Archive for the Company Category
Company “Epiphanies l-Vl” (Honest Jon’s)
Ever played that game where you imagine you can invite a few people from any period in human history to a dinner party guaranteed to produce rich, stimulating, and provocative conversation? Derek Bailey did it for real, musically, in his Company Weeks. In July 1982, his guests at London’s I.C.A. […]
Company “Epiphanies VlI-XIII” (Honest Jon’s)
More buried treasure from the 1982 Company Week at London’s I.C.A., seven more epiphanies (previously unreleased!) to add to the six on Epiphanies I-VI (HJR 212LP) and the 48-minute ensemble Epiphany (HJR 211LP). Fred Frith’s diverse activities as composer and educator in recent years shouldn’t let us forget he’s a […]
Company “Epiphany” (Honest Jon’s)
Honest Jon’s Records present a reissue of Company’s Epiphany, originally released in 1982. Epiphany i-ˈpi-fə-nē (1) a manifestation of the essential nature of something (usually sudden) (2) an intuitive grasp of reality through something (usually simple and striking) (3) an illuminating discovery or disclosure. All three definitions apply perfectly to […]