The Bill Laswell Discography


1998 - Part 1

REANIMATOR - Black Market Science
1) Sacred System - Amrita Flux (BL) 9:35; 2) Mad Professor - False Curl Girl (MP) 3:32; 3) SIMM - Backstage Sonic (S) 5:40; 4) DXT - Maduba (Showard) 9:56; 5) HIM - Science of X (DS) 4:20; 6) Almamegretta - Alm Dub (A) 5:22; 7) Transonic - Ion Dub (RM) 6:09; 8) SIMM - Bathroom Elephant (S) 5:48; 9) Umoya - It's Alright (U) 4:56; 10) Ben Wa - Re-Dub (BW) 6:35.
Track 1: Bill Laswell: bass; Raza Sharma: percussion, dhol; Janet Rienstra & David Life: field recordings in Gokul, India. Created at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York from recordings in Bombay, Miami and NY. Produced by Bill Laswell and Zamir Khan.
Track 2 written and produced by Mad Professor.
Tracks 3 and 8 created at Verba Corrige Studio, Milan, Italy.
Track 4 produced and engineerd by DXT at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York in the last days... .
Track 5 created by Doug Scharin in Brooklyn.
Track 6: Gianni Mantice: guitars; produced by Almamegratta.
Track 7: Robert Musso: all instruments.Created, produced and engineered by Robert Musso at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
Track 9 written and composed by Umoya. Recorded at Jump Up Studio, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Track 10 written and produced by Ben Wa at Tyrell Studios, Emeryville, California.
Conceived and compiled by Bill Laswell and Robert Soares.
1998 - Ion, IN 2005-2 (CD) *****

ALMAMEGRETTA - Lingo
1) Gramigna (Alm.,JH) 5:00; 2) Rootz (A.,DW) 4:57; 3) 47 (A); 4) Black Athena (A,Halyard) 4:06; 5) Ninas (A) 5:19; 6) Berberia (Polcari,BL,EB) 2:37; 7) Fatmah (A) 4:19 ; 8) En-Sof (A) 5:49; 9) Suonno (A) 7:44; 10) Respiro (A,Minieri) 4:45; 11) Fratelli (Polcari) 0:27; 12) Untitled / Hidden Track (A) 3:56.
Raiss (R. DellaVolpe): vocals; Gennaro T (Tesone): beats; Paolo (Polcari): sounds; D.R a D (Facchielli): noises; Count Dubulah: bass (1,7,10), guitar (3); Julie Higgins (1): rhymes; Dave Watts: rhymes (2), backing vocals (4); Pino Daniele (2): guitar; Neil Sparks (2,8): percussion; Deborah Johnson (3): backing vocals; Bill Laswell: bass (3,4,6), live bass (5); Dre Love (4): rhymes; Gino Evangelista: flute (5), oud (7); Eraldo Bernocchi (6): guitar; Larry Whelan (7): clarinet; Mamuur (9): vocals; Strings on tracks 7 and 10 conducted by Tommaso Vittorini.
Recorded at Tanit Room / Naples, Megaride / Naples, Orange Studios / West Orange, New Jersey and Wessex / London.
Produced by Sandy Hoover & David White with Almamegretta.
Additional programming: Sandy Hoover & Count Dubulah.
1998 - BMG Ricordi S.p.A., 74321548252 (CD) *****

THE BOGMEN - Closed Captioned Radio
1) Failing Systems (Bogmen,CC) 4:17; 2) Speedfreak Lullaby (B,CC) 3:03; 3) Mexico (B,CC) 3:29; 4) Highway of Shame (B,CC) 4:19; 5) Mad Larry (B,CC) 3:29; 6) Extended Family (B,CC) 4:33; 7) Every Man is an Orphan (B,CC) 4:58; 8) Dark Waltz (B,CC) 3:33; 9) Sloth (B,CC) 3:32; 10) The Cows ain't coming home tonight (B,CC) 4:01; 11) Seadog (B,CC) 2:34; 12) Closed Captioned Radio (B,CC) 3:59; 13) You are my Destiny (P.Anka) 3:01; 14) Untitled Track (B,CC) 3:11.
Vic Thrills: vocals, guitar; William Ryan: guitar, b.vox, mandolin; P.J. O'Connor: percussion, b.vox (1); Clive Tucker: drums, b.vox; Mrs. Wike: bass, laxatives, b.vox; Brendan Ryan: keyboards, samples, b.vox, mellotron (13); Mark Pender (3): trumpet; Sar Casio Pig 5000 (7): beguine beat; Megan Friend (7): french vocal; Jacek (7): hand claps; Sarah Wendt (13): b.vox; Chris Campion (5): backing vocals.
Recorded at Orange Studios, West Orange, New Jersey and NG Studios. Track 13 recorded at The Magic Shop.
Produced by Bill Laswell, Godfrey Diamond and The Bogmen.
1998 - Arista, 07822-18990-2 (CD) ***

PETE NAMLOOK & BILL LASWELL - Outland 3
1) Definition of Life (BL,PN) 14:13; 2) The Question of Containment (BL,PN) 20:44; 3) Keeper of the Purple Twilight (BL,PN) 11:47; 4) DSTC (BL,PN) 7:47.
Bill Laswell: sounds; Pete Namlook: sounds.
Recorded at Klanglabor, Frankfurt and Traben-Trabach.
Produced by Peter Kuhlmann.
1998 - Fax, PW 37 (CD, Limitation: 2.000 copies) *****
2003 - Ambient World (GER), AW 027 (CD)

CHAKRA - The Seven Centers
1) Muladhara Chakra (BL,NS) 7:17; 2) Svadhishtthana Chakra (DjCS,BL) 10:20; 3) Manipura Chakra (BL,NS,PS,TG) 16:02; 4) Anahata Chakra (BL,NS,JW,PS,JB,TG) 7:18; 5) Vishuddha Chakra (TG,BL,NS) 3:54; 6) Ajna Chakra (AR) 4:49; 7) Sahasrara Chakra (GH,BL) 4:20.
Bill Laswell: bass, sounds; Nicky Skopelitis (1,3,4,5): guitars, sounds; DJ Cheb i Sabbah (2): sounds; Pharoah Sanders (3,4): saxophones; Trilok Gurtu (3,4,5): tabla, voice; Jah Wobble (4): bass, sounds; Jeff Bova (4): synthesizers, sounds; A.R. Rahman (6): sounds; Graham Haynes (1,7): trumpet, cornet,sounds; Sarita Choudry, Willem Dafoe, Sharon Gannon, Umar B. Hassan, David Life & Dechen Thurman: spoken word.
Text drawn from 'Kundalini's Tale', by Sharon Gannon & David Life.
Recorded and mixed at Greenpoint Studio 1997. Engineering Oz Fritz and Robert Musso.
Spoken word produced by Janet Rienstra.
Soundtrack produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Meta Records, MT-001 (CD) ****

MATERIAL - The Road to the Western Lands
Remixes from Material's Seven Souls.
1) Bill Laswell - The Seven Souls (WSB,BL) 5:47; Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes: vocals; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; Bill Laswell: bass, keyboards, turntable; Robert Musso: engineering, processing. Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
2) Talvin Singh - The Western Lands (WSB,TS) 6:36; Created by Talvin Singh, engineered by Tristin Norwell, Calcutta Cyber Studio, London, UK.
3) DJ Soul Slinger - The Western Lands (WSB,DjSS) 5:09; Produced by Carlos Soul Slinger, engineered by Chris Flam at Mindswerve Studios, NYC.
4) Spring Heel Jack - The Road to the Western Lands (WSB,JC,AW) 6:17; Music written and produced by John Coxon and Ashley Wales. Engineered upstairs at the Strongroom.
5) The Audio Janitor (DJ Olive) - Joan's Haunted Hints at the Gate to the Western Lands (WB,DjO) 6:37; Created by The Audio Janitor at The Skin Tone Riddles Studio, Greenpoint. Engineered by DJ Olive.
6) Bill Laswell - Seven Souls (The Secret Name) (WSB,BL) 10:37; Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes: vocals; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; Bill Laswell: bass, keyboards, turntable; Robert Musso: engineering, processing. Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
7) Material - The Western Lands (A Dangerous Road Mix) 8:31 (see 1997, Seven Souls Remix Album); Jah Wobble: bass; Bill Laswell: bass; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; Tetsu Inoue: electronics; DJ Spooky: noise beat; Robert Musso: engineering, processing.
On all tracks: William S. Burroughs - words and narration.
Music Supervisor: Janet Rienstra. Compiled at Orange Music, New Jersey. Engineer Robert Musso.
Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Triloka / Mercury, 314 558 021-2 (2x 12" / CD) ****

BUCKETHEAD - Colma
1) Whitewash (B) 4:42; 2) For Mom (B) 5:08; 3) Ghost (B) 5:26; 4) Hills of Eternity (B) 5:04; 5) Big Sur Moon (B) 1:11; 6) Machete (B) 6:16; 7) Wishing Well (B) 4:00; 8) Lone Sal Bug (B) 5:29; 9) Sanctum (B) 3:39; 10) Wondering (B) 2:13; 11) Watching the Boats With My Dad (B) 5:04; 12) Ghost / Part 2 (B) 2:29; 13) Colma (B) 3:10.
Buckethead: guitars, bass; Brain: drums and loops; Terry Untalen (8,10): cello and viola; DJ Disk (4,6,8): scratches; Bill Laswell (6): bass.
Recorded and mixed by Xtrack at Embalming Plant / Oakland, CA. Track 6 recorded and mixed by Robert Musso at Orange Music - West Orange, New Jersey.
Produced by Buckethead and Xtrack. Track 6 produced by Bill Laswell and Buckethead.
1998 - CyberOctave, VHOCD9 / 7243 8 45380 2 6 (CD) ****

DJ KRUSH & TOSHINORI KONDO - Ki - Oku
10) Ko-Ku (TK,DjK) 5:23.
Track 10 contains uncredited samples of Material's "Mantra" and "Reality".
Toshinori Kondo: acoustic and electric trumpet; DJ Krush: beats, programming and scratches.
Recorded at Metal Box.
Produced by Toshinori Kondo and DJ Krush.
1998 - R & S Records, RTD 119.3421.2 (CD) ****

CYPHER 7 - Nothing Lasts
1) Dead Drop; 2) Piece of Blue Sky; 3) Dream Spiral; 4) Conspiracy of Silence; 5) Ladder of Lights; 6) Still; 7) Message Important; 8) Suspicious Shaman; 9) Tokyo AM; 10) Benares (Open Secret); 11) Nothing Lasts; 12) Falling Backwards; 13) Nadyr. (Tracks 1 - 5: 1994, Decoder; tracks 7 - 12: 1995, Security)
Jeff Bova: keyboards, sounds; Alex Haas: sounds; Bill Laswell (7): bass; Jaron Lanier (10): Ba Wu.
Recorded at Bovaland and at the Power Station, NY
. Created and encoded by Jeff Bova and Alex Haas.
Navigation and Ground Control: Bill Laswell.
1998 - Yikes, 7774-2 (CD)

DUB SYNDICATE - Fear of a Green Plant
This was released in two versions. Tracks 1-10 appear on the Shanachie release in a different order, which does not contain tracks 11 and 12. The Lion & Roots version contains tracks 11 and 12, and sequences the first ten tracks in this order:
1) Emmanuel (SS,Buchanan) 3:57; 2) Greater David (SS,Buchanan) 4:10; 3) Sizzle Bud (SS) 4:49; 4) Higher than High (SS) 3:58; 5) Not a Word (SS) 6:16; 6) Dubbing is a Must (SS) 4:21; 7) Wake up (SS,Buchanan) 4:19; 8) Health Food (SS) 4:01; 9) Each Breath I take (SS) 4:09; 10) Hey Geoff (SS) 4:15; 11) Higher than High / Version 2 (SS) 4:11; 12) Emmanuel / Version 2 (SS) 3:54.
Lincoln 'Style' Scott: drums, percussion; Errol 'Flabba' Holt, Bagga and Bill Laswell: bass; Dalton Brownie: rhythm guitar; Vincent Black: lead guitar; Skip McDonald: lead guitar; Asher and Steely Johnson: piano; Noel Brownie, Ricky and Asher: keyboards; Alon Adiri: samples; Sovra: violin; 'Style' Scott and Skip McDonald: backing vocals; Big Youth (1,2,7) and Little David (1):vocals.
Recorded at Studio 2000 and Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.
Overdubbed at Greenpoint and Playroom Studio, New York.
Mixed by Adrian Maxwell Sherwood at ON-U Sound Studio, London.
Produced and arranged by Lincoln 'Style' Scott.
1998 - Lion + Roots, 002 / Efa 39802-2 (CD) ****
1998 - Shanachie, 45038 (CD)

MATERIAL - The Best of Material
1) I'm the one (1982, One Down); 2) Disappearing (1981, Memory Serves); 3) Square Dance (1981, Memory Serves); 4) Let me have it all (1982, One Down); 5) Upriver (1981, Memory Serves); 6) Over & Over (1981, 12"); 7) For a few Dollars more (1981, Memory Serves, 1983, 12"); 8) Reduction (1981, Temporary Music 2, 12" / LP); 9) On Sadism (1979, Temporary Music 1, 12"); 10) Dark Things (1981, Temporary Music 2, 12"); 11) Ciquiri (1981, American Songs, 1982, 12"); 12) Memories (1983, One Down); 13) Busting Out (1981, 12", 1983, One Down).
1998 - Charly, CDNEW 117 (CD)
2001 - Fuel 2000 (USA), 302 061 126 2 (CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Materialism
World / Electro Adventures produced by Bill Laswell / Material for Celluloid Records.
1) B-Side - Change the Beat (1985, Cairo Nights); 2) Shango - Zulu Groove (1984, 12" / Shango Funk Theology); 3) Manu Dibango - Electric Africa (1985); 4) Praxis - 1984 (1984, Praxis); 5) The Last Poets - Get Movin' (1985, Oh my People); 6) Deadline - Afro Beat (1985, Down by Law); 7) Shango - Shango Message (1984, 12" / Shango Funk Theology); 8) Praxis - NBS-A (1984, Praxis); 9) Mandingo - Natural Dancer (1987, Watto Sitta); 10) Toure Kunda - M'Barring (1985, Natalia).
All titles produced by Bill Laswell / Material.
1998 - Charly, CDNEW 120 (CD)

BILL LASWELL - Oscillations 2
1) Virus (BL) 7:36; 2) Autopia (BL) 8:24; 3) El hombre invisible (for William S. Burroughs) (BL) 16:09; 4) Red Night (BL) 16:12.
Bill Laswell: all instruments (bass, sounds, drums, piano, samples).
Composed and performed by Bill Laswell, engineering Robert Musso.
Created at Orange Music, New Jersey late 1997.
1998 - SubRosa, SR(V) 133 (CD/LP) ****

PERCY HOWARD / CHARLES HAYWARD / FRED FRITH / BILL LASWELL - Meridiem
1) The 7th (PH,Josef) 6:33; 2) Mingle (PH,BL,CH,FF) 4:10; 3) Interference (PH,BL,CH,FF) 3:55 ; 4) Frozen (PH,BL,CH,FF) 7:04; 5) Iurodivii (Fool for God) (PH) 5:49; 6) Votive Rhythm (BL,CH,FF) 3:34; 7) Lunarsa (PH) 5:54; 8) Anaesthesia (PH,BL,CH,FF) 4:58; 9) Crucible (PH) 11:30.
Percy Howard: vocals; Fred Frith: guitar, radio, organ, violin; Bill Laswell: bass, fuzz bass; Charles Hayward: drums, percussion, cowbell, wurlitzer.
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, New Jersey, January 18 - 22, 1998. Engineered and mixed by Oz Fritz.
Produced by Percy Howard III.
1998 - Materiali Sonori, MASO CD 90098 (CD) *****

PAINKILLER - The Complete Studio Recordings 1991 - 1994
Disc zero: 1) Scud Attack; 2) Deadly Obstacle Collage; 3) Damage To The Mask; 4) Guts of a Virgin; 5) Handjob; 6)Portent; 7) Hostage; 8) Lathe of God; 9) Dr. Phibes; 10) Purgatory of Fiery Vulvas; 11) Warhead; 12) Devil's Eye; 13) Tortured Souls; 14) One-Eyed Pessary; 15) Trailmarker; 16) Blackhole Dub; 17) Buried Secrets; 18) The Ladder; 19) Executioner; 20) Black Chamber; 21) Skinned; 22) The Toll; 23) Marianne.
Disc one: 1) Parish of Tama (Ossuary Dub); 2) Morning of Balachaturdasi; 3) Pashupatinath.
Disc two: 4) Pashupatinath / Ambient; 5) Parish of Tama / Ambient.
Disc three: Live in Osaka: 1) Gandhamadana; 2) Vaidurya; 3) Satapitaka; 4) Bodkyithangga; 5) Zorn / Eye duo encore a) Black Bile; b) Yellow Bile; c) Crimson Bile; d) Ivory Bile.
John Zorn: alto; Bill Laswell: bass; Mick Harris: drums, vocals; Justin Broadrick (disc zero, tracks 17,22): guitar, drum machine, vocals; G.C. Green (disc zero, tracks 17,22): bass; Makigami Koichi (disc zero, track 23): vocals; Haino Keiji (disc zero, track 23): guitar; Yamatsuka Eye (disc three, tracks 4,5): vocals.
Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Disc three recorded live in Osaka, Japan.
Produced by PainKiller.
(Disc zero, tracks 1 - 12: 1991, Guts of a Virgin; tracks 13 - 22: 1992, Buried Secrets; Disc one and two: 1994, Execution Ground / Subharmonic and 1995 Toys Factory; Disc three 1995, Execution Ground / Toys Factory)
1998 - Tzadik, TZ7317 (4CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Verve Today 98 - Volume 2
1) Pharoah Sanders - Save Our Children (PS,AO,AM) 7:51 (see 1998, Save our Children)
Pharoah Sanders: soprano saxes, double reed, bells, percussion & voice; William Henderson: piano & harmonium; Bernie Worrell: organ, electric piano, synthesizers; Tony Cedras: harmonium; Jeff Bova: synthesizers, programming; Alex Blake: basses; Zakir Hussain: tablas, wooden box, mbira, voice; Trilok Gurtu: drums, tablas, percussion; Abdou Mboup: talking drum, voice; Abiodun Oyewole & Asante: voices.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Motor / Verve (Germany), 555 837-2 (CD)

DIVINATION - Sacrifice
Meditational soundscapes.
1) Reflection (BL,L) 16:12; 2) Waterbass (BL) 8:53; 3) Still (BL,L) 16:08; 4) Airbass (BL) 6:48.
Bill Laswell: basses, sounds; Laraaji: electric zither.
Engineering: Robert Musso.
Created by Bill Laswell for Meta at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, New Jersey.
1998 - Meta, MT-002 (CD) ****

DUBADELIC - Bass Invaders
1) Prelude To Madness (BL,SP,TE) 6:22; 2) Reignited (S,SH) 8:24; 3) Thuds Like Scuds (S,SH) 6:03; 4) MIB (SP,S) 3:13; 5) Sirius Bass (DrI,CB,TE) 5:22; 6) Ooze In Dub (M,Splice) 5:50; 7) Sailin' On (CB,Him,TE) 5:24; 8) High (TE) 7:04; 9) ????; 10) Secrets of the Lost Dubplates (BL,SP,TE) 6:29.
Colonel Bill Laswell: bass; Splice: space; Steady Ted Parsons: sticks; Spectre: bones; Megabyte: bits; Corporal Blossom: noiz; Dr. Israel: roots; Scotty Hard: rock; The Eye: smoke; Trixi (6): vox; Lori Carson (7): vox.
Tracks 1, 4 and 9 recorded and mixed at Orange Studios, West Orange, New Jersey.
Tracks 2 and 3 recorded and mixed at Hard Wood Labs, Crooklyn.
Tracks 5 and 6 recorded and mixed at Bass Mind, Crooklyn.
Track 7 recorded and mixed at the Other Side, Crooklyn and Blossom Labs, Seattle, WA.
Track 8 recorded and mixed at the Other Side, Crooklyn.
Visualized by The Eye. Produced by Dubadelic.
1998 - WordSound, WSCD027 (2LP/CD) ****

LILI BONICHE - Alger Alger
The last Jewish musician in Algeria. Traditional North African sounds.
1) Alger Alger (LB) 6:32; 2) Amir Leghram (Trad.) 6:51; 3) Mezelt Ma Jetch (LB) 6:57; 4) Alleche Tu Ne M'Aimes Pas (LB) 2:50; 5) Yakhalbi Khali L'Hal (Trad.) 6:39; 6) Saadi Rite Elbarrah (LB) 7:18; 7) Il N'Y A Qu'Un Seul Dieu (LB) 5:57; 8) Je Chanterai Toujours La Musique Orientale (LB) 8:29; 9) Oomri Combien Je T'aime (LB) 5:44; 10) Pedro Le Toreador (LB) 5:06. (see 1998, Lili Boniche - Boniche Dub)
Lili Boniche: guitar; Maurice El Medioni: piano; Gregoire Garrigues: bass; Hakim Hamadouche: mandolin; Bill Laswell: bass, synthesizers, additional beats; Mardoche Maimaran: drums; Maurice Sellem: violin; Armand Suissa: derbouka.
Engineered by Oz Fritz.
Produced by Bill Laswell and Lili Boniche.
1998 - A.P.C., A.P.C. 008 (CD) ****

PAROAH SANDERS - Save our Children
1) Save our Children (PS,AO,AM) 7:51; 2) Midnight in Berkeley Square (M.Sherwin,E.Maschwitz) 9:17; 3) Jewels of Love (PS) 14:00; 4) Kazuko (PS) 10:15; 5) The Ancient Sounds (PS) 10:51; 6) Far-Off Sand (ZH,PS) 9:09.
Pharoah Sanders: tenor- and soprano saxophone, double reed, bells, percussion, voice; William Henderson: piano, harmonium; Bernie Worrell: organ, electric piano, synthesizers; Tony Cedras: harmonium; Jeff Bova: synthesizers and programming; Alex Blake: acoustic bass; Zakir Hussain: tablas, wooden box, mbira, voice; Trilok Gurtu: drums, tablas, percussion; Abdou Mboup: talking drum, voice; Abiodun Oyewole: voice; Asante: voice.
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Verve, 557 297-2 (CD) ****

PHAROAH SANDERS - Save our Children 12"
1) Save Our Children (PS,AO,AM) 5:52; 2) Jewels Of Love (PS) 4:54; 3) Midnight In Berkeley Square (Sherwin,Maschwitz) 4:39 (see 1998, Pharoah Sanders - Save our Children)
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Remixed and produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Verve (12")

BILL LASWELL - Moody's Mood for Love
1) Edit 1 (McHugh,Fields,JM) 4:15; 2) Edit 2 (McHugh,Fields,JM) 6:15 (see 1998, Jazzonia)
Dana Bryant: voice; Asabte: voices; Blue a.k.a. Alicia Renee: voice; Byard Lancaster: alto saxophone; Karl Berger: vibes, string arrangements; Bill Laswell: bass, percussion, turntable.
Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Concept: Alan Douglas; Construction: Bill Laswell.
Produced by Bill Laswell & Alan Douglas.
1998 - Douglas Music, ADC17 (CD single) ***

SACRED SYSTEM - X-Zibit-i / Driftwork / Black Lotus
1) X-Zibit-i (BL,GH) 7:45; 2) Driftwork (BL,JW,Bell) 8:53; 3) Black Lotus (BL) 10:13. (see 1998, Nagual Site)
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Panmusic (USA), PN 001-1 (12") ******

BILL LASWELL - Jazzonia
1) Moody's Mood For Love (McHugh,Fields,JM) 6:15; 2) Little Boy Don't Get Scared (Getz,KP,Hendricks) 7:55; 3) Swan Blues (Carpenter,Pleasure) 6:13; 4) I'm Gone (Jones,Pleasure) 5:41; 5) Blue (Joni Mitchell) 6:20; 6) Cottontail (Ellington) 8:36; 7) Angel Eyes (Brent,Dennis) 5:57; 8) Twisted (BR,Gray) 5:25; 9) Fade (BL) 1:47.
Dana Bryant (1,4): voice; Asante (1,3,4,6,7,8): voices; Blue a.k.a Alicia Renee (1,3,8): voice; Byard Lancaster: alto saxophone (1,4), tenor saxophone (2,8,9), flute (8,9); Karl Berger: vibes (1,2,3,7), piano (3,5), synthesizer (5,7), keyboard bass (5,7); Brandon Ross (1,2,8,9): guitar; Roc Raida (3,4): turntable; Bill Laswell: bass (1,2,3,4,6,8,9), percussion (1,2,3,4,8,9), turntable (1,2,8,9), sounds (5), beats (6); Grandmaster Melle Mel (4,8) voice; Graham Haynes: cornet (4,6), flugelhorn (7); DXT (5,6): turntable; Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond organ (4,6,8,9), electric piano (4,6,8,9), voice (7); Bootsy Collins (6): voice; Nicky Skopelitis (7): guitar. Material strings (1,2,5,7) arranged and conducted by Karl Berger.
Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Concept: Alan Douglas; Construction: Bill Laswell.
Produced by Bill Laswell & Alan Douglas.
1998 - Douglas, ADC18 (CD) ****

PRAXIS - Collection
1) Triad (The Saw Is Family) (1994, Metatron) 3:05; 2) Skull Crack (We Are Not Sick Men) (1994, Metatron) 4:35; 3) Stronghold (1993, Sacrifist) 1:30; 4) Meta-Matic (1994, Metatron) 2:30; 5) Rivet (1993, Sacrifist) 5:25; 6) Maggot Dream (1994, Death Cube K - Dreamatorium) 5:05; 7) Turbine (1994, Metatron) 3:00; 8) Suspension (1993, Sacrifist) 2:20; 9) Warcraft (Bruce Lee's Hour of Chaos) (1994, Metatron) 3:05; 10) Dark Hood (1994, Death Cube K - Dreamatorium) 12:30.
Buckethead: guitars, sounds; Bill Laswell: bass, sounds; Brain (1,2,4,7,9): drums, sounds; John Zorn: sax (3), voice (3,5,8); Yamantaka Eye (3,5,8): voice; Mick Harris (3,5,8): voice.
Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NewYork. Additional recording on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9 at OTR Studios, Belmont CA.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Douglas, ADC19 (CD) *****

SACRED SYSTEM - Nagual Site
1) Raag Sohni (GMK,BB) 5:55; 2) Black Lotus (BL) 10:13; 3) X-Zibit-i (BL,GH) 7:45; 4) Derive (BL,BL) 5:24; 5) Saiya Nikasegaye (GMK,BB) 6:11; 6) Driftwork (BL,JW,CB) 8:53; 7) Aab Yaad Kar Tu (GMK,BB) 7:38.
Gulam Mohamed Khan: harmonium, voice; Susan Deyhim: voice; Graham Haynes: cornet; Dave Liebman & Byard Lancaster: soprano saxophone; Craig Harris: trombone; Clive Bell: khene, shakuhachi; Nicky Skopelitis: 6- and 12- string guitars; Bernie Worrell: organ, electric piano; Jah Wobble: bass; Bill Laswell: bass, keyboard, percussion; Zakir Hussain: tabla, voice; Hamid Drake: drums, frame drum; Bill Buchen: tabals, ektar, log drum, percussion; Aiyb Dieng: chatan, bells.
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Tracks 1, 5 and 7 arranged by Bill Buchen & Gulam Mohamed Khan.
Produced arranged by Bill Laswell.
1998 - Wicklow / BMG, 09026-63263-2 (CD) *****

E.O.E. EQUATIONS OF ETERNITY - Veve
1) Baron Samedi (EOE) 6:34; 2) Magamat (EOE) 6:22; 3) Kurukulla (EOE) 6:19; 4) Luk Krok (EOE) 6:34; 5) Set Rising (EOE) 5:25; 6) Aether (EOE) 6:39; 7) Madre De Agua (EOE) 5:39; 8) Yama (EOE) 5:38; 9) Maka (EOE) 6:54.
Eraldo Bernocchi: electronics, beats, programming, treated guitars; Bill Laswell: bass; Mick Harris: electronics, beats.
Created at Verba Corrige Studio, Milan, Italy, Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, NJ and The Box, Birmingham, UK, Jan. '98 - June '98. Engineering at Orange Music: Robert Musso.
Produced and mixed By Eraldo Bernocchi for WordSound at Verba Corrige Studio.
1998 - WordSound, WSCD028 (CD) ******

BILL LASWELL - Cosmic Elektra
Compilation from the Subharmonic and Strata label.
1) Chaos Face - Crash; 2) Chaos Face - Body Hammer (1,2: 1994, Doom Ride); 3) Divination - Illuminoid Assassin (1995, Akasha) 4) Automaton - The Black Meat (1994, Dub Terror Exhaust).
1998 - Subharmonic (Belgie), FMS SD 7025 (CD)

PROFESSOR SHEHAB AND ROBERT MUSSO - Ataxia
1) Elephant Alarm (PS,RM) 7:54; 2) Archon (PS,RM) 8:03; 3) Avatar (PS,RM) 8:21; 4) Neter (PS,RM) 7:56; 5) Forgotten Ones (PS,RM) 15:15.
Professor Shehab: sounds, percussion; Robert Musso: sounds, guitars; Bill Laswell (5, not credited): bass.
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineered by Bob.
Produced by Prof and Bob.
1998 - Baraka Foundation, BKA 0008 (CD) *****

PRAXIS - Mold
1) Meldt (BL) 9:10; 2) Narcoleprosy (BL) 4:12; 3) Electric Soil (BL) 3:25; 4) Sunshine (BL) 3:04; 5) Babble Stream (BL) 5:24; 6) First Wish After Death (BL) 1:37; 7) Lichenous Shock (BL) 6:52; 8) Throes of Rasputin (BL) 8:54; 9) Sqlxzm (BL) 4:14; 10) Septic Plague (BL) 12:57; 11) Viral Sonata #69 (BL) 8:05.
Bill Laswell: bass, cuts, scratches, scans; Alex Haas: treatments, keyboards and process; David "DeadTech" Castellan: loops, textures, compost; Julian "MPC" Joyce: Dark Step Junglist; Pat Thrall: guitars; Anne Pollack: flutes; Charlotta Jansen: voice; Peter Wetherbee: drums, guitars, voice, synthesis, loops, beats, noise.
Recorded by Rob at Evergreen and Alex at Avatar. Mixed by Alex Haas and Peter Wetherbee. Additional mix, edit, assembly by Peter Wetherbee at Voudoufunk, New York City.
Produced by Laswell / Haas / Wetherbee.
1998 - Yikes, YIK CD 7775-2 (CD) ***

LILI BONICHE - Boniche Dub
Ambient dub remixes of the Lili Boniche CD. Smokey and dreamy.
1) Alger Alger Dub (LB) 6:55; 2) Amir Leghram Dub (Trad.) 7:09; 3) Mezelt Ma Jetch Dub (LB) 7:37; 4) Yakhalbi Khali L'Hal Dub (Trad.) 10:11; 5) Saadi Rite Elbarrah Dub (LB) 7:09; 6) Je Chanterai Toujours La Musique Orientale Dub (LB) 9:35; 7) Touchia Rem-El-Maya (Trad.) 4:03; 8) Meklhassates (Trad.) 4:07. (see 1998, Lili Boniche - Alger Alger)
Lili Boniche: guitar, vocals; Maurice El Medioni: piano; Gregoire Garrigues: bass; Maurice Sellem: violin; Hakim Hamadouche: mandolin; Bill Laswell: bass, synthesizers, additional beats; Mardoche Maimaran: drums; Armand Suissa: derbouka.
Arrangements by Bill Laswell and Jean Touitou. Engineered by Robert Musso.
Tracks 7 and 8 recorded live at Elysee Montmartre, Paris, May 26, 1998. Arranged by M. El Medioni.
Produced by Bill Laswell and Jean Touitou.
1998 - A.P.C., VI 15 (LP)
1998 - A.P.C., A.P.C. 009 / CDA 014 (CD) ****

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