★Woof Records
Live Improvisations
1990 release ** "For fans of that particular brand of noisy avant-gardism for which Robert Christgau coined the term "skronk," guitarist/violinist Fred Frith and saxophonist Tim Hodgkinson need no introduction. Charter members of the 1970s avant rock outfit Henry Cow, each has spent a lot of time making unspeakable noises with his instrument, and often those noises have been unspeakably glorious. This collection of live recordings -- all of them taken from live gigs around England in May of 1990…
See
Tim Hodgkinson's first major project after Henry Cow with Bill Gilonis, Mick Hobbs & Rick Wilson. See was the third and last record the band released before it broke up, and was continuing to evolve, becoming more subtle, complex and rounded than the earlier albums, though still packing a mighty punch. There's nothing polite about this record and no other group ever attempted to occupy this territory. See is extremely appropriately recorded and is constantly in your face with powerful rhythmic t…
Rubber Cage
Second LP from The Work, seldom seen for sale nowadays, with dense compositions, high quality, powerful recordings that explore the fringes of rock; pop fragments, hypnotic repetitions and highly evolved arrangements coupled with a fine exploration of sonorities and techniques, this has a strong and unique musical fingerprint, always surprising while retaining its centre in performance. Besides collecting what could arguably be their finest songs, this disk displays the group's unusual sense of …
I Hate America
rare original first 7" by the British underground pop/prog/jazz/avant-garde label WOOF Records, that was originally set up by Tim Hodgkinson and Bill Gilonis; the music is art rock at his best, not reliant on melody, with touches of jazz, loads of avant-garde noise, and moments of just general wierdness.