title: American Songs
text: # American Songs
  
  American Songs is a 1981 EP by the New York based No Wave music group Material.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Ciquiri" (Discomix) (Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Robert Quine) – 6:22
  * "Detached" (Laswell, Maher, Beinhorn, Quine) – 5:02
  * "Discourse" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Cliff Cultreri, Bill Bacon – 4:05
  * "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")
  