The Stone: Issue Two
| The Stone: Issue Two | ||||
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| Released | February 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 15 December 2006 | |||
| Venue | The Stone, New York City | |||
| Genre | Experimental music, free improvisation | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | Tzadik (US) | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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The Stone: Issue Two is a 2007
The Stone Benefit series
All titles released by Tzadik Records.[3]
- The Stone: Issue One (2006) – John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Rob Burger, Bill Laswell, Mike Patton and Ben Perowsky
- The Stone: Issue Two (2007) – Fred Frith and Chris Cutler
- The Stone: Issue Three (2008) – John Zorn, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson
- The Stone: Issue Four (2010) – Chris Wood, Billy Martin and John Medeski
Background
Frith and Cutler were members of the English
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | favorable[4] |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
In a review of The Stone: Issue Two at AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos described Cutler's performance as "intriguing" "electronic colorations", and Frith's as "challenging, commanding, and demonstrative". He said this is a recording that careful listening to will demonstrate "the sense of passion, wonder, and depth these two have displayed in their music since their days with Henry Cow, but digging deeper than ever".[7]
Marc Medwin wrote in a review in All About Jazz that compared to Frith and Cutler's earlier collaborations, this set is "rich and full" and makes it sound like there are more than just two of them. Medwin added that this album is a worthy addition to The Stone's benefit series.[4]
Reviewing the album in The Wire, Barry Witherden described the music as "fascinating, bemusing, hypnotic, seductive, sometimes disturbing, sometimes consoling, sometimes chaotic, ultimately revealing a mysterious, elemental beauty".[8] He said one of the joys of listening to "sound-sculpting" like this is "trying to work out ... not only who plays what but how the sounds are created". Witherden stated that what makes this album work is Frith and Cutler's "imagination and control of design, trajectory and texture".[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Live at the Stone" | Fred Frith, Chris Cutler | 50:44 |
Sources: Liner notes,[2] Discogs,[9] Fred Frith discography.[10]
Personnel
- Fred Frith – guitars
- Chris Cutler – drums, detritus, electronics
Sources: Liner notes,[2] Discogs,[9] Fred Frith discography.[10]
Sound and artwork
- Recorded by Robert O'Haire
- Mastered by Scott Hull
- Produced by John Zorn
- Photography by Scott Friedlander
- Designed by Heung-Heung Chin
Sources: Liner notes,[2] Discogs,[9] Fred Frith discography.[10]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Fred Frith / Chris Cutler : The Stone: Issue Two". Tzadik Records. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Tzadik Records (2006). The Stone: Issue Two (CD liner notes). Fred Frith and Chris Cutler.
- ^ a b "The Stone: Issues 1–4". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Medwin, Marc (15 March 2007). "Fred Frith/Chris Cutler: Issue Two". All About Jazz. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "December 2006 at the Stone". The Stone. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "PUNKCAST#1086: Fred Frith – Tim Hodgkinson – Chris Cutler, The Stone NYC, Dec 16 2006". punkcast.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ ISSN 0952-0686.
- ^ a b c "Fred Frith / Chris Cutler – The Stone: Issue Two". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. "Discography of Fred Frith". New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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