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This release features song excerpts from various long-form theater pieces, the first four coming from Meredith Monk's theater piece Acts From Under and Above, and these are the most jarring on the record. "Scared Song" features English lyrics, minimal accompaniment, and Monk singing harsh, abrasive "scared" sounds. Very unsettling -- and perhaps that is the intention. "Do You Be," a selection from her opera Vessel, features Monk solo on piano and voice with a shrill, piercing wail. Very satisfying. Additional selections from Vessel appear on Monk's 1992 recording Facing North. With one exception, the remaining tracks come from a Monk/Ping Chong science fiction epic opera called The Games, and these more diverse, more exploratory pieces really make the collection work as a recording. A casual listener unfamiliar with the theater pieces may well be put off by the abrasiveness of the first four tracks, which may unfortunately be enough to deter them from the remainder of the recording. But beyond some questionable programming choices, fans of her work will be delighted to see her continuing development as a recording artist.
© Mark W. B. Allender /TiVo
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Acts From Under And Above (Monk, Meredith)
Nurit Tilles, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nurit Tilles, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edmund Niemann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nurit Tilles, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Vessel: An Opera Epic (Monk, Meredith)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
The Games (Monk, Meredith)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Een, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Nurit Tilles, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Nurit Tilles, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Een, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Ching Gonzalez, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Quarry (Monk, Meredith)
Nurit Tilles, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Een, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Ching Gonzalez, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
The Games (Monk, Meredith)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Een, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Ching Gonzalez, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Paraiso, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - John Eppler, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Johanna Aarnold, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Nurit Tilles, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Meredith Monk, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hankin, Bagpipes, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Goodman, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Naaz Hosseini, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
This release features song excerpts from various long-form theater pieces, the first four coming from Meredith Monk's theater piece Acts From Under and Above, and these are the most jarring on the record. "Scared Song" features English lyrics, minimal accompaniment, and Monk singing harsh, abrasive "scared" sounds. Very unsettling -- and perhaps that is the intention. "Do You Be," a selection from her opera Vessel, features Monk solo on piano and voice with a shrill, piercing wail. Very satisfying. Additional selections from Vessel appear on Monk's 1992 recording Facing North. With one exception, the remaining tracks come from a Monk/Ping Chong science fiction epic opera called The Games, and these more diverse, more exploratory pieces really make the collection work as a recording. A casual listener unfamiliar with the theater pieces may well be put off by the abrasiveness of the first four tracks, which may unfortunately be enough to deter them from the remainder of the recording. But beyond some questionable programming choices, fans of her work will be delighted to see her continuing development as a recording artist.
© Mark W. B. Allender /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:35
- Main artists: Meredith Monk
- Composer: Meredith Monk
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Klassiek
© 1987 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
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