium (Trad.Turkish arr.Cora/Frith)
Recorded live at Illinois State University, Normal on November 4, 1984.
Tom Cora: cello, bass guitar, drums, contraptions, voice; Fred Frith: gui-
tar, violin, 6 string bass, drums, homemades, voice.
1986 - FOT Records (USA), #1 (LP)
1986 - FOT Records (USA), #1 (CT)
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029 - DAS PFERD
1/ Dynamo Dresden (Kazda, Schmidtke) 1:59
2/ Cry of Love (Kazda, Schmidtke) 5:25
3/ Sie kommen (Kazda, Schmidtke) 3:27
4/ What do you think about Love (Kazda, Schmidtke) 2:54
5/ No. 13 (Kazda, Schmidtke) 2:43
6/ Fremde Laender Fremde Sitten (Kazda, Schmidtke) 2:51
7/ Die Woyzzeck's (Kazda, Schmidtke) 4:07
8/ Tut Tut here we come (Kazda, Schmidtke) 2:19
9/ Prima (Wienstroer) 3:46
10/ Ja/Nein (Kazda, Schmidtke) 3:29
11/ Komm (Kazda, Schmidtke) 1:10
12/ King of the Nervous (Kazda, Schmidtke, Mega) 4:16
13/ Auf Reisen (Kazda, Schmidtke) 2:35
Recorded in 1986
Wolfgang Schmidtke: bass clarinet, saxes, keyboards, vocoder, flute, voice;
Markus Wienstroer: guitars, violin; Jan Kazda: bass, keyboards, voice; Suppi
Huhn: keyboards, sequenzers; Diethard Stein: drums; guests: Klaus Bernatzki
(1,10): sax; Tom Cora (3,6): cello; Achim Grebien (12): snare; Sabine Sabine
(2): voice; Alfonso "Poncho" Valdez (1,2,6,7,8,9): percussion; Matthias von
Welk (12,13): marimbaphon, industrial percussion; Reiner Winterschladen (1,
7,9): trumpet; Tom Mega (12): voice.
1987 - ITM, ITM 0016 (LP)
1987 - ITM, ITM 971416 (CD)
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030 - LSDC&W - THE HISTORY OF THE CHADBOURNES IN AMERICA: Eugene Chadbourne
1/ The Beatles Meddley 22:10
1a/ Day Tripper (Lennon, McCartney)
1b/ I've Just Seen A Face (Lennon, McCartney)
1c/ Birthday (Lennon, McCartney)
1d/ Don't Pass Me By (Ringo Starr)
1e/ Octopus Garden (Ringo Starr)
1f/ Taxman (Harrison)
1g/ Startin' Over (Lennon)
2/ In A Sentimental Mood (Pt.1) (The Duke) 0:50
3/ In A Sentimental Mood (Pt.2) (The Duke) 7:00
4/ Winchester, VA 3:00
5/ Tennesee Flattop Box (Johnny Cash) 3:01
6/ Dr. Chadbourne's Ordeal In Nashville 3:02
7/ Burma Shave (Roger Miller) 3:03
8/ Dixie Fried (Carl Perkins) 4:04
9/ Wine Me Up (Faron Young) 1:56
10/ Roger Miller Medley 8:00
a/ This Town
b/ Kansas City Star
c/ My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died
11/ House Burning Down (Jimi Hendrix) 3:05
12/ Third Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix) 3:01
13/ Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson) 4:49
14/ Ghosts (Albert Ayler) 2:01
15/ 7+7= (Arthur Lee) 2:50
16/ Burl Ives Medley 2:00
17/ Wild Horses (Jagger-Richards) 4:04
18/ W Va Spec (Zorn Tribute) 5:06
19/ Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (B.B. King) 2:26
20/ No Reason To Quit (Merle Haggard) 3:02
Doug Baker (17): acoustic guitar; Eugene Chadbourne: guitars, vocals (all);
Jenny Chadbourne (17): percussion & toy machine guns; Tom Cora (1,5-10,18):
cello, cello-resonated objects; David Doyle (17): classical guitar; Gilfred
Lee Frey (17): acoustic piano; Doug Henderson (17): slide guitar; Rudy
Hinnant (17): lousy guitar; Toshinori Kondo (1e,2,18): trumpet, euphonium,
garbage; Kramer (1,2,6,7,11-14,18): cheap organ & tapes, PacMan; David Licht
(1,4-15,18): percussion; Loretta Lynn (19): uninvited vocals; Scott Manring
(1,18): lap steel; M.E. Miller (2): drums; Brad Newell (17): mandolin; David
Nikias (17,19): percussion & toy machine guns, speciman (sic) jars & feed-
back; Murray Reams (19): percussion & cover charge; Tom Shephard (4,15):
homemade electric bass; Jeff Weichinger (17): electric bass; John Zorn (1,
18): alto, soprano, clarinet, game calls;
1987 - Fundamental, Save 19/20 (2xLP)
Note: the CD version of this 2xLP does not contain the tracks featuring
John Zorn or Tom Cora.
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*** - LSDC&W: The Chadbournes
1/ Day Tripper (Lennon, McCartney)
2/ Blues Come Around (Hank Williams)
3/ Taxman (Harrison)
4/ Train (Burnette)
5/ I've Just Seen A Face (Lennon, McCartney)
6/ Birthday (Lennon, McCartney)
7/ Don't Pass Me By (Ringo)
8/ Bound To Ride (P. D.)
9/ Tennesee Flattop Box (Cash)
10/ In A Sentimental (The Duke)
11/ W. Va spec. (Chadbourne)
12/ Gotta Get Drunk (Willie)
Recorded during 1980-81
Produced by Chadbourne.
Tom Cora: cello; Eugene Chadbourne: guitar; Kramer: cheap organ, tapes; John
Zorn: Bb clarinet, alto, soprano, game calls; Scott Manring: lap steel;
Toshinori Kondo: trumpet; David Licht: percussion.
???? - Parachute? (USA), PA-14 (CT)
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031 - SLOPE - GRADUAL DISAPPEARANCE: Tenko
This record features Tenko in different combinations with Fred Frith, Arto
Lindsay, Christian Marclay, David Moss, Kamura, Ned Rothenberg, Tom Cora,
Wayne Horvitz, Zeena Parkins, David Licht, Kramer, Moko.
1/ Passing By The Night 4:18
2/ Somewhere, Far Away 3:37
3/ Guitars I 1:34
4/ I've Eaten Nuts With Different Shapes 2:12
5/ In The Strawberry Preserves 3:38
6/ Sleep Walker 3:15
7/ ANTAGATA-DOKO-SA 1:43
8/ In Horto Infinito (In The Infinite Garden) 2:36
9/ The Time Drawers 2:50
10/ Gradual Disappearance 2:27
11/ Nightrope Dancing 2:30
12/ Guitars II 2:49
13/ Opinion 3:03
14/ A Watchdog Of The Labyrinth 3:20
Recorded at Noise New York
Tenko: vocal, guitar; Ned Rothenberg (1,14): flute, alto; Zeena Parkins (1,
4,5): electric harp, accordion, vocal; Fred Frith (1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
13): guitar, bass, piano, bass drum, vocal; David Licht (1): snare drum;
Wayne Horvitz (2,8,11): piano, DX7, DX100; Arto Lindsay (3,7,10,12): guitar,
vocal; David Moss (4,7,10,11,13): vocal; Kamura (4,7,10,13): vocal; Moko (4,
7): vocal; Tom Cora (4,9,10,11): vocal, cello; Christian Marclay (4,6):
turntables; C. Batty (8): hand claps; Kramer (9): Indian banjo.
1987 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 16 (LP)
1987 - Kinniko Bijo Records (Japan), KBR301 (LP)
Note: a CD reissue was planned and announced but never released.
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032 - ISLAND OF SANITY: New Music From New York City
This record features music by David Linton, Mofungo, Christian Marclay, Fish
And Roses, Details At Eleven, Skeleton Crew, Mark Dery, Charles K. Noyes,
Martin Bisi, Locus Solus, The President, The Ordinaires, David Fulton, David
Garland, Bump, Chris Vine, Carbon, Bosho, The Scene Is Now, H/M/D, Toy
Killers, Robert Previte.
Cora plays on one track with Skeleton Crew:
6/ The Sparrow Song (Frith) 1:26
Recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg in December 1985
Fred Frith: voice, guitar, bass, drum; Tom Cora: cello, bass, drum, block-
head; Zeena Parkins: keyboard, voice, tomtom.
1987 - No Man's Land, nml 8707d (2xLP)
1991 - No Man's Land, nml 8707cd (CD)
Note: titles by Martin Bisi, The President, The Ordinaires and Toy Killers
are not available on the CD.
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033 - LIVE AT THE WESTERN FRONT: Tom Cora
1/ Sfumato Roose
2/ Life at the Western Front
3/ Drilling for Air
4/ Gumption in Limbo (The Four-Limbed Approach)
5/ Hallelujah Anyway
6/ Life Extension
Recorded live in concert at The Western Front in Vancouver, British Colum-
bia, Canada, May 24th, 1986
Tom Cora: cello, voice (on (5)).
1987 - No Man's Land (Germany), nml 8710 (LP)
1999 - No Man's Land (Germany), nml 8710 (LP)
Note: the 1999 reissue is a limited one.
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034 - NIMAL: Nimal Group
1/ La Semaine des Quatre Jeudis (Parts 1-4) (Jean-M. Rossel) 10:04
2/ Dimanche (Jean-M. Rossel) 2:46
3/ Animal Triste (Jean-M. Rossel) 4:21
4/ La Marelle (Jean-M. Rossel) 4:26
5/ Au Zoo (Jean-M. Rossel) 3:55
6/ Un Drame (Jean-M. Rossel) 2:06
7/ Le Tram (Jean-M. Rossel) 1:44
8/ Maligne (Jean-M. Rossel) 3:07
Recorded 1987 at Studio des Usines
Produced by Rossel, Cora & Diebold
Jean-M. Rossel: guitars, bass, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, piano, DX-
100, percussion, sound effects; Tom Cora: cello (6,8), bass(7), voice (2);
Pippin Barnett (1): drums, percussion; Dominique Diebold (4): drums; Victor
de Bros (4): piano, prophet; Gilles V. Rieder (5): percussion; Didier
Pietton (2): soprano.
1987 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 19 (LP)
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035 - SOMETHING OUT THERE: Zeena Parkins
1/ Firebrat (Meneses, Parkins) 2:58
2/ Night Light (Mori, Parkins) 2:57
3/ Without Words (Mori, Parkins, Cora) 2:19
4/ Little Hip Haw (Parkins) 2:36
5/ Mother Tongue (Marclay, Parkins) 2:08
6/ Cornered (Meneses, Parkins) 3:32
7/ Southern Exposure (Bennett, Parkins, Cora) 3:51
8/ Incident In A Department Store (Marclay, Parkins) 3:00
9/ Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice (Parkins) 3:54
10/ Left-Handed Walk (Mori, Parkins, Cora) 2:24
11/ The World As I Found It (Meneses, Parkins) 3:03
12/ Fly Loo (Mori, Parkins) 2:09
13/ Sidereal Messenger (Cora, Parkins) 3:11
14/ Appointment In Samarkind (Horvitz, Parkins) 3:03
Recorded and mixed at Noise New York by Tom Cora, February 1986-January
1987
(3,10) recorded live at Roulette
Produced by Tom Cora and Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins: electric and acoustic harps; Jim Meneses (1,6,11): drums;
Ikue Mori (2,3,10,12): drum machine, drums; Tom Cora (3,10,13): live sampl-
ing, drums, indigniti; Christian Marclay (5,8): turntables; Samm Bennett
(7): electric and acoustic percussions; Wayne Horvitz (14): DX100, DX7,
RX11.
1987 - No Man's Land, nml 8712 (LP)
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036 - POTATOES, A COLLECTION OF FOLK SONGS VOLUME 1: various artists
This record features Renaldo & The Loaf, Rythm and Noise, Half Japanese, The
Residents, Tom Cora and Hans Reichel, Terra Incognita, Rev. Howard Finster,
Mark Mothersbaugh, Snakefinger, The Tinklers, Negativland, Blitzoids,
Bongwater, Clubfoot Orchestra, The Step One Just Plain Folk Singers, The
Mashed Potatoe and Artist Unknown.
6/ Premonitions (Cora, Reichel) 3:42
Tom Cora: cello; Hans Reichel: guitar, dachsophone.
1987 - Elemental Ralph, ER87172 (CD)
Note: the track featuring Tom Cora is not available on any of the LP pres-
sings (Ralph and Torso).
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037 - AGAINST NO WALL: Rebby Sharp
1/ Some Men
2/ Up Jumped Chairlegs
3/ Hard Acid Rain
4/ Sittin' On Top O' The John
5/ Just In Time
6/ I'm So Hot
7/ Going To The Roof
8/ Let The Piper Call The Tune
9/ (Into) Hesitation Blues
10/ Tar Baskets
11/ Breaking No New Ground
12/ Holding Forth
13/ He Leadeth Me
14/ I Walk By The Fire
Rebby Sharp; Fred Frith; Tom Cora; David Licht.
1987 (?) - Artifacts (USA), Yclept #13013 (CT)
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038 - RIVER OF NO RETURN: various artists
This limited (150 copies) edition cassette contains mostly live tracks by
Wiseblood, Tom Waits, Butthole Surfers, Skeleton Crew, Tuxedo Moon, Pussy
Galore, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Henry Rollins, Mark Stewart & The Maffia,
Coil, Pete Seeger, Sonic Youth, Blurt, Flipper, Crime and the City Solution,
GG Allin, Lydia Lunch,Swell Maps, Liquid Sky OST, Swans, Foetus, Big Black.
4/ Trees (Skeleton Crew)
Recorded live on January 15, 1986 in Mensa, Aachen
Fred Frith; Tom Cora; Zeena Parkins.
1988 - United Piss Artists Tape (Germany), ??? (CT)
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039 - LIVE IN BERLIN: Curlew
1/ Moonlake (Cartwright) 9:19
2/ Ray (For Barry Hannah) (Cartwright, Cora) 10:42
3/ Shoats (Cartwright, Cora) 6:39
4/ Barking (I Want A Dog) (Cartwright, Cora) 4:00
5/ Mink's Dream (For Mink Snopes) (Cartwright) 5:38
6/ Agitar/The Victim/Improvisation/Oklahoma (Curlew) 16:40
7/ The Four Scars 6:13
8/ To The Summer In Our Hearts 9:05
9/ Bringing In All Backbone 8:50
10/ Feelin' Good 2:30
Recorded live at Quasimodo Club, Berlin in October 1986
(4) recorded at CBGB's, New York City in March 1987
(9) recorded at the 1986 Taktlos Festival in Zurich
George Cartwright: saxophones; Tom Cora: cello; Pippin Barnett: drums; Davey
Williams: guitar; Wayne Horvitz: keyboard bass and keyboards.
1988 - Cuneiform Records (USA), Rune 12 (LP)
1990 - Cuneiform Records (USA), RUNE12CD (CD)
Note: (7-10) are only available on the CD pressing.
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040 - A CLASSIC GUIDE TO NO MAN'S LAND: various artists
This record features Skeleton Crew, David Garland, Guy Klucevsek, Bittova/
Fajt, Half Japanese, Lindsay Cooper, Etron Fou Leloublan, Proof Of Utah,
Orthotonics, Uludag, Biota, Meltable Snaps It, Doctor Nerve, Zoviet France,
Non Credo, Geoff Leigh.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Skeleton Crew:
4/ Safety In Numbers (Cora, Frith) 3:16
Recorded at Sunrise Studio, 12/85 and 1/86
Produced by Tim Hodgkinson
Tom Cora: bass, drums, vocals; Fred Frith: guitar, snare, vocals; Zeena
Parkins: keyboards, vocals.
1988 - No Man's Land, nml 8813cd (CD)
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041 - LIVE IN EUROPE: David Moss Dense Band
1/ Two To Three To Tango (Moss, Frith) 4:07
2/ Re-Shuffle (Moss, Frith) 4:09
3/ Day To Climb (Moss, Frith) 4:20
4/ Full Step (Moss, Frith) 4:18
5/ Glider (Moss, Frith) 3:18
6/ Neural Sense (Moss, Frith) 4:30
7/ Song Of The Possible (Moss, Frith) 4:43
8/ Slant Lines (Moss, Chaine) 5:38
9/ Slow Talking (Moss) 5:17
10/ Miniscus (Cora, Moss, Frith) 4:40
11/ Swayaway (Moss, Frith) 4:28
Recorded at "Musique Action 87" in Vandoeuvre, France on May 23, 1987
David Moss: drums, vocals; Wayne Horvitz: DX 7, DX 100, harmonica; Christian
Marclay: turntables, records; Jon Rose: 19-string cello, violin; Jean
Chaine: electric bass.
1988 - Ear-Rational (Germany), ELP 1004 (LP)
1988 - Ear-Rational (Germany), ECD 1004 (CD)
Note: (10,11) are only available on the CD pressing.
Note: Tom Cora does not play on this record.
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042 - NUIT DES SOLOS: solo performances during the festival of Vandoeuvre-les-
Nancy
This record features solo improvisations by David Moss, Elliott Sharp, Jill
Jaffee, Anthony Coleman, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Jagger Naut, Christian
Marclay, Carol Emanuel, Tom Cora, Guigou Chenevier, Louis Sclavis, John
Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Jon Rose.
10/ no title 4:11
Recorded live at Vandoeuvre (France) on May 22nd, 1987
Tom Cora: cello.
1988 - Van d'Oeuvre (France), 8802 (LP)
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043 - ABANDON: Tom Cora, Kazutoki Umezu
First Act
1/ Part 1
2/ Part 2
3/ Part 3
Second Act
4/ Part 4
5/ Part 5
6/ Part 6
7/ Part 7
8/ Part 8
Recorded on 10/13/87 live at Roulette, New York
Tom Cora: cello; Umezu Kazutoki: alto.
1988 - Umisushi Records (Japan), UU-1001 (CD)
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044 - BUILDING HIGHER NESTS: Minnesota Composers Forum
This record features compositions by Michelle Kinney, James R. Price, Thomas
J. Wegren, Jim Phillips, Michael Kosch.
1/ You Are So Stingingly Demure (Michelle Kinney) 9:00
Michelle Kinney: cello; Tom Cora: cello; Sowah Mensah: percussion; Marc
Anderson: percussion.
1988 - Innova Recordings/Minnesota Composers Forum (USA), 7 MN 107 (CD)
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045 - PASSED NORMAL VOL. #3: various artists
This tape features Dybbuk (1), Amy Denio (2), Lussier/Derome/Lepage (3),
Tone Dogs (4), The Jeff & Scott Show (5), Elvis Messiahs (6), Rudy Schwartz
Project (7), Tom Cora (8), Something Brothers (9), Zozobra (10), Voodoo
Mark (11), Frank Pahl (12), Dwin & Secret Dave (13), Pink Bob (14), Zeena
Parkins/Wayne Horvitz (15), Steve May (16), That Hope (17), Curlew (18).
1/ Mouchy (Dybbuk)
2/ FBI (Amy Denio)
3/ Hors de Memoire (Lussier, Derome, Lepage)
4/ Anicety Low Day (Tone Dogs)
5/ Beans (The Jeff & Scott Show)
6/ Metamorphosis Of Houdini (Elvis Messiahs)
7/ You Can Be A Republican Too (Rudy Schwartz Project)
8/ When A Hat Gets Lonesome (You Put It On Your Head)
(Tom Cora)
9/ Pelican Plaza (Something Brothers)
10/ Mozart's Love Affair (Zozobra)
11/ Huh? (Voodoo Mark)
12/ Eve & Adam (Frank Pahl)
13/ Wasted Time (Dwin & Secret Dave)
14/ All-American Mom (Pink Bob)
15/ Surrounded By Pitfalls (Parkins, Horvitz)
16/ Crystal Clear (Steve May)
17/ Ice Cream (That Hope)
18/ Live Somewhere In Germany (Curlew)
(8) recorded live in Tokyo on May 1, 1987
Amy Denio (2,4): guitart, voice, saxophone; Rene Lussier (3); Jean Derome
(3); Robert Lepage (3); Fred Frith (4): big guitar; Fred Chalenor (4): bass;
Matt Cameron (4): drums; Jeff Michel (5); Scott Lucas (5); Joe Newman (7):
saxophone; Kelly Dooley (7): saxophone; Robert Jacobs (7): keyboards; Tom
Cora (8,18): cello; Tim Schellenbaum (10): guitar, fiddle, percussion;
Cinnie Cole (10): banjo, synthesizer, bass, vocals; Mitch Salmen (10):
guitar, electronics; Kevin Norton (10): drums, vibes, percussion; Voodoo
(11): vocals; Dean Carlson (11): huh; Ed Pierce (11,13): guitar; Secret Dave
(13): vocals; Zeena Parkins (15); Wayne Horvitz (15,18): keyboards; George
Cartwright (18): reeds; Davey Williams (18): guitar; Pippin Barnett (18):
drums.
1988 - FOT Records/Home Recordings (USA), Vol. #3 (CT)
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046 - 100 OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES: Nicolas Collins
Nicolas Collins in duos with Pippin Barnett, Anthony Coleman, Tom Cora,
Peter Cusak, Shelley Hirsch, George Lewis, Christian Marclay, Ben Neill,
Zeena Parkins, Robert Poss, Ned Rothenberg, Elliott Sharp, Davey Williams,
John Zorn, Peter Zummo.
36/ no title 1:20
38/ no title 1:16
40/ no title 2:42
Nicolas Collins: trombone propelled electronics, radio, tapes; Tom Cora:
cello.
1989 - Trace Elements (USA), TE-1018 (CD)
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047 - RODAN: Sato Michihiro
This record features Sato Michihiro in different combinations with Bill
Frisell, Fred Frith, Tenko, Mark Miller, Nicolas Collins, Christian Marclay,
Steve Coleman, Toh Ban Djan (Ikue Mori, Luli Shioi), Semantics (Elliott
Sharp, Samm Bennett, Ned Rothenberg), Tom Cora, Joey Baron, Mark Dresser,
Gerry Hemingway.
1/ SM/BF/FF 4:21
2/ SM/T/MM 1:27
3/ SM/NC/CM 3:33
4/ SM/SC 3:17
5/ SM/TOH BAN DJAN 3:43
6/ SM/NC/CM 2:58
7/ SM/T/MM 1:17
8/ SM/SB/ES 1:44
9/ SM/NC/CM 1:42
10/ SM/TC 1:48
11/ SM/SEMANTICS 3:54
12/ SM/ES 2:02
13/ SM/BF/FF 4:20
14/ SM/ES/SB 2:00
15/ SM/MD/BF/FF 2:32
16/ SM/T 2:53
17/ SM/BF/FF 3:50
18/ SM/SB 2:19
19/ SM/NC/CM 1:08
20/ SM/SC/JB 4:20
21/ SM/FF 2:57
22/ SM/MD/GH/BF 2:11
23/ SM/BF/FF 5:30
Recorded April 11-16, 1988 at Baby Monster Studio N.Y.C.
Produced by John Zorn
Sato Michihiro: tsugaru shamisen; Bill Frisell (1,13,15,17,22,23): electric
guitar; Fred Frith (1,13,15,17,21,23): electric guitar; Tenko (2,7,16): voi-
ce; Mark Miller (2,7): bass; Nicolas Collins (3,6,9,19): electronics;
Christian Marclay (3,6,9,19): turntables; Steve Coleman (4,20): alto; Toh
Ban Djan (5): Ikue Mori (drums, drum machine), Luli Shioi (bass, voice);
Semantics (11): Elliott Sharp (double neck guitar/bass), Samm Bennett
(drums), Ned Rothenberg (alto); Elliott Sharp (8,12,14): double neck gui-
tar/bass; Samm Bennett (8,14,18): drums; Tom Cora (10): cello; Joey Baron
(20): drums; Mark Dresser (15,22): bass; Gerry Hemingway (22): drums.
1989 - Hat Hut (Switzerland), hat Art CD 6015 (CD)
Note: the tracks have no titles, only abbreviated codes indicating the
musicians involved.
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048 - ANGEL CARVER - "LIVE" IN MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO: Hans Reichel, Tom Cora
1/ Rest Up, Premonitions (Reichel, Cora) 19:39
2/ Miracles, To Boot (Reichel, Cora) 18:38
3/ New Neighbors (Reichel, Cora) 13:01
4/ Invitations To Dance (Reichel, Cora) 8:59
(1-2) recorded at Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee on October 23, 1988
(3-4) recorded at Southend Musicworks, Chicago on October 21, 1988
Tom Cora: cello, cellodax; Hans Reichel: guitars, daxophone.
1989 - FMP (Germany), CD 15 (CD)
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049 - LE TRESOR DE LA LANGUE: Rene Lussier
1/ La Francaise Du Debut
Le Non-Lieu
Vox Pop 1
Le Depart Des Aventuriers (Lussier) 4:26
2/ Arts Et Traditions (Direction 1)
L'Heure Du Diner (Archives 1)
Les 2 Soeurs De Trois-Rivieres (Direction 2)
Rue Principale
Montage 28 (Archives 2) (Lussier) 7:55
3/ La Visite De Charles De Gaulle
De Gaulle Revisite
L'Anglaise Du Quebec (Direction 3)
Kiki
Manifeste Du F.L.Q. (Lussier) 9:04
4/ Vestibule
Ce Ca Qu'On Va Faire!
Le Gars Du Irving (Direction 4)
Le Tic-Tac D'La Veille
Le Blues Des Resultats
Lend'Main D'Veille
Qui Se Souvient? (Lussier, Desjardins) 8:24
5/ L'Appel D'La Pelle (Direction 5)
Ya Tout' Mon Estime
Le Manifeste du F.L.Q. (Instrumental) (Lussier) 5:24
6/ Le Message D'La Reine
Echange De Bar (Lussier) 2:59
7/ Fanfare Et Tradition (Vox Pop 2)
L'Indecise (Lussier) 2:45
8/ C'T'Ecoeurant
Vestibule Leger (Direction 6)
Ma Mere
Ha Bein Ce L'Fun (Lussier) 6:18
9/ Ouin Ce Ca (Vox Pop 3)
Vous Me M'Nez A Bout
Le Commercial (Lussier) 4:36
10/ Mme Xavier Martin Revisitee
Le P'tit Jesus de M. Chose (Lussier) 4:38
11/ Le Diable (Archive 3)
L'Enfer (Le Reel De L'Estime)
Le Reveil (Lussier) 3:25
12/ L'Amygdalite A Duchesne (Telephone 1)
Wow Bec! (Lussier) 4:15
13/ On Peut Parler (Telephone 2) (Lussier) 1:38
Recorded at Studios 172 and Victor, Quebec between April 19, 1987 and
October 1989
Rene Lussier: guitar, 6-string bass, casiotone, percussions, ambiences,
voice; Jean Derome: saxophones, flutes, keyboards, voice; Fred Frith: bass,
violin, piano; Claude Beaugrand: magnetic ambiences, voice; Claude Simard:
contrebasse; Alain Trudel: trombone, euphonium; Celine Chaput: voice;
Jean-Denis Levasseur: clarinet; Richard Desjardins: voice; Pierre St-Jak:
piano; Tom Cora: cello.
1989 - Ambiances Magnetiques (Canada), AM 015 (LP)
1989 - Ambiances Magnetiques (Canada), AM 015 CD (CD)
Note: (5,6,8d,9,11-13) are not available on the LP pressing.
Note: Pierre St-Jak and Tom Cora do not appear on the LP pressing.
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050 - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, VOLUME 1: various artists
This record features Curlew, Bosho, Jazz Passengers, Dresser/Feldman/Cline,
Scanners, Miracle Room, Hans und Tom, Alva Rogers.
Tom Cora plays on three tracks, two with Curlew:
1/ St. Croix (Cartwright) 4:51
8/ The Hard Wood (Cartwright) 7:40
Pippin Barnett: drums; George Cartwright: sax; Tom Cora: cello; Ann Rupel:
bass; Davey Williams: guitar.
and one with with Hans und Tom:
7/ Angel-Carver Blues (Cora, Reichel) 7:16
Tom Cora: cello; Hans Reichel: guitar
Recorded December 1988 and February 1989
1989 - A&M Records (USA), SP 5242 (LP)
1989 - A&M Records (USA), CD 5242 (CD)
???? - Enemy (Germany), EFA 03511-26 EMCD 111 (CD)
1991 (?) - Enemy (Germany), EMCD 120 KFW B1234 (4xCD)
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-97 (CD)
1993 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-12345 (5xCD)
Note: "The Hard Wood" track is not available on the LP.
Note: the 5xCD box contains the five volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY.
Note: the 4xCD box contains the first four volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING
FACTORY.
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051 - UBU ET LA MERDRE: various artists
This record features Un Bouk Unikorn, Soixante Etages, Jean-Francois
Pauvros, Family Fodder, Ptose, Brode Tango, Pierre Bastien and Mecanium, Tom
Cora and Hans Reichel, Guigou Chenevier, Costes, Officer!.
8/ The Pig-Pinching Machine (Cora, Reichel) 4:13
Recorded at Noise NY by Tom Cora
Hans Reichel: dachsophone; Tom Cora: dachsello.
1989 - In Poly Sons Records, IPS 0389 (LP)
2000 - Polysons (France), ??? (CD)
Note: the CD reissue has not been released yet (planned for early 2000).
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052 - PERFECT TROUBLE
1/ What Is This???? (Pomorin) 4:05
2/ Renaissance Hymn (all) 8:55
3/ Sie! Die Immer So Schuchtern Ist (all) 2:25
4/ Forest (all) 1:28
5/ Deadlock (all) 2:54
6/ Hello Everybody (all) 3:04
7/ Eine Befahrbare Strasse.. (all) 1:58
8/ Crazy Without You (Pomorin) 7:55
9/ Bedenken Sie Die Ultravioletten Strahlen!(all but Maggie Nicols) 2:48
10/ Uberwachen Sie Das Glimmende Feuer! (all) 6:39
11/ Hard To Speak Out (all) 8:34
Recorded at Acoustic Studio Berlin, 17th June 1989
Sibylle Pomorin: alto, tenor, flute; Maggie Nicols: vocals; Tom Cora: cello;
Klaus Wilmanns: double bass; Chris Cutler: drums, electronics.
1989 - Moers Music (Germany), MoMu 2070CD (CD)
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053 - MUSIC MINUS YOU - FOR NEW MUSIC IMPROVISERS: Marion Brandis
1/ Demonstration: Building Your Own Vocabulary
2/ Group Improvisation: Quintet Minus You
Recorded live at Roulette, New York City on May 8, 1987
Produced by Marion Brandis
Marion Brandis: flutes, small winds; Tom Cora: cello; Tom Guralnick: saxes,
electronics; Myra Melford: piano, small percussion; Jim Staley: trombone,
dijeridu; David Garland: narration.
1990 - Nisus Tapes (USA), 90-5 (CT)
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054 - LEARN TO TALK/COUNTRY OF BLINDS: Skeleton Crew
Fred Frith; Tom Cora; Zeena Parkins.
1990 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 512 (CD)
See LEARN TO TALK (1984) and THE COUNTRY OF BLINDS (1986) for further refe-
rences.
Note: compilation reissue CD minus 1 song from each LP ((8) from LEARN TO
TALK and (2) from THE COUNTRY OF BLINDS).
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055 - RETURN TO STREET LEVEL: Takashi Kazamaki and Kalle Laar
1/ Meanwhile (TK,KL,ES) 2:28
2/ I Was Living 1:14
3/ In My Rehearsal (PH,TK,ES) 3:10
4/ Room (TK,KL,CM,ES) 1:18
5/ With 4:36
6/ Dead Pheasant (TC,PH,TK,KL) 0:57
7/ In The Backyard (TC,TK,KL) 1:51
8/ And Angry (TK,KL,CM,ES) 3:50
9/ Neighbours 2:08
10/ At My Doorstep (ND,TK,KL,ES) 1:40
11/ Who (TK,KL) 1:05
12/ Became Friendly (ND,TK,KL) 2:41
13/ Greek Businessmen (TK,KL,ES) 3:13
14/ Trying (ND,KL) 1:40
15/ To Keep (ND,TK,KL,ES) 1:30
16/ Their Children (TK,KL,ES) 1:04
17/ Asleep 1:32
18/ So I Turned (TC,TK,KL,CM) 1:19
19/ Down (PH,TK,KL) 4:40
20/ My Amp (ND,TK,KL) 1:37
21/ Again (TK,KL) 1:42
22/ In The Middle (TK,KL,ES) 1:08
23/ Of The Night (TC,PH,TK,KL) 3:05
24/ In The House (TK,KL,ES) 1:12
25/ Where (TK,KL) 1:06
26/ People (TC,TK,KL,CM) 3:03
27/ Were Not 0:57
28/ Supposed (TK,KL,ES) 2:34
29/ To Live (ND,TK,KL,ES) 3:26
30/ Anyway (TK,KL,CM,ES) 1:12
Recorded in June 1990
Produced by Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp: guitar, bass clarinet, vocals; Paul Hoskin: contrabass clari-
net; Nick Didkovsky: guitar; Kalle Laar: guitar, electronics; Tom Cora: cel-
lo; Kazamaki: percussion; Christian Marclay: turntables.
1990 - Ear-Rational (Germany), ECD 1022 (CD)
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056 - STEP ACROSS THE BORDER: Fred Frith
This record (soundtrack of a movie by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel)
features Frith in different combinations with Iva Bittova, Hans Bruniusson,
Tom Cora, Tina Curran, Jean Derome, Pavel Fajt, Eino Haapala, Haco, Eitetsu
Hayashi, Tim Hodgkinson, Lars Hollmer, Bill Laswell, Rene Lussier, Fred
Maher, Kevin Norton, Bob Ostertag, Zeena Parkins, John Zorn.
1/ Sparrow Song (Frith) 1:28
2/ 4:24
2a/ Voice Of America part 3 (Frith, Ostertag)
2b/ Legs (Frith, Laswell, Maher)
3/ 3:09
3a/ Selluloid Restaurant (Frith)
3b/ The Old Man Puts Out The Fire (Frith)
4/ After Dinner (Haco) 1:47
5/ Houston St (Frith, Zorn) 2:54
6/ Drum Factory (Frith) 2:01
7/ Regardless Of Rain (Frith, Cora) 3:05
8/ Candy Machine (Frith) 2:59
9/ Romanisches Cafe (Frith) 6:19
10/ The Border (Frith, Hemenway) 3:29
11/ Nirvana Again (Frith) 1:53
12/ Scottish Roppongi (Frith) 1:46
13/ Norrgarden Nyvla (Frith) 2:58
14/ Birds (Frith, Hodgkinson) 2:18
15/ The As Usual Dance Towards The Other Flight To What Is Not part 3
(Frith) 1:47
16/ Williamsburg Bridge (Frith) 1:53
17/ 4:10
17a/ Same Old Me (Frith)
17b/ Williamsburg Bridge reprise (Frith)
18/ The As Usual Dance... etc. part 5 (Frith) 2:24
19/ Lost and Found (Frith) 3:21
20/ Nine By Nine (Frith, Hayashi) 5:52
21/ Evolution (Frith) 3:20
22/ Union Square (Frith) 1:41
23/ Morning Song (Bittova, Fajt, Pitinsky)2:00
24/ Voice Of America Part 4 (Frith, Ostertag) 2:02
25/ Too Much Too Little (Frith, Curran) 2:08
26/ Too Late (Frith) 2:23
(1,10) recorded at Sunrise, Kirchberg in December 1985
(2a,24) recorded live at Pass, New York in January 1981
(2a,22,24) recorded live in Munich in December 1989
(2b) recorded at OAO Studio, New York in June 1981
(3a,4) recorded at MUE Studio, Osaka in February 1988
(3b,6,8,12,16,17b) recorded in Munich in December 1989
(5,7) recorded live at the Kitchen, New York City in February 1989
(9,12) recorded live at the Romanisches Cafe, Tokyo in February 1988
(11) recorded live at Roulette, New York City in February 1988
(13) recorded in Uppsala on July 1979
(13) recorded at Sunrise, Kirchberg in July 1979
(14,20,22) recorded live at Rox, Tokyo in February 1988
(14) recorded in Yorkshire & Brixton in December 1988
(15,18,26) recorded at Bavaria TV Studios in December 1989
(17a,21,25) recorded in New York City in August 1983
(19) recorded at Paosostr., Munich in July 1989
(19) recorded in Provence in July 1989
(23) recorded at Hotel room, Bern in March 1989
Fred Frith (all but (4,23)): guitar, drums, vocals, percussion, bass, bot-
tles, DX7, homemades, keyboards, violin, casio, "trumpet"; Tom Cora (1,7,
10): cello, drums, vocals; Zeena Parkins (1,10): keyboards, drums, vocals;
Bob Ostertag (2a,11,24): synthesizer, tapes, samples; Bill Laswell (2b,17a):
bass; Fred Maher (2b,17a): drums; Haco (4): piano, vocals; John Zorn (5):
alto; Rene Lussier (11): bass; Kevin Norton (11): drums; Jean Derome (11):
alto; Eino Haapala (13): guitar; Lars Hollmer (13): keyboards; Hans
Bruniusson (13,21): drums; Tim Hodgkinson (14): bass clarinet; Iva Bittova
(19,23): vocals, violin; Pavel Fajt (19,23): beercans, guitar, vocals;
Eitetsu Hayashi (20): drums; Tina Curran (25): bass.
1990 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 30 (2xLP)
1990 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), reCDec 30 (CD)
???? - ???, ??? (CT)
1991 - East Side Digital (USA), ESD 80462 (CD)
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057 - FESTIVAL MIMI 89: various artists
This records features Looping Home Orchestra, Pop Mekhanika, Nimal Group,
Orthotonics, Fred Frith and John Zorn, Harmonia Viva, Appel A Tous,
Maximalist.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Nimal Group:
3/ La Marelle (Rossel) 6:03
Recorded live during the Festival Mimi, Etang des Aulnes, Saint-Martin-de-
Crau, July 6-9, 1989
Momo Rossel: guitar; Pippin Barnett: drums; Tom Cora: cello; Bratko Bibic:
accordion; Jean-Vin Huguenin: bass.
1990 - Association AMI (France), AMI 2003 (LP)
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058 - SCENE OUVERTE/OPEN STAGE - FESTIVAL MIMI 89: various artists
This tape features Nick Didkowski, Carlos Gomez, Inger Kielhoan, Andreas
Koch, Kevin Cook, Dominique Lentin, Martin Speicher, Heinz-Erich Goedecke,
Bruno Meillier, Tom Cora, Catherine Jauniaux, Fred Frith, Andre Duchesne,
Tenko, Katie O'Looney, Rebbie Sharp.
6/ no title 5:24
Recorded during the MIMI Festival, 1989
Tom Cora: cello; Catherine Jauniaux: vocal.
1990 - ??? (France), AMI 3002 (CT)
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059 - BEETS, A COLLECTION OF JAZZ SONGS: various artists
This record features Fred Frith, Clubfoot Orchestra, Peter Fair, Sun Ra,
Rova Saxophone Quartet, Machette Ensemble Of S.F., Tom Cora, Anthony Braxton
& Gino Robair, Eric Drew Feldman, Snakefinger, B. Singer, Sonny Simmons,
Winston Tong, Big Butter.
7/ Recollection Bruise (Cora) 2:49
Butch Morris: trumpet; George Lewis: trombone; David Hofstra: tuba; Bobby
Previte: drums; Christian Marclay: record loops; Tom Cora: record loops.
1990 - Elemental/T.E.C. Tones (USA), 90901 (LP)
1990 - Elemental/T.E.C. (USA), 90902 (CD)
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060 - IN ONE MOUTH AND OUT OF THE OTHER: Rebby Sharp
1/ Some Men (Sharp) 4:39
2/ Up Jump Chair Legs (Sharp) 0:55
3/ Hard Acid Rain (Dylan, Sharp) 4:01
4/ These Venetian Eyes (Sharp) 1:28
5/ Just In Time (Sharp) 3:11
6/ I'm So Hot (Sharp) 2:12
7/ Crater Creek (Sharp) 2:51
8/ Breaking Ground (Sharp) 3:16
9/ The Harmfulness Of Tobacco (Brooklings, Sharp) 2:18
10/ Gimme Back My 15c (Sharp) 2:27
11/ Goin' to The Roof (Sharp) 1:57
12/ Sittin' On Top Of The John (Sharp) 3:02
13/ Let The Piper Call The Tune (Sharp) 1:55
14/ Hesitation Blues (Sharp) 4:26
15/ Tar Baskets (Sharp) 1:00
16/ Holding Forth (Sharp) 1:20
17/ He Leadeth Me (Sharp) 2:00
18/ Walk By The Fire (Sharp) 2:13
19/ Royal Pauses (Sharp) 1:44
No recording information
Kramer: alto trombone, voice, percussion; Coby Bally: UM.vocals; Tom Cora:
cello, voice, homemade indigniti; Fred Frith: violin, fiddle, guitar; David
Licht: percussion; Tim the Bird: cockatail sounds; Rebby Sharp: percussion,
piano, mandoline, voice, guitar, banjo.
1990 - Shimmy-Disc (USA), Shimmy 032 (LP)
1990 - Shimmy-Disc (USA), Shimmy 032 (CD)
1990 - Shimmy-Disc (USA), Shimmy 032 (CT)
1990 - Shimmy Disc Europe, SDE 9020/CD (CD)
199? - Shimmy Disc (USA), SHM5032 (CD)
Note: (8,9,19) are only available on the CD pressing.
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061 - VOIX DE SURFACE: Nimal
1/ Une Lucie (Rossel) 5:39
2/ In Tenda (Cora) 5:43
3/ Sale Temps, Mais Les Coleurs Sont Belles (Huguenin) 5:03
4/ Tarotska (Bibic) 3:37
5/ Le Soleil (Rossel) 5:12
6/ La Marelle (Rossel) 4:58
7/ Le 4eme Jeudi De La Semaine (Rossel) 2:38
8/ James River (Cora) 5:07
9/ Maligne (Rossel) 2:55
10/ La 2eme Jeudi (Rossel) 3:57
11/ La 3eme Jeudi (Rossel) 3:01
12/ Animal Triste (Rossel) 4:05
13/ Le Tram (Rossel) 2:53
14/ Au Zoo (Rossel) 5:05
15/ Un Drame (Rossel) 4:45
Recorded 1989 at CCAM Studio, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
(7,8,9,15) recorded live at Festival MIMI, 1989
(13) recorded at M.A.I. 89, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
Momo Rossel: guitars, Hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, keyboard, bass, accordion;
Jean-Vin Huguenin: bass guitar, guitar, piano; Bratko Bibic-Faninger: voice,
accordion, glass(?) harmonica, alphorn(?); Tom Cora: cello, electric bass,
accordion; Pippin Barnett: drums & percussion.
1990 - Rec Rec (Switzerland), RecRec 31 (LP)
1990 - Rec Rec (Switzerland), ReCDec 31 (CD)
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062 - KNITTING FACTORY KNOTES MARCH & APRIL '91 ARTIST SAMPLER
This tape features Pinski Zoo (1), Defunkt (2), Chunk (3), Frank London
Orchestra (4), Third Person (5), Fertile Crescent (6), Thomas Chapin Trio
(7), King 3 (8), Play (9), Bianca 'Flystrip' Miller (10).
Tom Cora plays on one track with Third Person:
5/ A Country Wedding
Samm Bennett; Tom Cora; Nicolas Collins.
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), (CT)
See THE BENDS (1991) for further references.
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063 - PASSED NORMAL VOL. 4: various artists
This record features Peter Blegvad, Tim Hodgkinson, Eric Drew Feldman, Tom
Cora, Chris Cutler, Jean Derome, Rene Lussier, Amy Denio, Brave Combo, The
Blitzoids, Shockabilly, Snakefinger, Skeleton Crew.
Tom Cora plays on four tracks, one in duo with Zeena Parkins:
5/ Experts (Cora) 3:57
Recorded at Noise, New York
Tom Cora: piano, drums, vocals; Zeena Parkins: electric harp, vocals.
one with Chris Cutler, Jean Derome and Rene Lussier:
6/ Trois Pommes A Cote Du Sommeil (Cora) 11:01
Recorded in Montreal, April 1988
Chris Cutler: drums, percussion; Tom Cora: cello, bass; Jean Derome: vocals,
keyboards, saxophones; Rene Lussier: guitars, bass.
one with James McManus and Pink Bob:
13/ Sleepy Old Snake (JMcM,PB,TC) 3:24
Recorded at Sealistudio, Fall 1987
James McManus: vocals, string bass; Pink Bob: Casio CZ101, tapes; Tom Cora:
cello.
and one with Skeleton Crew (also found on PASSED NORMAL VOL. 1 (1986)):
20/ Killing Time (Frith, Cora, Maher) 2:28
Recorded at Illinois State University, Movember 4, 1984
Tom Cora: cello, bass guitar, drums, contraptions, vocals; Fred Frith: gui-
tar, violin, 6 string bass, drums, homemades, vocals.
1991 - FOT Records (USA), FOT 1 (CD)
1991 - FOT Records (USA), FOT 1 (CT)
Note: tracks 15-20 from this sampler are taken from PASSED NORMAL VOL. 1
(1986).
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064 - GUMPTION IN LIMBO: Tom Cora solo
1/ Straylight 5:26
2/ Burning Hoop 3:02
3/ Deciding To Live In Houses 2:25
4/ Cruelty And Memory 3:15
5/ Big Cell 3:52
6/ Cows Stars Rivers And Giants 3:12
7/ Waiting For The Cannon To Laugh 3:48
8/ The Story Of Anybird 4:24
9/ Trivial Disasters 3:37
10/ Who To Salute? 2:51
11/ Hibou Perdu (Lost Owl) 4:09
12/ There Will Be A Happy Meeting 2:53
Recorded at Harold Dessau Studio, New York City on September 24 and 25,
1990
Tom Cora: cello.
1991 - Sound Aspects, Sound Aspects SA042 (CD)
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065 - BEE: Curlew
1/ The March Or Ornette Went To Miles' House And They Didn't Get Along
(Cartwright) 2:58
2/ St. Croix (Cartwright) 4:44
3/ Jim (To the James River) (Cora) 4:33
4/ It Must Be A Sign (Cartwright) 6:30
5/ To The Summer In Our Hearts (Cartwright) 10:35
6/ Saint Dog (Cora) 6:40
7/ The Hard Wood (Cartwright, arr. Cora) 7:04
8/ The March (Reprise) (Cartwright) 4:42
9/ Rudders (Cora) 4:06
10/ Gary Brown (Cartwright) 4:11
11/ Kissing Goodbye (Cartwright) 6:08
12/ As You Said (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) 5:48
Recorded and mixed by Hahn Rowe at Water Music, Hoboken, NJ, July and No-
vember, 1990
(5,11) recorded live at the Stadtgarten, Koln, on the Knitting Factory
Tour of Europe, 1990 by Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Produced by Hahn Rowe
Pippin Barnett: drums; George Cartwright: saxes; Tom Cora: cello; Ann Rupel:
bass, vocals; Davey Williams: guitar.
1991 - Cuneiform Records (USA), Rune 27 (CD)
1991 (or 1992?) - Open Minds (Germany), OM 2408-2 (CD)
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066 - FLYING VEGETABLES OF THE APOCALYPSE: Guy Klucevsek
1/ Union Hall (Klucevsek) 17:30
2/ Fez Up (Klucevsek) 3:59
3/ Loosening Up The Queen (Klucevsek) 5:03
4/ Waltzing Above Ground (Klucevsek) 9:14
5/ Reprieve (Klucevsek) 4:07
6/ Perusal (Klucevsek) 9:13
7/ Flying Vegetables Of The Apocalypse (Klucevsek) 3:59
8/ Blue Window (Klucevsek) 3:56
9/ The Grass, It Is Blue (Klucevsek) 2:14
Guy Klucevsek: accordion, vocals; Douglas Wieselman (1,2): tenor, clarinet;
Lindsey Horner (1): doublebass; Steve Elson (2): soprano; David Seidel (2):
electric guitar; Bobby Previte (2,9): drums; Diane Monroe (4,7): violin;
Tom Cora (4,7): cello; Laura Seaton (5,6): violin; Mia Wu (5,6): violin;
Erik Friedlander (5,6): cello; Marshall Taylor (8): alto; John King (9):
electric guitar, vocals; David Hofstra (9): Fender bass.
1991 - Experimental Intermedia Foundation (USA), XI 104 (CD)
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067 - POLKA DOTS & LASER BEAMS: Guy Klucevsek
Guy Klucevsek interprets compositions by Steve Elson, Tom Cora, Guy
Klucevsek, Joseph Kasinskas, Anthony Coleman, Daniel Goode, Nicolas Collins,
Guy De Bievre, Robin Holcomb, Duke Ellington, Peter Garland, William
Duckworth, Bobby Previte, Carl Finch.
1/ From Here To Paternity Polka (Steve Elson) 2:53
2/ The Imperial Buzzard (Tom Cora) 2:27
3/ The Grass, It Is Blue (Klucevsek) 2:18
4/ Peek-A-Boo Polka (Joseph Kasinskas) 3:12
5/ Medjunarodni Nacin Polka (Anthony Coleman) 4:27
6/ Diet Polka (Daniel Goode) 3:38
7/ Devil From Milwaukee (Nicolas Collins) 3:49
8/ Polka Dots And Laser Beams (Guy de Bievre) 2:46
9/ The Winnemucca Polka (Robin Holcomb) 2:40
10/ Klop (Duke Ellington) 1:45
11/ The Club Nada Polka (Peter Garland) 3:00
12/ Polking Around (William Duckworth) 3:44
13/ The Nova Scotia Polka (Bobby Previte) 8:23
14/ Prairie Dogs (Carl Finch) 2:48
Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York in January 1990
Produced by Bobby Previte
Guy Klucevsek: accordion, vocals; John King: electric guitar, electric vio-
lin, dobro, vocals; David Hofsta: Fender bass, doublebass, tuba; Bill Ruyle:
drums, marimba; Nicolas Collins (7): trombone-propelled electronics; Jaguar
Wishbone Connecticut (1,3,12,13,14): drums, marimba, ride cymbal; Steve
Elbon (1): baritone saxophone; Mark Feldman (13): violin; Erik Friedlander
(6,11): cello; Mary Rowell (6,11): violin; Dubmeister Wally (7); Douglas
Wieselman (9,10): clarinet.
1991 - Eva (Japan), WWCX 2036 (CD)
1996 - Evva (Japan), ??? (CD)
Note: Tom Cora does not play on this record.
Note: Bobby Previte appears under an alias ("Jaguar Wishbone Connecticut").
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068 - THE BENDS: Third Person
Third Person is a trio with two permanent members - Tom Cora and Samm
Bennett - and one invited guest. This record features the following guests:
Don Byron, George Cartwright, Chris Cochrane, Nic Collins, Catherine
Jauniaux, Myra Melford, Zeena Parkins, Marc Ribot.
1/ La Mystere De La Chambre Jaune (Third Person) 3:26
2/ Everybody Chews (Third Person) 5:56
3/ People Want Happy Some (Third Person) 4:05
4/ A Country Wedding (Third Person) 2:54
5/ First Thirds (Third Person) 5:17
6/ Greazy Bag (Third Person) 2:35
7/ Procedure Against Rain (Third Person) 3:24
8/ Utah (Third Person) 4:02
9/ The Deciding Machine (Third Person) 2:26
10/ Snake Oil (Third Person) 4:14
11/ Mama Chauffage (Third Person) 5:04
12/ Optic Nerve (Third Person) 5:13
13/ If We Were Talking About (Third Person) 4:54
14/ Never Home (Third Person) 3:20
15/ Bibandum (Third Person) 2:17
16/ Weaklings (Third Person) 3:51
17/ When A Hat Gets Lonesome (Third Person) 4:59
18/ Tackle (Third Person) 3:36
19/ Girl Tying Her Shoe (Third Person) 0:57
Recorded live at The Knitting Factory throughout 1990
Tom Cora: cello; Samm Bennett: percussion, samples; Don Byron (3,9,11):
clarinets; George Cartwright (5,8,10): saxes; Chris Cochrane (14): guitar;
Nic Collins (4,13,17): electronics; Catherine Jauniaux (1,15): voice; Myra
Melford (12): piano; Zeena Perkins (7,19): harp; Marc Ribot (2,6,16,18):
guitar.
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-102 (CD)
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069 - DUOS: EUROPA - AMERICA - JAPAN: Peter Kowald
This record features Peter Kowald in duos with Joelle Leandre, Seizan
Matsuda, Evan Parker, Diamanda Galas, Conrad Bauer, Tom Cora, Andrew
Cyrille, Irene Schweizer, Akira Sakata, Masahiko Kono, Peter Brotzmann,
Tadao Sawai, Derek Bailey, Floros Floridis, Han Bennink, Jeanne Lee, Keiki
Midorikawa, Junko Handa, Danny Davis.
6/ Growing Crazy 2:19
Recorded March 30, 1986 by Martin Wheeler in New York
Peter Kowald: bass; Tom Cora: cello.
1991 - FMP (Germany), FMP CD 21 (CD)
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070 - SCRABBLING AT THE LOCK: The Ex + Tom Cora
1/ State of Shock 6:06
2/ Hidegen Fujnak A Szelek 3:16
3/ King Commie 3:29
4/ Crusoe 3:29
5/ The Flute's Tale 4:00
6/ A Door 5:02
7/ Propadada 4:18
8/ Batium 3:52
9/ Total Preparation 6:18
10/ 1993 2:26
11/ Fire and Ice 6:05
12/ Sukaina 2:52
All Songs by The Ex / Tom Cora
Recorded January 25-31, Mixed February 1-4, ADM's Koeien-verhuurbedrijf,
Amsterdam
Tom Cora: cello; Terrie, Katrin, Luc,Andy, G.W.Sok: guitars, drums, bass,
violin, accordion, voices; Jeroen :sound-scrapes; Catherine Jauniaux (1,3,
4,6,7,9,10): voice improvisations; Marion (5): trumpet.
???? - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 39 (LP)
1991 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 39/EX051D (CD)
1991 - Fist, 011 (CD)
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071 - KNITTING FACTORY GOES TO VASSAR: various artists
This record features The Jazz Passengers, Samm Bennett and Chunk, Defunkt,
Thomas Chapin Trio, Third Person.
9/ People Want Happy Some (Third Person)
10/ A Country Wedding (Third Person)
Samm Bennett; Tom Cora; Don Byron (9): clarinets; Nic Collins (10): electro-
nics.
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-121 (CD)
See THE BENDS (1991) for further references.
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072 - WHAT STOPS US: Chris Cochrane
1/ Far A Field (Cochrane)
2/ Some Of Us (Cochrane)
3/ What Stops Us (Cochrane)
4/ Sad (Cochrane, Cora)
5/ While You Were Out (G. Cartwright, P. Haines)
6/ Inside (Cochrane)
7/ It Wasn't That Way (Cochrane)
8/ Forever In My Life (Prince)
9/ Santiago (Violeta Parra)
10/ Tell Me (Cochrane)
11/ Lancut (Cochrane)
12/ The President Of The United States (G. Cartwright, P. Haines)
13/ Continuous Front (Cartwright, Haines, Cochrane)
14/ Try To Talk (Cochrane)
Recorded in April 1989 at Noise, New York
Produced by Tom Cora and Chris Cochrane
Chris Cochrane: guitar, drum machine, vocals; Pippin Barnett: drums; Zeena
Parkins: piano, harp; Ann Rupel: bass, piano; Tim Spelios: drums; Doug
Seidel: guitar, sampler; Tom Cora: piano, organ, guitar.
???? - ???, ??? (CT)
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073 - KNITTING FACTORY KNOTES NOVEMBER & DECEMBER '91 ARTIST SAMPLER
This tape features Curlew (1), M. Doughty (2), Chunk (3), Gary Lucas (4),
Charles Gayle (5), Drunken Boat (6), Amy Denio (7), Microscopic Septet (8),
Futu Futu (9), Eugene Chadbourne (10).
Tom Cora plays on one track with Curlew:
1/ Human Weatherwords (Curlew, Paul Haines)
Pippin Barnett: drums; George Cartwright: sax; Tom Cora: cello; Ann Rupel:
bass; Davey Williams: guitar; Amy Denio: vocals.
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), (CT)
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074 - THE ReR QUARTERLY SELECTIONS FROM VOL. 1: various artists
This record features Duck & Cover (Tom Cora, Chris Cutler, Fred Frith,
Heiner Goebbels, Alfred Harth, Dagmar Krause, George Lewis), Cassix (Stormy
Six & Cassiber), Biota, John Oswald, Steve Moore, 5UU'S.
2/ Duck and Cover (Duck and Cover) 27:44
Recorded live at the Berliner Ensemble, GDR on February 16, 1984
Tom Cora: cello, bass, cassettes, electrics; Chris Cutler: drums, electrics;
Fred Frith: guitar, bass, cassette; Heiner Goebbels: Piano, synth, guitar,
cassette; Alfred Harth: tenor sax, trumpet, bass clarinet; Dagmar Krause:
singing; George Lewis: trombone, mouthpieces.
1991 - ReR Megacorp (UK), ReR QCD1 (CD)
Note: (2) first appeared on the Recommended Records Quarterly, Vol 1. No. 2.
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075 - SAMPLER A.V. ARTS - VOL. 1 (KNITTING FACTORY - MUWORKS): various artists
This tape features Lydia Lunch (1), Zahar (2), Marilyn Crispell & Gerry
Hemingway Duo (3), Machine Gun (4), Samm Bennett & Chunk (5,8), Third Person
(6,10), Bailey/Frith/Sharrock/Zorn/Laswell/K. Noyes (7), Thomas Chapin &
Borah Bergman (9), Thomas Chapin (11).
Tom Cora plays on two tracks with Third Person:
6/ A Country Wedding (Third Person) 2:55
10/ Le Mystere De La Chambre Jaune (Third Person) 3:28
1992 - Musiche (Italy), No. 13 (magazine+CT)
See THE BENDS (1991) for further references on (6,10).
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076 - KNITTING FACTORY GOES TO THE NORTHWEST: various artists
This record features Sonny Sharrock Band, Samm Bennett and Chunk, Third
Person.
Tom Cora plays on three tracks with Third Person:
6/ Money Down (SB, TC, MR)
7/ A Country Wedding (SB, TC, NC)
8/ Up In Smoke (SB, TC, CC)
Samm Bennett: percussion, digitals; Tom Cora: cello; Marc Ribot (6): guitar;
Nicolas Collins (7): electronics; Chris Cochrane (8): guitar.
1992 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-101 (CD)
See THE BENDS (1991) for further references on (7).
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077 - DUOS AMERICA: Peter Kowald
This record features Peter Kowald in duos with Diamanda Galas, Butch Morris,
Anne Le Baron, Danny Davis, Andrew Cyrille, Vincent Chancey, Tom Cora,
Jeanne Lee, Zeena Parkins, Julius Hemphill.
7/ And Then You Will See
Recorded March 30, 1986
Peter Kowald: bass; Tom Cora: cello.
1992 - FMP, FMP 1270 (LP)
Note: most of these takes are different from the ones on the CD.
Note: FMP released two sets of FMP 1260, 1270, 1280 each in a slip set as
a limited edition:
Set I: edition 200 copies FMP 1260, 1270, 1280
Set II: edition 100 copies FMP 1260, 1270, 1280
included a signed and numbered artwork (silk screen print) by Peter
Kowald.
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078 - IT WAS A DARK STORMY NIGHT: Nicolas Collins
3/ It Was A Dark And Stormy Night (Collins) 27:27
Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City, February-May 1992
David Moss: voice; Nicolas Collins: voice, backwards electric guitar, elec-
tronics; Robert Poss: electric guitar; Guy Klucevsek: accordion; Ben Neill:
trumpet; Rob Bethea: trombone; Tom Cora: cello; Soldier String Quartet.
1992 - Trace Elements (USA), TE-1019CD (CD)
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079 - ANGELICA 91: various artists
A document from the first edition of the Italian jazz festival Angelica
which features Mary Iqaluk and Nellie Echaluk, Joseph Racaille and Daniel
Laloux, Quartetto Vocale Giovanna Marini, Tom Cora, Catherine Jauniaux,
Shelley Hirsch, Lol Coxhill, David Weinstein, Carles Santos, Phil Minton,
Veryan Weston, Ernst Reijseger, Laboratorio Di Musica & Immagine, Keep The
Dog.
Tom Cora plays on two tracks, one in solo under his name:
10/ Embouteillage Bruise (Cora) 4:07
Tom Cora: cello, contraptions.
Recorded live at Angelica, first Festival Internazionale Di Musica,
Bologne (Italy), June 1991
and one with Shelley Hirsch, Lol Coxhill and David Weinstein:
12/ HI.CO.CO.WE. 6:03
Recorded live at Angelica, first Festival Internazionale Di Musica,
Bologne (Italy), June 1991
Shelley Hirsch: voice; Tom Cora: cello; Lol Coxhill: soprano, voice; David
Weinstein: keyboards.
1992 - CAICAI Music (Italy), CAICAI-001 (CD)
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080 - DIFFERENTLY DESPERATE: The Hat Shoes
1/ Dolores (Gilonis) 2:42
2/ Birdless (Gilonis, Thomas) 2:20
3/ The Woman Of Chemovitzy (Jauniaux) 4:01
4/ Love Conversation (Jauniaux) 2:05
5/ Tom-Ta-Kati-E-Ta-Cote (Gilonis, Jauniaux) 2:38
6/ Battre Des Paupieres (Gilonis) 3:28
7/ Differently Desperate (Jauniaux) 3:04
8/ Sugar Sugar (Barry, Kim, arr. T.H.S.)4:07
9/ Tchakoh (Gilonis) 2:34
10/ Skinny Moon (Angela, BG, CJ) 3:22
11/ Experts (Cora) 2:52
12/ Saddest Train Ride (Gilonis) 2:06
13/ The Pigeons, Mr. McKenzie (Gilonis, Thomas) 2:11
14/ Hatong (Dessau, arr. Cora) 2:31
Recorded between October 1990 and April 1991
Bill Gilonis: guitars, bass, piano, xylophone; Catherine Jauniaux: voice;
Charles Hayward: drums, percussion, melodica, vocal on (8,11); Tom Cora:
cello, piano on (11), guitar on (11), vocal on (11); Amos (5,6,8): bass,
keyboards; Chris Cochrane (6,9): guitar; David Thomas (13): vocal; Hahn Rowe
(14): violin; Ian Hill (6,8): accordion; Rick Brown (2,13): tambourine;
Stuart Jones (10): trumpet; Tim Hodgkinson (11): flat guitar; Tito Pueblo
(5,8): guitar.
1991 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 41 (LP)
1991 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 41 (CD)
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081 - GRAVITY: Fred Frith
1/ The Boy Beats The Rams (Kluk Tluce Berany) 4:54
2/ Spring Any Day Now 3:04
3/ Don't cry For Me 3:28
4/ The Hands Of The Juggler 5:31
5/ Norrgarden Nyvla 2:54
6/ Year Of The Monkey 4:11
7/ What A Dilemma 3:11
8/ Crack In The Concrete 1:24
9/ Come Across 2:47
10/ Dancing In The Street/My Enemy Is A Bad Man 4:42
11/ Slap Dance 2:32
12/ A Career In Real Estate 4:42
13/ Dancing In Rockville Maryland 3:04
14/ Waking Against Sleep 2:08
15/ Terrain 3:50
16/ Moeris Dancing 5:03
17/ Geistige Nacht 5:18
18/ Life At The Top 1:40
19/ Oh Wie Schon Ist Panama! 5:02
(1-6) recorded at Norrgarden Nyvla, Uppsala (Sweden) and at Sunrise
Studios, Switzerland in August 1979
(7-13) recorded at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville (Maryland) in November
1979 and at Sunrise Studios, Switzerland in January 1980
(14) recorded at Sunrise Studios (?) in July-August 1978
(15) recorded at Kaleidophon, London in March 1978
(16) recorded at Sunrise Studios in January 1978
(17) recorded at Sunrise Studios in February and August 1979
(18) recorded at Sunrise Studios in December 1983-January 1984
(19) no recording information
Produced by Fred Frith and Etienne Conod
Fred Frith: bass, guitar, violin, keyboards, drums, extra percussion; Hans
Bruniusson (1-6,10): drums; Eino Haapala (1-6): guitar, mandolin; Lars
Hollmer (1-6): piano, organ, accordion; Marc Hollander (1-13,17): alto,
clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano; Olivia Bruynhooge (1-6): tap dancing,
clapping; Chris Cutler (1-6,14-17): snare drum, maraccas, clapping, drums;
Tina Curran (1-7): whirling, clapping, subliminal bass; Frank Wuyts (1-6,9,
17): whirling, clapping, recorders, drums, piano, synthesiser; Michel
Berckmans (1-6,17): clapping, oboe, bassoon; Etienne Conod (1-6): clapping;
Denis Van Hecke (1-6,17): clapping, cello; Veronique Vincent (1-6): clap-
ping; Asha Swanson (?): final comments; Dave Newhouse (7-13): alto, organ;
Tom Scott (11): soprano; Paul Sears (7,8,10,11,13): drums; Billy Swann (8,
10,11,13): bass; Lindsay Cooper (14,15): bassoon, oboe; Tim Hodgkinson (14):
alto; Anne Marie Roelofs (14): trombone; Dagmar Krause (16): voice; Tom Cora
(18): bass, percussion, etc.
1991 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 901 (CD)
1991 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 901 (CT)
1991 - East Side Digital (USA), ESD 80452 (CD)
Note: (18) is not available on the LP pressings.
See HOPES AND FEARS (1978) for further references on (15,16).
See UN PEU DE L'AME DES BANDITS (1979) for further references on (17).
See LEARN TO TALK (1984) for further references on (18).
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082 - PRESAGE DE LAPIN DE LA MAISON: Buga Up
1/ Instrumental
2/ Red And White
3/ Solo Tom
4/ Gym
5/ Gremlin
6/ Solo Guigou
7/ Hand Wood
8/ Le Zebre Et L'Etalon
9/ Son De Danse
10/ Experts
11/ Solo Rene
12/ See The Fish
13/ Total Preparation
14/ Hick Wall
15/ I Bis: Instrumental
16/ II Bis: Red And White
Recorded live at the "Kulturni dom 'Poljane'", Ljubjana on February 8,
1988
Rene Lussier: guitar, voice; Guigou Chenevier: drums, saxophone, voice; Tom
Cora: cello, bass, voice.
1988 - Nikad Robom (Yugoslavia), NR 009 (CT)
Note: this is a bootleg recording.
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083 - BEYOND IT ALL: H.P. Zinker
1/ Me and My Misery
2/ Schwindlig
3/ Sometimes I Just Don't Feel Like Talking
4/ I Don't Know What's Going On
5/ Die Todesdroge
6/ The Offense
7/ Sunbeam First Ave.
Recorded at Greenhouse Studios, London, UK, June 6-9 1990
(7) recorded at Tom Cora's homestudio, New York City, March 5, 1990
Produced by H.P. Zinker
Hans Platzgumer: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals; Frank Puempel: bass,
vocals; David Wasik: schlagzeug, tambourine; Tom Cora (7): cello.
???? - Roughneck Recording Company, FIREUS 8-2 (CD)
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084 - APPROXIMATIONS: Martin Schutz & Hans Koch
1/ Yes You Are (Koch, Schutz, Hirsch) 1:50
2/ Cardboardhouses (Koch, Schutz, Hirsch) 5:30
3/ Both Poles (Koch, Schutz, Cyrille) 4:55
4/ They Always Drank Their Tea With Dignity (Koch, Schutz, Hirsch) 5:00
5/ Suburbia Mad Song (HK, MS, LBM, JH) 4:10
6/ Freefall (Koch, Schutz, Cyrille) 7:25
7/ Unnecessary Noise Prohibited (Koch, Schutz, Hwang) 5:55
8/ Pippin's Radiator Express (HK, MS, TC, PB) 6:10
9/ Remember Coney Island (Koch, Schutz, Hirsch) 5:45
10/ Feasibility (HK, MS, LBM, JH) 1:35
11/ Last Turn (Koch, Schutz, Cyrille) 5:45
12/ In Honor of Brog Shence (Koch, Schutz, Hirsch) 2:20
13/ Amplified Insects I (HK, MS, TC, PB) 2:15
14/ Amplified Insects II (HK, MS, LBM, JH) 3:30
Recorded and Mixed by Martin Bisi from 27-11 to 4-12-1989 at B.C, Studios,
Brooklyn, New York
Butch Morris: cornet; Shelley Hirsch: vocals; Jason Hwang: violin; Andrew
Cyrille: drums; Tom Cora: cello; Pippin Barnett: drums; Martin Schutz: elec-
tric 5-string cello; Hans Koch: tenor, soprano, bass clarinet.
1990 - Intakt Records (Switzerland), Intakt CD 018/1990 (CD)
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085 - THE AERIAL, JOURNAL IN SOUND - ISSUE #2 SPRING 1990: various artists
This record features Bob Davis/Jon Raskin, David Dunn, Jin Hi Kim, Jeff
Greinke, Christopher Shultis, Chris Cochrane, Sue Ann Harkey, Annea
Lockwood, Trans Duo (LaDonna Smith & Davey Williams), Hildegard Westerkamp.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Trans Duo:
9/ Green Song 3:23
LaDonna Smith: voice, Casio; Davey Williams: guitar; Tom Cora: cello; Pippin
Barnett: drums.
1990 - The Aerial (USA), #2 (CD)
1998 - O.O. Discs (USA), 0055 (CD)
Note: Tom Cora also produced the track by Chris Cochrane:
6/ Santiago Penando Estas (Violetta Parra) 3:30
Recorded in 1989
Chris Cochrane: voice, drum machine; Pippin Barnett: drums.
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086 - TRICK MOON: Third Person
1/ The Silence Of The Long Distance Runner (Third Person) 3:41
2/ Kokubunji Suite (Third Person) 2:56
3/ My Sweet Isahn (Third Person) 3:38
4/ Tricorn (Third Person) 3:08
5/ Dusty Star (Third Person) 3:00
6/ Sky Scraps (Third Person) 3:36
7/ Kumamoto (Umezu) 5:10
8/ The Changing Stakes (Third Person) 5:01
9/ Gi-Gaku (Third Person) 4:20
10/ First Legs (Third Person) 5:05
11/ McKappo (Third Person) 2:32
12/ Slinky (Third Person) 3:40
13/ Gospel Of Gone (for James Baldwin) (Cora) 4:19
14/ Tricycle (Third Person) 2:10
15/ Real Gadget (Bennett) 1:19
16/ All The Live Long Day (Third Person) 2:39
Recorded at GOK Sound Studio in June 1990
Samm Bennett: percussions, samples, vocals; Tom Cora: cello; Kazutoki Umezu:
alto, soprano, bass clarinet, kaen; Tsuneo Imahori: guitar.
1991 - Tsuki No Uso Records (Japan), TU-001 (CD)
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087 - AND THE WEATHERMEN SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS: The Ex & Tom Cora
1/ Dere Geliyor Dere (traditional) 4:20
2/ The Big Black (The Ex, Cora) 5:33
3/ What's The Story (The Ex, Cora) 2:20
4/ Lamp Lady (The Ex, Cora) 3:48
5/ One-Liner From China (The Ex, Cora) 1:32
6/ Everything & Me (The Ex, Cora) 3:59
7/ New Clear Daze (The Ex, Cora) 4:42
8/ Oh Puckerlips Now (The Ex, Cora) 4:04
9/ Empty V (The Ex, Cora) 2:26
10/ Okinawa Mon Amour (The Ex, Cora) 2:26
11/ Dear House (The Ex, Cora) 4:41
12/ Conviction Going Gaga (The Ex, Cora) 1:37
13/ Stupid Competitions (The Ex, Cora) 4:15
14/ Hickwall (The Ex, Cora) 3:12
15/ War OD (Jauniaux, The Ex, Cora) 6:13
16/ untitled 2:02
Recorded at the Friends Studio Amsterdam, Holland on January 15-22, 1993
Katrin; Terrie; Luc; G.W. Sok; Andy; Tom: drums, guitars, bass, vocals,
steeldrum, violin, cello; guests: Johannes (2,8,12): vocals; Dolf (10):
guitar.
1993 - Fistpuppet, 15 (CD)
1993 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec55 (LP)
1993 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 55/EX 057D (CD)
Note: (16) is only available on the CD pressing.
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088 - A BEAUTIFUL WESTERN SADDLE: Curlew
1/ Let's Sit Right Down/The Passing 4:01
2/ Such Credentials As Have Become Pseudonym 2:37
3/ Poem For Gretchen Ruth 3.50
4/ All's Well That Ends 4:24
5/ Peking Widow 4:21
6/ The Prince 3:17
7/ What Is Free To A Good Home? 5:02
8/ Still Trying 3.52
9/ Breakfast 3:21
10/ Today 3:23
11/ Song Sung Long 4:09
12/ Human Weather Words 4:35
13/ Now Can You Tell Me Or Can It Still Be Told? 4:10
14/ Paint Me! 5:29
Recorded in 1993 in Hoboken, NJ
George Cartwright: alto, tenor; Davey Williams: guitar; Tom cora: cello; Ann
Rupel: bass; Pippin Barnett: drums; Amy Denio: vocals.
1993 - Cuneiform Records (USA), Rune 50 (CD)
Note: the band plays music with text by Paul Haines sung by Amy Denio.
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089 - WATERDRAGON: Bobvan
2/ An Eyebrow And Curved Hair (Bobvan) 6:13
8/ The Shrinking Of The Gigantic (Bobvan) 6:20
Recorded on ??? at ???
Produced and mixed by Bobvan
Tom Cora: cello.
1993 - Crammed Discs SSR (Belgium), freezone 127 (CD)
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090 - STAYING LOOSE: H.P. Zinker
18/ Sunbeam First Ave. 1:20
1993 - Roughneck Records (England), NECKCD 14 (CD)
See BEYOND IT ALL (????) for further references.
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091 - THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN BEING IS VULNERABLE: various artists
This sampler contains previously unreleased exclusive tracks for the Anti
War Action For Former Yugoslavia by the following artists: INFS, Revenge Of
Carrots, De Kift, Born Against, Dawson, Strelnikof, Wat Tyler, Mr. T.
Experience, Dog Faced Hermans, KBOI, Overflow, NoMeansNo, MDC, The Ex & Tom
Cora, The Refugees.
The Ex and Tom Cora play on one track:
14/ Figs 4:41
Recorded live at the Komm in Nurenberg, Germany on May 21, 1992
1993 - Anti War Action (Holland), no number (LP+booklet)
1993 - Anti War Action (Holland), no number (CD+booklet)
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092 - CMJ NEW MUSIC - FEBRUARY 1994: various artists
This record features Sarah McLachlan, Richard Thompson, Meat Puppets, Prong,
The Clash, Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Jeff Buckley, The Veldt, Love Jones, The
Orb, Chug, Ampersands, The Ex + Tom Cora, Ui, Alejandro Escovedo,
Superchunk, Grenadine.
13/ What's The Story 2:16
1994 - CMJ, NO. 7 (CD)
See AND THE WEATHERMEN SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS (1993) for further references.
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093 - KING KONK - A ROYAL COMPILATION: various artists
This record contains previously released tracks by Victims Family (1),
Showbusiness Giants (2), De Kift (3), Dog Faced Hermans (4), Jam Jar (5),
Betty Ford Clinic (6), Shovlhed (7), Schwartzeneggar (8), Scram C Baby (9),
Rhythm Pigs (10), Lul (11), Swell Prod (12), Megakronkel (13), Seein Red
(14), Bep (15), Do or Die (16), The Ex & Tom Cora (17), Nomeansno (18).
17/ War OD (The Ex & Tom Cora)
1994 - Konkurrel (Holland), K152c (CD)
See AND THE WEATHERMEN SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS (1993) for further references.
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094 - ALKALINE: Cycomotogoat
1/ Chapter Jones (CR, DA, TC) 0:41
2/ Dizzy (CR, DA, TC) 5:42
3/ Why'd You Lie (CR, DA, TC) 5:07
4/ Red Man (CR, DA, TC) 4:38
5/ Melody (CR, DA, TC) 4:53
6/ Jam, Jelly Juice (CR, DA, TC) 1:57
7/ Do What I Say (CR, DA, TC) 6:34
8/ Sunrise (CR, DA, TC) 4:50
9/ El Pico (CR, DA, TC) 1:05
10/ Army Ant/Heartbeats (CR, DA, TC) 5:53
Engineered and produced by John Siket and Cycomotogoat
Crugie Riccio: vocals, guitars; Dave Ares: bass, background vocals; Tom
Costagliola: drums, hand percussion; Tom Cora (5,10): cello; Emilio China
(10): violin; Rob Clores (3,10): Hammond B3, keyboards; Sanjay Khanna (1,3):
background vocals (on 3), drums (on 1).
1994 - Sector 2, 10004-2 (CD)
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095 - CYBERBAND: Richard Teitelbaum
1/ Hard Ticket (TC,FF,GL,RT,MW,CZ) 8:13
2/ Emperor Walks (The Marionette) (Teitelbaum) 7:32
3/ Sunrise On The Spraul (TC,FF,GL,RT,CZ) 7:24
4/ Duo (Frith, Lewis) 5:34
5/ Whirled Bands (FF,OY,RT) 7:37
6/ Running Up And (FF,RT,CZ) 8:08
7/ Coming Abstractions (FF,GL,OY,RT,MW,CZ) 15:34
Recorded live during the 1993 Moers Festival
Richard Teitelbaum: synthesizers, samplers; George Lewis: trombone, synthe-
sizer; Tom Cora: cello; Fred Frith: guitars, electronic; Otomo Yoshihide:
turntables, cd-player; Michael Waisvisz: synthesizers; Carlos Zingaro: vio-
lin.
1994 - Moers Music (Germany), 03000CD (CD)
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096 - ANGELICA 93: various artists
A document from the third edition of the Italian jazz festival Angelica
which features Wolter Wierbos, Peter Kowald, Butch Morris, Dietmar Diesner,
Steve Beresford, Han Bennink, Hans Reichel, Tom Cora, Catherine Jauniaux,
Ikue Mori, Lindsay Cooper, Fred Frith, Gianni Gebbia, Lars Hollmer.
Tom Cora plays on four tracks, on in solo:
15/ Sewing Lesson
one in quartet with Han Bennink, Steve Beresford and Hans Reichel:
17/ Butter Dish:
and on two of Butch Morris's conductions:
19/ Conduction #31
20/ Conduction #31 E1
Han Bennink; Steve Beresford; Tom Cora; Dietmar Diesner; Catherine Jauniaux;
Peter Kowald; Ikue Mori; Wolter Wierbos; Butch Morris: conduction.
1994 - CaiCai Music (Italy), 004 (CD)
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097 - HALF A LIFETIME: Fredy Studer, Christy Doran
Compilation of common work of Fredy Studer and Christy Doran.
3/ If 6 Was 9 (Jimi Hendrix) 11:59
Recorded at Altes E-Werk Goeppingen, Germany on March 11, 1994
Produced by Fredy Studer and Christy Doran
Christy Doran: guitar; Fredy Studer: drums, percussion; Phil Minton: vocals,
trumpet; Amin Ali: electric bass; Tom Cora: cello.
1994 - Unit Records, UTR 4068 (2xCD)
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098 - STEP TO ANOTHER WORLD MUSIC: various artists
This record features Bob Ostertag, Skeleton Crew, Die Knodel, The Jellyfish
Kiss, Il Gran Teatro Amaro, Fred Frith, The Hat Shoes, wernerBaertschi, The
Ex/Tom Cora, Tenko, After Dinner, Massacre, No Secrets In the Family,
Vibraslaps, Ferdinand & Les Philosophes, Camberwell Now, Negativland, Goz
of Kermeur, Tiere der nacht, The Orthotonics, Zero Pop, Debile Menthol,
Guigou Chenevier, No Safety, Romeo Vendrame.
Tom Cora plays on three tracks, one with Skeleton Crew:
2/ The Border 3:29
one with The Hat Shoes:
7/ Battre Des Paupieres 3:28
and one with The Ex:
9/ The Big Black 5:30
1994 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 50 (CD)
See THE COUNTRY OF BLINDS (1986), DIFFERENTLY DESPERATE (1991) and AND THE
WEATHERMEN SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS (1993) for further references.
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099 - LUCKY WATER: Third Person
1/ Busy River
2/ Cold Call
3/ Trick Water
4/ Bubble And Crow
5/ Bridge Of A Thousand Tears
6/ Globe Trudgers
7/ Old Grandad (Doesn't Smell To Bad)
8/ John Frum He Come
9/ The Curlew's Sad Day
10/ Cadillac Bolero
11/ Moro Reflex
12/ Hasten Slowly
Recorded live at the Knitting Factory on June 10 and 12, 1994
Tom Cora; Samm Bennett; Kazutoki Umezu.
1995 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-156 (CD)
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*** - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, VOLUME 6: various artists
This record features Anthony Coleman's Self-haters, Fantods, Ned Rothenberg
and Glen Velez, Chris Cunningham, Estabmatique, Tom Varner Trio, No Safety,
Tom Cora Project, Kuru, Babe the Blue Ox, Knitting Factory noises and Jimi
Monk.
Tom Cora plays on one track with the Tom Cora Project:
?/ ???
1995 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-163 (CD)
Note: this record was never released because the first choices did not work
out; there is still a possibility that it might be released... one day.
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100 - HOR-FEST: Under Cover Collection Band
1/ Driving Range 6:06
2/ Honk 5:33
3/ Butoma 8:00
4/ Love Those Shoes 8:41
5/ Signing Like A Guest Book 5:06
6/ Ushkushkushkaloosh 7:13
7/ Simplex Bob 12:30
8/ Fitting 9:53
9/ Sekt 8:29
10/ Would-Be 5:25
11/ Uncle Core
Recorded at Culturcentrum Wolkenstein, Austria on October 10, 1994
Burkhard Stangl: guitar; Tom Cora: cello; Max Nagl: reeds; Samm Bennett:
precussion; Thomas Chapin: reeds.
1995 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), no number (CD)
Note: the CD has only 10 tracks, but the booklet mentions a track #11...
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101 - TESTAMENT: A CONDUCTION COLLECTION: Lawrence "Butch" Morris
1/ Conduction #11, Where Music Goes
Recorded on December 18, 1988 at The Great American Music Hall, San
Francisco, California
Bruce Ackley: soprano; Dave Barrett: alto; Larry Ochs: sax; Jon Raskin:
alto, baritone saxophone; Chris Brown: piano; JA Deane: trombone, electro-
nics; Jon English: bass; Jon Jang: piano; Bill Horvitz: electric guitar;
Blk lion: guitar, electronics; Kash Killion: cello; Kaila Flexer: violin;
Hal Hughes: violin; Willy Winnant: percussion.
2/ Conduction #15, Where Music Goes II
Recorded on November 15 & 16, 1989 at the Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York City
Arthur Blythe: alto; Thurman Barker: vibes, percussion; Marion Brandis:
flute, piccolo; Vincent Chancey: French horn; Curtis Clark: piano; JA Deane:
trombone, live sampling; Janet Grice: bassoon; Bill Horvitz: electric gui-
tar; Jason Hwang: violin; Taylor McLean: percussion; Jemeel Moondoc: flute;
Zeena Parkins: harp; Brandon Ross: acoustic guitar.
3/ Conduction #22, Documenta: Gloves & Mitts
Recorded on June 14, 1992 at Documenta 9, Kassel, Germany
Christian Marclay: turntables; Le Quan Ninh: percussion; JA Deane: trombone,
live sampling; Martin Schutz: cello; Gunter Muller: drums, electronics.
4/ Conduction #23, Quinzaine de Montreal
Recorded April 11, 1992 at The Spectrum, Montreal, Quebec
Tristan Honsinger: cello; Martin Schutz: cello; Eric Longsworth: cello;
Michelle Kinney: broom-cello; Ken Butler: broom-cello; Helmut Lipsky:
violin; JA Deane: trombone, live sampling; Guillaume Dostaler: piano; Mike
Milligan: bass; Pierre Dube: vibes.
5/ Conduction #25, The Akbank Conduction
6/ Conduction #26, Akbank II
(5) recorded on October 16, 1992 in Istanbul, Turkey
(6) recorded on October 17, 1992 in Istanbul, Turkey
The Suleyman Erguner Ensemble: Hasan Esen: kemence; Mehmet Emin Bitmez: ud;
Goksel Baktagir: kanun; Suleyman Erguner: ney; Le Quean Ninh: percussion;
Bryan Carrott: vibes; JA Deane: trombone, live sampling; Elizabeth Panzer:
harp; Brandon Ross: acoustic guitar; Steve Colson: piano; Hugh Ragin: pocket
trumpet;
7/ Conduction #28, Cherry Blossom
Recorded on March 28, 1993 at P3 Art and Environment, Tokyo, Japan
Yukihiro Isso: nokan; Shonosuke Okura: ohtsuzumi; Makiko Sakurai: shomyo,
music box; Michihiro Sato: tugaru syamisen; Kizan Daiyoshi: shakuhachi; Yuji
Katsui: violin; Haruna Miyake: piano; Asuka Kaneko: voice; Shuichi Chino:
computer; Koichi Makigami: voice; Yoshihide Otomo: turntables, CD player;
Kazutoki Umezu: bass clarinet; Sachiko Nagata: percussion; Motoharu
Yoshizawa: electric bass; Kazuo Oono: Butoh dance; Kouichi Tamano: Butoh
dance.
8/ Conduction #31
Recorded on May 16, 1993 at the Angelica Festival of International Music,
Bologna, Italy
Dietmar Diesner: soprano; Peter Kowald: bass; Wolter Wierbos: trombone;
Steve Beresford: piano; Hans Reichel: guitar; Tom Cora: cello; Han Bennink:
drums; Catherine Jauniaux: voice; Ikue Mori: drum machines.
9/ Conduction #35, American Connection 4
10/ Conduction #36, American Connection 4
(9) recorded on May 26, 1993 at Antwerp, Belgium
(10) recorded on May 27, 1993 at Amsterdam, Holland
The Maarten Altena Ensemble: Maarten Altena: bass; Michael Barker: recorder,
blockflutes; Peter van Bergen: bass clarinet, tenor; Wiek Hijmans: guitar;
Alison Isadora: violin; Jannie Pranger: voice; Michael Vatcher: drums;
Wolter Wierbos: trombone; Michiel Scheen: piano.
11/ Conduction #38, In Freud's Garden
Recorded on December 11, 1993 at Muffathalle, Germany
Myra Melford: piano; Zeena Parkins: harp; Bryan Carrott: vibes; Brandon
Ross: acoustic guitar; JA Deane: trombone, live sampling; Motoharu
Yoshizawa: electric bass; Le Quan Ninh: percussion; Martin Schutz: cello;
Tristan Honsinger: cello; Martine Altenburger: cello; Edgar Laubscher:
electric viola; Hans Koch: clarinet, bass & contrabass clarinets, soprano,
tenor.
12/ Conduction #39
13/ Conduction #40
(12) recorded on November 11, 1993 at Threadwaxing Space, New York City
(13) recorded on November 12, 1993 at Threadwaxing Space, New York City
Christian Marclay: turntables; Elliott Sharp: dobro; Chris Cunningham: gui-
tar; Gregor Kitzis: violin; Dana Friedli: violin; Jason Hwang: violin; Myra
Melford: piano; Damon Ra Choice: vibes, percussion; Reggie Nicholson: vibes,
percussion; Michelle Kinney: cello; Deidre L. Murray: cello; Elizabeth
Panzer: harp; William Parker: bass; Mark Helias: bass; Fred Hopkins: bass.
14/ Conduction #41, New World
Recorded on February 4, 1994 at New World, Opperman Music Hall, Florida
State University School of Music
Jesse Canterbury: clarinet; Mimi Patterson: clarinet; Scott Deeter: sax;
Philip Gelb: shakuhachi; Gregor Harvey: guitar; Ethan Schaffner: electric
guitar; Elisabeth King: voice; Daniel Raney: trombone; David Tatro: trombo-
ne; Michael Titlebaum: alto.
15/ Conduction #50
Recored on March 5, 1995 at P3 Art and Environment, Tokyo, Japan
Asuka Kaneko: electric violin; Kim Dae Hwan: percussion; Haruna Miyake:
piano; Shonosuke Okura: o-tuzumi; Hikaru Sawai: koto; Yumiko Tanaka: gidayu;
Yoshihide Otomo: turntables; Michihiro Satoh: tugaru-syamisen; Tomomi
Adachi: voice; Keizo Mizoiri: bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa: electric bass; Ayuo
Takahashi: zheng.
Produced by J.A. Deane and Butch Morris
1995 - New World/CounterCurrents (USA), 80478-2 (10xCD)
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102 - FIRST DESERTER: Umezu Kazutoki
1/ Tour Without Passport (Umezu) 3:54
2/ Used Go-Go (Umezu) 3:05
3/ Get Away With Murder (Umezu) 1:10
4/ N'Kakka (Umezu) 5:36
5/ Chindou Ariran (Umezu) 3:26
6/ Rubber Band (Umezu) 6:31
7/ September First (Umezu) 0:58
8/ Around The Jazz (Umezu) 4:27
9/ Thai-suki (Umezu) 4:35
10/ Person Like Me (Umezu) 6:22
11/ En Dress (Umezu) 4:58
12/ Vietnamese Gospel (Umezu) 8:20
13/ Used Used Go-Go (Umezu) 1:50
Recorded at GOK Sound, Tokyo, June 27-29 and July 6-8, 1995
Produced by Umezu Kazutoki
Umezu Kazutoki: soprano, saxello, alto, baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass
clarinet, penny whistle, kojok, kehn; Marc Ribot: guitars, alto trumpet;
Wayne Horvitz: piano, organ, keyboards, kehn; Tom Cora: cello, kehn; Sam
Bennett, drums, percussion, samples, loops, kehn.
1995 - Off Note (Japan), ON-7 (CD)
1997 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFW 214 (CD)
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103 - TIME OUT/KNITTING FACTORY WORKS SAMPLER: various artists
This record features Arto Lindsay Trio, Goldberg/Dunn/Schott/Wollesen,
Anthony Braxton and Mario Pavone Quintet, Rebecca Moore, Third Person,
Hooker/Ranaldo/Parkins, Thomas Chapin Trio, X-Legged Sally, Matt Darriau's
Paradox Trio, Mark Dresser, Samm Bennett's History Of The Last Five Minutes,
Myth Science, Liminal.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Third Person:
5/ Moro Reflex (Third Person) 3:19
Tom Cora: cello; Samm Bennett: drums; Kazutoki Umezu: saxophone.
1996 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFW 193 (CD)
See LUCKY WATER (1995) for further references.
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104 - ALLIES: Fred Frith
1/ Rifka 9:36
2/ Small Mercy I 4:25
3/ Nenad 7:52
4/ A Rock And A Hard Place 6:17
5/ Davor And Dzeneta 6:24
6/ Small Mercy II 6:02
Recorded at BC Studios in the Summer of 1989
Joey Baron: drums; George Cartwright: alto; Tom Cora: cello; Fred Frith:
other instruments, drum programs.
1996 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), ReCDec 70 (CD)
Note: commissioned by Bebe Miller and Dancers.
Note: dedicated to Daniel Waldner, "For Daniel, with love and gratitude".
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105 - THE UNTRACEABLE CIGAR: Roof
1/ The Trace (Roof) 4:59
2/ Reducing Machine (Roof) 2:01
3/ Blind Spots (Roof) 5:44
4/ Janna Lied (Roof) 5:58
5/ Markarian Waterhole (Roof) 2:29
6/ The Prince (Tom Cora, Paul Haines) 3:47
7/ Diving Bell (Roof) 9:27
8/ Sage In Doubt (Roof) 4:57
9/ The Letter (Harry Partch) 3:56
10/ The Cryptographer's Pigeon (Roof) 2:10
11/ Blackbird (Roof) 2:19
Recorded and produced by Dolf at the Koeienverhuurbedrijf Studio in
Purmerland, Netherlands in January and February 1996
Tom Cora: cello; Luc Ex: bass; Phil Minton: vocals; Michael Vatcher: drums.
1996 - Red Note (Netherlands), red note 4 (CD)
1996 - Manifatture Criminali (Germany), BOB101-CD (CD)
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106 - TROIS DOUCES MORCEAUX THREE PIECES SUITE: Lussier, Derome, Cutler
Suite I:
1/ Le Lac Gaia (Lussier) 0:28
2/ Menuet #2 (folk version) (Lussier) 2:10
3/ La Police (Lussier) 1:28
4/ Prelude Du #4 (Cora) 3:25
5/ menuet #2 (motown version) (Lussier) 1:31
6/ La Minute Du Patron (Lussier, Derome, Cutler,
Cora) 0:59
7/ Interventions (prelude #2) (Lussier, Derome, Cutler,
Cora) 3:48
8/ International Cruise (Menuet #1) (Derome, Lussier) 2:33
No recording information
Chris Cutler: drums, percussion, electrics; Jean Derome: voices, flutes,
saxophones, keyboards, game calls, electronics; Rene Lussier: guitar,
6-string bass, percussion, whistling, cassettes; Tom Cora: cello.
1996 - Recommended Records (UK), ReR LCD1 (CD)
Note: from the film score of "Trois Pommes a Cote Sommeil" directed by
Jacques Leduc. Production N.F.B. 1987.
Note: a shorter mix of this suite is featured on PASSED NORMAL VOL. 4
(1991), but gives 1988 as the recording date.
Note: most of the compositions were inspired by the suite for unaccompanied
cello by J.S. Bach.
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107 - COMPILAZOO VOL. 1: various artists
This record features The Ex (1), Scrooge (2), Kampec Dolores (3), Cornice
(4), Rhythm Activism (5), Roof (6), Les Halmas (7), Dragibus (8,9), Donkey
(10), Spaceheads (11), God Is My Co-Pilot (12), Badgewearer (13), Uz Jsme
Doma (14).
Tom Cora plays on one track with Roof:
6/ The Other Trace (Roof) 7:30
Tom Cora: cello; Luc Ex: bass; Michael Vachter: drums, Phil Minton: voice.
1996 - Zoorganisation (France)/Trottel (Hungary), ZOO1/TR030 (CD)
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108 - HACO: Haco
1/ UNGUARDED (Haco) 3:03
2/ GUARDED (Haco) 1:13
3/ Would You Like Some Mushrooms? (Haco) 5:08
4/ Sunday Virgins (Haco, Bennett) 3:25
5/ A Fragment (Haco) 5:34
6/ In A Cold Shower (Haco) 2:24
7/ Excellent Waves (Haco) 5:32
8/ The Way Things Go (Golden Baby) (Haco) 4:05
9/ Ice (Haco) 4:26
10/ A Habitat (Haco) 4:49
11/ Oil & Water (Haco) 5:09
Recorded at Xebec, Kobe
(4) recorded at Tomandandy Studio, New York City in 1992
(6) Peter Hollinger recorded in Berlin
(9) Tom Cora recorded at Cojaux Studio, New York City
Haco: vocals, portable cassette player (6), feedback noise (6), Jimi Samplix
(7), Jimi Samplix II (10), electronic tambourine (7), spoons (7), pachinko
tape (7), electronic percussion bass (8), warped piano (8), pure- and Pytha-
gorean-tempered pianos (9), african piano (10); Tsuneo Imahori (1,5,6,8):
guitars; Christopher Stephens (2,10): kitty guitar, spoken voices; Hiroshi
Nakagawa (3,11): bansuri, tabla, sopranino; Nobuhisa Shimoda (3,5,6,7,8,11):
percussion, bass, chorus; Samm Bennett (4): percussion, electronic percus-
sion, samples, squeezy toys and vocal; Kenishi Yao (5): percussion; Peter
Hollinger (6): electronic percussion; Tom Cora (9): cello.
1997 - ReR Megacorp (UK), RER HACO 1 (CD)
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109 - MEMORY & MONEY: Les Sculpteurs de Vinyl
1/ Disorder of Memory 2:22
2/ False Note 3:49
3/ House Music 3:59
4/ Zapping Opinion 2:41
5/ Credit Dance 2:27
6/ Broken Clock 3:26
7/ Broken Times 2:41
8/ Lablx (Erik M.) 2:56
9/ Foreign Exchange Market 4:21
10/ The United Nation 7:14
11/ Washington Post March (John R. Sousa) 2:44
12/ Defacement of Memory 14:01
Recorded at La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille and at the MIMI festival,
Arles from July 13 to July 25, 1996
Produced by Ferdinand Richard
Matsubara Sachiko (1,2,4,6-12): sampler, klaxon, Casiotone; Hassen/DJ Rebel
(1-5,7-10,12): turntables; Luc/DJ Sky (1-5,7-10,12): turntables; Erik M. (1-
4,7-10,12): turntables, guitar; Tsunoda Tsuguto (1,10,12): turntables; Otomo
Yoshihide (1,2,4-12): turntables, drum machine, guitar; Tom Cora (2,9,12):
cello; Catherine Jauniaux (3,6,9,11,12): voice; Ella Mose Cora (3): voice.
1997 - Stupeur et Trompette! (France), ST 1012 (CD)
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110 - THE PARACHUTE YEARS 1977-1980: John Zorn
Disc 1: Lacrosse
1/ Take 3 22:55
2/ Take 4 18:55
3/ Take 6 6:10
4/ Take 1 6:54
5/ Take 2 8:01
6/ Take 5 8:14
Recorded at WKCR, New York on June 10, 1978
Mark Abbott: electronics; Polly Bradfield: violin, viola, electric violin;
Eugene Chadbourne: acoustic and electric 6-strings, 12-strings, dobro,
tiple; LaDonna Smith: violin, viola; Davey Williams: banjo, hollow-body
electric guitar; John Zorn: alto, soprano, Bb clarinet.
Disc 2: Lacrosse
1/ Twins Version 29:58
Recorded in San Francisco in June 1977
Eugene Chadbourne: electric guitar; Henry Kaiser: electric guitar; Bruce
Ackley: soprano; John Zorn: alto.
Disc 3: Hockey
Electric Version:
1/ Take 1 0:55
2/ Take 2 3:11
3/ Take 3 11:32
4/ Take 4 11:18
Acoustic Version:
5/ Take 2 3:43
6/ Take 4 2:45
7/ Take 11 0:54
8/ Take 13 1:02
9/ Take 1 3:10
10/ Take 3 3:16
11/ Take 5 1:08
12/ Take 6 1:00
13/ Take 7 1:07
14/ Take 8 0:45
15/ Take 9 1:22
16/ Take 10 1:03
17/ Take 12 1:16
Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York on March 1, 1980
Eugene Chadbourne (1-4): electric guitar; Wayne Horvitz (1-4): amplified
piano; Bob Ostertag (1-4): electronics; Polly Bradfield (5-17): violin; Mark
E. Miller (5-17): percussion; John Zorn (5-17): goose, duck and crow calls,
clarinet mouthpiece.
Disc 4: Pool
1/ Pool 50:45
Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York on March 1, 1980
Polly Bradfield: violin; Mark E. Miller: percussion, contact microphone,
vibraphone; Charles K. Noyes: percussion, saw, khene; Bob Ostertag: elec-
tronics; John Zorn: alto, soprano, Bb clarinets, game calls; Lesli Dalaba:
prompter.
Disc 5: Archery (rehearsal)
1/ Part 1 32:10
2/ Part 2 16:14
3/ Part 3 28:32
Disc 6 and 7: Archery
4/ A1-D2 20:35
5/ D3-G1 20:07
6/ G2-L4 23:53
7/ L5-O14 23:29
Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn on September 12 & 13, 1981
Robert Dick: flute, bass flute, piccolo, game calls; George Lewis: tenor
trombone; John Zorn: alto, soprano, Bb clarinet, Eb clarinet, game calls;
Anthony Coleman: Yamaha organ, electric piano; Wayne Horvitz: Farfisa organ,
harmonica, tape, electronics; Mark Kramer: cheap organ, tapes, synthesizer,
radio, rhythm machine, devices; Eugene Chadbourne: electric guitars, acous-
tic guitar; Bill Horvitz: electric guitar; Bill Laswell: 4 and 6 string
Fender basses; Polly Bradfield: violin; Tom Cora: cello; David Moss: drums,
voice, percussion; Mark Smith: prompter.
1997 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7316 (7xCD)
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111 - BILE INFERNO: Iva Bittova, Vladimir Vaclavek
Disc 1:
1/ vzpominka (IB, VV, Bohuslav Reynek)
2/ uspavanka (IB, VV, Jan Skacel)
3/ sirka v louzi (IB, VV, Bohuslav Reynek)
4/ sto let (IB, VV, So Pak-Dzu, transl.
Oldrich Vihlidal)
5/ kdoule (IB, VV, Bohuslav Reynek)
6/ zeleny vinecek (traditional, arr. Bittova)
7/ moucha (IB, VV, Bohuslav Reynek)
Disc 2:
8/ more (IB, VV, Zuzana Rencova)
9/ stary mlyn (Bohuslav Reynek, Vaclavek)
10/ je tma (IB, VV)
11/ chury churuj (IB, VV)
12/ zvon (IB, VV)
13/ huljet (IB, VV, Mordechaj Gebirtig)
Recorded at Studio V Zvuk Ivo Viktorin, Zlin in March-June 1997
Produced by Iva Bittova
Iva Bittova (1-3,5-8,10-13): vocals, violin, viola, stamping, kalimba, toys,
waterphone, castanets, door, coral beads, african harp; Vladimir Vaclavek
(1-5,7-9,11-13): guitar, vocals, percussion, timpani, sachse, drum, mandoli-
ne, bells; Ida Kelarova (1,6): vocals, piano; Tom Cora (2,5,8): violoncello,
trousers; Jaromir Honzak (2,4,6): contrabass; Lelka Girls' Choir (2,6,12):
Pavlina Alexova, Alzbeta Koudelkova, Tereza Kerndlova, Bara Vetesnikova,
Vendula Halouzkova; Frantisek Kucera (4,5,8,11,12): trumpet, ghatam, conch-
shell, fluegelhorn.
1997 - Indies Records (Czech Republic), MAM055-2 (2xCD)
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112 - HAIKUS URBAINS: various artists
This record features compositions (mixes,1-29) and remixes by the same
artists (31-59) of "more or less one minute" assembled for the show Haikus
Urbains of Yann Marussich (August 1997).
This record features Stevie Wishart (1,50), Leonid Soybelman (2,43), Haco
(3,31), KA (4,49), Pierre Bastien (5,33), Jean-20 Huguenin (6,58), Saadet
(7,53), Bratko Bibic (8,40), Domique Regef (9,48), Fred Frith (10,34), Tony
Buck (11,46), Claude Jordan (12,55), Franz Treichler (13,32), Tatsuya
Yoshida (14,37), Carlos Zingaro (15,41), Spaceheads (16,35), Eric Rosenzveig
(17,59), Luc and Andy (The Ex) (18,39), Iva Bittova (19,47), Frank Pahl (20,
45), Adrien Kessler (21,44), Han Buhrs (22,36), Pascal Plantinga (23,51),
Andres Garcia (24,56), Jon Rose (25,57), Denis Rollet (26,42), Otomo
Yoshihide (27,52), Lars Hollmer (28,38), and Tom Cora (29,54).
Tom Cora plays on two tracks:
29/ untitled
54/ untitled
Tom Cora: cello.
1997 - Cave12Disques (Switzerland), C12D02 (CD)
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113 - ETYMOLOGY: Fred Frith, Tom Cora
1/ 0dB Test Tone A440 (Frith) 0:32
2/ Actions (9 samples) (Frith) 0:23
3 / Gestures (11 samples) (Frith) 1:53
4/ Swells (3 samples) (Frith) 1:15
5/ Boiler (3 samples) (Frith) 0:42
6/ Caste Rythm (Frith) 0:08
7/ Caste Rythm Loops (5 samples) (Frith) 0:11
8/ Gliss Rhythm (Frith) 0:08
9/ Gliss Rythm Loops (2 samples) (Frith) 0:09
10/ Hand Tambour (Frith) 0:16
11/ Hand Tambour Loops (9 samples) (Frith) 0:24
12/ Livid Gaze (Frith) 0:13
13/ Livid Gaze Loops (7 samples) (Frith) 0:19
14/ Percolatte (Frith) 0:17
15/ Percolatte Loops (7 samples) (Frith) 0:23
16/ Pluck Taps (Frith) 0:11
17/ Pluck Tap Loops (2 samples) (Frith) 0:11
18/ Pouncers (2 samples) (Frith) 0:16
19/ Scride (Frith) 0:11
20/ Scride Loops (4 samples) (Frith) 0:14
21/ Slackedback (Frith) 0:17
22/ Slackedback Loops (9 samples) (Frith) 0:24
23/ Stap (Frith) 0:23
24/ Stap Loops (11 samples) (Frith) 0:29
25/ Brush (Frith) 0:12
26/ Brush Loops (5 samples) (Frith) 0:16
27/ Random (3 samples) (Frith) 0:52
28/ Vignettes (6 samples) (Frith) 1:55
29/ Armageddon (Frith) 0:28
30/ Armageddon Cuts (11 samples) (Frith) 0:37
31/ Noxoous (Frith) 0:52
32/ Noxous Loops (9 samples) (Frith) 0:56
33/ Steamleak (Frith) 0:16
34/ Steamleak Loops (13 samples) (Frith) 0:28
35/ Tandrum (Frith) 0:48
36/ Tandrum Loops (6 samples) (Frith) 0:51
37/ 4 Questions (Skeleton Crew) 0:08
38/ 4 Questions Loops (4 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:11
39/ Complete Sentence (Skeleton Crew) 0:15
40/ Phrase Loops (7 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:23
41/ Data Trash Shuffle (Skeleton Crew) 1:26
42/ Data Trash Loops (21 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 1:39
43/ Lexical Tantrum (Skeleton Crew) 0:18
44/ Lexical Tantrum Loops (8 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:25
45/ Line and Shine (Skeleton Crew) 0:21
46/ Line and Shine Loops (7 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:26
47/ Parsing Reel (Skeleton Crew) 0:33
48/ Parsing Reel Loops (9 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:41
49/ Phonology (Skeleton Crew) 0:18
50/ Phonology Loops (2 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:18
51/ Whistler's Other (Skeleton Crew) 0:49
52/ Whistler's Other Loops (5 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:53
53/ X-Bar Theory (Skeleton Crew) 0:33
54/ X-Bar Theory Loops (11 samples) (Skeleton Crew) 0:35
55/ Actions (4 samples) (Cora) 0:24
56/ Axons (10 samples) (Cora) 0:29
57/ Diphtongs (8 samples) (Cora) 0:40
58/ Gyri (4 samples) (Cora) 0:32
59/ Neural Chumps (7 samples) (Cora) 0:27
60/ Scritch (5 samples) (Cora) 0:20
61/ Snattre (5 samples) (Cora) 0:21
62/ Adage A (Cora) 0:52
63/ Adage A Cuts (9 samples) (Cora) 1:00
64/ Adage B (Cora) 0:28
65/ Adage B Cuts (6 samples) (Cora) 0:33
66/ Adage C (Cora) 0:36
67/ Adage C Cuts (12 samples) (Cora) 0:47
68/ Adage Coda (Cora) 0:25
69/ Adage Coda Cuts (13 samples) (Cora) 0:37
70/ Adage D (Cora) 0:22
71/ Adage D Cuts (7 samples) (Cora) 0:28
72/ Laryngio (5 samples) (Cora) 0:27
73/ Patterns (8 samples) (Cora) 0:38
74/ Statements (4 samples) (Cora) 0:41
75/ Quarter Loner (2 samples) (Cora) 0:56
76/ Bassis (10 samples) (Cora) 0:53
77/ The Bends 1 (10 samples) (Cora) 0:38
78/ The Bends 2 (11 samples) (Cora) 0:47
79/ Crackles & Rips (11 samples) (Cora) 0:26
80/ Creaks (4 samples) (Cora) 0:09
81/ Friction (10 samples) (Cora) 0:31
82/ Industrial (3 samples) (Cora) 0:14
83/ Scrapes (4 samples) (Cora) 0:24
84/ Scrawls/Scratches (13 samples) (Cora) 0:43
85/ Percussive (14 samples) (Cora) 0:24
86/ Bounces (4 samples) (Cora) 0:20
87/ Chordal (9 samples) (Cora) 0:28
88/ Flutterance (10 samples) (Cora) 0:37
89/ Tonal (21 samples) (Cora) 1:16
90/ Vox-like (10 samples) (Cora) 0:22
91/ Dissonance (7 samples) (Cora) 0:25
92/ High (4 samples) (Cora) 0:18
93/ Metallic (12 samples) (Cora) 0:39
94/ Rosin Haw (12 samples) (Cora) 0:36
95/ Overtones (12 samples) (Cora) 0:40
Recorded at the Koeinverhuurbdrijf Studio, Purmerland (Netherlands) during
Fall 1995
Produced by Tom Dimuzio
Fred Frith (1-54): guitar, electromagnetic translations; Tom Cora (37-95):
cello, cello resonated objects.
1997 - Rarefaction (USA), RF13 (CD)
1997 - Rarefaction (USA), RF12 (CD-ROM)
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114 - MORE SPOOT + SALVATORE: Amy Denio
?/ What Is Free To A Good Home (Denio, Paul Haines)
1998 (?) - More Music (Italy), MOMUS006 (2xCD)
See A BEAUTIFUL WESTERN SADDLE (1993) for further references.
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115 - RESONANCE - COOL IN THE SPOOL: various artists
This record features U Brown/King Tubby, Roof, John Butcher, John Wynne,
John Wall, Ralf Wehofsky, Thomas Koner/Max Eastley, Kaffe Matthews, Pita,
D, Ground-Zero vs Xentos.
Tom Cora plays on one track with Roof:
2/ The Prince (live) 4:58
Recorded during the LMC Festival, London in 1997
1998 - Resonance (UK), Res 6.2 CD (magazine + CD)
Note: the magazine contains an obituary of Tom Cora: OBITUARY Tom Cora, pp.
55-56 by Ed Baxter.
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116 - SONORA (1977-1981): Eugene Chadbourne, John Zorn
1/ The Viaduct (Chadbourne) 9:20
2/ Welcome West (Chadbourne) 14:13
3/ The Double AA (Chadbourne) 5:23
4/ The English Channel (new mix) (Chadbourne) 8:56
5/ W Va Spec (newly done version) (Chadbourne) 5:34
(1) recorded at KVDS Station, Davis (California) during Winter 1977-78
(2) recorded at WCKR, New York on March 20, 1978
(3) recorded at Pangea Club during Winter 1977-78 (probably the week after
track (2))
(4) recorded at Dick Charles Recording, New York in June 1979, and at
Aycock Auditorium, Greensboro in April 1987
(5) recorded at Kent State, Ohio in 1981, plus additional Zorn recordings
from Chadbourne’'s collection
Produced by Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne: acoustic and electric guitars, personal effects, dobro;
John Zorn: alto, soprano, Bb clarinet, game calls; Polly Bradfield (2,4):
violin, viola, prepared violin; La Donna Smith (4): violin; Jim Katzin (4):
violin; Tom Cora (4,5): cello; Wayne Horvitz (4): keyboard, bass; Mark
Kramer (4,5): cheap organ, tapes; Andrea Centazzo (4): drums; David Licht
(4,5): drums, percussion; Dennis Licht (4): congas, percussion; Tom Shephard
(4): home-made electric bass; Steve Beresford (4): keyboard, euphonium, toy
piano, toy drums; Toshinori Kondo (4): trumpet, euphonium; Lesli Dalaba (4):
trumpet; David Doyle (4): French horn; Byron Haskins (4): clarinet; Fred
Frith (4): electric guitar; Davey Williams (4): electric guitar.
1998 - Materiali Sonori (Italy), no catalog number (book+CD)
See THE GREAT DUO LIVE (1984) for further references on (1).
See SCHOOL (1978) for further references on (2).
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117 - USA CONCERTS EAST: Polly Bradfield, Andrea Centazzo, Eugene Chadbourne,
Tom Cora, Toshinori Kondo, LaDonna Smith, Davey Williams, Jack Wright, John
Zorn
1/ Sextet Improvisation 4:07
2/ Duet Improvisation #1 5:42
3/ Clangs 6:56
4/ Obsession One 5:33
5/ Obsession Two 4:45
6/ Trio Improvisation 9:11
7/ Duet Improvisation #4 5:04
8/ Duet Improvisation #5 4:15
9/ Duet Improvisation #6 4:28
(1,2) recorded live at WKCR radio station, New York City on November 7,
1978
(3) recorded live at Zoo Place, New York City on June 20, 1979
(4) recorded live at Creative Music Studio, Woodstock (NY) in December
1980
(5) recorded live at No Wall, Bologna (Italy) in April 1985 or 1986
(6,9) recorded live in concert at Mc Clung Gallery, Jackson Mississipi on
November 19, 1978
(7) recorded at WKCR radio station, New York City on November 28, 1978
(8) recorded live in concert at Ferg Forum, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, on November 17, 1978
Toshinori Kondo (1,3,7): trumpet; Eugene Chadbourne (1-3): acoustic and
electric guitars; John Zorn (1): reeds; Polly Bradfield (1): violin; Tom
Cora (1,4): cello; Jack Wright (5): alto; Andrea Centazzo: percussion;
LaDonna Smith (6,9): violin, viola, voice; Davey Williams (6,8): electric
guitar, banjo.
1999 - Robi Droli (Italy), RDC 5044 (CD)
Note: the CD reissue lacks the third track of the LP pressing, but it adds
three unreleased tracks (3-5).
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118 - TRACE: Roof
1/ Trace (Roof) 7:28
2/ Halts (Roof, Paul Haines) 7:16
3/ A Plinth (Roof) 0:39
4/ Buda Buda (Roof) 2:42
5/ Spit pedro (Roof, Lou Glanfield) 8:02
6/ Janna Li(v)e (Roof) 7:49
7/ Magnifique (Roof) 4:28
8/ Glory too (Roof) 3:06
9/ Blind spots (Roof) 4:22
(1,5,7) recorded live at Bimhuis, Amsterdam on June 21, 1997
(1-6,8,9) intro recorded live at Lagerhaus, Bremen on June 25, 1997
Tom Cora: cello; Michael Vatcher: drums; Phil Minton: vocals; Luc Ex: acous-
tic bass.
1999 - Red Note (Netherlands), red note cat. no 7 (CD)
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119 - GREATEST HITS: Amy Denio
1/ (When George Bush Was Head Of The) C.I.A (Denio) 4:18
2/ Secret Crush (Denio) 3:58
3/ Brave It (Denio) 4:34
4/ Traffic Island Psycho (Denio) 3:42
5/ What Is Free To A Good Home (Denio, Paul Haines) 5:01
6/ Exiles (Denio) 4:47
7/ Birthing Chair Blues (Denio) 4:42
8/ Czechered Pyjamas (Denio) 4:19
9/ Sit Still (Denio) 3:03
10/ Salvatore (Chip Doring, Denio) 4:32
11/ Dishwasher (Denio) 4:08
12/ Psycho Marlboro (Denio) 1:05
13/ Air Drone (Denio) 4:33
14/ Axis (Denio, Cutler, Gysi) 5:07
15/ Funeral Music (Denio) 3:40
16/ You Never Call Me Anymore (Denio) 3:40
17/ Hey Hey #3 (Denio) 0:34
18/ Les Sons Se Repondent (Denio, Gysi) 3:34
19/ Ambaraba Ci Ci Co Co (Denio) 2:35
Amy Denio: bass, voice, guitars, alto, percussion, acordion; Fred Chalenor
(1-4): bass, percussion; Will Dowd (1,14,16): drums; Matt Cameron (3):
drums, voice; George Cartwright (5): tenor, voice; Tom Cora (5): cello,
voice; Anne Rupel (5): bass, voice; Davey Williams (5): guitar, voice;
Pippin Barnett (5): drums, voice; Wadi Gysi (10,14,16,18): guitars; Chris
Cutler (10): drums, percussion, electronics; Barbara J. Marino (13): barito-
ne saxophone; Jessica Lurie (13): alto; Marjorie de Muynck (13): tenor; Pam
Barger (13): drums; Michael Gerber (14,16): bass, voice; Dennis Gunn (15):
banjo, hand claps; Honda Tatsuya (15): bass; Hoppy Kamiyama (15): organ,
tapes, el. trombone; Tada Makio (15): drums, hand claps; Jeroen Visser (18):
organ, voice; Fredi Flukiger (18): drums; Cathi Aglibut (19): viola;
Alexandra Dienz (19): hammer dulcimer; Christoph Dienz (19): bassoon; Julia
Fiegl (19): violin; Margreth Koll (19): harp; Andreas Lackner (19): bass;
Michael Ottl (19): guitar; Walter Seebacher (19): clarinet; Jeanette
d'Armand (19): voice; William Dean (19): voice; Jenn Brandon (19): voice.
1999 - Unit Circle Rekkids (USA), tUC060 (CD)
See A BEAUTIFUL WESTERN SADDLE (1993) for further references.
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120 - HALLELUJAH, ANYWAY - REMEMBERING TOM CORA: Tom Cora and various artists
Disc 1:
1/ Cuimhnean Phiobair (Sean Potts) 1:47
2/ The Gospel Of Gone (Cora) 3:21
3/ Halts (Roof, Paul Haines) 5:11
4/ Talking To The Tree (Frith, Jauniaux) 2:58
5/ Saint Dog (Cora) 6:55
6/ Seafaring (Denio, Visser) 4:50
7/ Two-Day 'Til Tomorrow (Cora) 1:14
8/ In Memory Of (Bennett, Haruna) 4:36
9/ Jim (Cora) 3:48
10/ Just A Dream (Kraabel, Edwards) 3:23
11/ Today (Cochrane) 2:16
12/ Marseille Shout (Oriental Fusion) 4:02
13/ Love, Love, Love (Horvitz) 2:16
14/ Casey R. (Cora, Frith, Zorn) 3:29
15/ Weaklings (Third Person) 3:53
16/ Der Glater Bulgar (Dave Tarras) 5:06
17/ The President Of The United States (TC,LS,RT,CZ) 3:16
18/ Light Sentence (Cora) 2:35
19/ The Week Tom Died (Azam) 5:00
20/ There Will Be A Happy Meeting (traditional) 2:53
Disc 2:
21/ The Flute's Tale (The EX, Cora) 4:38
22/ Burning Hoop (Cora) 3:01
23/ Pitter Patter Panther (collective) 2:16
24/ Tomcat (Masaoka, Ochs, Ostertag)5:08
25/ Tom Wood (Hemingway) 4:42
26/ Mr. TC (Sharp, Uitti) 5:24
27/ Jelly Roll Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) 3:12
28/ Fence (Parkins) 1:54
29/ Vepiranka (Bittova, Cora) 3:24
30/ Intenda (Cora) 5:00
31/ Tromba Marina A Cora (Collins) 2:10
32/ Hoppas Att Det Gar/Total Preparation (Hollmer, Cora, Combo) 5:09
33/ Yellow Smile (Rowe) 3:12
34/ Two Days 'Til Tomorrow (Cora) 5:09
35/ Jesus Speak To Me (traditional) 1:27
36/ Radiotraces (Cora proc. by Dimuzio) 5:12
37/ One More Time (Cora, Cutler, Frith) 3:12
38/ Tom's Lament (Kramer) 4:24
39/ Zach's Flag (Cora) 3:04
(1) recorded at the corner church in June 1998
(2) recorded on the street in Tokyo in September 1998
(3) recorded at Lagerhaus, Bremen in June 1997
(4) recorded at the Tom Cora Memorial Concert in May 1998
(5) recorded at Water Music, Hoboken in November 1990
(6) recorded at Fish Made Studio, Zurich and Bendy Thing & Spaciouser
Spoot Studios, Seattle
(7,18) recorded at Bisi Studio, Brooklyn during Summer 1983
(8) recorded at Mescaluna, Nishinomiya & Polarity, Tokyo in November 1998
(9) recorded at Sound of Music Studios, Richmond (VA)
(10) no recording information
(11) recorded at Noise, New York in 1987
(12) recorded at Studio Cactus, Marseille in September 1997
(13) recorded at Ironwood Studios, Seattle in November 1998
(14) recorded at WKCR-FM, New York in April 1983
(15) recorded live at the Knitting Factory, New York City in 1990
(16) recorded at G.O.K. Sound, Tokyo during Summer 1995
(17) recorded live at Bard College in May 1993
(19) recorded at Thierry Azam's home in April 1998
(20,22) recorded at Harold Dessau Studio, New York in 1990
(21) recorded live on VPRO Radio 3, La Stampa in August 1991
(23) recorded live in Ohio around 1981
(24) recorded at Division Studio, San Francisco in September 1998
(25) recorded at Roulette, New York City in November 1998
(26) recorded live in Amsterdam in 1998
(27) recorded at CBGB's, New York City in April 1985
(28) recorded at 6/8 Studios, New York in February 1997
(29) recorded at Studio V-Zlin in May 1997
(30) recorded at Studio CCAM, Vand'Oeuvre-les-Nancy in 1989
(31) no recording information
(32) recorded at Manda-la 2, Tokyo in March 1989
(33) recorded in 1998
(34) recorded in 1996-1998
(35) recorded in June 1998
(36) no recording information
(37) recorded live at Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers in March 1998
(38) recorded at Virginia's during Christmas 1998
(39) recorded at Sunrise, Switzerland during Christmas 1983
Produced by Fred Frith and Peter Hardt
Tom Cora (3,5,7,12,14,15,17,18,20-23,27,29,30,32,34,37,39): cello, accor-
dions, voice; Lesli Dalaba (1): trumpet; Umezu Kazutoki (2): alto; Nakao
Kanji (2): soprano; Hayashi Eiichi (2): alto; Tada Yoko (2): alto; Katayama
Hiroaki (2): tenor; Nomoto Kazuhiro (2): baritone saxophone; Shimizu Kazuto
(2): bass clarinet; Ohara Yutaka (2): trombone; Sekijima Takerou (2): tuba;
Kondo Tatsuo (2): accordion; Keichi (2): percussion; Phil Minton (3): voice;
Luc Ex (3,21): bass; Michael Vatcher (3): drums; Fred Frith (4,14,18,27,37,
39): guitar, home-made instruments, bass; Catherine Jauniaux (4): voice;
Pippin Barnett (5,9): drums; George Cartwright (5,18): saxophones; Ann Rupel
(5): bass; Davey Williams (5): guitar; Amy Denio (6): voice, percussion,
guitar, alto, piano innards, text; Jeroen Visser (6): collage, mastering;
Samm Bennett (8,15): drums, samples; Ito Haruna (8); Barry Bless (9): accor-
dion; Danny Finny (9): tenor; Robbie Kinter (9): percussion, keyboard;
George Lowe (9): bass clarinet; Dave Yohe (9): bass; Caroline Kraabel (10):
saxophone; John Edwards (10): bass; Chris Cochrane (11): voice; Zeena
Parkins (11,27,28): piano; Hakim Hamadouche (12): lute, voice; Edmond
Hosdikian (12): alto; Barre Philips (12): bass; Ahmed Compaore (12): drums;
Wayne Horvitz (13): piano; John Zorn (14,23): alto, game calls, mouthpieces,
soprano, clarinet; Marc Ribot (15): guitar; Takeda Kenichi (16): taisho-
koto; Okuma Wataru (16,32): clarinet, chorus, piano; Iwate Hiroshi (16):
saxophone; Chino Shuichi (16): keyboard; Koyama Tetsuto (16): bass; Nakao
Kanji (16): drums; Kasuga Hirobumi (16): guitar; Leo Smith (17): trunpet,
small instruments; Richard Teitelbaum (17): synthesizer; Carlos Zingaro
(17): violin; Mark Howell (18): guitar; Rick Brown (18): drums; Thierry
Azam (19): all instruments; Terrie Ex (21): guitar; Andy Ex (21): guitar;
Katrin Ex (21): drums; G.W. Sok (21): vocals; Eugene Chadbourne (23): gui-
tar, voice, tape effects; David Licht (23): drums; Kramer (23,38): cheap
organ, voice, all instruments (on (38)); Miya Masaoka (24): koto; Larry Ochs
(24): tenor; Bob Ostertag (24): samples; Gerry Hemingway (25): percussion;
Elliott Sharp (26): guitar; Frances-Marie Uitti (26): cello; Sara Parkins
(28): violin; Margaret Parkins (28): cello; Iva Bittova (29): violin, voice;
Momo Rossel (30): guitar; Bratko Bibic (30): accordion; Jean-Vin Huguenin
(30): bass; Nicolas Collins (31): backwards electric guitar; Rorie (32):
chorus, marimba; Kimura Shinya (32): drums; Shinoda Masami (32): baritone
saxophone; Nishimura Takuya (32): bass; Hahn Rowe (33): all instruments;
Wolfgang Mitterer (34): piano, prepared piano; Tyson Rogers (35): piano;
Thomas Dimuzio (36): digital editing and processing; Chris Cutler (37):
drums, processing; Tess (38): voice.
1999 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7602 (2xCD)
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VIBRASLAPS: Catherine Jauniaux, Ikue Mori (1993, RecRec Music, ReCDec 52 (CD))