Woodwork: Live at Ateliers Claus is a 2019 live album by English guitarist Fred Frith. It features a live solo guitar performance by Frith on 20 November 2018 at the Ateliers Claus in Brussels, Belgium,[1][a] during his November 2018 European tour.[2] The album was released by Klanggalerie in Austria on 23 August 2019. Woodwork is an "[u]naccompanied single-take album",[3] and is Frith's first live solo guitar album since his 1982 album, Live in Japan.
In an interview with Kurt Gottschalk in The New York City Jazz Record, Frith said that he had been receiving requests from Walter Robotka at Klanggalerie to release a solo guitar album. While trying to decide what material he could use from his recording archive, Frith realized he could use his solo guitar performance at the Ateliers Claus in November 2018. He added, "[It] felt great and they'd made a really good recording of it, so I thought, perfect!"[3]
In a review of Woodwork at Musikreviews.de, Andreas Schiffmann said Frith augments his guitar on the album with a variety of effects, including live looping, percussive tapping and his voice. "Stillness the Dancing" appears to comprise several milestones around which Frith improvises, giving the piece a suggestion of a structure with sporadic melody fragments surfacing from time to time. "Falls the Shadow" is quieter, which Schiffmann said requires careful listening to appreciate its nuances. He felt, however, that Frith does occasionally get a little "carried away" with his voice.[4] Schiffmann concluded that just as Frith demonstrated how far he can push a guitar on his 1974 album Guitar Solos, over four decades later on Woodwork he shows that he is still at the forefront of guitar innovation and experimentation.[4]
Writing at Musique Machine, Roger Batty described Woodwork as "a wonderfully eventful, daring and rewarding release", and called Frith a "highly respected, versatile, and devilishly creative guitarist".[5] Batty said his performance on the album varies from "darting [and] jagged improv", to "chugging and dense heaviness", to "unearthly ambience", to "all out noise". But he "never becomes showy or egontric [sic]", and underneath all the apparent random sounds, there is a definite composition around which he improvises. Batty commended Frith for his "invention, control, and variation" and said Woodwork is worth investigating, "either if you enjoy darting [and] creative modern composition, or if you hearing what a true master of the guitar can do with his instrument."[5]
^The concert on 20 November 2018 at the Ateliers Claus was a double bill, featuring French artist and musician Stephane Clor, followed by Frith.[1]
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^ ab"Tue 20 Nov: Fred Frith (uk) + Stephane Clor (fr)". les ateliers claus. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^. fredfrith.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ abGottschalk, Kurt (September 2019). "Fred Frith: Busy in the Now" (PDF). The New York City Jazz Record (209): 8. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ abcSchiffmann, Andreas (24 August 2019). "Fred Frith: Woodwork (Live Aux Ateliers Claus) (Review)". Musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^ abcBatty, Roger (December 2019). "Fred Frith – Woodwork [Klanggalerie – 2019]". Musique Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ abcKlanggalerie (2019). Woodwork (CD liner notes). Fred Frith.
^ abc"Fred Frith – Woodwork / Live Aux Ateliers Claus". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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Woodwork Live at Ateliers Claus is a 2019 live album by English guitarist Fred Frith It features a live solo guitar performance by Frith on 20 November 2018 at the Ateliers Claus in Brussels Belgium 1 a during his November 2018 European tour 2 The album was released by Klanggalerie in Austria on 23 August 2019 Woodwork is an u naccompanied single take album 3 and is Frith s first live solo guitar album since his 1982 album Live in Japan WoodworkLive album by Fred FrithReleased23 August 2019 2019 08 23 Recorded20 November 2018VenueAteliers Claus Brussels BelgiumGenreExperimental music free improvisationLength46 04LabelKlanggalerie Austria Fred Frith chronologyAll Is Always Now Live at The Stone 2019 Woodwork 2019 Cut Up the Border 2020 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Sound and artwork 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBackground editIn an interview with Kurt Gottschalk in The New York City Jazz Record Frith said that he had been receiving requests from Walter Robotka at Klanggalerie to release a solo guitar album While trying to decide what material he could use from his recording archive Frith realized he could use his solo guitar performance at the Ateliers Claus in November 2018 He added It felt great and they d made a really good recording of it so I thought perfect 3 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingMusikreviews de nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Musique Machine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 In a review of Woodwork at Musikreviews de Andreas Schiffmann said Frith augments his guitar on the album with a variety of effects including live looping percussive tapping and his voice Stillness the Dancing appears to comprise several milestones around which Frith improvises giving the piece a suggestion of a structure with sporadic melody fragments surfacing from time to time Falls the Shadow is quieter which Schiffmann said requires careful listening to appreciate its nuances He felt however that Frith does occasionally get a little carried away with his voice 4 Schiffmann concluded that just as Frith demonstrated how far he can push a guitar on his 1974 album Guitar Solos over four decades later on Woodwork he shows that he is still at the forefront of guitar innovation and experimentation 4 Writing at Musique Machine Roger Batty described Woodwork as a wonderfully eventful daring and rewarding release and called Frith a highly respected versatile and devilishly creative guitarist 5 Batty said his performance on the album varies from darting and jagged improv to chugging and dense heaviness to unearthly ambience to all out noise But he never becomes showy or egontric sic and underneath all the apparent random sounds there is a definite composition around which he improvises Batty commended Frith for his invention control and variation and said Woodwork is worth investigating either if you enjoy darting and creative modern composition or if you hearing what a true master of the guitar can do with his instrument 5 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Fred FrithNo TitleLength1 Stillness the Dancing 41 322 Falls the Shadow 4 32 Sources Liner notes 6 Discogs 7 Personnel editFred Frith guitar voiceSources Liner notes 6 Discogs 7 Sound and artwork edit Recorded by Christophe Albertijn at Ateliers Claus in Brussels Belgium on 28 November 2018 Mixed at Guerrilla Recording Oakland California on 30 January 2019 Mastered at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab Oakland on 6 February 2019 Myles Boisen engineer Fred Frith photographs Lisa Robotka CD layoutSources Liner notes 6 Discogs 7 Notes edit The concert on 20 November 2018 at the Ateliers Claus was a double bill featuring French artist and musician Stephane Clor followed by Frith 1 References edit a b Tue 20 Nov Fred Frith uk Stephane Clor fr les ateliers claus Retrieved 19 September 2019 Past Events fredfrith com Archived from the original on 21 December 2018 Retrieved 19 September 2019 a b Gottschalk Kurt September 2019 Fred Frith Busy in the Now PDF The New York City Jazz Record 209 8 Retrieved 1 October 2019 a b c Schiffmann Andreas 24 August 2019 Fred Frith Woodwork Live Aux Ateliers Claus Review Musikreviews de in German Retrieved 7 October 2019 a b c Batty Roger December 2019 Fred Frith Woodwork Klanggalerie 2019 Musique Machine Retrieved 11 December 2019 a b c Klanggalerie 2019 Woodwork CD liner notes Fred Frith a b c Fred Frith Woodwork Live Aux Ateliers Claus Discogs Retrieved 19 September 2019 External links editWoodwork at Klanggalerie Woodwork at AllMusic Woodwork at Discogs nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodwork Fred Frith album amp oldid 1093954682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
