# Eye to Ear II

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***Eye to Ear II*** is a [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by [English](/source/England) [guitarist](/source/Guitarist), [composer](/source/Composer) and [improvisor](/source/Improvisation) [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith). It is a collection of film music composed and performed by Frith, and is the second of three *Eye to Ear* albums dedicated to his work for short films. It was recorded in [Germany](/source/Germany) and the [United States](/source/United_States) between 1997 and 2003.

The music on *Eye to Ear II* appeared in the following films:

- *[Gambling, Gods and LSD](/source/Gambling,_Gods_and_LSD)* (2002) by [Peter Mettler](/source/Peter_Mettler)
- *Returning Home* (2003) by Andy Abrahams Wilson
- *Hirschen Mit Goldenen Hufen* by Petra Mäussnest
- *Sideshow* by Kristin Varner

A modified version of the track "Gambling, Gods and LSD" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film of the same name, *[Gambling, Gods and LSD](/source/Gambling,_Gods_and_LSD#Soundtrack)* (2003) by various artists.

## Track listing

All tracks by [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) except where noted.

1. "Sideshow 1" – 2:07
1. "Gambling, Gods and LSD" – 14:19
1. "Sideshow 2" – 2:26
1. "Hirschen Mit Goldenen Hufen" – 7:53
1. "Sideshow 3" – 2:19
1. "Returning Home: Wood and Water" – 8:34
1. "Returning Home: The Wind" (Frith, [Wu Fei](/source/Wu_Fei_(musician))) – 4:11
1. "Returning Home: Straw Dance" – 3:17
1. "Sideshow 4" – 2:18

## Personnel

- [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) – guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, violin, accordion, ocarina, kalimba, drum samples, Mobius instruments, toys, low-grade sound effects, voice
- [Gail Brand](/source/Gail_Brand) – trombone (5)
- [Heather Heise](/source/Heather_Heise) – accordion (6–8)
- [Wu Fei](/source/Wu_Fei_(musician)) – gu zheng (6–8)
- [Anne Hege](/source/Anne_Hege) – voice (6–8)
- Tracks 1,3,5 and 9 recorded at Guerrilla Recordings, [Oakland](/source/Oakland,_California), [United States](/source/United_States), January–February 2002
- Track 2 recorded at Jankowski Studio, [Esslingen](/source/Esslingen_am_Neckar), [Germany](/source/Germany), July 2001
- Track 4 recorded at Ludwigsburg Film Akademie, [Ludwigsburg](/source/Ludwigsburg), [Germany](/source/Germany), 1997
- Tracks 6–8 recorded at Mobius Music, [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), [United States](/source/United_States), January 2003
- Myles Boisen – engineer
- Oliver di Cicco – engineer, instrument design, instrument technician
- Peter Hardt – engineer, compilation, editing
- [Scott Hull](/source/Scott_Hull_(mastering_engineer)) – mastering
- [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) – audio production, compilation
- Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
- [John Zorn](/source/John_Zorn) – executive producer
- Heike Liss – photography
- Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin – design

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