| Upbeat | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | November 1997 | |||
| Venue | • Frankfurt, Germany • Basel, Switzerland • Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France • Madrid, Spain | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Amann, Vienna, Austria | |||
| Genre | • Contemporary classical music • Experimental music • Free improvisation | |||
| Length | 55:19 | |||
| Label | Ambiances Magnétiques (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Fred Frith | |||
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Upbeat (also sometimes referred to as UpBeat or Up Beat) is a 1999 live and studio album by the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, an American-based contemporary classical and experimental music guitar quartet comprising Fred Frith, René Lussier, Nick Didkovsky and Mark Stewart. It is their second album, after Ayaya Moses (1997), and was released by Canadian record label, Ambiances Magnétiques. The live material was drawn from concerts the quartet had performed in Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain in November 1997. The studio tracks were recorded at Tonstudio Amann in Vienna, Austria, also in November 1997.
The album comprises pieces composed by each of the four members of the quartet, played solo and in the group, plus additional pieces improvised by the quartet. Frith's "No Bones" is an adaption of his song "Bones" from Massacre's 1981 album, Killing Time.