Horde (album) explained

Horde
Type:	album
Artist:	Mnemonists
Cover:	Mnemonists - Horde.jpg
Recorded:	–
Studio:	Pendragon
Genre:	Drone, sound collage
Length:	38:22
Label:	Dys
Producer:	Mark Derbyshire, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp
Chronology:	Biota
Prev Title:	Some Attributes of a Living System
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Roto-Limbs
Next Year:	1981

Horde is the third studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1981 by Dys Records.^[1]

Personnel

Adapted from the Horde liner notes.^[2]

Mnemonists

• Mark Derbyshire – cello, crumhorn, sampler, tape, production, engineering
• Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, clarinet, electric guitar, production
• William Sharp – piano, tape, clarinet, spoken word, production
• Sara Thompson – double bass, piano

Additional musicians

• Amy Derbyshire – viola and crumhorn (A4), recorder (A6)
• Crystal Goldberg – bass guitar (B1)
• Mark Heglund – bass guitar (A2)
• Torger Hougen – spoken word, illustrations
• Tom Katsimpalis – spoken word, illustrations
• Ken Lark – drums (A2, B4)
• Randy Yeates – spoken word, illustrations

Production and additional personnel

• James Dixon – cover art, illustrations

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1981	Dys	LP	DYS 03
United Kingdom	1984	Recommended		RR C21
	1998	ReR Megacorp	CD	RéR MN1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beppe . Colli . An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994) . CloudsandClocks.net . March 8, 2005 . October 9, 2016.
2. Horde . . 1981 . sleeve . Dys Records . Fort Collins, Colorado.