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Some Attributes Of A Living System

Mnemonists · 1980 · Vinyl-Lp · US · Dys, DYS 02

<div> <div id="tracklist" class="section tracklist" data-toggle="tracklist"> <h3 class="group">Tracklist&nbsp;</h3> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="section_content"> <table class="playlist" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicGroup"> <tbody> <tr class="first tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A1" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A1</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/7a75e5f3-570b-4ba0-bf82-d98e011b4728"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 1</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A2" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A2</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/bfb22064-e44a-4652-8864-056e4059aa13"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 2 : Religion In Media</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A3" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A3</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/78a276c5-275f-4b60-ac2c-ef6cb4fb3950"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 3</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A4" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A4</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/844ab4b2-f7ee-4bb9-952a-0f30199ae233"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 4 : Harvey G Talks</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A5" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A5</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/85d60b22-aab0-49db-9a09-6f6f37407f06"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 5 : Labeling Diseases</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A6" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A6</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/1a032994-2700-4124-9e35-a5736ed0d446"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 6</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A7" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A7</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/15309c31-b3eb-4e4f-b9e4-b7eba51c2ba4"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 7</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A8" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A8</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/f921db77-8434-4c31-8cd7-6bc813241982"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 8</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A9" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A9</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/802e077b-7a7a-4473-8f78-fe110abf88d2"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 9</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A10" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A10</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/41b6c5e2-ad97-4c9c-ae62-0aefd8304183"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 10</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A11" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A11</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/d4fb608f-b004-4b8a-8d58-9401857440cd"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 11 : Relative Neighbors</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A12" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A12</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/da49d932-00b8-4116-a187-6a5b46110606"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 12</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="A13" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">A13</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/4b9d1b76-3176-4466-bd87-1e65b8b1b3ab"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 13</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B1" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B1</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/58bae477-f922-4c0f-a8a2-d6efe973a674"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 14 : Contingency</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B2" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B2</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/19ce40e3-697a-4006-b20c-fd4aea9d40bc"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 15</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B3" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B3</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/72965805-ff74-4438-944e-346d8c5c62d7"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 16</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B4" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B4</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/a86742ae-4eb5-4fe0-93da-7188dac02f4e"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 17 : Heads Up</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B5" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B5</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/630c03de-e60b-4749-9994-e2ff27c2f6d2"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 18</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B6" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B6</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/5e81a316-0cfc-4018-8f96-bb87af842f6d"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 19</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B7" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B7</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/74b733ca-e67e-443c-a0d1-1ff0a893ce15"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 20</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B8" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B8</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/cb8fbd59-75f0-4dfc-a104-60241f7b6291"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 21 : Theory Of Tiles</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr class=" tracklist_track track" data-track-position="B9" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"> <td class="tracklist_track_pos">B9</td> <td class="track tracklist_track_title "><a href="https://www.discogs.com/track/3616419d-bfd4-468b-b42a-17573f9275dd"><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Fragment 22</span></a></td> <td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="section companies toggle_section toggle_section_remember" data-toggle-section-id="companies" id="companies"> <h3 class="toggle_section_control float_fix" data-for=".companies">Companies, etc.</h3> <div class="section_content toggle_section_content"> <ul class="list_no_style"> <li><span class="type">Engineered At</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/350395-Pendragon-2">Pendragon (2)</a></li> <li><span class="type">Mastered At</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/66254-Record-Technology-Incorporated">Record Technology Incorporated</a> &ndash; 7914</li> <li><span class="type">Mastered At</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/66254-Record-Technology-Incorporated">Record Technology Incorporated</a> &ndash; 7915</li> <li><span class="type">Pressed By</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/66254-Record-Technology-Incorporated">Record Technology Incorporated</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section credits toggle_section toggle_section_remember" data-toggle-section-id="credits" id="credits"> <h3 class="toggle_section_control float_fix" data-for=".credits">Credits</h3> <div class="section_content toggle_section_content"> <ul class="list_no_style"> <li><span class="role">Arranged By [Arrangements By]</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378107-William-Sharp" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Sharp</a>* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A10, A12, A13, B2, B3, B5 to B9)</li> <li><span class="role">Double Bass</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/489402-Sara-Thompson" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Sara Thompson</a></li> <li><span class="role">Electric Guitar [E. Guitar], Alto Saxophone, Percussion, Toy, Voice</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378121-Steve-Scholbe" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Steve Scholbe</a></li> <li><span class="role">Electric Guitar [E. Guitar], Voice</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/1620979-John-Herdt" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">John Herdt</a></li> <li><span class="role">Electronics, Tape [Tape Manipulation]</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378122-Mark-Derbyshire" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Mark Derbyshire</a></li> <li><span class="role">Engineer</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378122-Mark-Derbyshire" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Mark Derbyshire</a></li> <li><span class="role">Guest [With], Percussion</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/489399-Ken-Lark" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Ken Lark</a></li> <li><span class="role">Guest [With], Percussion, Toy, Voice</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/447945-Tom-Katsimpalis" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Tom Katsimpalis</a></li> <li><span class="role">Piano, Electronics, Tape [Tape Manipulation], Percussion, Toy, Voice</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378107-William-Sharp" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">William Sharp</a></li> <li><span class="role">Producer</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/378107-William-Sharp" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Bill Sharp</a>*</li> <li><span class="role">Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo], Trombone, Percussion</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/359662-Hugh-Ragin" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Hugh Ragin</a></li> <li><span class="role">Voice, Toy, Percussion</span> &ndash; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/447943-Randy-Yeates" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Randy Yeates</a>, <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/489401-Torger-Hougen" target="_blank" class="rollover_link">Torger Hougen</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section notes toggle_section toggle_section_remember" data-toggle-section-id="notes" id="notes"> <h3 class="toggle_section_control float_fix" data-for=".notes">Notes</h3> <div class="section_content toggle_section_content">Limited edition of 500 copies with 12-page art portfolio.<br /> <br /> Fragments 1-22 consist of improvisation within very basic arrangements.<br /> Some fragments contain overdubs.<br /> Arrangement of (21) owes much to C. Miereanu&#39;s composition Luna Cinese.<br /> <br /> Electronics employed:<br /> Two small home-brew synthesizers and a sequencer (our thanks to builder Steve Emmons).<br /> Paia stereo EEG (thanks to Rolf Goranson).<br /> DeltaLab acousticomputer.<br /> Audio generator.<br /> <br /> Dys 02 was recorded on 2 track equipment October 1979 - February 1980.<br /> Engineered at Pendragon, Fort Collins, Colorado.<br /> Plating and pressing by RTI, Camarillo, California.<br /> P. 1980</div> </div> </div>