Label: Klanggalerie

1980年代初頭に英重要音楽家として知られるFred Frithと、アメリカのチェロ奏者兼作曲家Tom Coraによって結成、その後女性ハーピストのZeena Parkinsが加入する事となる、1982年から1986年まで活動した強者プレイヤー達によるエクスペリメンタルロック&ジャズグループSkeleton Crew。このグループ自体ではそれほど音源を残しておらず、今回Klanggalerieよりリリースされた本作は未発表録音を含む当時のライブ音源を纏めた2CDアーカイヴ。まさにこのグループの特徴である良い具合に振り切れたフリーキーな演奏形態が生々しく記録された傑作ドキュメント。

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Skeleton Crew was founded in the early 1980s by Fred Frith and Tom Cora. The original idea was to create a new group out of the ashes of Massacre, but medical issues of several potential members saw Frith & Cora end up as a duo. They started experimenting with what they could achieve by themselves, recorded the fantastic debut album Learn to Talk and finally decided to take the new project out on the road. Dave Newhouse of The Muffins joined them for these live shows which proved very successful. Back in the studio, Frith and Cora recorded their second and last album, The Country of Blinds, and afterwards went on tour again. This time, they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Zeena Parkins who had already played on the recent album. Fred Frith remembers the days of touring as very low-key affairs with incredibly exciting results, saying the songs they played sounded very differrent every single night, such was the energy that was created by the band on stage. Everybody who has seen them perform will agree that Skeleton Crew on stage was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. After several years of searching for recordings, mixing and mastering, and held up by the global pandemic, we are proud to finally offer you this double CD of live recordings, including songs that never ended up on any of their albums.