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News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006) Re-up

Posted By: v3122
News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006) Re-up

News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
ReR Megacorp | ~ 401 or 173 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 457 Mb
RIO / Avant-Prog

~ Sirens and Silences / Work Resumed on the Tower (1984) + Contraries - Extra Illustrated CD (1984 Single) + News From Babel - Letters Home (1986) ~

Founded in UK in 1983 - Disbanded in 1986

Not exactly a band in the traditional sense, NEWS FROM BABEL were a studio project that combined the talents of woodwind player Lindsay Cooper (HENRY COW), American harpist Zeena Parkins, and drummer Chris Cutler as well as vocalist Dagmar Krause (both from ART BEARS). Being direct descendants of these RIO bands, their style is very much 'out there' although not as wild or intense. Coming together after HENRY COW's dissolution in 1978, the foursome released a couple of albums and then broke up in 1986.

Very much in the RIO tradition, both albums are filled with energetic and playful cacophony, unusual chord progressions, odd-time signatures (where drummer Cutler's distinctive style shines), vocal squeals and shrieks, but also unexpected sensuous and fluid passages that take on chamber music-like tones, all nicely complemented by Zeena Parkin's harp. Their first release, "Sirens and Silences/Work Resumed on the Tower", features guest Phil Minton whose unusual voice goes hand in hand with the radical/political nature of the lyrics. On their second album, "Letters Home", Robert Wyatt handles most of the vocals with the occasional contribution by Minton, Dagmar Krause and newcomer Sally Potter. All music was written by Cooper, all lyrics by Cutler.

Their type of RIO could appeal to a wider audience but the ones most likely to appreciate are fans of HENRY COW and especially ART BEARS.

~ progarchives
News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006):

News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006) Re-up

Tracklist CD1 - Sirens and Silences / Work Resumed on the Tower (1984):

Sirens And Silences:
Odysseus 2:56
Auschwitz/Babel 4:07
Klein's Bottle 3:17
Black Gold 3:09
Devils 1:16
Dry Leaf 2:51
Untitled 0:20

Work Resumed On The Tower:
Arcades (Of Glass) 7:44
Victory 5:19
Anno Mirabilis 4:08

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 1. May 2019, 18:30

News From Babel / Sirens and Silences - Work Resumed on the Tower

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News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006) Re-up

Tracklist CD2 - Contraries - Extra Illustrated CD (1984 Single):

Contraries 2:33

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 1. May 2019, 17:58

News From Babel / Contraries (1986 Single)

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Used output format : User Defined Encoder
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Quality : High
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Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Wavpack\wavpack.exe
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News From Babel: 3xCD Box Set (2006) Re-up

Tracklist CD3 - News From Babel - Letters Home (1986):

Who Will Accuse? 2:38
Heart Of Stone (Megalopolis) 3:04
Banknote 3:19
Moss 3:58
A Dragon At The Core 4:39
Dark Matter 4:20
Waited 5:09
Fast Food 3:13
Late Evening 4:58

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 1. May 2019, 18:59

News From Babel / Letters Home

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Quality : High
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