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The Bill Laswell Discography 1988 BILL LASWELL - Hear No Evil 1) Lost Roads (BL) 7:26; 2) Bullet Hole Memory (BL) 7:13; 3) Illinois Central (BL) 6:59; 4) Assassin (BL) 6:24; 5) Stations of the Cross (BL) 7:13; 6) Kingdom Come (BL) 7:33. Bill Laswell: bass; Shankar: violin; Nicky Skopelitis: guitars; Zakir Hussain: tabla; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; Daniel Ponce: percussion. Recorded and mixed at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Written and produced by Bill Laswell. 1988 - Virgin America, 7-90888-2 (CD) ***** 1988 - Virgin / Venture (UK), CDVE 12 (CD) LAST EXIT - Iron Path 1) Prayer (Last Exit) 4:37; 2) Iron Path (LE) 3:28; 3) The Black Bat (for Aki Ikuta) (LE) 4:33; 4) Marked for Death (LE) 2:19; 5) The Fire Drum (LE) 4:18; 6) Detonator (LE) 3:47; 7) Sand Dancer (LE) 1:56; 8) Cut and Run (LE) 2:30; 9) Eye for an Eye (LE) 4:54; 10) Devil's Rain (LE) 4:12. Peter Brotzmann: reeds; Sonny Sharrock: guitar; Bill Laswell: bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums. Recorded and mixed at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York, 1988. Engineered by Martin Bisi. Produced by Last Exit / Bill Laswell. 1988 - Virgin America, 7-91015-2 (LP/CD) 1989 - Virgin / Venture (UK), CDVE 38 (CD) ***** IGGY POP - Instinct 1) Cold Metal (IP) 3:26; 2) High On You (IP) 4:48; 3) Strong Girl (IP,Jones) 5:03; 4) Tom Tom (IP) 3:16; 5) Easy Rider (IP,Jones) 4:53; 6) Power & Freedom (IP,Jones) 3:52; 7) Lowdown (IP) 4:29; 8) Instinct (IP) 4:12; 9) Tuff Baby (IP) 4:25; 10) Squarehead (IP,Jones) 5:06. Iggy Pop: vocals; Steve Jones: guitars; Seamus Beaghen: keyboards; Leigh Foxx: bass; Paul Garisto: drums; Jeff Bova: keyboard programming; Nicky Skopelitis: CMI programming. Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York City and BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1988 - A & M (US), CD 5198 / DX 3152 (CD) 1988 - A & M (EU), 395198-2 (CD) **** IGGY POP - High On You (single) 1) High On You (7² edit) (IP) 4:33 (see 1988, Instinct). Produced by Bill Laswell. 1988 - A & M Records, CD 17632 (CD) BOOTSY COLLINS - What's Bootsy Doin'? 4) Shock-It-To-Me (BC,BL) 4:57. Produced by Bootsy Collins and Bill Laswell. 1988 - CBS, 462918-1 (LP) **** 1988 - Columbia / CBS, CK 44107 (CD) AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & FAMILY - The Light Side two: 1) Clean Up Your Act (GC,BC,KB,BL,AB) 6:15; 2) Zouk Your Body (AB,SD,RS,YM,BL) 6:33; 3) World Racial War (AB,BL,BC) 6:27. Yogi Horton: drums; Bootsy Collins: bass, guitar; Nicky Skopelitis: fairlight drums; Bill Laswell: bass; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; Jeff Bova: synthesizer; Sly Dunbar: simmons drums, percussion; Robbie Shakespeare: bass (2); Material Strings arranged and conducted by Karl Berger; Afrika Bambaataa, Kid Dust, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Double Cross, Yellowman, Sly 'Mudbone' Fox, Bernard Fowler: vocals. Recorded at Quad Recording and The Power Station. Produced by Bill Laswell / Material & Afrika Bambaataa. 1988 - Capitol / EMI, EMC 3545 (LP) **** VARIOUS ARTISTS - No Boundaries 14) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Neo Geo (Traditional) 5:04. (see 1987, Ryuichi Sakamoto - Neo Geo) Produced by Bill Laswell. 1988 - Columbia, MYK-44242 (CD) GETTOVETTS - Missionaries Moving 1) Battle Call (BL,NS,Rz,Howard) 6:12; 2) Gangster Lean (BL,NS,Rz) 6:08; 3) Go down! Now take your Balls! (BL,NS,Rz) 8:02; 4) Death Command (BZ,Rz,Howard) 8:44; 5) Dead Man tell no Tales (BL,NS,Rz) 8:44; 6) Lecture (BL,NS,Rz) 8:37. Rammellzee: vocals, vocoder; Shockdell: vocals; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar, Fairlight CMI; Bill Laswell: bass, drums; D.ST.: turntable; Bootsy Collins (4): bass. Recorded at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell / Material and Nicky Skopelitis. 1988 - Island / BMG, 259290 (CD) ***** 1988 - Island, 7 90916-2 (CD) GETTOVETTS - Battle Call 1) Battle Call - vocal (BL,NS,Rz,Howard) 6:12; 2) Battle Call - Instrumental (BL,NS,Rz,Howard) 8:41. (see 1988, Gettovetts - Missionaries Moving) Produced by Bill Laswell / Material and Nicky Skopelitis. 1988 - 4th & Broadway, 12 BRW 105 (12") 1988 - Island, DMD 1167 (12") HERBIE HANCOCK - Vibe Alive A1) Extended Dance Mix (8:16); B1) Edited Version (3:20); B2) Bonus Beats (4:48). (see 1988, Herbie Hancock - Perfect Machine) Remixed at Quadrasonic Sound Studio, NYC by Bill Laswell. Produced by Bill Laswell / Material & Herbie Hancock. 1988 - CBS / Columbia, 4407804 (12") 1988 - CBS / Columbia, 651 432 6 (12") **** 1988 - CBS / Columbia, 651 432 2 (3"CD) HERBIE HANCOCK - Vibe Alive (7") 1) Vibe Alive (3:20); 2) Maiden Voyage / P. Bop (HH,BL,BC,NS) 6:00. (‹> 1988, Perfect Machine) 1988 - CBS, 651432 7 (7") HERBIE HANCOCK - Perfect Machine 1) Perfect Machine (HH,BL,NS,BC) 6:35; 2) Obsession (HH,BL,BC,Bonner) 5:17; 3) Vibe Alive (HH,BL,BC, Bonner,MW) 5:25; 4) Beat Wise (HH,BL,BC,Bonner) 5:50; 5) Maiden Voyage / P. Bop (HH,BL,BC,NS) 6:32; 6) Chemical Residue (HH) 6:00; 7) Vibe Alive (Extended Dance Mix) (HH,BL,BC,Bonner,MW) 8:13*; 8) Beat Wise (12-Inch Edit) (HH,BL,BC,Bonner) 6:28*. *Note: Tracks 7 + 8 only on '99 rerelease ( 7 see 1988, 12"). Herbie Hancock: computer, synthesizer, piano; Bootsy Collins: bass, vocoder; Sugarfoot: vocals; Nicky Skopelitis: fairlight drums; DST: turntables; Mico Wave: mini moog, bass, talkbox, vocoder; Jeff Bova: synthesizer programming. Recorded at Quad Recording Studios, New York City and Garage Sale Recording Studios, Los Angeles. Produced by Bill Laswell / Material & Herbie Hancock. 1988 - CBS / Columbia, 460679-2 (LP/CD) **** 1999 - Columbia / Legacy / Sony, CK 65960 (CD) AKIRA SAKATA - Mooko 1) Nitchimo Satchimo (AS) 6:30; 2) Hieyashi Bushi (AS,BL,RSJ) 5:50; 3) Wann kann ich Sie wiedersehen? (AS) 4:38; 4) Hitsujikai no Bansan (AS,BL,RSJ) 9:11; 5) Kibaminzoku no Odori (AS,BL,RSJ) 7:45; 6) Mooko (AS,BL) 3:02. Akira Sakata: alto saxophone, bass clarinet, piano, vocalism; Bill Laswell: prepared fretless bass, 4-, 6- & 8- string bass, sitar bass, violin & ectar; Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums, percussion & scheollmie. Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York, December 2, 3, 4 & 5. 1987. Mixed at Quad Recording Studio. Engineering: Robert Musso. Produced by Bill Laswell, Akira Sakata, Ronald Shannon Jackson & Robert Musso. 1988 - NEC Avenue, NACJ-1007 (CD) *** 1990 - Virgin / Venture, CDVE 46 (CD) 1999 - Absord Music Japan, ABCJ-61 (CD) JAMES BLOOD ULMER - Wings (Live in Zurich '88) 1) Lady Blue (JBU) 9:17; 2) After Dark (JBU) 13:08; 3) Black Sheep (JBU) 8:59; 4) Wings / drum solo (JBU,RSJ) 12:53; 5) Show me your Love America (JBU) 10:33; 6) I belong in the USA (JBU) 13:07. James Blood Ulmer: guitar, vocals; Bill Laswell: bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums. Recorded live November 11, 1988 in Zurich, Switzerland. 1988 - JazzFile, JF 1006 (CD) ***** BLIND IDIOT GOD - Undertow 1) Sawtooth (AH) 2:20; 2) Clockwork Dub (AH) 4:27; 3) Atomic Whip (AH) 4:26; 4) Watch Yer Step (AH) 3:13; 5) Drowning (AH) 6:02; 6) Major Key Dub (AH) 4:08; 7) Alice in my Fantasies (Cook,Clinton) 2:54; 8) Roller Coaster (AH) 4:34; 9) Dubbing in the Sinai (AH) 3:47; 10) Wailing Wall (AH) 3:04; only CD: 11) Purged Specimen (Zorn) 1:52. Andy Hawkins: guitar; Gabe Katz: bass; Ted Epstein: drums; John Zorn (11): saxophone. Recorded May and June 1988 at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell. Track 11 produced by John Zorn. 1988 - Enemy, EMY 107-2 (LP/CD) **** BLIND IDIOT GOD - Sawtooth 1) Sawtooth (AH) 2:20; 2) Clockwork Dub (AH) 4:27; 3) Alice In My Fantasies (Cook,Clinton) 2:54; 4) Purged Specimen (JZ) 1:52. (see 1988, Undertow) Andy Hawkins: guitar; Gabe Katz: bass; Ted Epstein: drums; John Zorn (4): saxophone. Recorded May and June 1988 at B.C. Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell. Track 4 produced by John Zorn. 1988 - Enemy Records, EMY 12001 (12") SXL - Into the Outlands 1) Voice of Thunder (SXL) 21:51; 2) Speed of Light (SXL) 22:27. Samulnori: Kim Duk-Soo, Lee Kwang-Soo, Choi Jong-Sil, Kang Min-Seok: percussion; Bill Laswell: bass; Shankar: violin, voice; Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums; Aiyb Dieng: percussion. Recorded live on Sony PCM F1 by Billy Youdelman in Osaka, Tokyo and Fukuoka, Jp., July and August 1987. Final production and editing by Robert Musso at Quad Recordings, New York City. 1988 - Enemy Jp.,106 (LP) 1989 - Tokuma (Jp.), 30JC-454 (CD) 1992 - Jimco, Jp., JICK-89181 (CD) ****** 1993 / 1996 - Celluloid, CELD 5017 (CD) 1997 - Movieplay Gold, MPG 74043 (CD, Title: Bill Laswell - Into the Outlands) VARIOUS ARTISTS - New Africa Vol. 3 This is the third in Celluloid's New Africa series (Vol. 1 + 2: 1985). 1) Ghetto Blaster - Na Waya; 2) Fela Ransome Kuti - Black Man's Cry (edit); 3) Manu Dibango - Pata Piya (1985, 12", Electric Africa); 4) Tony Allen - N.E.P.A. (edit); 5) Toure Kunda - Natalia (1985); 6) Toure Kunda - Africa Lelly; 7) Mandingo - Natural Dancer (edit) (1987, Watto Sitta); 8) Ginger Baker - Mountain Time (1986, Horses and Trees). Track 3: Manu Dibango: tenor, baritone and soprano sax, piano, DX-7, vocals; Wally Badarou: Yamaha DX-7, Oberheim OB-8; Bill Laswell: DMX, Fairlight CMI, AMS; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; Aiyb Dieng: jimbe, talking drum, cowbell, chatan; Valerie Lobe and Brice Lobe: drums, percussion; Joseph Kuo: Simmons drums; Jerry Malekani and Vincent Nguini: guitar; Francis Mbappe: bass, vocals; Segona Peter Tholo: trumpet; Florence Titty Dimbeng and Sissy Dipoko: vocals. Track 5: Ismalia, Sixu Tidiane & Ousmane Toure: vocals, percussion; Bernie Worrell: Prophet 5, synthesizer, fairlight CMI; Foday Muso Susa: kora, talking drum; Aiyb Dieng: chatan, cowbell, jimbe, percussion; Nicky Skopelitis & Jean-Claude Bonaventure: guitar; Roger Chyco Dru: bass; Michel Abissira: drums; Michael Billiez & Ben Belinga: saxophones; Nabou Diop: vocals; Alain "Loy" Ehrlich: piano; Lionel Jouot: trombone; Christian Martinez: trumpet. Track 7: Foday Musa Suso: kora, dousongoni, kalimba, talking drum, lead drums; Joe Thomas: bass; Abdul Hakeen: guitar; Adam Rudolph: Hamid Drake: drums; Reymond Sillah: dundungo; Robin Robinson, Isatou Wlker & Nora Harris: background vocals; Aiyb Dieng: talking drum, chatan. Track 8: Ginger Baker: drums; Daniel Ponce: bata, bells; Aiyb Dieng: talking drum, chatan, bells. Recorded at a variety of locations. Track 1 produced by Ghetto Blaster. Track 2 produced by Fela Ransome Kuti. Track 3, 5 and 8 produced by Bill Laswell for Material / OAO. Track 4 produced by Abdul Azeez Rahman-Johnson. Track 6 produced by Barracuda. Track 7 produced by Bill Laswell for Material / OAO and Foday Musa Suso. 1988 - Celluloid (USA), CELL 6139 (LP) 1989 - Celluloid (USA), CELCD 6139 (CD) 1989 - Celluloid (NL), CELD 6139 (CD) RONALD SHANNON JACKSON - Texas A1) Nothing Beats a Failure But a Try (RSJ) 6:00; A2) Holyman (RSJ) 5:25; A3) Panhandling (RSJ) 5:39; A4) Charming the Beast (RSJ) 3:18; B1) Evoking (RSJ) 8:00; B2) Shotgun Wedding (RSJ) 5:45; B3) Psychic Greeting (RSJ) 6:00; B4) * Sheep In Wolf's Clothing (RSJ) 3:20. *Note: Track B4 is a Bonus Track, it is not noted on the LP/Cover. Decoding Society: Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums; Masujaa (Hugh Riley): guitar; Cary DeNigris: guitar; John Moody: bass; Zane Massey: soprano and tenor saxophones; Eric Person: soprano and alto saxophones, flute. Recorded by Robert Wechsler at January Sound, Dallas, Texas, April 9 - 11, 1987. Mixed by Robert Musso at Quad Recording, NYC. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1988 - Caravan of Dreams (USA), CDP 85012 (LP) **** 1988 - Caravan of Dreams (USA), CDPT 85012 (CT) 1988 - Caravan of Dreams (USA), DREAMS 012 (CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS - Sounds Blasts! EP1 1) Iggy Pop - Cold Metal (IP) (see 1988, Iggy Pop - Instinct) 1988 - Sound Blasts!, BLASTS! 1 (7") Home 1978/80 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ©2001-2004 Turning-Groove |