What is Speech Free?

Long known for creating records, CDs, video, fine art, books, radio and live performance using appropriated sounds, images, objects, and text, what does a Negativland album sound like when it’s missing all of those voice samples?  It sounds like: Speech Free. 

A triple vinyl / double CD release of Library Music for your use and reuse, this new album by Negativland has had every last trace of language carefully removed from the mix. But what does that really mean? It means that Speech Free is a complete reimagining of the 28 tracks of music that were hiding in plain sight beneath the branded Cultural Jamming of our last two record albums and EP.

Music For Advertising That Sounds…Strangely Familiar?

Entirely composed and performed by the group with an all star cast of guest musicians, these productions explode out of even the tiniest of speakers as some of Negativland’s most listenable barrages of pure ear candy yet — all we had to do was remove all of the chatter that was previously there!  

As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work well for you as both new jingles and musical beds, perfectly suited for voiceovers discussing anything from commercial products to political campaigns. Most target audiences regularly indicate a preference for moderately subversive content and confusion, and you’ll find that this release provides that target with precisely the right amount of each. Because every second of Usable Music™ on this record has been personally guaranteed, by everyone still here in Negativland, to be Speech Free.

Speech Free tracks

1. THERE IS NO PLANET (4:22)

2. IS IT OR ISN’T IT  (4:31)

3. SQUARE SHAPED CLOUDS (4:08)

4. LIVE AT SEA (2:46)

5. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? (3:13)

6. BUILDING AND RAISING (2:37)

7. I LOVE BEES (3:16)

8. NOTHING IS DESTROYED (4:41)

9. ENJOYING LIFE (4:02)

10. DON’T TRUST YOUR MEMORY (3:33)

11. BELIEVE WHAT YOU CAN (2:01)

12. LOOP FOREVER (12:19)