Fred Frith - Gravity (CD)

Gravity, originally released on vinyl by Ralph Records in 1980, is one of Fred's most enjoyable and accessible releases. During a Greek holiday he scribbled down the melodies of local musicians on napkins, raw material for this album of intriguing electric guitar and violin tunes. There are some impossibly catchy melodies, arranged with the off kilter sense of harmony and instrumentation reminiscent of the first Cow album, but here delivered with in-your-face brutal simplicity.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Boy Beats the Rams (Kluk Tluce Berany)
2. Spring Any Day Now
3. Don't Cry for Me
4. Hands of the Juggler
5. Norrgarden Nyvla
6. Year of the Monkey
7. What a Dilemma
8. Crack in the Concrete
9. Come Across
10. Dancing in the Street/My Enemy Is a Bad Man
11. Slap Dance
12. A Career in Real Estate
13. Dancing in Rockville, Maryland