Temporary Music  

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Temporary Music is the 1979 debut EP and 1981 debut album by the New York based No Wave music group Material.

The band had previously worked with Daevid Allen on New York Gong's 1979 About Time album. The Temporary Music 1 EP was recorded in 1979 and the Temporary Music 2 EP in 1980. The two EPs were compiled together for Material's debut album, two slightly different versions being released, one on Red Rec. which also included the "Discourse" single, and one on Celluloid which simply put each EP on either side of the album.

Track listing

Temporary Music 1 EP

1. "O.A.O" (Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Cliff Cultreri) – 4:43
2. "On Sadism" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Cultreri) – 5:04
3. "White Man" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Cultreri) – 7:40
4. "Process / Motion" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Cultreri) – 4:34

Temporary Music 2 EP

1. "Reduction" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 5:30
2. "Heritage" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 3:33
3. "Secret Life" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 5:45
4. "Dark Thing" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 5:10

Temporary Music Red Rec LP

1. "Reduction" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 5:30
2. "Heritage" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 3:33
3. "Discourse" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cultreri, Bill Bacon) – 4:05
4. "Slow Murder" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cultreri, Bacon) – 3:59
5. "O.A.O"(Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Cultreri) – 4:43
6. "White Man" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Cultreri) – 7:40
7. "Secret Life" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn) – 5:45

Personnel

• Michael Beinhorn – synthesizers, pianos, clarinet, percussion, tapes
• Bill Laswell – 4 and 6 string basses
• Cliff Cultreri – guitar (Temporary Music 1 EP and "Discourse" single)
• Fred Maher – guitar, drums, rhythm box, percussion (except "Discourse" single)
• Bill Bacon – drums ("Discourse" single)
• Don Davis – sax ("White Man")

Production

• Temporary Music 1 EP recorded on 23-25 July, 1979 at Eddy Offord's Studio, Woodstock, New York. Engineered by Eddy Offord and Rob Davis. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.
• "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single recorded in March, 1980. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.
• Temporary Music 1 EP recorded 25-26 September, 1980 at Lindon Studio, Ambler, PA. Engineered by Bill Mauchly & Vin Moss. Produced by Material and Martin Bisi.

Release history

• Temporary Music 1 EP – 1979 – Zu Records, ZU-EP-100 (12")
• Temporary Music 1 EP – 1979 – Red Rec., RS 12.006 (12")
• "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 1980 – Red Rec., 45001 (7")
• "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 198? – Celluloid, CEL 6219 (7")
• Temporary Music 2 EP – 1981 – Red Rec., RS 12.008 (12")
• Temporary Music LP – 1981 – Red Rec., RS 12.000
• Temporary Music LP – 1981 – Celluloid, CEL 6576 (LP)

See also

• New wave music