Crossing Borders (Vol. 2 of The Fred Records Story, 2001-2020)

by Fred Frith

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Spineless Books Of all the Frith projects, the Art Bears (available separately) and Skeleton Crew (on this collection) are my favorites, with all manner of songs on display, and the by-turns delicious and discordant blend of Frith's violin and Cora's cello, and everything else they were playing... Favorite track: DISC7: Learn to Talk - Que Viva: Onward and Upwards.

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9 CDs and a substantial booklet with documentation, photographs, and lengthy commentaries by Fred

Includes unlimited streaming of Crossing Borders (Vol. 2 of The Fred Records Story, 2001-2020) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	DISC1: Live in Japan - Osaka 21:22	buy track
2.	Osaka II 02:19	buy track
3.	Osaka III 02:15	buy track
4.	Fukuoka 09:25	buy track
5.	Fukuoka II 09:12	buy track
6.	Maebashi I 08:16	buy track
7.	Fukuoka III 11:12	buy track
8.	Tokyo I 05:46	buy track
9.	DISC2: Speechless - Kick the Can (Part 1) 02:22	buy track
10.	Carnival on Wall Street 02:52	buy track
11.	Ahead in the Sand 03:17	buy track
12.	Laughing Matter: Esperanza 07:46	buy track
13.	Women Speak to Men; Men Speak to Women 05:43	buy track
14.	A Spit in the Ocean 02:17	buy track
15.	Navajo 03:04	buy track
16.	Balance 05:07	buy track
17.	Saving Grace 01:56	buy track
18.	Speechless 03:07	buy track
19.	Conversations with White Arc 01:15	buy track
20.	Domaine de Planousset 03:01	buy track
21.	Kick the Can (Part II) 02:18	buy track
22.	DISC3: Prints - Trains & Boats & Planes 05:07	buy track
23.	Stones 02:01	buy track
24.	Fingerprints 03:50	buy track
25.	Life of a Detectie 03:13	buy track
26.	The Ballad of Melody Nelson 02:01	buy track
27.	Trocosi 04:36	buy track
28.	Reduce Me 05:48	buy track
29.	Levity 02:36	buy track
30.	True Love 02:56	buy track
31.	I Want It to Be Over 03:01	buy track
32.	Spot 04:38	buy track
33.	In the Winter of '64 01:48	buy track
34.	DISC4: Step Across the Border - Sparrow 01:30	buy track
35.	Voice Of America Part III-Legs 04:25	buy track
36.	Selluloid Restaurant-The Old Man Puts Out The Fire 03:11	buy track
37.	After Dinner 01:49	buy track
38.	Houston Street 02:38	buy track
39.	Drum Factory 02:03	buy track
40.	Regardless of Rain 03:07	buy track
41.	Candy Machine 03:02	buy track
42.	Romanisches Cafe 06:10	buy track
43.	The Border 03:31	buy track
44.	Nirvana Again 01:55	buy track
45.	Scottish Roppongi 01:48	buy track
46.	Norrgarden Nyvvla 03:00	buy track
47.	Birds 02:20	buy track
48.	The As Usual Dance Towards The Other Flight To What Is Not Part 3 01:50	buy track
49.	Williamsburg Bridge 01:55	buy track
50.	Same Old Me 04:13	buy track
51.	The As Usual Dance Towards The Other Flight To What Is Not Part 7 02:28	buy track
52.	Lost and Found 03:20	buy track
53.	Nine by Nine 05:54	buy track
54.	Evolution 03:22	buy track
55.	Union Square 01:43	buy track
56.	Morning Song 02:02	buy track
57.	Voice of America 02:05	buy track
58.	Too Much Too Little 02:10	buy track
59.	Too Late 02:28	buy track
60.	DISC5: Art of Memory II - Invitation-Invocation 06:40	buy track
61.	Affront National 03:26	buy track
62.	Dead Sea 04:06	buy track
63.	Waiting for God 01:55	buy track
64.	Danses avec Les Rats 03:32	buy track
65.	Nueve 01:39	buy track
66.	Now We Know 02:16	buy track
67.	Gaga-Kun 01:52	buy track
68.	Don't Say 01:15	buy track
69.	Cuts Up 01:18	buy track
70.	Le Sursis 04:03	buy track
71.	Ses Habits de Dimanche 04:47	buy track
72.	Finger on the Pulse 02:26	buy track
73.	La Derniere Valse (Pour Mie) 04:19	buy track
74.	DISC6: The Art of Memory II - The Heaven 17:36	buy track
75.	The Wood 04:42	buy track
76.	The Standard 08:46	buy track
77.	The Wheel 05:43	buy track
78.	The Painter 20:20	buy track
79.	Skeleton Crew - DISC7: Learn to Talk - Que Viva: Onward and Upwards 07:37	buy track
80.	Skeleton Crew - The Way Things Fall (Back Apart) 02:32	buy track
81.	Skeleton Crew - Not My Shoes 02:15	buy track
82.	Skeleton Crew - The Washington Post 01:30	buy track
83.	Skeleton Crew - We're Still Free 04:09	buy track
84.	Skeleton Crew - Victoryville 02:49	buy track
85.	Skeleton Crew - Los Colitos: Life at the Top 04:35	buy track
86.	Skeleton Crew - Learn to Talk 03:52	buy track
87.	Skeleton Crew - Factory Song 04:48	buy track
88.	Skeleton Crew - It's Fine 04:15	buy track
89.	Skeleton Crew - Zach's Flag 02:34	buy track
90.	Skeleton Crew - Sick as a Parrot 02:57	buy track
91.	Skeleton Crew - Automatic Pilot 01:27	buy track
92.	Skeleton Crew - Hook 02:14	buy track
93.	Skeleton Crew - Killing Time 02:26	buy track
94.	DISC8: The Country of Blinds - The Country of Blinds 04:12	buy track
95.	Skeleton Crew - The Border 03:31	buy track
96.	Skeleton Crew - The Hand That Bites 05:35	buy track
97.	Skeleton Crew - Dead Sleep 03:22	buy track
98.	Skeleton Crew - Bingo 03:37	buy track
99.	Skeleton Crew - Man or Monkey 02:32	buy track
100.	Skeleton Crew - Foot in Hole 03:08	buy track
101.	Skeleton Crew - Hot Field 02:37	buy track
102.	Skeleton Crew - The Birds of Japan 04:03	buy track
103.	Skeleton Crew - You May Find a Bed 06:16	buy track
104.	Skeleton Crew - Sparrow Song 01:28	buy track
105.	Skeleton Crew - Safety in Numbers 03:17	buy track
106.	Skeleton Crew - Howdywhoola Too 02:47	buy track
107.	Skeleton Crew - Second Rate 05:31	buy track
108.	Skeleton Crew - New Orleans Stomp 03:14	buy track
109.	Skeleton Crew - Hasta la Victoria 03:23	buy track
110.	BONUS DISC: Helter Skelter - Fingers 03:06
111.	Lungs 04:15
112.	Guerre 06:04
113.	Heart 02:28
114.	Mirror 04:47
115.	Guerre 2 01:51
116.	Habits 03:23
117.	Crescent City: Angus Dei 04:27
118.	Tais-Toi 01:49
119.	Fermer 03:08
120.	Sanctus 03:45
121.	Tenir 02:56
122.	Rends-Moi Mon Argent 02:57
123.	Lux Aeterna 04:28
124.	Libera Me 03:07
125.	Suave Moi 02:55

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Second of a three-box collection by one of the most innovative guitarists and composers of his generation, containing nine CDs and a fat, definitive booklet, in a sturdy box and at a budget price. Contents: Live in Japan, Speechless, Prints, Step Across the Border (film score), Impur, 2, Art of Memory II (with John Zorn), Skeleton Crew (double CD). Plus bonus CD Helter Skelter (remastered)

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released March 1, 2021

Also appearing: Guigou Chenevier, Margot Mathieu, Ferdinand Richard, Jo Thirion, Tina Curran, Roger Kent Parsons, Asha & Storm, George Cartwright, Hans Bruniusson, Mars Williams, Steve Buchanan, Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Bernd "Uimsch' Lehmann, Dave Kerman, Mike Johnson, Sebastian Gramms, Alexandra Schulz, Sheena Dupuis, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins, Bob Ostertag, John Zorn, Daihachi Oguchi, Jean Derome, Rene Lussier, Kevin Norton, Eino Haapala, Marc Hollander, Lars Holl mer, Tim Hodgkinson, Iva Bittov. Pavel Fajt, Eitetsu Hayashi, Haco, Rabi, Lu, Katrin, Dave Newhouse, Laurent Frick, Pascal Pariaud, Joel Jorda, Laurent Vichard, Samuel Chagnard, Stephane Lambert, Philippe Madile, Serge Sana, Claire Mollard, Stephane Grosjean, Cyril Cambon, Stephen Tissot, Guillaume Quemener, Ghilem Lacroux, Bader Gharzouli, Gilles Laval, Jean-Michel Quoisse, Denis Mariotte, Claude Monteil, Edmond Hosdikian, Fred Giuliani, Kiwi, Nadine Laporte, Richard Peter et al.

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Fred Frith UK

Best known for his guitar work, multi-instrumentalist, composer & improvisor Fred Frith was a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow, as well as Art Bears, Massacre, & Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated w/ musicians incl Robert Wyatt, the Residents, John Zorn, Brian Eno, Mike Patton.

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May 10

The Lab

San Francisco, CA
May 19

Aula Maior (St. Saal), Kloster Raitenhaslach

Burghausen, Germany

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