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Glenn Branca (b. 1948) Various Tracks 1. The Static (1979) [40:25] Glenn Branca: Guitar Barbara Ess: Bass Christine Hahn: Drums Recorded live at Riverside Studios, London, 24 Feb 1979 2. Rhys Chatham (with Glenn Branca, Nina Canal, Wharton Tiers) - Guitar Trio (1977) (Recorded Live, 5/79 NYC) [6:54] 3. Glenn Branca: Acoustic Phenomena (1983) [3:59] Introduction (the entire piece runs 14 min.) Originally commissioned by the Kunsthalle Berne, Switz. for performance installation by Dan Graham. It is dedicated to the memory of Axel Gross who assisted in the production and performed in the live version. Instrumentation is: 1) harmonics guitar, mallet guitar; 2) adapted harpsichords. The recording was made on a Tascam 4-trk cassette recorder. 4. Music For The Dance Bad Smells Choreographed By Twyla Tharp (16:25) Guitars: Glenn Branca, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, David Rosenbloom, Ned Sublette Bass: Jeffrey Glenn Drums: Stephen Wischerth NOTES 1. From Audio Arts Supplement, 1979 2. From Tellus #1 3. From Tellus #10: All Guitars! (1985) 4. From Glenn Branca/John Giorno 'Who You Staring At?' (1982) UbuWeb Sound | UbuWeb PennSound | CENTRO | EPC | WFMU