2004 studio album by Fred Frith
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Eye to Ear II is astudio album byEnglish guitarist ,composer andimprovisor Fred Frith . It is a collection of film music composed and performed by Frith, and is the second of threeEye to Ear albums dedicated to his work for short films. It was recorded inGermany and theUnited States between 1997 and 2003.
The music onEye to Ear II appeared in the following films:
A modified version of the track "Gambling, Gods and LSD" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film of the same name,Gambling, Gods and LSD (2003) by various artists.
All tracks byFred Frith except where noted.
"Sideshow 1" – 2:07 "Gambling, Gods and LSD" – 14:19 "Sideshow 2" – 2:26 "Hirschen Mit Goldenen Hufen" – 7:53 "Sideshow 3" – 2:19 "Returning Home: Wood and Water" – 8:34 "Returning Home: The Wind" (Frith,Wu Fei ) – 4:11 "Returning Home: Straw Dance" – 3:17 "Sideshow 4" – 2:18 Fred Frith – guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, violin, accordion, ocarina, kalimba, drum samples, Mobius instruments, toys, low-grade sound effects, voiceGail Brand – trombone (5)Heather Heise – accordion (6-8)Wu Fei – gu zheng (6-8)Anne Hege – voice (6-8)Tracks 1,3,5 and 9 recorded at Guerrilla Recordings,Oakland ,United States , January–February 2002 Track 2 recorded at Jankowski Studio,Esslingen ,Germany , July 2001 Track 4 recorded at Ludwigsburg Film Akademie,Ludwigsburg ,Germany , 1997 Tracks 6-8 recorded at Mobius Music,San Francisco ,United States , January 2003 Myles Boisen – engineer Oliver di Cicco – engineer, instrument design, instrument technician Peter Hardt – engineer, compilation, editing Scott Hull – masteringFred Frith – audio production, compilationKazunori Sugiyama – associate producer John Zorn – executive producerHeike Liss – photography Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin – design
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