The Bill Laswell Discography 1981 MATERIAL - Temporary Music LP A1) Reduction (BL,FM,MB) 5:30; 2) Heritage (BL,FM,MB) 3:33; 3) Discourse (BL,MB,CC,BB) 4:05; 4) Slow Murder (BL,MB,CC,BB) 3:59; B1) A.O.A.(BL,FM,MB,CC) 4:43; 2) White Man (BL,FM,MB,CC) 7:40; 3) Secret Life (BL,FM,MB) 5:45. Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, pianos, clarinet, percussion, tapes; Bill Laswell: 4- & 6- string basses; Fred Maher: guitar, drums, rhythm box, percussion. Recorded September 25 and 26, 1980 at Linden Studio, Ambler, PA. Produced by Material and Martin Bisi. 1981 - Red Rec., RS 12.000 (LP) ***** MATERIAL - Temporary Music 2 1) Reduction (BL,FM,MB) 5:30; 2) Heritage (BL,FM,MB) 3:33; 3) Secret Life (BL,FM,MB) 5:45; 4) Dark Thing (BL,FM,MB) 5:10. Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, pianos, clarinet, percussion, tapes; Bill Laswell: 4- & 6- string basses; Fred Maher: guitar, drums, rhythm box, percussion; Cliff Cultreri: guitar. Recorded September 25 and 26, 1980 at Lindon Studio, Ambler, PA. Engineered by Bill Mauchly & Vin Moss. Produced by Material and Martin Bisi. 1981 - Red Rec., RS 12.008 (12") MATERIAL - Temporary Music / Compilation A1) OAO (BL,FM,MB,CC) 4:43; 2) On sadism (BL,FM,MB,CC) 5:04; 3) White Man (BL,FM,MB,CC) 7:40; 4) Process / Motion (BL,FM,MB,CC) 4:34; B1) Reduction (BL,FM,MB) 5:30; 2) Heritage (BL,FM,MB) 3:33; 3) Secret Life (BL,FM,MB) 5:45; 4) Dark Thing (BL,FM,MB) 5:10. Produced by Material and Martin Bisi. (see 1979, 12", 1981, 12", LP) 1981 - Celluloid, CEL 6576 (LP) MATERIAL / CRISTINA - It's a Holiday / Things Fall Apart 1) Material - It's a Holiday (BL,MB,FM,NH,RD) 6:58; 2) Cristina - Things Fall Apart (Cristina,Was,Was) 4:28. On track 1) Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, pianos, clarinet, percussion, tapes; Nona Hendryx: vocals; Bill Laswell: 4- & 6- string basses; Fred Maher: guitar, drums, rhythm box, percussion; Ronnie Drayton: guitar. Track 1 produced by Material, track 2 produced by the Was Brothers. 1981 - Ze Records / Island, IPR 2052 (12") **** MATERIAL - Bustin' Out 1) Bustin' Out (BL,MB,FM,NH,RD,T.Scott) 3:40; 2) Over and Over (Long Version) (BL,MB,FM,T.Scott) 5:36; 3) Bustin' Out (Long Version) (BL,MB,FM,NH,RD,T.Scott) 8:06. Bill Laswell: basses; Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers; Nona Hendryx: vocals; Fred Maher: drums; Ronnie Drayton: guitar. Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi. 1981 - Ze Records / Celluloid, CEL 6592 (12") ***** 1981 - Ze Records / Island, 12WIP 6713 (12", only Tracks 2 + 3) 1981 - Ze Records / Island, IS 49741 (7", only tracks 1 + 2) 1981 - Ze Records / Island-Ariola (GER), 600408-213 (12", only Tracks 2 + 3) 2004 (March) - Ze Records (USA), ZEREC 1207 (12" rerelease with the tracks: A1) Bustin' out Remix (7:50); B1) It's a holiday Remix (6:50); B2) Over and over (5:35). MATERIAL - Bustin' Out A1) Bustin' out (8:27); B1) Bustin' out (Heavy Metal Mix 8:06) (see 1981, 12"). 1981 - Island (USA), PRO A 958 (Promo 12") MATERIAL - American Songs 1) Ciquiri (BL,FM,MB,RQ) 6:22; 2) Detached (BL,FM,MB,RQ) 5:02; 3) Discourse (BL,MB,CC,BB) 4:05; 4) Slow Murder (BL,MB,CC,BB) 3:59 (Tracks 1 and 2 > 1982, 12", tracks 3 and 4 > 1980, 7"). Robert Quine (1,2): guitar; Bill Laswell: bass; Michael Beinhorn: synthesizer, vocals; Fred Maher: drums, guitar, vocals; Bill Bacon (3,4): drums. Tracks 1 and 2 recorded March 1 & 2, 1981.Tracks 3 and 4 recorded March 29 & 30, 1980. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi. 1981 - Red Rec., EP 001 (12") 1981 - Celluloid, CEL 6596 (12") 1981 - Celluloid (Ger), 204 526-250 (12") ***** MATERIAL - Reduction / A.O.A. A) Reduction; B) A.O.A. (see 1979 / 1981, Temporary Music I + II, LP) Engineered by Bill Mauchly and Vin Moos. Produced by Material and Martin Bisi. 1981 - Base / Red Rec., RS 1212 (12") ***** MATERIAL - Memory Serves 1) Memory Serves (BL,MB) 5:08; 2) Disappearing (OD,SS,BL,MB,FM) 7:11; 3) Upriver (BB,BL,MB,FM) 5:25; 4) Metal Test (FF,BL,MB,FM) 4:30; 5) Conform To The Rhythm (BL,MB,FF) 4:30; 6) Unauthorized (SS, BL,FM) 3:50; 7) Square Dance (FF,BL,FM) 4:29; 8) Silent Land (GL,BL,MB) 3:48; 9) For a Few Dollars More (Morricone) 4:22 (MauMau release only). (see 1983, 12") Sonny Sharrock (1,2,3,4,5,6): guitar; Fred Frith (1,4,5,7): guitar, violin, xylophone; Olu Dara (2,3): cornet; Henry Threadgill (2,6,7): alto sax; George Lewis (1,7,8): trombone; Billy Bang (3,6): violin; Charles K. Noyes (1,8): drums, percussion, bells; Henry Kaiser (9): guitar; Daniel Ponce (9): percussion; Robert Musso (9): guitar; Grand Mixer D.ST. (9): turntable; Anton Fier (9): drums; Fred Maher (1,2,3,4,5,6,7): drums, percussion, guitar; Bill Laswell: 4-, 6- and 8- string basses; Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, tapes, radio, guitar, drums, voice. Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi. 1981 - Celluloid / Vogue, 529812 (LP) 1981 - Celluloid / Ariola (GER), 204291-320 (LP) 1982 - Musician / Elektra (USA), E 1-60042 (LP) 1983 - CBS-Sony / Celluloid (Jp.), 25AP-2751 (LP) 19?? - Celluloid, CELD 5508 (CD) 19?? - Celluloid / Island, ILPS 9693 (LP) 1992 - Metronome / Restless, 7 72653-2 (CD) 1992 - Demon / MauMau (UK), MAUCD 623 (CD) ****** 1992 - Jimco, Jp., JICK 89046 (CD) 1997 - Movie Play Gold, MPG 74044 (CD) BRIAN ENO AND DAVID BYRNE - My life in the bush of ghosts 1) America is waiting (BE,DB) 3:36. Brian Eno and David Byrne: guitars, basses, synthesizer, drums, percussion and found objects; Bill Laswell: bass; Tim Wright: click bass. Arranged by Eno, Byrne, Laswell, Wright and van Tieghem. Produced by Brian Eno & David Byrne. 1981 - Sire, SRK 6093 (LP) 1981 ? - EG, EGCD 48 (CD) ****** FRED FRITH - Speechless 1) Kick The Can (part 1) (FF) 2:19; 2) Carnival On Wall Street (FF) 2:51; 3) Ahead In The Sand (FF) 3:16; 4) Laughing Matter / Esperanza (FF) 7:47; 5) Women Speak To Men, Men Speak To Women (FF,TC) 5:39; 6) A Spit In The Ocean (FF) 2:17; 7) Navajo (FF) 3:05; 8) Balance (FF) 5:04; 9) Saving Grace (FF) 1:57; 10) Speechless (FF) 3:05; 11) Conversations with White Arc (FF,BL) 1:14; 12) Domaine De Planousset (FF) 2:59; 13) Kick The Can (part 2) (FF) 2:14; 14) The Entire Works Of Henry Cow (FF) 1:00; 15) So Schnell Ich (FF) 3:25; 16) I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is (FF) 1:06; 17) No More War (FF,Gore) 4:46; 18) Typical American Family (FF) 1:01; 19) Dig (FF) 3:07. Fred Frith: guitar, violin, mellotron, bass, organ, voice; Guigou Chenevier (1,2,3,4,5,6): drums, tenor, voice; Margot Mathieu (1,2,3,4,5): soprano, tenor, voice; Ferdinand Richard (1,2,3,4,5): bass, guimbarde, voice; Jo Thirion (1,2,3,4,5): organ, harmonium; Bill Laswell (6,7,9,11,15): bass; Fred Maher (6,7,9,11,15): drums; Steve Buchanan (7): snake sax; George Cartwright (6,7,9): alto; Tina Curran (7,12): recorders, bass; Mars Williams (6,7,9): baritone sax; Roger Kent Parsons (4): bagpipes. Produced by Fred Frith. 1981 - Ralph, FF 8106 (LP, 1 - 13 only) 1990 - T.E.C. Tones (USA), FF-8106 (LP, 1 - 13 only) 1991 - Recommended (CH), RecDec 902 (CD) **** 1991 - East Side Digital (USA), ESD 80542 (CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS - Mutant Disco (A Subtle Discolution of the Norm) B2) Material with Nona Hendryx - Bustin' Out (8:02). (see 1981, 12") 1981 - Ze Rec. / Island (D), 203 726-320 (LP) *** 2005 (Dec. 12.) - Ze Rec., ZE002-ACD (CD) CURLEW - Curlew 1) Panther Burn (GC) 6:30; 2) The Bear (Curlew) 1:45; 3) Bitter Thumbs (GC) 6:00; 4) The Victim (GC) 2:33; 5) The Hardwood (GC) 5:13; 6) Sports (BL,TC) 1:30; 7) Bruno (Curlew) 1:00; 8) But get it (Curlew) 2:33; 9) Rudders (TC) 3:11; 10) Binoculars (Curlew) 1:00; 11) The Ole Miss Exercise Song (GC) 8:00. Bill Laswell: Fender bass; George Cartwright: alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, flute; Tom Cora: cello, indingiti; Billy Bacon: drums, cymbals, percussion, gamalan; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar. Recorded at The Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, NY, Feb. 29 - March 2, 1980, by Matin Bisi and Michael Lytle, mixed by Michael Lytle and Tom Cora except track 5 and 9 recorded live at CBGB, NY, Feb. 6, 1980 by Martin Bisi, mixed by Michael Lytle and Martin Bisi. Produced by Curlew. 1981 - Landslide Records, LD1004 (LP) **** 1984 - Landslide Records, Landscape LD 1004 (CD) **** KIP HANRAHAN - Coupe de Tete 1) Whatever I Want (KH) 5:43; 2) At The Moment Of The Serve (KH) 5:39; 3) This Night Comes Out Of Both Of Us (KH) 5:40; 4) India Song (Duras,díAlessio) 4:13; 5) A Lover Divides Time (To Hear How It Sounds) (KH) 3:17; 6) No One Gets To Transcend Anything (No One Except Oil Company Executives) (KH) 3:42; 7) Shadow To Shadow (KH) 7:06; 8) Sketch from Two Cubas (KH) 4:07; 9) Heart of my Sleeve (TM) 5:14. Daniel Ponce (1,2,3,5,7): iya, congas, chekere; Jerry Gonzales: congas, itotole, quinto; Nicky Marrero (1,3): bongos, okonkolo; Anton Fier: trap drums; Kip Hanrahan (1,2,3,6,8): percussion, voice, quinto, string synthesizer; Chico Freeman (1,2,4,9): tenor; Bill Laswell (1,3,4,7): bass; Arto Lindsay: guitar; Byard Lancaster (1,3): tenor, flute, wooden flute; George Cartwright (1,3,4): alto, flute, piccolo; Ignacio Berroa (2,5,6): trap drums; Jamaaladeen Tacuma (2,5,6): bass; George Naha (2,3): guitar; Carlos Ward (2,4,7,9): alto; Lisa Herman (3,5,7): voice; Angel Perez (6): congas; Gene Golden (6,8): chekere, congas; John Stubblefield (6): tenor; Bern Nix (6): electric guitar; Dom Um Romao (7): surdo grande, agogo; Fred Frith (7): guitar; Carlos Mestre (8): congas; Michael Mantler (8): trumpet; Carla Bley (4): piano, vocals; Orlando Digirolamo (4,9): accordion; Billy Bang (4): violin; John Clark (4): frenchhorn; Cecil McBee (9): bass; Teo Macero (9): tenor sax; David Liebman (9): soprano sax; Victor Lewis (9): trap drums. Recorded at Latin Sound Studios, New York, November 1980 - February 1981. Track 8 recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York, July 1979 and January 1980. Produced by Kip Hanrahan. 1981 - American Clave, AMCL 1007 (LP) 1987 - American Clave / Vera Bra, AMCL 1007 (CD) **** VARIOUS ARTISTS - Dance Ze Dance 1) Material - Bustin' Out. (see 1981, 12") Nona Hendryx: lead vocal; Ronnie Drayton: guitar; Fred Maher: drums; Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers; Bill Laswell: basses. Produced by Material. 1981 - Ze Rec., IL 9667 (LP) ELLIOT SHARP - Moving Info ?) ... ?) ... ?) Happy Chappie Polka; ?) Obvious; ?) TMI; ?) Free World. Philip Wilson: drums; M.E. Miller: percussion; Art Baron: trombone; Olu Dara: trumpet; Bill Laswell: bass; Percy Jones: drums; Elliott Sharp: guitars, saxes. Recorded live at Mudd Club and Hurrah in 1981. (Live tapes from gigs and four tracks that were later released on Nots 1982) 1981 - Zoar Records, ZCS 3 (CT) Note: very limited edition - 50 only. 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