The Bill Laswell Discography 1991 F.F.F. - Blast Culture 1) New Funk Generation (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 3:21; 2) Marco (M.Prince) 5:26; 3) Devil in Me (M.Prince) 4:42; 4) Tout pour Le Kifff (M.Prince,Squat,FFF) 5:34; 5) La Complainte Du Plombier (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 3:53; 6) Maman Krie (K./C.Monthieux,FFF) 5:43; 7) Doctor Love (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 3:54; 8) AC2N (Acid Rain) (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 4:40; 9) Mama Fonck (M.Prince,N.Baby,FFF) 4:16; 10) Santa Claus (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 5:46; 11) Requiem Pour un Con (S.Gainsbourg) 3:59; 12) Kamarad (M.Prince,M.Prince,FFF) 6:10; 13) Trash a Muffin (M.Prince,FFF) 1:33). Yaro: guitar; Feel X: keyboards; Niktub: bass; Krichou: drums, percussion; Prof.Jah Pinpin: saxophones; Marco: leadvocals, trombone; Gary 'Mudbone' Cooper (1,2,7): vocals; Afrika 'Baby' Bam and Mike G (4): vocals; T-Bone (1,2,5,7): congas, bongos; Aiyb Dieng (2,5,7,9,11): chatan, talking drums, bells, congas; Paris Funk All Stars (1,7): background vocals. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1991 - Epic / Sony, 468 700-2 (CD) **** F.F.F. - Blast Culture Side A: 1) New Funk Generation (Prince,Prince,FFF); 2) Marco (M. Prince); 3) Devil In Me (M. Prince); 4) La Complainte Du Plombler (Prince,Prince,FFF). Side B: 1) Doctor Love (Prince,Prince,FFF); 2) Tout Le Kifff (Prince,Squat,FFF); 3) Maman Krie (CM,Monthieux,FFF); 4) Requiem Pour Un Con (Serge Gainsbourg); 5) Trash A Muffin (M. Prince,FFF). Side C: 1) fff? How Do You Do? (live); 2) Shešs The One (live). Side D: 1) Santa Claus (Prince,Prince,FFF); 2) Kamarad (Prince,Prince,FFF); 3) Surprises (FFF). (see 1991, Blast Culture CD) Studio tracks (except for Side D, Track 3) recorded March-April 1991 at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York and Platinum Island Studios, New York. Studio tracks (except for Side D, Track 3) produced by Bill Laswell. 1991 - Epic (France), 468700-1 (2LP / Limited edition of 1.500 copies) F.F.F. - New Funk Generation Remix 1) New Funk Generation (Radio Mix featuring George Clinton) 4:01; 2) New Funk Generation (Album Version) 3:19; 3) New Funk Generation (Freedom Mix featuring George Clinton & Cutty Ranks on vocals) 4:53; 4) New Funk Generation (Full Remix featuring George Clinton & Cutty Ranks on vocals) 9:24. Tracks 1-3 mixed by Bill Laswell and FFF. Track 4 mixed by Bill Laswell. Produced by Bill Laswell. (> 1991, Blast Culture) 1991 - Epic / Sony (F), EPC 657575 2 (CD) **** 1991 - Epic / Sony (Jp.), ESCA-5556 (CD) F.F.F. - Remixes 1) Devil In Me (Soulpower Radio Remix) 4:00; 2) Marco (Remix Radio) 4:01; 3) AC2N (Acid Rain) (Hyono Hype Gravitu Sensor Mix) 8:44; 4) Devil In Me (Soulpower Club Mix) 6:19; 5) Marco (Dee Nasty's Gogo Funk Mix) 6:13; 6) AC2N (Acid Rain) (Jungle "Go Back To Your Country" Groove Mix) 8:09. Remix and additional production on tracks 1 and 3 by Soul Shock. Track 2 remixed by Reynald "Crazy Frenchman" Dechamps. Track 3 remixed by President Nikson (Bill Laswell) and A. Hughes. Track 5 remixed by DJ Dee/ Nasty. Track 6 remixed by Marco, Aleem and A. Hughes. Produced by Bill Laswell. (> 1991, Blast Culture) 1991 - Epic / Sony (F) (CD) 1992 - Epic / Sony (Jp.), ESCA-5682 (CD) MATERIAL - Live at Soundscape (1981) 1) Chaos Never Died (Material) 61:58. Bill Laswell: electric bass; Michael Beinhorn: electronics; Fred Frith: guitar; Charles Noyes: percussion; David Moss: percussion; Mark Miller: percussion. Recorded live at Soundscape, New York, on October 16, 1981. Produced by Verna Gillis. 1991 - DIW Jp., 389 (CD) ** LIMBOMANIACS - Shake it 1) Shake It - Jungle Butt Mix (Limbomaniacs) 5:31; 2) Shake It - Jungle Butt Beats Mix 1 (L) 5:06; 3) Shake It - Seven Inch Mix (L) 3:59; 4) Shake It - Jungle Butt Beats Mix 2 (L) 5:08; 5) Shake It - Full Length Stripped Down Mix (L) 5.11; 6) Shake It - Video Mix (L) 5:14. (see 1990, LimboManiacs - Stinky Grooves, 1991, Shake it, 12") Butthouse: lead vocals, bass; Mirv: guitar; Brain: drums; T-Bone: percussion; Pete: Hammond organ, synclavier, assorted synthesizers; Doug Wimbish: bass overdubs; Kenji "Jamma": guitar overdubs; Tim Simenon: beats, sample programming. Produced by Bill Laswell. Additional production and remix by Tim Simenon. 1991 - In-Effect (UK), XPR 1719 (Promo 12") ***** 1992 - In-Effect / Sony, 657793 6 (12") LIMBOMANIACS - Shake it 1) Shake It - Radio Mix; 2) Shake It - LP Version; 3) Shake It - Dildonic Mix. (see 1990, Stinky Grooves) Remixed by Dave Jerden. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1991 - In-Effect, IEPROLP-0623 (12") JONAS HELLBORG - The Word 1) Akasha (JH) 0:54; 2) Zat (JH) 1:50; 3) Saut - E Sarmad (JH) 3:28; 4) Two Rivers (JH) 4:32; 5) Be! and All Became (JH) 3:19; 6) Poets (JH,TW) 2:36; 7) Black Rite (JH,TW) 6:29; 8) Cherokee Mist (Hendrix) 5:00; 9) Miklagaard (JH) 5:14; 10) Path Over Clouds (JH) 3:27. Jonas Hellborg: Wechter acoustic bass guitar; Tony Williams: drums; Soldier String Quartet: Laura Seaton: 1st violin; David Soldier: violin; Ron Lawrence: viola; Mary Wooten: cello. Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell and Jonas Hellborg. 1991 - Axiom / Island, 422-848-374-2 (CD) **** IMPROVISED MUSIC NEW YORK 1981 1) - 7) no title (BL,SS,JZ,DB,FF,CN) 32:56. Derek Bailey: guitar; Fred Frith: guitar; Sonny Sharrock: guitar; John Zorn: horns; Bill Laswell: bass; Charles K. Noyes: percussion. Recorded live at the Kitchen, New York, September 18, 1981 by Martin Bisi. 1991 - MuWorks, MUW 1007-2 (CD) * 1992 - MuWorks / Tokuma Comm. (Jp.), TKCB- 30574 (CD) SONNY SHARROCK & NICKY SKOPELITIS - Faith Moves 1) Who Are You (SS,NS) 5:27; 2) Becoming (SS,NS) 2:34; 3) Mescalito (SS,NS) 3:28; 4) Venus (P. Sanders) 5:48; 5) In the Flesh (NS) 3:05; 6) Sacrifice (SS,NS) 4:43; 7) First of Equals (SS,NS) 5:11; 8) The Pyre (SS,NS) 6:06; 9) Uncle Herbie's Dance (SS) 2:55. Sonny Sharrock: electric guitar; Nicky Skopelitis: electric & acoustic guitars, baglama, saz, coral sitar, bass. Recorded 1989 / 1990 at BC and Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell & Nicky Skopelitis. 1991 - CMP, 52 (CD) *** MATERIAL - Playing with Fire: The Praxis Remixes / For DJ's only 1) - 4) Playing with Fire. (see 1991, Material - The Third Power) 1991 ? - Axiom / Island ? (12") MATERIAL - The Third Power 1) Reality (SR,BL,SD,RS) 5:15; 2) Playin' with Fire (BB & MG,BL,BC,SD,RS) 5:14; 3) Cosmic Slop (Clinton,BW) 5:15; 4) E-Pluribus-Unum (JMN,BL,SD,RS) 3:40; 5) Drive-By (BL,SD,RS) 3:21; 6) Power of Soul (Black Chant) (JMN,BL,BC,SD,RS) 5:24; 7) Mellow Mood (Marley) 4:22; 8) Glory (BL,BC,SD,RS) 4:33. Gary Mudbone Cooper: vocals; Jenny Peters: vocals; Herbie Hancock: piano; Bernie Worrell: piano and organ; Jeff Bova: synths; Henry Threadgill: flute; Robbie Shakespeare: bass; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar and fairlight; Michael Hampton: guitar; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; Sly Dunbar: drums and drum programming; Olu Dara: cornet and African trumpet; Joe Daly: baritone horn; Richard Harper: euphonium; Marcus Rojas: tuba; Joel Brandon: whistling; Fred Wesley: trombone; Maceo Parker: alto sax; Pee Wee Ellis: tenor sax; Bootsy Collins: vocals and guitar; Jungle Brothers (Baby Bam & Mike G): vocals; Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin: vocals; Shabba Ranks: vocals; Gary Shider: vocals and guitar. Brass section arranged and conducted by Henry Threadgill. Material strings arranged and conducted by Karl Berger. Recorded at Greenpoint, BC and Platinum Island Studios, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1991 - Axiom / Island, 422-848-417-2 (CD) ****** 1991 - Axiom / Island / BMG, 926 9526 (CD) TOSHINORI KONDO - IMA in the Nineties: The Bill Laswell Remix 1. Long Version (TK) 13:44: a. China Demonstration; b. F1 Republic; c. No more Borderline; d. Cool Okesa; e. Metal Bind; 2. a.-e. Short Version (TK) 6:48. Toshinori Kondo: electric trumpet, vocals; Reck Friction: electric guitar and bass; Haruo Togashi: keyboards; Taizo Sakai: electric bass and guitar; Hideo Yamaki: drums, percussion; Guest musicians: DJ Takada: scratch; Asuka Kancho: electric violin. Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Engineered by Robert Musso. Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York. Engineered by Oz Fritz. Produced by Toshinori Kondo. Remix by Bill Laswell. 1991 - Alfa, 219 (CD) ***** HERBIE HANCOCK - The Collection 8) Rock it (1983, Future Shock); 9) Autodrive (1983, Future Shock); 10) Hard Rock (1984, Sound System). 1991 - Castle Comm., 283 (CD) SONNY SHARROCK - Ask the Ages 1) Promises Kept (SS) 9:43; 2) Who Does She Hope to Be? (SS) 4:41; 3) Little Rock (SS) 7:12; 4) As We Used to Sing (SS) 7:45; 5) Many Mansions (SS) 9:31; 6) Once Upon a Time (SS) 6:26. Sonny Sharrock: electric guitar; Pharoah Sanders: tenor & soprano saxophones; Elvin Jones: drums; Charnett Moffett: acoustic bass. Recorded at Sorcerer Sound and Greenpoint Studio, New York. Produced by Bill Laswell and Sonny Sharrock. 1991 - Axiom / Island, 422-848-957-2 (CD) *** THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS - Drunk with Passion 1) Alive and Living Now (AF,NS,MS) 5:38; 2) The Haunting (AK) 5:30; 3) When the Kingdom Calls (AF,NS,AK) 6:26; 4) A Sigh (AF,NS,AK) 8:36; 5) Thunder Cries (AF,NS,AK) 4:22; 6) Hands of Heaven (AF,NS,AK) 5:22; 7) Dying from the Inside Out (AF,NS,BM) 8:18; 8) Begin to Return (BK) 6:12. Anton Fier: drums, percussion, keyboards; Bill Laswell (except 8): bass, fretless bass; Nicky Skopelitis (exc. 2): 6 & 12 string electric and acoustic guitars, dobro; Richard Thompson (1,2,3,6,7): guitar; Carla Bley (1,3): Hammond organ; Amanda Kramer (exc. 8): vocals, background vocals, keyboards; Michael Stipe (1): vocals; Aiyb Dieng (4,6): chatan; Bob Mould (7): vocals, guitar; Bob Kidney (8): vocals, guitar. Recorded at Platinum Island, NYC, Grog Kill, Willow, NY, Dreamland, West Hurley, NY, Mark Angelo, London, Sunset Sound Factory, LA, RPM, NYC & Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced and arranged by Anton Fier. 1991 - Nation / Chrysalis, 91745-2 (CD) **** 1991 - Nation / Venture, CDVE 905 (CD) THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS - Dying from the Inside out 1) Dying from the Inside out (edit) (AF,NS,BM) 4:45. (see 1991, Drunk with Passion) Produced and arranged by Anton Fier. 1991 - Nation / Chrysalis, PRCD 081 (Promo CD) PAINKILLER - Guts of a Virgin 1) Scud Attack (P) 3:07; 2) Deadly Obstacle Collage (P) 0:21; 3) Damage to the Mask (P) 2:43; 4) Guts of a Virgin (P) 1:19; 5) Handjob (P) 0:10; 6) Portent (P) 4:00; 7) Hostage (P) 2:24; 8) Lathe of God (P) 0:56; 9) Dr. Phibes (P) 3:00; 10) Purgatory of Fiery Vulvas (P) 0:26; 11) Warhead (P) 1:12; 12) Devil's Eye (P) 4:37. John Zorn: alto, vocals; Bill Laswell: bass; Mick Harris: drums, vocals. Recorded and mixed April 1991 by Oz Fritz at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Created by Painkiller. 1991 - Earache, Mosh 45 (LP, 45 rpm) 1991 - Earache, Mosh 45 (CD) **** 1991 - Toy's Factory, Jp., TFCK-88561 (CD) 1998 - Tzadik, TZ 7317 (4CD) 1998 - Earache, Mosh 198 (CD) Note: the Japanese pressing has the original cover which was banned in UK. The Earache reissue also contains "Buried Secrets". DEADLINE - Dissident 1) Who's Who (JH) 4:39; 2) Black Swans (JH,BL,NS,JJ) 5:51; 3) World Disorder (JH) 4:48; 4) Refrain (JH) 5:15; 5) Heart of Darkness (JH,BL,NS) 5:37; 6) The stone that speaks (JH,BL,NS) 5:29; 7) Broken Edge (JH,JJ) 4:38. Bootsy Collins: bass; Bill Laswell: bass; Jonas Hellborg: bass; Jens Johannson: keyboards; Bernie Worrell: keyboards; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; Nicky Skopelitis: Fairlight. Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn and Platinum Island, New York. Produced by Jonas Hellborg; co-produced by Bill Laswell (1,2,4,5,6). 1991 - Day Eight Music, DEM 027 (CD) ****** 1992 - Jimco Jp., JICK-89044 (CD) HERBIE HANCOCK - The Very Best of Herbie Hancock 1) Rock it (1983, Future Shock); 12) Sound System (1984, Sound System); 15) Autodrive (1983, Future Shock). 1991 - Sony, 467 974 2 (CD) AXIOM COLLECTION - Illuminations This album contains tracks from the first ten Axiom releases. 1) Simon Shaheen - Sittel Habayeb (6:35) (1990, The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab) ; 2) Material - Cosmic Slop (5:15) (1991, The Third Power); 3) Gnawa Music of Marrakesh - Baba L'Rouami (3:05) (1990, Night Spirit Masters); 4) Jonas Hellborg - Saut-E Sarmad (3:28) (1991, The Word); 5) Mandingo - Powerhouse (Edit) 4:56 (1990, New World Power); 6) Sonny Sharrock - As we used to sing (7:45) (1991, Ask the Ages); 7) Fulani Music of the Gambia - Nayo (3:11) (1990, Ancient Heart); 8) Ginger Baker - Under black Skies (6:59) (1990, Middle Passage); 9) Shankar - Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi, Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats (Edit) 5:20 (1990, Soul Searcher); 10) Ronald Shannon Jackson - Elders (Edit) 5:08 (1990, Red Warrior); 11) Mandinka Music of the Gambia - Hamaba (4:40) (1990, Ancient Heart); 12) Shankar - Ragam: Kapi (Edit) 8:02 (1990, Soul Searcher). Recorded at a variety of studios around New York and the World. Produced by Bill Laswell. 1991 - Axiom / Island, 422-848 958-2 (CD) **** VALENTINA PONOMAREVA - Live in Japan 1) Gotanda U-Port Hall I (VP,VC,BL,VT,KU) 10:58; 2) Gotanda U-Port Hall II (VP,HM,YT) 5:26; 3) Gotanda U-Port Hall III (VP,AT) 8:13; 4) Koseinenkin Hall I (VP,VC,SK,VT) 21:42; 5) Koseinenkin Hall II (VP,JZ) 8:40; 6) Roppongi Pit Inn (VP,KU) 8:55. Valentina Ponomareva: vocals; Sergey Kuryokhin: piano, synth; Vladimir Chekasin: reeds; Vladimir Tarasov: drums; John Zorn: reeds (5); Bill Laswell: bass (1); Yuji Takahashi: synth; Ayuo Takahashi: guitar; Haruna Miyake: piano; Kazutoki Umezu: reeds. Recorded live at Gotanda U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 1989, Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan, April 7, 1989 and Roppongi Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 1989. Produced by Leo Feigin. 1991 - Leo, CD LR 175 (CD) *** VARIOUS ARTISTS - Our World of Music 1) Manu Dibango - Pata Piya (1985, Electric Africa); 2) The Golden Palominos - Wild River (1989, A Dead Horse); 6) Fela A. Kuti - Army Arrangement (1984), 7) Ginger Baker - Dust to Dust (1986, Horses and Trees); 10) Mandingo - Harima (1987, Watto Sitta). Recorded at various studios in New York and the world. Tracks 1, 7 and 10 produced by Bill Laswell. Track 6 produced by Bill Laswell and Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Track 2 produced by Anton Fier. 1991 - Celluloid, CELD 8081 (CD) AKIRA SAKATA - Silent Plankton 1) Daphnia (AS,BL) 12:41; 2) Strange Island (AS) 6:30; 3) Strawberry - Kids in a Storm (AS) 10:21; 4) Ancient Dream (AS) 6:50; 5) Innocent Forest (AS) 7:18; 6) Look at me (AS) 8:07; 7) Silent Plankton (AS) 8:06. Akira Sakata: alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, synthesizer, bells, chinese flute; Bill Laswell: fretless bass, sitar bass, bowed bass, tapes, shortwave; Nicky Skopelitis: 6- and 8- string guitar; Aiyb Dieng: chatan, doff, bells, gongs, cymbals. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 recorded Sept. 26, 27 and 28. 1989 at Krypton Studio, N.Y. Mixed Oct. 2. and 3. 1989 at Platinum Island, NY. Tracks 4, 5, 6 and 7 recorded April 20, 21, 22 and 23. 1990 at Magic Shop Studio, N.Y. Mixed April 24, 25. 1990 at Sound Track Studio, N.Y., and May 26. 1990 at Platinum Island, NY. Engineering by Robert Musso. Produced by Bill Laswell & Akira Sakata. 1991 - Tokuma Japan, TKCB-30291 (CD) 1999 - Absord Music Japan, ABCJ-62 (CD) **** Home 1978/80 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Š2001-2004 Turning-Groove