Freedom Is Frightening
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| Freedom Is Frightening | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Label | Island[1] Esoteric (rerelease)[2] |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Freedom Is Frightening is a 1973 album by the Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer Stomu Yamash'ta and his band East Wind.[5] It was recorded in August 1973 at Advision Studios (Gary Martin, engineer).
The cover art was designed by Saul Bass.[6]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]AllMusic called the title track "a master class in atmosphere and tension building, slowly expanding from the early long, sparse, foreboding electronica into progressive pyrotechnics."[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]Side One
[edit | edit source]- "Freedom Is Frightening"
- "Rolling Nun"
Side Two
[edit | edit source]- "Pine On The Horizon"
- "Wind Words"
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Stomu Yamash'ta, Kit & Percussion
- Hisako Yamash'ta, Violin
- Hugh Hopper, Bass Guitar
- Gary Boyle, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
- Brian Gascoigne, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vibraphone
See also
[edit | edit source]- The Man Who Fell To Earth (The movie includes tracks from Freedom is Frightening and other Yamash'ta albums.)[7]
References
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