 As with "Gravity", he recorded "Speechless" with two bands, French Rock in Opposition group Etron Fou Leloublan on one side of the LP, and Frith's New York City group Massacre on the other.The album included extensive tape manipulation, which was an ongoing passion of Frith's at the time.In August 2012 Frith led a performance of "Gravity" in San Francisco, California entitled "Fred Frith and Friends play Gravity".