Free Dirt (Live), by SKELETON CREW

Free Dirt (Live)

by SKELETON CREW

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1.	The Introduction / The Way Things Fall 04:18	buy track
2.	Almost Free 01:32	buy track
3.	Disporting Themselves At Improper Moments 03:12	buy track
4.	Not My Shoes 02:38	buy track
5.	Selected Short Stories I 03:26	buy track
6.	Factory Song 06:18	buy track
7.	Onwards And Upwards 05:40	buy track
8.	Automatic Pilot 02:07	buy track
9.	Hook 04:33	buy track
10.	Selected Short Stories II 04:02	buy track
11.	Life At The Top 02:16	buy track
12.	Almost Free II 02:20	buy track
13.	Yer Elegy 01:17	buy track
14.	Dere Geliyor 03:17	buy track
15.	Listening In 00:44	buy track
16.	Los Colitos 04:01	buy track
17.	Zach's Flag 03:45	buy track
18.	Half-Remembered Yesterdays 02:20	buy track
19.	Just The Beginning 01:38	buy track
20.	The Hand That Bites 06:16	buy track
21.	Selected Short Stories III 01:30	buy track
22.	Safety In Numbers 03:24	buy track
23.	Bingo 03:34	buy track
24.	Dead Sheep Coda 01:44	buy track
25.	Factory Song 03:50	buy track
26.	It's Fine 06:41	buy track
27.	Spanner In The Works 05:01	buy track
28.	The Folk Tune 02:51	buy track
29.	Sparrow Song 01:24	buy track
30.	Selected Short Stories IV 00:37	buy track
31.	Begin Again 02:54	buy track
32.	Second Rate 05:21	buy track
33.	New Orleans Stomp 02:33	buy track
34.	Selected Short Stories V 02:42	buy track
35.	Birds of Japan 04:05	buy track
36.	Selected Short Stories VI 02:40	buy track
37.	You May Find A Bed 07:32	buy track

about

Skeleton Crew was founded in the early 1980s by Fred Frith and Tom Cora. The original idea was to create a new group out of the ashes of Massacre, but medical issues of several potential members saw Frith & Cora end up as a duo. They started experimenting with what they could achieve by themselves, recorded the fantastic debut album Learn to Talk and finally decided to take the new project out on the road. Dave Newhouse of The Muffins joined them for these live shows which proved very successful. Back in the studio, Frith and Cora recorded their second and last album, The Country of Blinds, and afterwards went on tour again. This time, they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Zeena Parkins who had already played on the recent album. Fred Frith remembers the days of touring as very low-key affairs with incredibly exciting results, saying the songs they played sounded very differrent every single night, such was the energy that was created by the band on stage. Everybody who has seen them perform will agree that Skeleton Crew on stage was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. After several years of searching for recordings, mixing and mastering, and held up by the global pandemic, we are proud to finally offer you this double CD of live recordings, including songs that never ended up on any of their albums.

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released March 23, 2023

Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, Percussion – Dave Newhouse
Cello, Bass, Sampler, Bass Drum, Wood Block, Percussion, Voice, Accordion – Tom Cora
Guitar, 6-String Bass, Violin, Keyboards, Snare, Bass Drum, Voice, Compiled By, Edited By – Fred Frith
Harp, Keyboards, Accordion, Tom Tom, Voice – Zeena Parkins
Layout – Lisa Robotka
Mastered By – Myles Boisen

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