| Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 | ||||
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| Released | June 30, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 – January 7, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Experimental | |||
| Length | 59:32 | |||
| Label | Kandala/Analogue Motions Studio | |||
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Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 is the twelfth studio album by Bob Ostertag, released on June 30, 2014 by Analogue Motions Studio and Kandala Records. [1] [2]
Chicago Reader gave Plays the Serge 1978-1983 a positive review and said "Ostertag plays solo or collaborates with fellow improvisers (saxophonist Ned Rothenberg, violinist Jim Katzin, guitarist Fred Frith), and his intuitive performances on the unwieldy instrument still sound dangerous today—I can't imagine how it would've felt to stumble on this in the late 70s." [3]
All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "At the Squart Theater, New York City, 1979" | 7:42 |
| 2. | "At the Public Access Synthesizer Studio (Pass), January 7, 1983" | 18:05 |
| 3. | "At an Unknown Venue in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1980 or 1981" | 20:44 |
| 4. | "In a Small Storefront on Matt Street, New York City, 1979" | 8:51 |
| 5. | "In a Classroom at Oberlin College, 1978" | 4:10 |
Adapted from the Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 liner notes. [4]
Musicians
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Taiwan | 2014 | Kandala, Analogue Motions Studio | CD | KRIM03 |
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