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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Letter
| name = The Letter
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Cosa Brava]]
| artist = [[Cosa Brava]]
| Cover = CosaBrava AlbumCover TheLetter.jpg
| cover = CosaBrava AlbumCover TheLetter.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2012|3}}
| released = {{Start date|2012|3}}
| Recorded = June 2010, August 2011
| recorded = June 2010, August 2011
| studio = Chàteau de Faverolles, France; New Improved Recording, [[Oakland, California]]
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Experimental rock]]|[[avant-rock]]|[[free improvisation]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Experimental rock]]|[[avant-rock]]|[[free improvisation]]}}
| Length = {{Duration|m=61|s=08}}
| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=08}}
| Label = Intakt Records (Switzerland)
| Producer = [[Fred Frith]], Intakt Records
| label = [[Intakt Records|Intakt]] (Switzerland)
| producer = [[Fred Frith]], [[Intakt Records]]
| Last album = ''[[Ragged Atlas]]''<br/>(2010)
| prev_title = [[Ragged Atlas]]
| This album = '''''The Letter'''''<br/>(2012)
| Next album =
| prev_year = 2010
}}
}}


'''''The Letter''''' is a [[studio album]] by [[Fred Frith]]'s United States [[experimental rock]] group [[Cosa Brava]]. It was recorded in France in June 2010 and [[Oakland, California]] in August 2011, and was released by Intakt Records in Switzerland on March 21, 2012.<ref name=Intakt/><ref name=Discogs/>
'''''The Letter''''' is a [[studio album]] by [[Fred Frith]]'s United States [[experimental rock]] group [[Cosa Brava]]. It was recorded in France in June 2010 and [[Oakland, California]] in August 2011, and was released by [[Intakt Records]] in Switzerland on March 21, 2012.<ref name=Intakt/><ref name=Discogs/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev1 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev1Score = favourable<ref name=Eyles/>
| rev1Score = favourable<ref name=Eyles/>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{| width=60%
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| all_writing = [[Fred Frith]], except where noted
| all_writing = [[Fred Frith]], except where noted
| title_width = 25em
| title1 = Soul of the Machine
| title1 = Soul of the Machine
| length1 = 2:12
| length1 = 2:12
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| length12 = 2:05
| length12 = 2:05
}}
}}
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Source: [[Intakt Records]],<ref name=Intakt/> [[Discogs]]<ref name=Discogs/>
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Source: Intakt Records,<ref name=Intakt/> [[Discogs]]<ref name=Discogs/>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*Production
*Production
**[[Fred Frith]] – producer
**[[Fred Frith]] – producer
**Intakt Records – producer
**[[Intakt Records]] – producer
Source: Intakt Records,<ref name=Intakt/> [[Discogs]]<ref name=Discogs/>
Source: [[Intakt Records]],<ref name=Intakt/> [[Discogs]]<ref name=Discogs/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|refs=

*<ref name=Eyles>{{cite web|last=Eyles|first=John|title=Two Sides of Fred Frith|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/two-sides-of-fred-frith-by-john-eyles.php|publisher=[[All About Jazz]]|date=2012-09-14|accessdate=2015-09-14}}</ref>
*<ref name=Intakt>{{cite web | url = http://www.intaktrec.ch/204-a.htm | title = The Letter | publisher = Intakt Records | accessdate = 2012-03-26}}</ref>
<ref name=Eyles>{{cite web|last=Eyles|first=John|title=Two Sides of Fred Frith|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/two-sides-of-fred-frith-by-john-eyles.php|website=[[All About Jazz]]|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>

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*<ref name=Discogs>{{Discogs release|id=3490371|type=album|name=The Letter}}</ref>
*<ref name=AMG>{{cite web|title=The Letter|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-letter-mw0002329456|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2016-01-28}}</ref>
<ref name=Intakt>{{cite web | url = http://www.intaktrec.ch/204-a.htm | title = The Letter | website = [[Intakt Records]] | access-date = March 26, 2012}}</ref>

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<ref name=Discogs>{{Discogs release|id=3490371|type=album|name=The Letter}}</ref>

<ref name=AMG>{{cite web|title=The Letter|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-letter-mw0002329456|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref>

}}
}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.intaktrec.ch/204-a.htm ''The Letter''] at Intakt Records.
*[http://www.intaktrec.ch/204-a.htm ''The Letter''] at [[Intakt Records]]
*[https://fred-frith.bandcamp.com/album/the-letter ''The Letter''] at Intakt Records on [[Bandcamp]]
*[http://nyds-discographies.com/frith.htm Fred Frith discography].
*[http://www.intaktrec.ch/rev204-a.htm ''The Letter'' reviews] at Intakt Records
*{{Discogs master|3376000|The Letter|type=album}}

{{Fred Frith}}

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Latest revision as of 15:33, 20 September 2024

The Letter
Studio album by
Cosa Brava
ReleasedMarch 2012 (2012-03)
RecordedJune 2010, August 2011
StudioChàteau de Faverolles, France; New Improved Recording, Oakland, California
Genre
Length61:08
LabelIntakt (Switzerland)
ProducerFred Frith, Intakt Records
Cosa Brava chronology
Ragged Atlas
(2010) 		The Letter
(2012)

The Letter is a studio album by Fred Frith's United States experimental rock group Cosa Brava. It was recorded in France in June 2010 and Oakland, California in August 2011, and was released by Intakt Records in Switzerland on March 21, 2012.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazzfavourable[3]
AllMusic[4]

Writing at All About Jazz, John Eyles described The Letter as "transcend[ing] genre", and Frith's songs as "melodic ... provid[ing] the group with plenty of scope for embellishment".[3] He said the album "hangs together well", adding that Kihlstedt's violin has "inflections carrying great emotional weight", and Frith's guitar as "fluid [and] interwoven with wordless vocals, to stunning effect" on "Common Sense".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Fred Frith, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Soul of the Machine"2:12
2."The Eyjafjallajökull Tango"6:48
3."Drowning" (Fred Frith, Zeina Nasr)4:04
4."The Wedding"6:08
5."The Letter" (Frith, Nasr)3:41
6."Slings and Arrows"7:23
7."Jitters"5:13
8."For Lars Hollmer"8:03
9."Emigrants"4:06
10."Nobody Told Me"4:10
11."Common Sense"7:15
12."Soul of the Machine (reprise)"2:05

Source: Intakt Records,[1] Discogs[2]

Personnel

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Guests

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Recording and production

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  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12 recorded at Chàteau de Faverolles, France, June 1–4, 2010
    • The Norman Conquest – engineer
  • Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10 recorded at New Improved Recording, Oakland, California, August 9–11, 2011
    • The Norman Conquest – engineer
  • Mixed at Jankowski Soundfabrik, Esslingen, Germany, April 9–11, 2011, July 4–5, 2011, January 31, 2012, February 3, 2012
    • Peter Hardt – engineer
  • Mastered at Headless Buddha, Oakland, California, February 10, 2012
    • Myles Boisen – engineer
  • Artwork
    • Heike Liss – cover image
    • Jonas Schoder – graphic design
  • Production

Source: Intakt Records,[1] Discogs[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Letter". Intakt Records. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c The Letter at Discogs
  3. ^ a b c Eyles, John (September 14, 2012). "Two Sides of Fred Frith". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Letter". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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