''Machine Music'' is a 1978 album by John White and

Gavin Bryars Richard Gavin Bryars (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. He has worked in jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, avant-garde, and experimental music. Early life and career Born on 16 January 1943 in ...

. The album was the eighth release on

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

Obscure Records Obscure Records was a U.K. record label which existed from 1975 to 1978. It was created and curated by Brian Eno. Ten albums were issued in the series. Most have detailed liner notes on their back covers, analyzing the compositions and providin ...

. This release had the catalogue number ''Obscure OBS 8''. In common with most of the releases on Obscure it was recorded at

Basing Street Studios Basing Street Studios was a recording studio in a former 17th century chapel at 8–10 Basing Street, in Notting Hill, London, England. Originally established in 1969 as Island Studios by Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, the studi ...

in London, produced by Brian Eno and engineered by

Rhett Davies Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer. Davies' father was trumpet player Ray Davies (no relation to Ray Davies of The Kinks). Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records studios in the early 1970s, a ...

. The Bryars' composition ''The Squirrel and the Ricketty Racketty Bridge'' features four guitarists, each playing two guitars simultaneously. __NOTOC__

Track listing and personnel

Side one

All compositions by John White #''Autumn Countdown Machine'' - Tuba, Metronome, Percussion – John White, Double Bass – Sandra Hill, Double Bass, Percussion – Gavin Bryars, Bassoon, Percussion –

Christopher Hobbs Christopher Hobbs (born 9 September 1950) is an English experimental composer, best known as a pioneer of British systems music. Life and career Hobbs was born in Hillingdon, near London. He was a junior exhibitioner at Trinity College London, t ...

#''Son Of Gothic Chord'' - Piano – Christopher Hobbs, John White #''Jew's Harp Machine'' - Jew's Harp – Christopher Hobbs, Gavin Bryars, John White,

Michael Nyman Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his length ...

#''Drinking And Hooting Machine'' - Percussion (Bottle) – Brian Eno, Christopher Hobbs, Gavin Bryars, John White, Susan Dorey

Side two

Composition by Gavin Bryars #''The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge'' - Electric Guitar – Brian Eno,

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 ...

, Guitar – Gavin Bryars, Acoustic Guitar – Derek Bailey

References

External links

Discogs entry on album
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