Material - One Down

Title: One Down Artist: Material Release Date: 1982 Re-Released On: 10/18/2005 Label: Restless, Bcd, Musicom/Celluloid, Charly Records Duration: 45:53 UPCs: 018777265423, 018777265447, 075596020640, 4017692307023, 669910400753, 8712177029181 Genre: Rock Styles: Funk, Ambient, Prog-Rock, Experimental, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Rock, Art Rock Moods: Cathartic, Cerebral, Confrontational, Fiery, Freewheeling, Intense, Quirky, Rambunctious, Tense/Anxious, Visceral, Volatile Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Take a Chance
2. I'm the One
3. Time Out
4. Let Me Have It All
5. Come Down
6. Holding On
7. Memories
8. Don't Lose Control
9. Bustin' Out

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Musicom/Celluloid 2001 CD Charly Records 8282 ------ CD Bcd 74047 ------ CD Restless 72654-2

One Down [2006 Reissue]

One Down marked a distinct shift in sound for Material, the avant-garde downtown pickup group organized around bassist Bill Laswell and keyboardist Michael Beinhorn. The edgy experimentalism that characterized earlier efforts like Temporary Music and Memory Serves is downplayed here in favor of funk and disco tunes delivered with a minimum of weirdness. Sure, it sounds dated but that doesn't make it less attractive. Laswell is a master of funk bass, and with guests like drummer Yogi Horton, guitarist Nile Rodgers and singers Nona Hendryx and Whitney Houston (just before she became a superstar on her own), he didn't really have much chance to go wrong. Highlights include"Take a Chance" and the strutting "I'm the One"; if you want something a little more challenging, check out Archie Shepp's squalling sax solo on the Houston vehicle "Memories." This is straight-ahead turn-of-the-80s funk at its old-fashioned best from the folks you'd have least suspected of harboring such sympathies. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Archie Shepp Sax (Tenor) B.J. Nelson Vocals, Vocals (Background) Bernard Fowler Vocals, Vocals (Background) Bill Laswell Bass Daniel Ponce Bongos Fred Frith Guitar Fred Maher Drums Howie Weinberg Mastering J.T. Lewis Drums Jean Karakos Vocals, Voices Martin Bisi Engineer Material Producer Michael Beinhorn Synthesizer Mike Krowiak Assistant Engineer Nicky Marrero Percussion Nicky Skopelitis Guitar Nile Rodgers Guitar Nona Hendryx Vocals (Background), Vocals Noris Night Vocals Oliver Lake Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Raymond Jones Piano (Electric), Piano Robert Musso Engineer Robin Danar Assistant Engineer Ronald Drayton Guitar Ronnie Drayton Guitar Thi-Linh Le Photography, Voices, Design, Vocals Tony Thompson Drums Whitney Houston Vocals Yogi Horton Drums