| Some Attributes of a Living System | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 1979 – February 1980 | |||
| Studio | Pendragon (Fort Collins, CO) | |||
| Genre | Free improvisation, drone | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Label | Dys | |||
| Producer | William Sharp | |||
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Some Attributes of a Living System is the second studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1980 by Dys Records. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fragment 1" | |
| 2. | "Fragment 2" | |
| 3. | "Fragment 3" | |
| 4. | "Fragment 4" | |
| 5. | "Fragment 5" | |
| 6. | "Fragment 6" | |
| 7. | "Fragment 7" | |
| 8. | "Fragment 8" | |
| 9. | "Fragment 9" | |
| 10. | "Fragment 10" | |
| 11. | "Fragment 11" | |
| 12. | "Fragment 12" | |
| 13. | "Fragment 13" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fragment 14" | |
| 2. | "Fragment 15" | |
| 3. | "Fragment 16" | |
| 4. | "Fragment 17" | |
| 5. | "Fragment 18" | |
| 6. | "Fragment 19" | |
| 7. | "Fragment 20" | |
| 8. | "Fragment 21" | |
| 9. | "Fragment 22" |
Adapted from the Some Attributes of a Living System liner notes. [2]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1980 | Dys | LP | DYS 02 |
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