News From Babel - Sirens & Silences : Work Resumed On The Tower (Mega Blowout Sale)

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“Dark and majestic, News from Babel remains ahead of their time.”-Michael Draine

“News from Babel was the song project inaugurated by Chris Cutler with fellow ex Henry Cow composer Lindsay Cooper. The pieces for this first LP were written for a band that also included Zeena Parkins (harp - her first recording with the instrument) and the incomparable Dagmar Krause (another ex-band member) singing.
Using the studio as an instrument and experimenting with unusual instrumentation and techniques, these are songs stretched into a less than familiar shape.
Phil Minton and Cow bassist Georgie Born also appear. Re-mastered and repackaged with full text and illustrations enclosed.”-Chris Cutler
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Evolution of ex-Henry Cow members re: song projects. Slapp Happy/Henry Cow album "Desperate Straights", followed by three Art Bears albums, followed by two News From Babel albums, of which this is the first. All six of these discs are worthwhile, and while this one features excellent songwriting and playing, the second NFB album "Letters Home" is even more excellent. I recommend the Sirens and Silences album for $5, but even more recommend getting both NFB discs for $10. -T.A.
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