tracks

Gotham Lullaby
Travelling
The Tale
Biography
Dolmen Music
Overture And Men's Conclave
Wa-Ohs
Rain
Pine Tree Lullaby
Calls
Conclusion

notes

Track 1 originally composed 1975 for "Fear And Loathing In Gotham", a bricolage theatre piece by Ping Chong.
Tracks 2 to 4 originally composed 1972 (4) & 1973 for the opera "Education Of The Girlchild".
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded January 1981 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.
Tracks 5a to 5f recorded March 1980 at Hometown Studios, NYC.
Mixed at Tonstudio Bauer. Almost identical to Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music but CD face is slightly different, ECM NEW SERIES in a bigger font. "Made in W. Germany" on CD face.

Gotham Lullaby (1975)
Travelling (1973)
The Tale (1973)
Biography (1972)
Dolmen Music (1979)


"Gotham Lullaby" originally composed
for "Fear And Loathing In Gotham", a bricolage
theatre piece by Ping Chong; "Travelling",
"The Tale", "Biography" originally
composed for "Education Of The Girlchild",
an opera by Meredith Monk.

Music on Side 1 recorded at Tonstudio Bauer,
Ludwigsburg. January 1981.
Dolmen Music recorded
at Hometown Studios, New York City, March 1980
All mixed at Tonstudio Bauer


An ECM Production

℗ 1981 ECM Records GmbH

("Music on Side 1" referring to tracks 1 to 4)

credits

Engineer – Martin Balk (tracks: 5a to 5f), Martin Wieland (tracks: 1 to 4)
Percussion, Violin – Collin Walcott (tracks: 1 to 4)
Piano – Meredith Monk (tracks: 1 to 4), Steve Lockwood (tracks: 3)
Producer – Collin Walcott, Manfred Eicher
Voice – Andrea Goodman (tracks: 5a to 5f), Monica Solem (tracks: 5a to 5f), Paul Langland (tracks: 5a to 5f)
Voice, Cello – Robert Een (tracks: 5a to 5f)
Voice, Composed By – Meredith Monk
Voice, Percussion – Julius Eastman (tracks: 5a to 5f)
Artwork [Drawing] – Ping Chong
Design – Barbara Wojirsch
Engineer – Martin Balk (tracks: 5), Martin Wieland (tracks: 1 to 4)
Percussion, Violin – Collin Walcott (tracks: 1 to 4)
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Sarah van Ouwerkerk
Photography By [Liner Photos] – Nathaniel Tileston
Piano – Meredith Monk (tracks: 1 to 4), Steve Lockwood (tracks: 3)
Producer – Collin Walcott, Manfred Eicher
Voice – Andrea Goodman (tracks: 5), Monica Solem (tracks: 5), Paul Langland (tracks: 5)
Voice, Cello – Robert Een (tracks: 5)
Voice, Composed By – Meredith Monk
Voice, Percussion – Julius Eastman (tracks: 5)

companies

Made By – EDC, Germany – 50969813
Recorded At – Tonstudio Bauer
Recorded At – Hometown Studios
Mixed At – Tonstudio Bauer
Manufactured By – Polygram, Hanover, West Germany
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
Recorded At – Tonstudio Bauer
Recorded At – Hometown Studios
Mixed At – Tonstudio Bauer

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