Eye to Ear II

Infobox Album
Name = Eye to Ear II
Type = Studio album
Artist = Fred Frith


Background = orange
Released = 2004
Recorded = Germany, 1997 and 2001
United States, 2002–2003
Genre = Experimental rock
Length = 47:24
Label = Tzadik (US)
Producer = Fred Frith
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xl6ibkg9sakm link] | Last album = "Rivers and Tides"
(2003)
This album = "Eye to Ear II"
(2004)
Next album = "Eleventh Hour"
(2005)

"Eye to Ear II" is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It is a collection of film music composed and performed by Frith, and is his second album, after "Eye to Ear" (1997), dedicated to his work for short films. It was recorded in Germany and the United States between 1997 and 2003.

The music on "Eye to Ear II" appeared in the following films:
*"Gambling, Gods and LSD" (2002) by Peter Mettler
*"Returning Home" (2003) by Andy Abrahams Wilson
*"Hirschen Mit Goldenen Hufen" by Petra Mäussnest
*"Sideshow" by Kristin Varner

A modified version of the track "Gambling, Gods and LSD" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film of the same name, "Gambling, Gods and LSD" (2003) by various artists.

Track listing

#"Sideshow 1" (Frith) – 2:07
#"Gambling, Gods and LSD" (Frith) – 14:19
#"Sideshow 2" (Frith) – 2:26
#"Hirschen Mit Goldenen Hufen" (Frith) – 7:53
#"Sideshow 3" (Frith) – 2:19
#"Returning Home: Wood and Water" (Frith) – 8:34
#"Returning Home: The Wind" (Frith, Fei) – 4:11
#"Returning Home: Straw Dance" (Frith) – 3:17
#"Sideshow 4" (Frith) – 2:18

Personnel

*Fred Frith – guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, violin, accordion, ocarina, kalimba, drum samples, Mobius instruments, toys, low-grade sound effects, voice
*Gail Brand – trombone (5)
*Heather Heise – accordion (6-8)
*Wu Fei – gu zheng (6-8)
*Anne Hege – voice (6-8)

ound

*Tracks 1,3,5 and 9 recorded at Guerrilla Recordings, Oakland, United States, January–February 2002
*Track 2 recorded at Jankowski Studio, Esslingen, Germany, July 2001
*Track 4 recorded at Ludwigsburg Film Akademie, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1997
*Tracks 6-8 recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco, United States, January 2003

External links

*amg | id = 10:xl6ibkg9sakm | label = "Eye to Ear, Vol. 2"
* [http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/frith.htm Fred Frith discography]
*imdb title|0332626|"Gambling, Gods and LSD"
*amg movie|id=1:321782|title=Returning Home