Anderson,Laurie / Frith,Fred All Is Always Now CD

Between 2006 and 2016, Fred Frith played 80 concerts at New York's unique space for experimental music, The Stone. A selection of his encounters with such powerful and creative personalities as Laurie Anderson, Pauline Oliveros, Sylvie Courvoisier, Evan Parker, Nate Wooley has been combined in this 3-album set comprising 23 fascinating tracks. It is a decade-long adventure in improvisation. The musician Theresa Wong writes: "I was struck by the musicality. What I mean by that is: there's this presence of songs and song forms - the music can be harmonic and melodic, there's noise, there's rhythm, a joyfulness, an exploration, a sensuality of sounds, but always underlining that is a musicality that feels to me like songs."

1. Another Ship Moves in 2. Identity Crisis 3. A Complicated Path 4. Strife and Soil 5. Limited Strike 6. Silver Lining 7. Slipping 8. World of Grief and Doubt 9. Concussion Suit 10. From the Backstretch 11. Shrug at Truth 12. Reasons to Dream 13. What Gets Left Behind 14. Like Animals 15. A Measure of Solace 16. Deter and Degrade 17. Of Finest Silver 18. Veils 19. Held Again 20. Flare 21. Hero of the Space Age 22. Devoted to a Failed Approach 23. Evidence