Fred Frith is an English avant-garde multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser who gained international cult renown as a member of Henry Cow, which made three studio albums and two collaborative discs with Slapp Happy. They instigated the UK/Euro Rock In Opposition network but disbanded over musical differences that spawned the Art Bears. As a solo artist, […]
Material was an American avant-rock/No Wave band from NYC that released three EPs between 1979 and 1981 on Red Records, followed by two albums on Celluloid. Bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Fred Maher worked concurrently with Material guest Fred Frith in Massacre. Members: Bill Laswell (bass), Fred Maher (drums), Michael Beinhorn (keyboards), Cliff Cultreri (guitar), […]
Massacre was an English-American avant-rock/No Wave trio based in NYC that released the album Killing Time on Celluloid in 1981. The band comprised guitarist Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears, Skeleton Crew), bassist/producer Bill Laswell (Material), and drummer Fred Maher, who subsequently joined Scritti Politti. In 1998, the Material nameplate was resurrected with drummer Charles […]
