Decay Music
| Decay Music | ||||
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 design by Russell Mills and Michael Webster, 2004 CD release, with Nyman at 60 sticker | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Experimental music | |||
| Length | 49:53 (LP) 63:44 (extended CD) | |||
| Label | Obscure | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno | |||
| Michael Nyman chronology | ||||
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Decay Music is the 1976 debut album by
decay. Both of these experiment with percussive, long decay musical forms. "1-100" is played at half the speed it was recorded. It was written for Peter Greenaway's film of the same title but rejected because it was too long. It was inspired by Frederic Rzewski's Les Moutons de Panurge, which Nyman often played with the Scratch Orchestra
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The album was first issued on compact disc on March 29, 2004, by EMI/Virgin. The original full-speed recording of "1-100" is included as a bonus track.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Michael Nyman
- "1-100" (27:18)
- "Bell Set No.1" (22:35)
- "1-100 (Faster Decay)" (13:40) (CD-only)
Personnel
- percussion, (track 2)
- Nigel Shipway - percussion (track 2)
- Composed by Michael Nyman
- Produced by Brian Eno
- Published by Chester MusicLtd//Michael Nyman Ltd (1991)
- Art direction by Russell Mills
- Image melts by Michael Webster
- Layout and design by the redroom@emi
- Liner notes by Michael Nyman and Brian Eno (2004)
- Digital remaster produced in 2004
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