Memory Serves
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Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York
based No Wave
music group Material
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New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based No Wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
music group Material
Material (band)
For the rock band of the same name, see The MaterialMaterial is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell.-1978-82: The band:...
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Track listing
- "Memory Serves" (Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Michael BeinhornMichael BeinhornMichael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
) – 5:08 - "Disappearing" (Olu DaraOlu DaraOlu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.-History:...
, Sonny SharrockSonny SharrockWarren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock was an American jazz guitarist. He was once married to singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he sometimes recorded and performed....
, Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred MaherFred MaherFred Maher is an American drummer, programmer and record producer.He was a member of Massacre , Material, Scritti Politti, Lou Reed, and is best known as the producer of I'm Talking's album Bear Witness , Lou Reed's album New York , Matthew Sweet's album Girlfriend , and Information Society's self...
) – 7:11 - "Upriver" (Billy BangBilly BangBilly Bang was an American free jazz violinist and composer.-Biography:...
, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 5:25 - "Metal Test" (Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 4:30 - "Conform To The Rhythm" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Frith) – 4:30
- "Unauthorized" (Sharrock, Laswell, Maher) – 3:50
- "Square Dance" (Frith, Laswell, Maher) – 4:29
- "Silent Land" (George LewisGeorge LewisGeorge Lewis may refer to:*George Lowys or Lewis , mayor of Winchelsea*George Lewis , track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago*George Lewis , New Orleans jazz clarinettist...
, Laswell, Beinhorn) – 3:48
Personnel
- Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
– 4, 6 and 8 string basses - Michael BeinhornMichael BeinhornMichael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
– synthesizers, tapes, radio, guitar, drums, voice. - Fred MaherFred MaherFred Maher is an American drummer, programmer and record producer.He was a member of Massacre , Material, Scritti Politti, Lou Reed, and is best known as the producer of I'm Talking's album Bear Witness , Lou Reed's album New York , Matthew Sweet's album Girlfriend , and Information Society's self...
– drums, percussion, guitar (except "Silent Land") - Sonny SharrockSonny SharrockWarren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock was an American jazz guitarist. He was once married to singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he sometimes recorded and performed....
– guitar (except "Square Dance" and "Silent Land") - Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
– guitar, violin, xylophone (1,4,5,7) - Olu DaraOlu DaraOlu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.-History:...
– cornet ("Disappearing", "Upriver") - Henry ThreadgillHenry ThreadgillHenry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. Threadgill came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating a range of non-jazz genres....
– alto sax ("Disappearing", "Unauthorized", "Square Dance") - George LewisGeorge LewisGeorge Lewis may refer to:*George Lowys or Lewis , mayor of Winchelsea*George Lewis , track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago*George Lewis , New Orleans jazz clarinettist...
– trombone ("Memory Serves", "Square Dance", "Silent Land") - Billy BangBilly BangBilly Bang was an American free jazz violinist and composer.-Biography:...
– violin ("Upriver", "Unauthorized") - Charles K. Noyes – drums, percussion, bells ("Memory Serves", "Silent Land")
Production
- Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin BisiMartin bisiMartin Bisi is an American producer and songwriter.He is known for recording important records by Sonic Youth, Swans, John Zorn, Material, Bill Laswell, Helmet, Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop, White Zombie, Boredoms, Angels of Light and Herbie Hancock's Grammy-winning song Rockit,In 1979, Martin Bisi...
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