構成数 | 2枚

合計収録時間 | 01:53:27

Personnel: Frank Zappa (spoken vocals, conductor, various instruments); Spider Barbour, All-Night John, Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood, Louis "The Turkey" Cuneo, Monica, Gilly Townley, Moon Unit Zappa, Michael Rappaport, Ali N. Askin, Walt Fowler, Todd Yvega, Dweezil Zappa (spoken vocals). Ensemble Modern: Catherine Milliken (spoken vocals, oboe, English horn, baritone oboe, didjeridoo); William Formann, Michael Gross (spoken vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Franck Ollu, Stefan Dohr (spoken vocals, French horn); Michael Svoboda (spoken vocals, alp horn, bass trombone, didjeridoo, conch); Uwe Dierksen (spoken vocals, trombone, pygmy trombone); Daryl Smith (spoken vocals, tuba); Hermann Kretzschmarr (spoken vocals, piano, celeste); Jurgen Ruck (guitar, banjo); Detlef Tewes (mandolin); Peter Rundel, Mathias Tacke (violin); Hilary Sturt (viola); Friedemann Dahn (cello); Ueli Wiget (harp); Dietmar Weisner (piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute); Roland Diry (clarinet); Veit Scholz (bassoon, contrabassoon); Wolfgang Stryi (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet); Andreas Bottger (marimba, percussion); Thomas Fichter (contrabass, electric bass); Rumi Ogawa-Helferich (cymbalom, percussion); Rainer Romer (musical saw, percussion). Recorded at Apostolic Studio, New York, New York; UMRK, Hollywood, California and "Joe's Garage," North Hollywood, California between 1967 and 1992. Includes liner notes by Frank Zappa. CIVILIZATION PHAZE III is packaged in a specially-designed digipack with a bound-in 32-page booklet and cover art by Uri Balashov. CIVILIZATION PHAZE III won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package - Boxed. Personnel: Detlef Tewes, Jurgen Ruck (guitar, banjo); Ueli Wiget (harp); Peter Rundel, Mathias Tacke (violin); Hilary Sturt (viola); Friedemann Dahn (cello); Dietmar Wiesner (flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo); Catherine Milliken (didjeridu, oboe, English horn, baritone oboe); Michael Svoboda (didjeridu, trombone, alphorn); Roland Diry (clarinet); Wolfgang Stryi (bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Veit Scholz (contrabassoon); William Formann, Michael Gross (trumpet, flugelhorn); Franck Ollu, Stefan Dohr (French horn); Uwe Dierksen (trombone, soprano trombone); Daryl Smith (tuba); Hermann Kretzschmar (piano, celesta); Andreas Bottger (marimba, percussion); Thomas Fichter (electric bass); Rainer Romer (percussion, musical saw); Rumi Ogawa-Helferich (percussion). Liner Note Author: Frank Zappa. Recording information: Apostolic Studio, NYC (1991); UMRK, Hollywood (1991). Editor: Frank Zappa. For those who only know Frank Zappa's satirical novelty songs or eclectic instrumentals, CIVILIZATION PHAZE III is sure to be a revealing discovery. After retiring from the road in 1988, Zappa spent the remaining years of his life composing on the Synclavier, a synthesizer/computer that allowed him to command an entire universe of sounds in any configuration he desired. The results are a masterpiece of timbres and textures ranging from inventive jazz-rock ("Put A Motor In Yourself") to free form orchestral avant garde ("Reagan At Bitburg") and experimental sound effects ("Secular Humanism"). Interwoven among the musical works is a continuing dialogue of disembodied voices inside a piano (first achieved on Zappa's LUMPY GRAVY album). This bizarre narration, directed by Zappa, is a nebulous play by many diverse characters that float in and out of limbo as their voices vibrate the instrument's strings. The grand finale of each disc--"N-Lite" on disc one, "Beat The Reaper" on disc two--are epic works that encompass such massive amounts of instrumental sounds, sound effects and dense textural concepts that it is difficult to fathom how one composer could have conceived of it all. This unusual masterpiece must be experienced to be believed.