The Age of Carbon covers the period from the first full Elliott Sharp Carbon LP in 1984 through the Tocsin CD of 1991. This 3-disc collection gives a sonic overview of the band in its different iterations in those hot, dense, and fast years in New York downtown scene. The composer and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp is one of the most striking personalities of the New York music scene. Along with John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot, Sharp has been at the heart of the post 80s innovations which took improvised, composed and electronic music beyond their boundaries, to merge them with jazz, blues and rock.

Cover art: Elliott Sharp
Graphic Design: Jonas Schoder
Liner Notes: Elliott Sharp
Photo: Catherine Ceresole, Nancy Perlman, Hope Martin

Composed By, Producer Elliott Sharp. Recorded at B.C. Studio , Brooklyn, 1984 and 1985 / live at The Kitchen, NYC 1985,1986, B.C. Studio, Brooklyn, November 1985 / Baby Monster, NYC, July 1988, Magic Shop, NYC, September 1988 / B.C. Studio, Brooklyn, November 1985, Baby Monster, NYC, September 1991/ Magic Shop, NYC, September 1988, Knitting Factory, NYC, September 1990. Produced published and copyright by Intakt Records, 2011