Tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, lindsay cooper, dagmar krause and others 1993. The band, including henry cow members chris cutler, fred frith, john greaves, tim hodgkinson. The cover artwork was done by british cartoonist and caricaturist ralph. After henry cow split, hodgkinson and fellow band member chris cutler compiled the henry cow book, a collection of documents.
Rer vinyl present a reissue of henry cows in praise of learning, originally released in 1975. Volumes 610 with dvd as well as the concerts double cd, henry cow concerts with the addition of a further 60pp booklet book 1. Legend extract from with the yellow halfmoon and blue star 7. Fred frith guitar, piano, xylophone, violin chris cutler drums, piano, trumpet, vocals tim hodgkinson saxophone, clarinet, piano. May 14, 2019 henry cow live anthology volume 8 last mooes, part 2 fred frith. Henry cow were an influential, experimental, avantgarde british rock group, which formed in cambridge university in 1968.
Andrew powell, who would later work with the alan parsons project and others, was an early member. Three dynamic works for contemporary classical composition from henry cow founder tim hodgkinson, composed and assembled using a variety of techniques including live performance, in ensembles that include hyperion ensemble, chris cutler on percussion, angharad davies on violin, mark sanders on percussion and yoni silver on bass clarinet. Theoretical and critical writings on music, november books, 1984, isbn 0946423016. Drawing on ninety interviews with henry cow musicians and crew, letters, notebooks. You wont find a more expressive drummer than cutler in those. Featuring fred frith, chris cutler, john greaves, tim hodgkinson and geoff leigh. Ex box is a free bonus cd issued to subscribers to the henry cow box redux and is not for general sale. That lately led to curlers longtime cooperation with fred frith and tim hodgkinson. Henry cow 2009 the 40th anniversary henry cow box set. The band began in 1968 when guitarist fred frith, alto saxophonistorganist tim hodgkinson and bassist john greaves were students at cambridge university. An extension and fusion of the key influences of soft machine and frank zappa, the album is packed full of extraordinary tunes, complex but never pompous arrangements, and great.
Violinist and guitarist frith, who was studying english literature, met hodgkinson, a social anthropology student, in a blues club at the university and proceeded to bond during a spontaneously improvised hour of violin and alto saxophone that frith later recalled as a. Henry cow live anthology volume 1 no more songs fred frith. An almost complete history of henry cow, impetus 2 june 1976. However, rer megacorp also made this cd available for separate purchase. For the international festival of new music at reims, this group prepared a set of highly structured instrumental music. Rer vinyl present a reissue of henry cows leg end, originally released in 1979. Henry cows membership included fred frith, tim hodgkinson, lindsay cooper, chris cutler, dagmar krause and john greaves, and also counted georgina born, anthony moore and peter blegvad among its everchanging cast of players.
Its certainly impossible to explain without writing a fat book. Edward macan in his 1997 book rocking the classics. Tim hodgkinson and chris cutler have also authored books, with. Henry cow, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, john greaves, geoff leigh, chris cutler, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, john greaves, geoff leigh, chris cutler leg end the henry cow legend. Core members in the groups early years were guitarist fred frith, saxophonist and keyboard player tim hodgkinson, percussionist chris cutler, and bassist john grea ves. He has collaborated with many musicians and groups, including fred frith, lindsay cooper, zeena.
So i was extremely excited when henry cows drummer chris cutler. The henry cow box redux by henry cow, released 24 november 2019 1. The world is a problem benjamin piekut tells the bands storyfrom its founding in cambridge in 1968 and later affiliation with virgin records to its demise ten years laterand analyzes its varied efforts to link aesthetics with politics. Fred frith, chris cutler, tim hodgkinson and cows less permanent membership crafted an allinclusive music that managed to remain its own, stubbornly refusing to allow fickle taste and industry standards to dictate their choices. Henry cow s personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer chris cutler and bassoonistoboist lindsay cooper were important longterm members alongside frith and hodgkinson. Henry cow, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, john greaves, geoff leigh, chris cutler, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, john greaves, geoff leigh, chris cutler leg end the henry cow legend music. Fred frith, tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, lindsay cooper and peter blegvad. In 1968 he founded with fred frith, the group henry cow, which existed until 1979. Chris cutler, john greaves, tim hodgkinson, chloe herrrington, yumi hara 16 june. One small tear on the back cover, center top, about 14 long. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. Henry cow ex box collected fragments 1971 1978 2019.
Rer vinyl present a reissue of henry cow s in praise of learning, originally released in 1975. Dagmar krause, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, lindsay. Disc 1 is mainly given over to the former, with a beautifully played john peel session from 1975 featuring a medley of cow crowdpleasers nirvana for mice, beautiful. Chris cutler et al have seriously stretched the patience of fans who waited so long for the official versions of henry cows historic recordings. This time, a chunk of cyberspace goes to henry cows elusive, unofficial documents. At that point, henry cow had already achieved a certain success they had played a few shows in their local hood. Oct 31, 2019 henry cows membership included fred frith, tim hodgkinson, lindsay cooper, chris cutler, dagmar krause and john greaves, and also counted georgina born, anthony moore and peter blegvad among its everchanging cast of players. Comes in a plastic sleeve with a folded insert, and a booklet that complements the 2008 40th anniversary henry cow set. Coda fairly comprehensive list of henry cows concerts, taken from one of the 40th anniversary box booklets. The henry cow book by chris cutler, tim hodgkinson alibris uk. Fred frith met tim hodgkinson, a fellow student, in a blues club at cambridge university in may.
As drummer chris cutler points out in the sleevenotes, henry cows live sets were equally split between structured songs and free improvisation. Henry cows personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer chris cutler, bassist john greaves, and bassoonistoboist lindsay cooper were important longterm members alongside frith and hodgkinson. Henry cow an interview with chris cutler echoes and dust. The name already existed, and crimsonlike, was hanging around waiting for the right people to come along and tweak its udders. Experimental band henry cow challenged itself, audiences. According to hodgkinson, the name henry cow was in the air in 1968, and it seemed like a good name for the band. Henry cow were an english experimental rock group, founded at cambridge. The henry cow book coauthored with tim hodgkinson 1981 a collection of documents and. Henry cow were formed in 1968, whilst its core members fred frith and tim hodgkinson were attending cambridge university. Welcome to rer megacorp, an artist led record label, distribution and mail order company. The multiple politics of henry cow chris cutler in interview with benjamin piekut the band henry cow was formed in may 1968 by two cambridge university undergraduates. Henry cow were an english avantrock group, founded at cambridge university in 1968 by multiinstrumentalists fred frith and tim hodgkinson.
Chris cutler, fred frith and tim hodgkinson the stone. Recording with guitaristcomposer bill gilonis, experimenting with tapecollage leads to the woof record label and the work group. Henry cow was the foundation of hodgkinsons musical education, and it was an opportunity for him to work closely with other instrumentalists and develop new musical landscapes. Book the henry cow book assembled by chris cutler and tim hodgekinson, november books, 1984, and long out of print. Henry cow cow box redux the progressive aspect tpa. The henry cow book assembled by chris cutler and tim hodgekinson.
Henry cow the world is a problem benjamin piekut duke. The world is a problem is a 2019 book by american academic. Chris cutler academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Oct 24, 2019 after henry cow split, hodgkinson and fellow band member chris cutler compiled the henry cow book, a collection of documents and information about the band, published in 1981. Lindsay cooper and tom hodgkinson wanted to compose longer instrumental pieces, while chris cutler and fred frith wanted to focus on more songoriented music. The henry cow book coauthored with tim hodgkinson 1981 a collection of documents and information about the band file under popular 1984 a collection of theoretical and critical writings on music, also published in polish, german and japanese discography. Chris cutler wrote the original lyrics for joan and tim hodgkinson s the pirate song, but the group were unhappy with them, and the songs were withdrawn from henry cow s repertoire. Art bears news from babel slapp happy tim hodgkinson fred frith chris cutler cutler and frith cassiber the ec nudes skeleton crew the. Henry cow biography founded in 1968 in cambridge, uk disbanded in 1978 reunited briefly in 2014 after disbanding, henry cow members got involved in multiple side and solo projects. Nach deren auflosung veroffentlichte er 1981 mit chris cutler the henry cow book. Henry cow were an english experimental rock group, founded at cambridge university in 1968 by multiinstrumentalists fred frith and tim hodgkinson. This, alongside the fact that a significant number of henry cow members and associates were at the books launch in london suggests that this is a history with involvement of differing degrees from various members of the band, and it would appear that few stones have been left unturned in attempting to produce a definitive biography. The last nightingale is an album by various artists recorded and released in 1984 to raise money for striking coal miners in the 198485 uk miners strike.
Looking back in history, one can identify several tipping points that durably changed the nature of musical. It features chris cutler, tim hodgkinson and lindsay cooper from the english avantrock group henry cow, singer and musician robert wyatt, and poet adrian mitchell. Henry cows personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer chris cutler and bassoonistoboist lindsay cooper were important longterm members alongside frith and hodgkinson. Official releases of newly unearthed, or commissioned, band commentaries, pictures and other documents prepared specifically for this release. I realized that this would be the case during my research, when a member of the band remarked upon all the things that we hadnt. In april 1978 the band relocated to the netherlands, recording the ep maximum penalty in early 1979, which featured guest appearances by exhenry cow members fred frith guitar, violin, tim hodgkinson keyboards, alto saxophone, clarinet, chris cutler piano scrapes and general burning ideas, and aksak maboul founder marc hollander bass. Henry cow, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, john greaves, geoff. After its dissolution he published in 1981 with chris cutler the henry cow book. Chris cutler henry cow interview 2020 peekaboo magazine. This was the first time together on record for fred frith, tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, john greaves, and geoff leigh. Here is a selection of albums chris cutler has performed on, showing the year. It was compiled by chris cutler and tim hodgkinson and selfpublished around 1981. Henry cow s personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer chris cutler, bassist john greaves, and bassoonistoboist lindsay cooper were important longterm members alongside frith and hodgkinson. Cornell professor benjamin piekuts latest book is an exhaustive study of an.
Finally, chris cutler joined the lineup the core of the band was formed. Chris cutler born 4 january 1947 is an english percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. He has collaborated with many musicians and groups, including fred frith, lindsay. The 40th anniversary henry cow box set, promised by cutler for well over a decade and now finally delivered, goes a long way towards filling in various gaps in the groups musical history and painting a more complete picture of henry cow by sourcing material from demos, rehearsal tapes and a variety of live performances. Apparently bob drake did a great job cleaning the archives. Henry cow were formed in cambridge in 1968 by saxophonist and organ player tim hodgkinson, and guitarist fred frith. Henry cow live anthology volume 8 last mooes, part 2 fred frith. The henry cow book coauthored with tim hodgkinson 1981 a collection of documents and information about the band file under popular 1984 a collection of theoretical and critical writings on music, also published in polish, german and japanese. Post henry cow the various members have gone on to have long and respected careers as musicians working with a variety of bands and other musicians and in new configurations of erstwhile henry cow members. A landmark in the history of european experimental rock, the third cow work, originally released on virgin in 1975, represents the second act of joined forces between henry cow and slapp happy, and the first fully integrated appearance of dagmar krause. In addition to composing, he has a long involvement in improvisation, and came back to anthropology in the 1990s with research into music and shamanism in.
Henry cows membership included fred frith, tim hodgkinson, lindsay cooper, chris cutler, dagmar krause and john greaves, and also. After a series of line up changes, henry cow got signed to the nascent virgin records and the lineup consisting of frith, hodgkinson who had also learnt to play keyboards, bassist john greaves, drummer chris cutler and woodwind player geoff leigh recorded the henry cow legend 1973, which immediately showcased the bands knack for free. In addition to composing, he has a long involvement in improvisation, and came back to. Coda fairly comprehensive list of henry cow s concerts, taken from one of the 40th anniversary box booklets. Henry cow was the foundation of hodgkinson s musical education, and it was an opportunity for him to work closely with other instrumentalists and develop new musical landscapes. Sep 04, 2019 post henry cow the various members have gone on to have long and respected careers as musicians working with a variety of bands and other musicians and in new configurations of erstwhile henry cow members. Buy the henry cow book by chris cutler, tim hodgkinson online at alibris uk.
After henry cow split, hodgkinson and fellow band member chris cutler compiled the henry cow book, a collection of documents and information about the band, published. Henry cow were an english experimental rock group, founded at cambridge university in 1968. En cutler, chris e hodgkinson, tim, the henry cow book, third step printworks, 1981, isbn 0950887005. Best known for his work with english avantrock group henry cow, cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including art bears, news from babel, pere ubu and briefly gongmothergong. Joan was only performed a few times, and the pirate song not at all. They are often categorized under the progressive rock movement that coincided with their active years in the the 70s, but their influences and aspirations went beyond the usual extended songs and romantic classical music influences that were associated with the more. Tim hodgkinson born may 1, 1949 in salisbury is an english musician saxophone, clarinet, piano, guitar and composer who is known one of the founders of the artrock group henry cow and in the field of experimental rock and improvisation music life and work hodgkinson grew up in wiltshire and studied at cambridge university music anthropology completion 1971.
Henry cow 197178 art bears 197881 news from babel 198386 pere ubu 1988. Henry cow, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, lindsay cooper, dagmar krause, geoff leigh, anthony moore, peter blegvad, mongezi feza, phil. Living in the heart of the beast is the title of an extended song written by tim hodgkinson in 1975 for the english avantrock group henry cow. Chris cutler, interview with derek jewell, bbc radio 3, mid1975, transcript. In addition, georgie born, tim hodgkinson and chris cutler have also authored books, with chris cutler also running recommended records. Henry cow, fred frith, tim hodgkinson, chris cutler, lindsay. Henry cow henry cow 1973, presswell pressing, vinyl. Best known for his work with english avantrock group henry cow, cutler was also a member and drummer of a number of other bands, including art bears, news from babel, pere ubu and briefly gongmothergong. Experimental band henry cow challenged itself, audiences cornell. In april 1978 the band relocated to the netherlands, recording the ep maximum penalty in early 1979, which featured guest appearances by ex henry cow members fred frith guitar, violin, tim hodgkinson keyboards, alto saxophone, clarinet, chris cutler piano scrapes and general burning ideas, and aksak maboul founder marc hollander bass. After henry cow split, hodgkinson and fellow band member chris cutler compiled the henry cow book, a collection of documents and information about the band, published in 1981. Hodgkinson grew up in wiltshire and studied at cambridge university music anthropology completion 1971. English avantrock group henry cow henry cow, 1975 background information origin cambridge, england genres avantrock, progressive rock, ar.
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