Metalanguage Records was a record label in

Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...

, founded in 1978 by

Henry Kaiser Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the construction industry; his company was one of ...

and Larry Ochs. It showcased

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as well as many independent artists and produced the Rova Arts Festival in 1980. O-art.org
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Discography

*ML 101

Rova Saxophone Quartet Rova Saxophone Quartet is an American, San Francisco-based saxophone quartet, formed in October 1977. The name "Rova" is an acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members: Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, and Bruce Ackley. Wh ...

– Cinema Rovaté (LP) 1978 *ML 102

/ Andrea Centazzo / Toshinori Kondo – ''Protocol'' (LP) 1979 *ML 104 Evan Parker / Greg Goodman – ''Abracadabra'' (LP, Album) 1978 *ML 105 Rova Saxophone Quartet / Henry Kaiser – ''Daredevils'' (LP) 1979 *ML 106 Rova Saxophone Quartet – ''The Removal Of Secrecy'' (LP) 1979 *ML 107

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

/ Henry Kaiser – ''

With Friends Like These ''With Friends Like These'' ( nl, Dagen zonder lief) is a 2007 Flemish comedy-drama directed by Felix Van Groeningen. The script was written by Felix Van Groeningen and Arne Sierens. Cast * Koen De Graeve as Nick * Wine Dierickx as Black Kel ...

'' (LP) 1979 *ML 108 Jim French With Diamanda Galás and

– '' If Looks Could Kill'' (LP) 1979 *ML 109 Henry Kaiser – ''Aloha'' (2xLP) 1981 *ML 110 Evan Parker – ''At The Finger Palace'' (LP, Album) 1980 *ML 111 Henry Kaiser – ''Outside Pleasure'' (LP) 1980 *ML 113 Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Jon Rose – ''The Construction Of Ruins – The Australian Site'' (LP) 1982 *ML 114 Derek Bailey, Christine Jeffrey – ''Views From Six Windows'' (LP, Album) 1981 *ML 116 Bruce Ackley, Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Larry Ochs, Evan Parker, Jon Raskin, Andrew Voigt – ''Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set'' (LP) 1981 *ML 117 Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Henry Kaiser, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Greg Goodman, Toshinori Kondo, Andrew Voigt – ''Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 2: The Science Set'' (LP) 1981 *ML 118 Rova – ''As Was'' (LP, Album) 1981 *ML 119 Diamanda Galas – '' Diamanda Galas'' (LP) 1984 *ML 122 Ustad Ali Akbar Khan – ''Halfmoon'' (LP) 1982 *ML 123 Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser – ''

Who Needs Enemies? Who Needs Enemies? may refer to: * "Who Needs Enemies?" (song), a 2002 song by The Cooper Temple Clause * ''Who Needs Enemies?'' (album), a 1983 album by Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith {{dab ...

'' (LP) 1983 *ML 124 Henry Kaiser

References

*''With Friends Like These'', Fred Frith / Henry Kaiser 1979 ML 107, 1979, LP insert {{Authority control Jazz record labels American record labels Companies based in Berkeley, California Music of the San Francisco Bay Area 1978 establishments in California