Art Bears-Hopes and Fears(1978)

Unsatisfied with the direction their next record was going in, three of the avant-rock group Henry Cow members decided to form a new group dubbed “Art Bears”, and the record in question became their debut release. The experimental mind-fuck that is Hopes and Fears is often considered the long lost Henry Cow album, and emphasizes a perceivable transition from the band to Art Bears. Hopes and Fears is laden with cross-cultural percussive endeavors and Cale-ish dissonance, but the key point here is Dagmar Krause’s witch-like alto and affinity for vibrato that makes Devendra Banhart look like he doesn’t know the meaning of the term.

Personnel:
Fred Frith – guitars, violin, viola, harmonium, xylophone, piano, bass guitar
Chris Cutler – drums, percussion
Dagmar Krause – vocals

Side one (Áhá: Palace courtyard):
1. "On Suicide"
2. "The Dividing Line"
3. "Joan"
4. "Maze"
5. "In Two Minds"

Side two (Mer: Irrigated land):
1. "Terrain"
2. "The Tube"
3. "The Dance"
4. "The Pirate Song"
5. "Labyrinth"
6. "Riddle"
7. "Moeris Dancing"
8. "Piers"

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmmxfeycmy1