Music from The Body | ||||
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Released | 28 November 1970 1976 (USA) | |||
Recorded | January–March, August–September 1970 | |||
Genre | Biomusic, experimental, psychedelic folk | |||
Length | 41:28 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Harvest (UK) Import Records (USA) Restless Retro (1990 CD reissue) | |||
Producer | Ron Geesin, Roger Waters | |||
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Music from The Body is the soundtrack album to Roy Battersby's 1970 documentary film The Body,[3] about human biology, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave and Frank Finlay.
History
[edit]The music was composed in collaboration between Pink Floyd member Roger Waters and Ron Geesin, who worked together on Atom Heart Mother[3] the same year, and employs biomusic, including, on the first track, sounds made by the human body (slaps, breathing, laughing, whispering, flatulence, etc.),[3] in addition to more traditional guitar, piano and stringed instruments. The album's final track, "Give Birth to a Smile", features all four members of Pink Floyd, plus Geesin on piano, although David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright are uncredited.[3]
The child heard on opening track is Ron's son Joe Geesin.
The LP, being a complete re-recording of the score, features a different track listing from the original film soundtrack, and a 3 sided acetate does exist of the full version[citation needed]. The cover of the album features a Transparent Anatomical Manikin (TAM).[4]
Waters did not release another album outside of Pink Floyd until 1984's The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Ron Geesin, except where noted:[3]
Side One
- "Our Song" (Geesin/Waters) – 1:24
- "Sea Shell and Stone" (Waters) – 2:17
- "Red Stuff Writhe" – 1:11
- "A Gentle Breeze Blew Through Life" – 1:19
- "Lick Your Partners" – 0:35
- "Bridge Passage for Three Plastic Teeth" – 0:35
- "Chain of Life" (Waters) – 3:59
- "The Womb Bit" (Geesin/Waters) – 2:06
- "Embryo Thought" – 0:39
- "March Past of the Embryos" – 1:08
- "More Than Seven Dwarfs in Penis-Land" – 2:03
- "Dance of the Red Corpuscles" – 2:04
Side Two
- "Body Transport" (Geesin/Waters) – 3:16
- "Hand Dance — Full Evening Dress" – 1:01
- "Breathe" (Waters) – 2:53
- "Old Folks Ascension" – 3:47
- "Bed-Time-Dream-Clime" – 2:02
- "Piddle in Perspex" – 0:57
- "Embryonic Womb-Walk" – 1:14
- "Mrs. Throat Goes Walking" – 2:05
- "Sea Shell and Soft Stone" (Geesin/Waters) – 2:05
- "Give Birth to a Smile" (Waters) – 2:49
Personnel
[edit]- Ron Geesin – electric and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, harmonium, piano, banjo, mandolin, tape effects, vocalizations
- Roger Waters – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, tape effects, vocalizations
- David Gilmour – electric guitar (on "Give Birth to a Smile"), uncredited
- Nick Mason – drums (on "Give Birth to a Smile"), uncredited
- Richard Wright – Hammond organ (on "Give Birth to a Smile"), uncredited
- Hafliði Hallgrímsson – cello, uncredited
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Roger Waters". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 864. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b c d e f Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ^ Transparent Women. Retrieved 2011-06-23.