American Songs
EP by Material
Released	June 17, 1981 (1981-06-17)
Recorded	March, 1981
Genre	No wave, post-disco, post-punk
Label	Celluloid, CEL 6596
Producer	Material with Martin Bisi
Material chronology
Temporary Music (1981) American Songs (1981) Memory Serves (1981)

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

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

• Robert Quine – guitar (tracks 1 and 2)

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