News From Babel

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Moss 03:58 Tools
Who Will Accuse? 02:38 Tools
Banknote 03:19 Tools
Heart of Stone 03:04 Tools
Dark Matter 04:20 Tools
Dragon at the Core 04:39 Tools
Fast Food 03:13 Tools
Late Evening 04:58 Tools
Black Gold 03:09 Tools
Klein's Bottle 03:17 Tools
Odysseus 02:56 Tools
Auschwitz/Babel 04:07 Tools
Devils 01:16 Tools
Dry Leaf 02:51 Tools
Victory 05:19 Tools
arcades (of glass) 00:00 Tools
Anno Mirabilis 04:08 Tools
Waited/Justice 05:09 Tools
Waited / Justice 05:09 Tools
Contraries 05:41 Tools
Waited - Justice 05:10 Tools
Waited 05:09 Tools
Heart of Stone (Megalopolis) 03:01 Tools
Last Evening 04:57 Tools
Justice 05:09 Tools
Anno Mirabilis (In the Year of Miracles) 04:08 Tools
Waited,Justice 05:09 Tools
A Dragon At The Core 04:39 Tools
Auschwitz-Babel 03:19 Tools
news from babel BANKNOTE 04:39 Tools
news from babel HEART OF STON 04:39 Tools
news from babel WHO WILL ACCU 04:39 Tools
01 - Who Will Accuse 02:38 Tools
07 - Waited - Justice 05:09 Tools
02 - Heart Of Stone 03:04 Tools
04 - Moss 03:58 Tools
09 - Late Evening 04:58 Tools
05 - Dragon At The Core 04:39 Tools
03 - Banknote 03:19 Tools
08 - Fast Food 03:19 Tools
news from babel FAST FOOD 03:19 Tools
news from babel DRAGON AT THE 03:19 Tools
news from babel DARK MATTER 03:19 Tools
06-Late evening 05:09 Tools
05-Moss 05:09 Tools
Work Resumed on the Tower: Arcades (of Glass) 05:09 Tools
03-Who will accuse 05:09 Tools
07-Waited/Justice 05:09 Tools
news from babel MOSS 03:19 Tools
news from babel LATE EVENING 03:19 Tools
Waited-Justice 05:09 Tools
Work Resumed On The Tower: Victory 05:09 Tools
Auschwitz 05:09 Tools
04-Heart of stone 05:09 Tools
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News from Babel was an English avant-garde rock group founded in 1983 by Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins and Dagmar Krause. They made two studio albums with several guest musicians (including Robert Wyatt) and disbanded in 1986. In the wake of English avant-garde rock group Henry Cow (1968-1978), Art Bears (1978-1981), a song-oriented group, was formed by three of Henry Cow's members, drummer Chris Cutler, multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith and singer Dagmar Krause. In Art Bears' wake, News From Babel emerged in 1983, comprising Cutler, Krause, Henry Cow woodwind player Lindsay Cooper, and United States harpist Zeena Parkins. It was Parkins' first "rock group" and the first time she had recorded with her harp. This new group followed the song-oriented approach of Art Bears, but with a different musical emphasis. Cooper composed all the music and Cutler wrote all the song texts. News From Babel was purely a studio group. The name was derived from the title of George Steiner's book After Babel, and some of the songs on their albums relate directly to Steiner's books. In 1983 they recorded Work Resumed on the Tower, the title referring to the Tower of Babel, with guest vocalist Phil Minton. In 1986 they recorded Letters Home, named after the title of one of Sylvia Plath's books, with guest vocalists Robert Wyatt, Sally Potter and Phil Minton. Cooper's music on both albums is a blend of jazz and cabaret, while Cutler's lyrics are literate, exploring Marxist themes and personal alienation. The group disbanded in 1986 after recording their second album. However, in 2014 they reformed as part of the larger ensemble that performed the music of Lindsay Cooper. These were their only live performances (with John Greaves deputising for Robert Wyatt). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.