The Letter (Cosa Brava album)

The Letter
Studio album by Cosa Brava
Released	March 2012 (2012-03)
Recorded	June 2010, August 2011
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	61:08
Label	Intakt Records (Switzerland)
Producer	Fred Frith, Intakt Records
Cosa Brava chronology
Ragged Atlas (2010) The Letter (2012)

The Letter is a studio album by Fred Frith's United States experimental rock group Cosa Brava. It was recorded in France in June 2010 and Oakland, California in August 2011, and was released by Intakt Records in Switzerland on March 21, 2012.^[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fred Frith; words on "Drowning" and "The Letter" by Zeina Nasr and Frith.

1. "Soul of the Machine" – 2:12
2. "The Eyjafjallajökull Tango" – 6:48
3. "Drowning" (Frith, Nasr) – 4:04
4. "The Wedding" – 6:08
5. "The Letter" (Frith, Nasr) – 3:41
6. "Slings and Arrows" – 7:23
7. "Jitters" – 5:13
8. "For Lars Hollmer" – 8:03
9. "Emigrants" – 4:06
10. "Nobody Told Me" – 4:10
11. "Common Sense" – 7:15
12. "Soul of the Machine (reprise)" – 2:05

Source: Intakt Records,^[1] Discogs^[2]

Personnel

• Fred Frith – guitar, bass guitar, voice
• Carla Kihlstedt – violin, bass harmonica, voice
• Zeena Parkins – accordion, keyboards, foley objects, voice
• Shahzad Ismaily – bass guitar, voice
• Matthias Bossi – drums, percussion, mayhem, vocals
• The Norman Conquest – sound manipulation

Guests

• Michael Elrod – tambura (track 4)
• William Winant – concert bass drum (track 10), crotales (track 2)

Recording and production

• Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12 recorded at Chàteau de Faverolles, France, June 1–4, 2010
  • The Norman Conquest – engineer
• Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10 recorded at New Improved Recording, Oakland, California, August 9–11, 2011
  • The Norman Conquest – engineer
• Mixed at Jankowski Soundfabrik, Esslingen, Germany, April 9–11, 2011, July 4–5, 2011, January 31, 2012, February 3, 2012
  • Peter Hardt – engineer
• Mastered at Headless Buddha, Oakland, California, February 10, 2012
  • Myles Boisen – engineer
• Artwork
  • Heike Liss – cover image
  • Jonas Schoder – graphic design
• Production
  • Fred Frith – producer
  • Intakt Records – producer

Source: Intakt Records,^[1] Discogs^[2]

References

External links

• The Letter at Intakt Records.
• The Letter at AllMusic.
• Fred Frith discography.