Complete (News from Babel album)

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.

Complete
Box set by
Released2006 (2006)
Recorded1983–1986
GenreAvant-rock
Length73:05
LabelRecommended (UK)
ProducerNews from Babel
News from Babel chronology
Letters Home
(1986)
Complete
(2006)

Disc 1: Work Resumed on the Tower edit

Contains all the tracks from the News from Babel LP, Work Resumed on the Tower (1984).

Track list edit

All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper

Sirens and Silences
No.TitleLength
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
Work Resumed on the Tower
No.TitleLength
1."Arcades (of Glass)"7:44
2."Victory"5:19
3."Anno Mirabilis"4:08

Personnel edit

Guests edit

  • Phil Minton – trumpet ("Victory", "Anno Mirabilis"), singing ("Anno Mirabilis")
  • Georgie Born – bass guitar ("Black Gold")

Disc 2: Letters Home edit

Contains all the tracks from the News from Babel LP, Letters Home (1986).

Track list edit

All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper

No.TitleLength
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 edit

  • 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 edit

Disc 3: "Contraries" edit

Contains the News from Babel 7" single, "Contraries" (1984).

Track list edit

All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Zeena Parkins

No.TitleLength
1."Contraries"3:00

Personnel edit

External links edit