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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1986 | |||
| Genre | Avant-rock | |||
| Length | 73:05 | |||
| Label | Recommended (UK) | |||
| Producer | News from Babel | |||
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Complete is a three-CD box set by the English avant-rock band News from Babel. It contains remastered and repackaged releases of the two News from Babel albums, Work Resumed on the Tower (1984) and Letters Home (1986), plus an illustrated CD of their 7" single, "Contraries" (1984). The first album comprises the two song-suites Sirens and Silences and Work Resumed on the Tower, while the second album contains the Letters Home song-suite. The box set also contains a book of song texts and artwork.
Disc 1: Work Resumed on the Tower
Contains all the tracks from the News from Babel LP, Work Resumed on the Tower (1984).
Track list
All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Odysseus" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Auschwitz/Babel" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Klein's Bottle" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Black Gold" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Devils" | 1:16 |
| 6. | "Dry Leaf" | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arcades (of Glass)" | 7:44 |
| 2. | "Victory" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Anno Mirabilis" | 4:08 |
Personnel
- Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, sopranino and alto saxophone, piano, other keyboards
- Chris Cutler – drums, electrics, percussion
- Zeena Parkins – harp, prepared and electric harps, accordion
- Dagmar Krause – singing
Guests
- Phil Minton – trumpet ("Victory", "Anno Mirabilis"), singing ("Anno Mirabilis")
- Georgie Born – bass guitar ("Black Gold")
Disc 2: Letters Home
Contains all the tracks from the News from Babel LP, Letters Home (1986).
Track list
All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who Will Accuse?" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Heart of Stone (Megalopolis)" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Banknote" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Moss" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Dragon at the Core" | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Dark Matter" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Waited/Justice" | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Fast Food" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Late Evening" | 4:58 |
Personnel
- Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, sopranino and alto saxophone, piano, other keyboards
- Chris Cutler – drums, electrics, percussion
- Zeena Parkins – harp, prepared and electric harps, accordion, ebo guitar
Guests
- Bill Gilonis – bass guitar, guitar
- Robert Wyatt – singing ("Who Will Accuse?", "Heart of Stone", "Moss", "Waited/Justice", "Late Evening")
- Dagmar Krause – singing ("Fast Food", "Late Evening")
- Sally Potter – singing ("Banknote", "Dark Matter")
- Phil Minton – singing ("Dragon at the Core")
Disc 3: "Contraries"
Contains the News from Babel 7" single, "Contraries" (1984).
Track list
All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Zeena Parkins
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Contraries" | 3:00 |
Personnel
- Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, piano, horns, marimba
- Chris Cutler – marimba
- Zeena Parkins – harp, accordion
- Dagmar Krause – singing