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Electronic / Jazz / Rock
Performer: News From Babel
Title: Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home
Style: Avantgarde
Year 1995
Country UK
Genre: Electronic / Jazz / Rock
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 977
MP3 size: 1670 mb
FLAC size: 1735 mb
WMA size: 1844 mb
Other formats: DMF AC3 DTS MP1 ADX MP3 VOX

News From Babel - Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home mp3 album


News From Babel - Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home mp3 album

Tracklist Hide Credits

Sirens And Silences
1 Odysseus 2:56
2 Auschwitz / Babel 4:07
3 Klein's Bottle 3:17
4 Black Gold
Bass – Georgie Born
3:09
5 Devils 1:16
6 Dry Leaf 2:51
Work Resumed On The Tower
7 Arcades (Of Glass) 7:44
8 Victory
Trumpet – Phil Minton
5:19
9 Anno Mirabilis
Trumpet – Phil Minton
4:08
Letters Home
10 Who Will Accuse? 2:38
11 Heart Of Stone 3:04
12 Banknote 3:19
13 Moss 3:58
14 Dragon At The Core 4:39
15 Dark Matter
Guitar [Ebo] – Zeena Parkins
4:20
16 Waited / Justice 5:09
17 Fast Food 3:13
18 Late Evening 4:58

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Arcades Music
  • Recorded At – Cold Storage
  • Mixed At – Cold Storage

Credits

  • Bass, Guitar – Bill Gilonis
  • Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone, Piano, Keyboards – Lindsay Cooper
  • Drums, Electronics, Percussion – Chris Cutler
  • Harp, Harp [Electric, Prepared], Accordion – Zeena Parkins
  • Music By – Lindsay Cooper
  • Performer – Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins
  • Text By – Chris Cutler
  • Vocals [Singing] – Dagmar Krause, Phil Minton (tracks: 8, 9, 14), Robert Wyatt (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 16, 18), Sally Potter (tracks: 12, 15)

Notes

The two classic LPs complete:
- Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower .
- Letters Home .

20 page book of full texts, pictures & notes enclosed.
The front jewel case has a clear sticker with the name of all artists.

Tracks 1-9 recorded & mixed at London Oct 10-17 Nov 2,3 1983. Extra work on 'Dry Leaf' at Cold Storage, Jan 23 1984.
Tracks 10-18 recorded at Cold Storage Autumn & Winter 85/86.

Made in England

Catalog# "ReR NfB" on backcover and CD, "RēRNfBCD" on spines.
Track 16 is listed as "Waited / Justice" on the back tray insert, and "Waited" on the booklet.
No barcode, different backcover, CD design and catalog numbers compared to later CD release: Sirens And Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home.

Total playing time: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: none
  • Matrix / Runout: S RERNFB 01

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
RēR NfBCD 1, RēR NfB1, ReR NfB News From Babel Sirens And Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home ‎(CD, Comp, RM) ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp RēR NfBCD 1, RēR NfB1, ReR NfB UK Unknown
ReR NfB 1, ReR NfBCD 1 News From Babel Sirens And Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home ‎(CD, Album, Comp) ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp ReR NfB 1, ReR NfBCD 1 UK Unknown
HCWFCD 140802 News From Babel Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home ‎(CDr, Album, Comp, Unofficial) Henry Cow Family HCWFCD 140802 Russia 2001
ReR NfBOX, ReR NFB1, ReR NFB2, ReR NFB3 News From Babel Sirens And Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower / Letters Home ‎(3xCD, Album, Comp, RM) ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp ReR NfBOX, ReR NFB1, ReR NFB2, ReR NFB3 UK 2006