Some Attributes of a Living System
{{Infobox album
| name = Some Attributes of a Living System
| type = album
| artist = Mnemonists
| cover = Mnemonists - Some Attributes of a Living System.jpg
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| released = 1980
| recorded = October 1979 – February 1980
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| studio = Pendragon
{{small|(Fort Collins, CO)}}
| genre = Free improvisation, drone
| length = 43:07
| label = Dys
| producer = William Sharp
| chronology = Biota
| prev_title = Mnemonist Orchestra
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Horde
| next_year = 1981
}}
Some Attributes of a Living System is the second studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1980 by Dys Records.{{cite web |first=Beppe |last=Colli |url=http://www.cloudsandclocks.net/interviews/Sharp_interview94.html |title=An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994) |publisher=CloudsandClocks.net |date=March 8, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2016}}
Track listing
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Personnel
Adapted from the Some Attributes of a Living System liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Some Attributes of a Living System |others=Mnemonists |year=1980 |type=sleeve |publisher=Dys Records |location=Fort Collins, Colorado}}
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- Mark Derbyshire – tape, electronics, engineering
- John Herdt – electric guitar, spoken word
- Torger Hougen – spoken word, percussion
- Hugh Ragin – trumpet, trombone, piccolo, percussion
- Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, spoken word, arrangements (A10)
- William Sharp – piano, tape, electronics, percussion, spoken word, production, arrangements (A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A10, A12, A13, B2, B3, B5–B9)
- Sara Thompson – double bass
- Randy Yeates – spoken word, percussion
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- Steve Bennett – acoustic guitar and electric guitar (A10, A13, B5)
- Renais Goddard – spoken word (B8)
- Kent Hotchkiss – spoken word (A2)
- Ruth Hougen – harp (B7)
- Melissa Katsimpalis – spoken word (A9, B8)
- Tom Katsimpalis – percussion, acoustic guitar (A1), spoken word (A9)
- Ken Lark – percussion, spoken word, drums (A4, A5)
- Mark Schulz – bass guitar (A4, A5, B7)
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Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United States
| 1980 | Dys | LP | DYS 02 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Mnemonists-Some-Attributes-Of-A-Living-System/release/919759 Some Attributes of a Living System] at Discogs (list of releases)
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