Metalanguage discography
This is a discography of albums released on the Metalanguage label.
The label, which was based in Berkeley, CA, was setup by Henry Kaiser and Larry Ochs in 1978.
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| Metalanguage LPs |
| Cinema Rovaté, Rova Saxophone Quartet, 1978, Metalanguage ML 101 Tracks : New Sheets, Trobar Clus #1, Trobar Clus #2, Ride Upon the Belly of the Waters, Building Your Boats To Carry All Musicians : Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, Bruce Ackley |  |
| Protocol, Henry Kaiser / Andrea Centazzo / Toshinori Kondo, 1979, Metalanguage ML 102 Tracks : Kondo-Kaiser Duo: Improvisation 102a / Improvisation 102b / Improvisation 102c /Improvisation 102d / Improvisation 102e / Improvisation 102f / Improvisation 102g, Centazzo-Kaiser Duo: Improvisation 102z / Improvisation 102y / Improvisation 102x / Improvisation 102w / Improvisation 102v Musicians : Henry Kaiser, Andrea Centazzo, Toshinori Kondo |  Buy from amazon.com |
| No album identified, Metalanguage ML 103
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| Abracadabra, Evan Parker / Greg Goodman, 1979, Metalanguage ML 104 Tracks : Aftercadabra, Abracadaver, The Fly-Hog Replied With A Lisp Musicians : Evan Parker, Greg Goodman Recorded live in Berkeley on November 1 & 2, 1978. Reissued on Beak Doctor. Cover image shown is Beak Doctor release - uncertain if original Metalanguage LP had same cover. |  |
| Daredevils, Rova Saxophone Quartet, 1979, Metalanguage ML 105 Tracks : Daredevils, Kol Nidre, Zaum, Mal Qué Arroz Musicians : Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, Bruce Ackley, Henry Kaiser |  Buy from amazon.com |
| The Removal of Secrecy, Rova Saxophone Quartet, 1979, Metalanguage ML 106 Tracks : That's How Strong, Carmen, 3x60° EACh, Druids, The Removal Of Secrecy, Trobar Clus #3 Musicians : Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, Bruce Ackley |  Buy from amazon.com |
| With Friends Like These, Fred Frith / Henry Kaiser, 1979, Metalanguage ML 107 Tracks : It Moves ..., The Changing Of Names, It Sings, Believing What We Read, ...But Does It Swing?, Twisted Memories Give Way To The Angry Present, Black Glass, Third Rail, Three Languages Musicians : Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser |  Buy from amazon.com |
| If Looks Could Kill, Jim French With Diamánda Galás And Henry Kaiser, 1979, Metalanguage ML 108 Tracks : Pibcornponia, Lament, Saltarello, The Human Fancier's Delight, Nobody Knows You, The Maple Leaf Rag, Infrapolatia, Wolftraum, Looks Could Kill, Envelope Please, Horses In Trouble, Flag Day, Having A Party, Pillow Talk Musicians : Jim French, Diamánda Galás (tracks 9 to 14), Henry Kaiser (tracks 9 to 14) |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Aloha, Henry Kaiser, 1980, Metalanguage ML 109 Tracks : The Shadow Line, What The Dead Men Say, Christmas On Bear Mountain, 945, The Empty Set, Twenty-Four Eyes, The Invisible Hand, Joaquin Miller, Aloha Gamera, Lynn's Mad Money, Aloha Slack Key, The Book Of Joel, Pale Flower, Future Blues/The Jinx Blues Musicians : Henry Kaiser, Greg Goodman (track 13), Bob Adams (tracks 11 & 12), Erling Wold (tracks 10 & 11), Scott Colby (track 14), Bob Adams (track 11), John French (track 13) |  Buy from amazon.com |
| At The Finger Palace, Evan Parker, 1980, Metalanguage ML 110 Tracks : Part 1: Fingerprints, Part 2: Fingerprints Musicians : Evan Parker Recorded live at Woody Woodman's Finger Palace in Berkeley on November 2, 1978. |  |
| Outside Pleasure, Henry Kaiser, 1980, Metalanguage ML 111 Tracks : Outside Pleasure, Punctual As Actual, The Farmer In Heaven, The Stormy Present, An Economy Of Scale, Aquirax Aida, Information Mechanics, The Blood At The Back Of The Harp (For Davey Williams) Musicians : Henry Kaiser Recorded live at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco and Woody Woodman's Finger Palace, Berkeley in August 1979. | Buy from amazon.com |
| No album identified, Metalanguage ML 112
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| The Construction Of Ruins: The Australian Site, Greg Goodman, 1982, Metalanguage ML 113 Tracks : The Nullabor Is Not Flat, U-Dag, Dingos In Quest, Notes Musicians : Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser (tracks 2 & 3), Jon Rose (trsck 3) |  |
| Views From 6 Windows, Derek Bailey & Christine Jeffrey, 1981, Metalanguage ML 114 Tracks : Here Today....., One Old One, Nothing Last Like The Makeshift, One Young One, Two Part Pier, For A Day Or A Stay, Adrienne, What Now? Musicians : Derek Bailey, Christine Jeffrey |  |
| No album identified, Metalanguage ML 115 (The number was possibly intended for a John Zorn album that was not released)
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The Social Set: Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980, Volume 1, Bruce Ackley, Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Larry Ochs, Evan Parker, Jon Raskin, Andrew Voigt, 1981, Metalanguage ML 116 Tracks : The Social Set, Part 1, The Social Set, Part 2 Musicians : Bruce Ackley, Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Larry Ochs, Evan Parker, Jon Raskin, Andrew Voigt Recorded live at the Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on October 21, 1980.
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The Science Set: Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980, Volume 2, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Henry Kaiser, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Greg Goodman, Toshinori Kondo, Andrew Voigt, 1981, Metalanguage ML 117 Tracks : Trobar Clus #6, Druids, Narrow Are The Vessels Musicians : Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Henry Kaiser, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Greg Goodman, Toshinori Kondo, Andrew Voigt Recorded live at the Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on October 21, 1980.
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| As Was, Rova Saxophone Quartet, 1981, Metalanguage ML 118 Tracks : Quill (For Valda Setterfield), Escape From Zero Village (For Ted Greenwald), Under The Street Where You Live (For Albert Ayler), Paint Another Take Of Shootpop (For Olivier Messiaen And Otis Redding), Daredevils (For Mr. Kite) Musicians : Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, Bruce Ackley Reissued on CD by Atavistic in 2000. |
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| Diamanda Galas, Diamanda Galas, 1984, Metalanguage ML 119 Tracks : Panoptikon, Tragouthia Apo To Aima Exoun Fonos Musicians include: Diamanda Galas |
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| No album identified, Metalanguage ML 120
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| Like A Breath, Trio Improvvisazione, 1984, Metalanguage ML 121 Tracks : Birth & Action, To Play Howling, Second Page, [Like A Breath] Musicians : Adriano Mondini, Marco Canepa, Guido Bresaola |
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| Halfmoon, Ustan Ali Akbar Khan, 1984, Metalanguage ML 122 Tracks : Rag Chhayanat Alap, Rag Malashri Gat Musicians : Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Swapan Chaudhuri, Geoffrey Lipner, Jane Rockwood, Terrance Pease Track 1 recorded on July 23, 1982 in Halfmoon Bay, California and tracks 2 recorded on September 19, 1982 in San Francisco. |
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| Who Needs Enemies?, Henry Kaiser And Fred Frith, 1984, Metalanguage ML 123 Tracks : Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues, The Golden Eighties, Everyday Objects, The Kirghiz Light, Special Rider Blues, One Of Nature's Mistakes, Roy Rogers, The Confession, Objects Everyday, Wool And Water, The Trace Musicians : Henry Kaiser, Fred Frith |
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| It's A Wonderful Life, Henry Kaiser, 1984, Metalanguage ML 124 Tracks : It's A Wonderful Life, Let's Drink 100% Healthy Milk And Study Hard!, The Book Of Gold, Ear Trouble Musicians : Henry Kaiser |
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| Metalanguage CDs |
| Especially The Traveller Tomorrow, What We Live, 2002, Metalanguage MLX 2002 Tracks : As Yet Unknown, Spelled Backwards, Xanic Rides, Especially The Traveller Tomorrow Musicians : Lawrence Ochs, Lisle Ellis, Don Robinson |  Buy from amazon.com |
| The Mirror World (For Stan Brakhage), Larry Ochs / Rova Special Sextet / Orkestrova, 2007, Metalanguage MLX 2007 Tracks : Realization 1: Hand: The Marks / Palm / Fable / That Hunts / Full House / 14 Fingers / Itself Now Corresponding To Sand, Realization 2: Wall: Hit / Hung / Radar / Sonor / Pulsar / Screen / Reflector / Ruin / Omens / Wall Musicians : Realization 1: Larry Ochs, Darren Johnston, David Bithell, Toyoji Tomita, Jen Baker, Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Jon Raskin, Ben Goldberg, John Schott, Joan Jeanrenaud, Theresa Wong, Lisle Ellis, Tim Perkis, Matt Wright, William Winant, Gino Robair, Moe! Staiano / Realization 2: Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Gino Robair, William Winant A limited edition double CD of two realizations of the Larry Ochs composition The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage). The pieces were recorded live at Kanbar Hall, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on June 10 & 11, 2005. |  |
| The Receiving Surfaces, Rova : Zorn, 2011, Metalanguage ML 2011 Tracks : Arc Fuse 1, Helicoid, Saddle Scroll Song, Arc Fuse 2 Musicians : Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, John Zorn A limited edition vinyl only release. Recorded live at Yoshi's in San Francisco on August 28, 2010. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| The Sybil's Whisper, Kihnoua, 2012, Metalanguage ML 2012 Tracks : Flutter, Grip Bone, Erase The Sky, ...In Progress... Musicians : Larry Ochs, Wilbert De Joode, Scott Amendola, Dohee Lee |  Buy from amazon.com |
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Last updated April 2017 |