Paul Dresher/Ned Rothenberg: Opposites Attract, by Paul Dresher & Ned Rothenberg

Paul Dresher/Ned Rothenberg: Opposites Attract

by Paul Dresher & Ned Rothenberg

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1.	Orient and Tropic 11:08	buy track
2.	Long Seven 03:17	buy track
3.	Yuuniik 02:35	buy track
4.	Untold Story: Sidi Infi/Bolero in Straight Jabs 04:13	buy track
5.	Untold Story: The Edge of Sleep 03:57	buy track
6.	Untold Story: Shriek 04:10	buy track
7.	Untold Story: The Padding Floes 07:02	buy track
8.	Untold Story: This Endup 04:19	buy track
9.	Opposites Attack 05:16	buy track
10.	Skronk 04:20	buy track
11.	Straight Jabs Redux/Finale 06:07	buy track

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"It is with great satisfaction that we write these notes as the final part of a compositional saga, the evolution of which we could never have foreseen at its inception. This project was unusual for us in many ways, most notably in the length of time (4 1/2 years) during which we worked and reworked the material, and in the number of incarnations that resulted from these efforts. The development of the music was closely linked to a parallel evolution in music technology, particularly in digital sampling, sound processing, and computer-driven music sequencers.

"From the outset, the project was conceived as a marriage between two contrasting elements, the unique qualities of acoustic instrumental and improvised performance, and the detailed control, precision, and new compositional possibilities offered by rapidly evolving technology. If we have succeeded, this recording will evoke a kind of musical techno-primitivism, a hybrid, utilizing the tools of sophisticated technology to amplify and reshape the rawness, energy, and wonder at the qualities of sound which are at the root of, and the inspiration for, this music."

—Ned Rothenberg & Paul Dresher

( burn-on-demand CDs of this title are available at our website: www.newworldrecords.org/products/paul-dresher-ned-rothenberg-opposites-attract )

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released January 1, 1991

Ned Rothenberg, alto sax, sampling; Paul Dresher, guitar, sampling, processing; Samm Bennett, drums; Anthony Jackson, bass

This title was part of the CounterCurrents series, with cover design by Steve Byram

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Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc., which records under the label New World Records, was founded in 1975.

We are dedicated to the documentation of American music that is largely ignored by the commercial recording companies.

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