American Songs

American Songs is a 1981 EP by the New York based No Wave music group Material.[1]

American Songs
EP by
Material
ReleasedJune 17, 1981 (1981-06-17)
RecordedMarch, 1981
GenreNo wave, post-disco, post-punk
LabelCelluloid Records, CEL 6596
ProducerMaterial with Martin Bisi
Material chronology
Temporary Music
(1981)		 American Songs
(1981)		 Memory Serves
(1981)

Track listing
  1. "Ciquiri" (Discomix) (Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Robert Quine) – 6:22
  2. "Detached" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Quine) – 5:02
  3. "Discourse" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cliff Cultreri, Bill Bacon – 4:05
  4. "Slow Murder" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cultreri, Bacon) – 3:59

Personnel
  • Bill Laswell – bass
  • Michael Beinhorn – synthesizer, vocals
  • Fred Maher – drums, guitar, vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
  • Cliff Cultreri – guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
  • Bill Bacon – drums (tracks 3 and 4)
Additional personnel

Production
  • Tracks 1 and 2 recorded March 1 & 2, 1981. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.
  • Tracks 3 and 4 recorded in March, 1980. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.

Release history
  • American Songs – 1981 – Red Rec., EP 001 (12")
  • American Songs – 1981 – Celluloid, CEL 6596 (12")
  • "Ciquiri"/"Detached" single – 1982 – Red Rec., RS 12012 (12²)
  • "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 1980 – Red Rec., 45001 (7")
  • "Discourse"/"Slow Murder" single – 198? – Celluloid, CEL 6219 (7")

References
  1. "Material - American Songs". Celluloid Records. 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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