Eye to Ear is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It is a collection of film and theatre music composed and performed by Frith, and was recorded in Germany and the United States between 1992 and 1995. Eye to Ear was Frith's first solo album to be released on John Zorn's Tzadik label.
| Eye to Ear | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1992, 1995, Germany 1994, 1995, United States | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 55:42 | |||
| Label | Tzadik (US) | |||
| Producer | Fred Frith | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Two more collections of film and theatre music by Frith in this series, Eye to Ear II and Eye to Ear III were released by Tzadik Records in 2004 and 2010 respectively.
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Fred Frith.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Le Rencontre (Title Theme)" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Backroom" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Thea und Nat"
| 12:22 |
| 4. | "Backroom II" | |
| 5. | "Picture of Light" | 9:47 |
| 6. | "Ostkreuz"
| 6:00 |
| 7. | "Before Sunrise – In the Train" | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Backroom III" | 8:07 |
| 9. | "Le Rencontre (Reprise)" | 3:36 |
Personnel edit
- Fred Frith – all instruments (except those listed below), tape manipulations
- Michaela Dietl – accordion (3,6)
- Tilmann Müller – trumpet (3,6)
- Christian Kaya – clarinet (3)
- Boris Denker – tenor saxophone (1,9)
- Willy Webster – organ (2,4,7)
Sound edit
- Tracks 1, 3, 6 and 9 recorded by Beno Gordon at Sound Fabrik, Munich, Germany, 1992
- Tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7 recorded by Olivier Dicicco at Mobius Studio, San Francisco, United States, 1994–1995
- Track 8 recorded by Peter Hardt at Jankowski Studio, Stuttgart, Germany, 1995
References edit
- ^ Layne, Joslyn. Eye to Ear at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
External links edit
- Discogs. Eye to Ear.