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EM136-2

Not Necessarily "English Music" David Toop, curator of this CD, shows us how the 1960s was a time of major revolution and opening up in western music. Electronics made all sounds possible, free improvisation grew out of jazz, musicians expressed radical social ideas to young audiences. And as Toop demonstrates in curating this great 2-CD package, England was one of the hotbeds of experimentation! In fact, these CDs are, to quote Toop, "documentation of an extraordinary burst of musical experimentation that touches upon the overlapping practices of live electronics, improvisation, free jazz, free rock, tape music, experimental and revolutionary composition, sound sculpture, sound poetry, minimalism and a few pieces that refuse to confine themselves even to these unruly categories in order to explore the outer limits of free folk blues, symbolic table tennis, and similar improbabilities." Tracks Disc 1 Performants Intermodulation: Roger Smalley, Tim Souster, Robin Thompson, Peter Britton Recorded: Ely Cathedral, England, July 6, 1971 Wedged into Release Frank Perry (percussion) Recorded: Command Studios, London, 1971 Piece for Cello and Accordion Michael Parsons Performers: Michael Parsons (cello), Howard Skempton (accordion) Recorded: British Music Information Society, London, August 8, 1974 Four Aspects Daphne Oram Recorded: 1960 The Judith Poem Bob Cobbing Performed by abAna: Bob Cobbing (voice), Paul Burwell (percussion), David Toop (electric guitar) Recorded: London, May 17, 1973 Music for Three Springs Hugh Davies (amplified springs) Recorded: 1977 Piano Musics i & ii Robert Worby Recorded: 1975 Plum Lol Coxhill (soprano sax, Watkins Copy Cat Echo), Steve Miller (electric piano) Recorded: 1973 Search and Reflect John Stevens Performers: Spontaneous Music Orchestra Probable line-up: John Stevens, Lou Gare, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Paul Burwell, David Toop, Christopher Small, Herman Hauge, Chris Turner, Ye Min, Mike Barton Recorded: Little Theatre Club, London, January 18, 1972 Part 3 The People Band: Terry Day, Mel Davis, Lyn Dobson, Eddie Edem, Tony Edwards, Mick Figgis, Frank Flowers, Terry Halman, Russ Herncy, George Khan Recorded: London, March 21, 1968 As It Were Evan Parker (reeds), Paul Lytton (percussion, electronics) Rehearsal tape recorded: London, March 21, 1971 Disc 2 Solo John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice) Recording date and location unknown Toy Piano Steve Beresford Recorded: Charing Cross Station, London, January 18, 1975 Voice Steve Beresford Recorded: York Station, April 21, 1974 Battle March Traditional, arranged by Cornelius Cardew Performers: Cornelius Cardew (piano), Jane Manning (voice) Recorded: Purcell Room, London, by Dave Smith, March 5, 1974 Duet for One-String Banjo and Water Cistern Ron Geesin Recorded: London, 1971 Group Composition VI (Unfixed Parities) Gentle Fire: Hugh Davies, Richard Bernas, Graham Hearn, Stuart Jones, Michael Robinson Recorded: Gawthorpe Festival, Burnley, Lancashire, England, July 1974 Instant Composition no. 1 Rain in the Face: Paul Burwell (drums), David Toop (electric guitar) Rehearsal tape recorded: London, 1971 Nona Meyeah Teay Ranulph Glanville Recorded: Spring 1967 Improvisation 5 Derek Bailey (guitar) Recorded in London, February 1971 Miserere The Campiello Band: Michael Nyman, Rory Allam, Lucie Skeaping, Roddie Skeaping, Steve Saunders, Keith Thompson, Doug Wooton Recorded: Clifton College, Nottingham, England, March 3, 1977 Pharoah's March Mike Cooper Performers: Mike Cooper (guitar), Mike Osborne (alto sax), Geoff Hawkins (tenor sax), Alan Skidmore (tenor sax), Alan Jackson (drums), Harry Miller (bass), John Taylor (piano) Geese A Touch of the Sun: Peter Cusack (guitar), Simon Mayo (clarinet) Recorded: London, c. 1974 Pilgrimage from Scattered Points on the Surface of the Body to the Brain, the Inner Ear, the Heart and the Stomach The Scratch Orchestra Recorded: London, 1970 Blowin' in the Wind Frank Perry (drums), Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Chris McGregor (piano) Recorded: Ray Man's Crucible at the Asylum Club, London, 1971 Buy it!

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