American Songs

American Songs is a 1981 EP by the New York based No Wave music group Material.

American Songs
EP by Material
Released	June 17, 1981 (1981-06-17)
Recorded	March, 1981
Genre	No wave, post-disco, post-punk
Label	Celluloid, CEL 6596
Producer	Material with Martin Bisi
Material chronology
Temporary Music (1981) American Songs (1981) Memory Serves (1981)

Track listing

1. "Ciquiri" (Discomix) (Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Robert Quine) – 6:22
2. "Detached" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Quine) – 5:02
3. "Discourse" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cliff Cultreri, Bill Bacon – 4:05
4. "Slow Murder" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cultreri, Bacon) – 3:59

Personnel

• Bill Laswell – bass
• Michael Beinhorn – synthesizer, vocals
• Fred Maher – drums, guitar, vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
• Cliff Cultreri – guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
• Bill Bacon – drums (tracks 3 and 4)

Additional personnel

• Robert Quine – guitar (tracks 1 and 2)

Production

• Tracks 1 and 2 recorded March 1 & 2, 1981. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.
• Tracks 3 and 4 recorded in March, 1980. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.

Release history

• American Songs – 1981 – Red Rec., EP 001 (12")
• American Songs – 1981 – Celluloid, CEL 6596 (12")
• "Ciquiri"/"Detached" single – 1982 – Red Rec., RS 12012 (12²)
• "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 1980 – Red Rec., 45001 (7")
• "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 198? – Celluloid, CEL 6219 (7")