Voice of America (Frith, Ostertag and Minton album)

Voice of America
Voice of America
Live album by Fred Frith, Bob Ostertag and Phil Minton
Released	1982
Recorded	January 1981; August 1981;
Venue	PASS, New York City; ICA, London;
Genre	Experimental music; free improvisation;
Length	38:39
Label	Rift (US)
Bob Ostertag chronology
Fred Frith chronology

Voice of America is a 1982 live collaborative album of improvised experimental music by Fred Frith, Bob Ostertag and Phil Minton. It was recorded live at PASS (Public Access Synthesizer Studio), New York City in January 1981, and the Actual Festival at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), London in August 1981. The album was released on LP by Rift Records in 1982. RecRec Music reissued the album on CD in 1994.^[1]

The PASS concert featured Frith and Ostertag, while the ICA concert featured Frith, Ostertag and Minton. Tape recordings made by Ostertag in Nicaragua in 1980 were played in both performances; other recordings from radio and TV shows were also used. The LP release included an insert with transcriptions and song lyrics, in Spanish and English, of the recordings used.^[2]

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Voice of America (Frith, Ostertag and Minton album)

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