Attention Span (album)
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| Attention Span | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | September – December 1989 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Length | 45:21 | |||
| Label | RecRec | |||
| Bob Ostertag chronology | ||||
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| Fred Frith chronology | ||||
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| John Zorn chronology | ||||
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Attention Span is a collaborative album by Bob Ostertag, Fred Frith and John Zorn, released in 1990 by RecRec Music.[1][2][3][4][5]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
Ted Mills of AllMusic said of Attention Span that it is "not as cohesive as some of his other, more conceptual works (sometimes you wonder if the whole thing is a favor to his fellow artists), but certainly not without worth."[6]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Power" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Paper Jam" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:16 |
| 3. | "Warning" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:25 |
| 4. | "And Gate" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:10 |
| 5. | "Necker Cube" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:56 |
| 6. | "Fold" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:06 |
| 7. | "Ebb Tide" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:51 |
| 8. | "Marketing Research" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:21 |
| 9. | "Fixed Resistor" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:17 |
| 10. | "Radiant Power" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:14 |
| 11. | "Depth Reversal" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:21 |
| 12. | "Dangerous Zone" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:37 |
| 13. | "Hit the Road" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:21 |
| 14. | "Smoking" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:55 |
| 15. | "Waiting" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:31 |
| 16. | "Electric Flux" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:36 |
| 17. | "Cocktail Lounge" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:35 |
| 18. | "Coat Check" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:05 |
| 19. | "Detour" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:24 |
| 20. | "Meter" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:59 |
| 21. | "Circuit Breaker" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:11 |
| 22. | "Surge Impendence" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:40 |
| 23. | "Vision" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:57 |
| 24. | "Black, To a Chimp" | Ostertag, Zorn | 0:20 |
| 25. | "Neon" | Ostertag, Zorn | 1:00 |
| 26. | "Emergency Shop" | Ostertag, Zorn | 3:14 |
| 27. | "Flame" | Frith, Ostertag | 1:54 |
| 28. | "Bone" | Frith, Ostertag | 5:39 |
| 29. | "Jolt" | Frith, Ostertag | 6:03 |
| 30. | "Bolt" | Frith, Ostertag | 4:37 |
| 31. | "Loops" | Frith, Ostertag | 0:56 |
| 32. | "Drowning Offshore" | Frith, Ostertag | 2:43 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Attention Span liner notes.[7]
Musicians
- Fred Frith – guitar (1-26)
- Bob Ostertag – sampler, liner notes
- John Zorn – alto saxophone (1-26)
Production and design
- Bob Appel – engineering
- Douglas Kenny – cover art, design
- Jonathan Nelson – engineering
- Diego Zweifel – design
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1990 | RecRec | CD | ReCDec 33 |
References[edit]
- ^ Rusch, Bob (1995). "Bob Ostertag w/ John Zorn/Fred Frith: Attention Span". Cadence. David Haney: 7. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Dean, R.T. (March 2003). Hyperimprovisation Computer-Interactive Sound Improvisation. A-R Editions. p. 122. ISBN 9780895795083. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company. p. 188. ISBN 9780252076466. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Ostertag: Attention Span". CD Review Digest. 6 (4). Peri Press: 410. 1992. ISBN 9781879796096. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Caras, Tracy; Gagne, Cole (1992). "Interviews with American Composers". Soundpieces 2. 6 (4). Peri Press: 410. ISBN 9780810827103. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Mills, Ted. "Bob Ostertag: Attention Span > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Attention Span (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Zürich, Switzerland: RecRec Music. 1993.
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External links[edit]
- Attention Span at Discogs (list of releases)
