Some Attributes of a Living System is the second studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1980 by Dys Records.[1] 
  Track listing
 Side one| Title | 
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| 1. | "Fragment 1" |   | 
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| 2. | "Fragment 2" |   | 
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| 3. | "Fragment 3" |   | 
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| 4. | "Fragment 4" |   | 
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| 5. | "Fragment 5" |   | 
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| 6. | "Fragment 6" |   | 
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| 7. | "Fragment 7" |   | 
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| 8. | "Fragment 8" |   | 
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| 9. | "Fragment 9" |   | 
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| 10. | "Fragment 10" |   | 
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| 11. | "Fragment 11" |   | 
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| 12. | "Fragment 12" |   | 
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| 13. | "Fragment 13" |   | 
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  Side two| Title | 
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| 1. | "Fragment 14" |   | 
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| 2. | "Fragment 15" |   | 
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| 3. | "Fragment 16" |   | 
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| 4. | "Fragment 17" |   | 
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| 5. | "Fragment 18" |   | 
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| 6. | "Fragment 19" |   | 
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| 7. | "Fragment 20" |   | 
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| 8. | "Fragment 21" |   | 
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| 9. | "Fragment 22" |   | 
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  Personnel
 Adapted from the Some Attributes of a Living System liner notes.[2] 
       - Mnemonists
   - Mark Derbyshire – tape, electronics, engineering
  - John Herdt – electric guitar, spoken word
  - Torger Hougen – spoken word, percussion
  - Hugh Ragin – trumpet, trombone, piccolo, percussion
  - Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, spoken word, arrangements (A10)
  - William Sharp – piano, tape, electronics, percussion, spoken word, production, arrangements (A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A10, A12, A13, B2, B3, B5–B9)
  - Sara Thompson – double bass
  - Randy Yeates – spoken word, percussion
    |   - Additional musicians
   - Steve Bennett – acoustic guitar and electric guitar (A10, A13, B5)
  - Renais Goddard – spoken word (B8)
  - Kent Hotchkiss – spoken word (A2)
  - Ruth Hougen – harp (B7)
  - Melissa Katsimpalis – spoken word (A9, B8)
  - Tom Katsimpalis – percussion, acoustic guitar (A1), spoken word (A9)
  - Ken Lark – percussion, spoken word, drums (A4, A5)
  - Mark Schulz – bass guitar (A4, A5, B7)
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  Release history
   | Region  |  Date  |  Label  |  Format  |  Catalog  | 
  | United States  |  1980  |  Dys  |  LP  |  DYS 02  | 
 References
   - ^ Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 9, 2016. 
  - ^ Some Attributes of a Living System (sleeve). Mnemonists. Fort Collins, Colorado: Dys Records. 1980.
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