Some Attributes of a Living System explained
| Some Attributes of a Living System |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Mnemonists |
| Cover: | Mnemonists - Some Attributes of a Living System.jpg |
| Released: | 1980 |
| Recorded: | October 1979 – February 1980 |
| Studio: | Pendragon
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| Genre: | Free improvisation, drone |
| Length: | 43:07 |
| Label: | Dys |
| Producer: | William Sharp |
| Chronology: | Biota |
| Prev Title: | Mnemonist Orchestra |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Horde |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Some Attributes of a Living System is the second studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1980 by Dys Records.[1]
Personnel
Adapted from the Some Attributes of a Living System liner notes.[2]
- Mnemonists
- Mark Derbyshire – tape, electronics, engineering
- John Herdt – electric guitar, spoken word
- Torger Hougen – spoken word, percussion
- Hugh Ragin – trumpet, trombone, piccolo, percussion
- Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, spoken word, arrangements (A10)
- William Sharp – piano, tape, electronics, percussion, spoken word, production, arrangements (A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A10, A12, A13, B2, B3, B5–B9)
- Sara Thompson – double bass
- Randy Yeates – spoken word, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Steve Bennett – acoustic guitar and electric guitar (A10, A13, B5)
- Renais Goddard – spoken word (B8)
- Kent Hotchkiss – spoken word (A2)
- Ruth Hougen – harp (B7)
- Melissa Katsimpalis – spoken word (A9, B8)
- Tom Katsimpalis – percussion, acoustic guitar (A1), spoken word (A9)
- Ken Lark – percussion, spoken word, drums (A4, A5)
- Mark Schulz – bass guitar (A4, A5, B7)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Beppe . Colli . An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994) . CloudsandClocks.net . March 8, 2005 . October 9, 2016.
- Some Attributes of a Living System . . 1980 . sleeve . Dys Records . Fort Collins, Colorado.
