| Roto-Limbs | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Pendragon (Fort Collins, CO) | |||
| Genre | Drone, industrial | |||
| Length | 80:49 | |||
| Label | Dys | |||
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Roto-Limbs is a studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, issued as a limited edition, cassette-only release in 1981 by Dys Records. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brittle-Legs (Prehistory)" | 19:32 |
| 2. | "Extinct Chitinous Species" | 10:04 |
| 3. | "Primate Alerts" | 16:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beast Rites" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Insecta Alarms" | 16:47 |
| 3. | "Horde Maintenance Noise" | 13:22 |
Adapted from the Roto-Limbs liner notes. [2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1981 | Dys | Cassette | DYS 06 |
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