Step Across the Border (reissue)

~ Release by Fred Frith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: RecRec Music - Catalog #: ReCDec 30 (SUI)
Label: ReR Megacorp/Fred Records - Catalog #: ReR/FRO 03 (UK)

Annotation last modified on 2006-10-26 17:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1Sparrow Song
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon and Tim Hodgkinson (British experimental musician and composer)
cello:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12)
keyboard:
Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
membranophone:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12) and Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
vocals:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12) and Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1985-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12)
1:30
2Voice of America, Part 3 / Legs
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Martin Bisi and Benedykt Grodon
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
membranophone:
Fred Maher
synthesizer and tape:
Bob Ostertag
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Studio PASS (Public Access Synthesizer Studio) in New York, New York, United States (in 1981-01), OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1981-06) and Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12)
4:26
3Selluloid Restaurant / The Old Man Puts Out the Fire
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon and Yasushi Utsunomia
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12) and M.U.E. Studio (in 1988-02)
3:12
4After Dinner
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
piano:
Haco (Japanese musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Haco (Japanese musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12) and M.U.E. Studio (in 1988-02)
1:49
5Houston Street
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
alto saxophone:
John Zorn
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12) and The Kitchen (Chelsea; 1986–now) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-02)
2:56
6Drum Factory
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith and 小口大八
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12)
2:04
7Regardless of Rain
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
cello:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12) and The Kitchen (Chelsea; 1986–now) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-02)
3:07
8Candy Machine
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12)
3:02
9Romanisches Café
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12) and Romanisches Cafe in Minato (Minato-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1988-02)
6:22
10The Border
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon and Tim Hodgkinson (British experimental musician and composer)
cello:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12)
keyboard:
Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
membranophone:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12) and Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
vocals:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) (in 1985-12) and Zeena Parkins (in 1985-12)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1985-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1985-12)
3:31
11Nirvana Again
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
alto saxophone:
Jean Derome (in 1988-02)
bass:
René Lussier (in 1988-02)
membranophone:
Kevin Norton (drums) (in 1988-02)
sampler:
Bob Ostertag (in 1988-02)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1988-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Roulette (third location, Brooklyn, from 2011) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1988-02)
1:55
12Scottish Roppongi
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Romanisches Cafe in Minato (Minato-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1988-02)
1:49
13Norrgarden Nyvla
recorded in:
Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden (in 1979)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
accordion, keyboard, organ and piano:
Lars Hollmer
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Marc Hollander (Belgian musician, producer, label manager)
bass and violin:
Fred Frith
drums (drum set):
Hans Bruniusson
guitar:
Fred Frith and Eino Haapala
mandolin:
Eino Haapala
membranophone:
Hasse Bruniusson
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Sunrise Studios in Kirchberg, Sankt Gallen (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland (in 1979)
recording of:
Norrgården Nyvla
composer:
Fred Frith
2:58
14Birds
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
bass clarinet:
Tim Hodgkinson (British experimental musician and composer) (in 1988-02)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1988-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Rox in Tokyo, Japan (in 1988-02)
2:21
15The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not, Part 3
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Rainer Carben and Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1989-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
1:50
16Williamsburg Bridge
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1989-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
1:55
17Same Old Me / Williamsburg Bridge (reprise)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1983-08) and München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
membranophone:
Fred Maher
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
4:14
18The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What Is Not, Part 5
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Rainer Carben and Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1989-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
2:28
19Lost and Found
recorded in:
Provence, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1989-07)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon and Rudolf Oleschko
other instruments and percussion [beercans]:
Pavel Fajt (in 1989-07)
violin:
Iva Bittová (in 1989-07)
vocals:
Iva Bittová (in 1989-07)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1989-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Paosostr. in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-07)
3:20
20Nine by Nine
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
membranophone [drums]:
Eitetsu Hayashi (percussionist) (in 1988-02)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1988-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Rox in Tokyo, Japan (in 1988-02)
5:54
21Evolution
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1983-08)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
membranophone:
Hasse Bruniusson (in 1983-08)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1983-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
3:22
22Union Square
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Rox in Tokyo, Japan (in 1988-02)
1:43
23Morning Song
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
guitar:
Pavel Fajt
violin:
Iva Bittová
vocals:
Iva Bittová and Pavel Fajt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Hotel room in Bern, Bern (Canton of Bern), Switzerland
2:03
24Voice of America, Part 4
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
synthesizer and tape:
Bob Ostertag
performer:
Fred Frith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Studio PASS (Public Access Synthesizer Studio) in New York, New York, United States (in 1981-01)
2:05
25Too Much Too Little
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1983-08)
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon and Kramer (Mark Kramer, producer)
bass:
Tina Curran (in 1983-08)
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1983-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
2:09
26Too Late
recording engineer:
Jean Vapeur
engineer:
Benedykt Grodon
performer:
Fred Frith (in 1989-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fred Records (Fred Frith)
recorded at:
Bavaria TV Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1989-12)
2:25