''Rivers and Tides: Working with Time'' is a

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and improvisor

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, of the 2001 Anglo-German

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, ''

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'' by Thomas Riedelsheimer about the

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landscape sculptor

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. Frith composed all the music for the soundtrack and incorporated sound clips of water from the film in the final

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. The music has been described as

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and features Frith and a

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trio of

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, Bernd Settelmeyer and

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Reception

In a review of the album,

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had this to say of Frith: "Rivers and Tides demonstrates that Frith is not only a skewed pop genius and fearless improviser, but a remarkably empathetic soundtrack composer as well."

Track listing

All tracks composed by

. #"Part I" – 10:08 #"Part II" – 3:10 #"Part III" – 2:22 #"Part IV" – 1:25 #"Part V" – 4:40 #"Part VI" – 4:15 #"Part VII" – 11:31 #"Part VIII" – 3:20

Personnel

– guitar, samples, violin, piano, berimbao *

– double bass * Bernd Settelmeyer – percussion *

– soprano saxophone, bass clarinet

Sound and art work

*Digitally recorded and mixed at Jankowski Tonstudio, Esslingen,

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, 8–9 July 2002 **Engineered by

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*Digital re-mixing and mastering at Bauer Studios,

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, 30–31 January 2003 **Engineered by Adrian von Ripka with

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*Art and photography by

*Prints by Peter Postel

References

*Frith, Fred. (2003). ''Rivers and Tides'' D

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