Paul Dresher, Ned Rothenberg
Opposites Attract (CD)
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It is with great satisfaction that we write these notes as the final part of a compositional saga, the evolution of which we could never have foreseen at its inception. This project was unusual for us in many ways, most notably in the length of time (4 1/2 years) during which we worked and reworked the material, and in the number of incarnations that resulted from these efforts. The development of the music was closely linked to a parallel evolution in music technology, particularly in digital sampling, sound processing, and computer-driven music sequencers.
From the outset, the project was conceived as a marriage between two contrasting elements, the unique qualities of acoustic instrumental and improvised performance, and the detailed control, precision, and new compositional possibilities offered by rapidly evolving technology. If we have succeeded, this recording will evoke a kind of musical techno-primitivism, a hybrid, utilizing the tools of sophisticated technology to amplify and reshape the rawness, energy, and wonder at the qualities of sound which are at the root of, and the inspiration for, this music. — Ned Rothenberg & Paul Dresher
Format
Recorded and mixed at Home Base Studios, NYC, July & December, 1990
Additional recording at Radio City Studios, July 1987, and at Nash Studios, Oakland California, June 1987
Tape loops and sample recording at Minmax Studios, Berkeley, California 1986-90
Additional sample recording at Park Place Studio, Brooklyn, New York, 1990
Finished sampling was done with an Akai S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler, some earlier work on Akai S900 and 612 (no synthesizers used)
Sequencing done with C-Lab Notator program
Additional sample editing: Digidesign Sound Tools and Dound Designer
Initial work was made possible by a Nonesuch Commission award from the American Music Center to Paul Dresher
This recording was made possible with grants from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the National Endowment for the Arts
"We would like to thank the contributing musicians for their improvisational and compositional input"
Special thanks to: Kathryn King, Margaret Jenkins, Richard Eisenstein, Mark Helias, Jay Cloidt, Tim Berne, Adam Rudolph, Yale Evelev, Elliott Sharp, Robin Kirck, Lois Ellison, and Jamie Lowerly
℗ & © 1991 Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
Printed in USA
Release notes
Recorded and mixed at Home Base Studios, NYC, July & December, 1990 Additional recording at Radio City Studios, July 1987, and at Nash Studios, Oakland California, June 1987 Tape loops and sample recording at Minmax Studios, Berkeley, California 1986-90 Additional sample recording at Park Place Studio, Brooklyn, New York, 1990 Finished sampling was done with an Akai S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler, some earlier work on Akai S900 and 612 (no synthesizers used) Sequencing done with C-Lab Notator…
| 1 | Orient And Tropic | 11:04 | |
| 2 | The Long Seven | 3:17 | |
| 3 | Yuuniik | 2:30 | |
| The Untold Story | |||
| 4 | Sidi Infi / Bolero In Straight Jabs | 4:13 | |
| 5 | The Edge Of Sleep | 3:57 | |
| 6 | Shriek | 4:10 | |
| 7 | The Paddling Floes | 7:02 | |
| 8 | This Endup | 4:15 | |
| - | |||
| 9 | Opposites Attack | 5:13 | |
| 10 | Skronk | 4:16 | |
| 11 | Straight Jabs Redux/Finale | 6:07 | |
- Ned Rothenberg
- Alto Saxophone (2 to 8, 11), Music By, Liner Notes, Producer [Produced By], Sampler [Sampling] (4 to 8, 10), Sequenced By [Sequencing] (1 to 8, 10), Shakuhachi (1, 4 to 8), Tenor Saxophone (4 to 8)
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass Guitar [Electric Bass Guitar] (1 to 8, 11)
- Mark Dresser
- Bass [Solo Arco] (4 to 8), Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] (1 to 3)
- Steve Byram
- Design [Cover], Artwork [Art]
- Bobby Previte
- Drums (1 to 3)
- Samm Bennett
- Drums (4 to 8, 11), Electronic Drums, Shaker [Shakers] (4 to 8)
- Andrew Milano
- Engineer
- Laeticia de Compiegne Sonami
- Engineer [Additonal Recording At Nash Studios]
- Don Hunerburg
- Engineer [Additonal Recording At Radio City Studios]
- Joseph Bartoldus
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Lance Neal
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Arthur Moorhead
- Executive-Producer
- Paul Dresher
- Guitar (1 to 9, 11), Loops [Loop System] (1 to 8), Music By, Liner Notes, Producer [Produced By], Sampler [Sampling] (1 to 8, 10, 11), Sequenced By [Sequencing] (2 to 8), Technician [Tape Loop System]
- Lee Townsend
- Producer [Produced By]
- Paul Tydelsky
- Technician [Tape Loop System]
