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1980 studio album by Mnemonists
Some Attributes of a Living System is the second studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra , released in 1980 by Dys Records.[ 1]
Side one Title 1. "Fragment 1" 2. "Fragment 2" 3. "Fragment 3" 4. "Fragment 4" 5. "Fragment 5" 6. "Fragment 6" 7. "Fragment 7" 8. "Fragment 8" 9. "Fragment 9" 10. "Fragment 10" 11. "Fragment 11" 12. "Fragment 12" 13. "Fragment 13"
Side two Title 1. "Fragment 14" 2. "Fragment 15" 3. "Fragment 16" 4. "Fragment 17" 5. "Fragment 18" 6. "Fragment 19" 7. "Fragment 20" 8. "Fragment 21" 9. "Fragment 22"
Adapted from the Some Attributes of a Living System liner notes.[ 2]
Mnemonists
Mark Derbyshire – tape , electronics , engineering
John Herdt – electric guitar , spoken word
Torger Hougen – spoken word, percussion
Hugh Ragin – trumpet , trombone , piccolo , percussion
Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone , electric guitar, percussion , spoken word, arrangements (A10)
William Sharp – piano , tape, electronics, percussion, spoken word, production , arrangements (A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A10, A12, A13, B2, B3, B5–B9)
Sara Thompson – double bass
Randy Yeates – spoken word, percussion
Additional musicians
Steve Bennett – acoustic guitar and electric guitar (A10, A13, B5)
Renais Goddard – spoken word (B8)
Kent Hotchkiss – spoken word (A2)
Ruth Hougen – harp (B7)
Melissa Katsimpalis – spoken word (A9, B8)
Tom Katsimpalis – percussion , acoustic guitar (A1) , spoken word (A9)
Ken Lark – percussion, spoken word, drums (A4, A5)
Mark Schulz – bass guitar (A4, A5, B7)
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United States
1980
Dys
LP
DYS 02