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2001 - Part 2

BILL LASWELL - Filmtracks 2000
This compilation features re-titled and edited works previously released on other Bill Laswell projects, including Ginger Bakerąs ŚMiddle Passageą, Bill Laswelląs ŚPermutationą and Operazoneąs ŚThe Redesigną, among others.
1) Oman (5:23) (Encoded / Permutations); 2) Turf War (3:22) (South to the Dust / Middle Passage); 3) Oum el Bouaghi (9:09) (Acid Test / Permutations); 4) O Haji Baig (2:12); 5) Into the Void (4:16) (Scatter / Permutations); 6) Comoro 1 (1:36) (Imaginary Cuba); 7) Siren Song (3:33) (L'Elisir d'Amore Una Furtiva Lagrima / Operazone); 8) Soldiers of Misfortune (2:21) (Time Be Time / Middle Passage); 9) Deadly Haven (4:47) (Shyvamythscience / Low-Def Pressure); 10) Portals (1:59) (Downward / Abstract Depressionism); 11) Jammu (2:50) (Under Black Skies / Middle Passage); 12) Abu Sayyam (0:37); 13) The Taliban (4:58) (Night Air & Low Frequency / Invisible Design); 14) Comoro 2 (1:24) (Imaginary Cuba); 15) Odyssey (2:39); 16) El-Oued (5:32) (Mystery of Shape Changing / Crooklyn Dub 3).
Ginger Baker: drums; Karl Berger: string arrangements; Aiyb Dieng: doff, talking drum, metals, percussion; Tata Guiness: ?; Graham Haynes: cornet; Jonas Hellborg: Wal MIDI bass, fretless & acoustic bass; Bill Laswell: bass, fretless bass, six string bass, beats, sounds, keyboards; Robert Musso: processing; Nicky Skopelitis: 6 & 12 string guitars, baglama, coral sitar, electric banjo, fairlight; Omar Faruk Tekbilek: ney, zurna; Bernie Worrell: Hammond organ; Jah Wobble: bass.
Recorded at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
2001 (Sept.) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7511 (CD) ****

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Jazz Funk
1) Manu Dibango - Makossa Rock (see 1986, Afrijazzy); 2) Material - O.A.O. (see 1979, Temporary Music); 3) Golden Palominos - Omaha (see 1985, Visions of Excess / 12"; 4) Ginger Baker - Interlock (see 1986, Horses and Trees) ; 5) Toure Kunda - Natalia (see 1985, Natalia / 12"); 6) Manu Dibango - Boat People (see 1985, Deadline - Down by Law); 7) Material - Reduction (see 1981, Temporary Music); 8) Mandingo featuring Foday Musa Suso - Dewgall (see 1985, V.A. - New Africa Vol. 2 / 1987, Watto Sitta); 9) Golden Palominos - Boy (Go) (see 1985, Visions of Excess / 12"); 10) Material - Bustin' Out (see 1981, 12" / 1982, One Dawn); 11) Manu Dibango - Electric Africa (see 1985, Electric Africa); 12) Golden Palominos - Two Sided Fist (see 1983, The Golden Palominos).
2001 (Oct.) - Jazz & Tzaz (Greece), Issue 101-102 (CD)

FREEFORM (aka Simon Pyke) - Audio - Tourism Vol. 2, Reinterpretations
Disc one: Reinterpretations
1) Jan Jelinek - Traffic Echoes (SP) 4:57; 2) Tal - Chin haouss tin pak (SP) 4:02; 3) Shudo - We made you, we can destroy you (SP) 5:50; 4) Mashąta - Buddhistgroovemaster (SP) 5:18; 5) Bill Laswell - Lost world (SP) 7:19; 6) Atom - Audiotourist (SP) 4:01; 7) Colongib & Octopus Inc.- A.T. Reform (SP) 3:28; 8) Autechre - A.T. (SP) 7:39.
Disc two: Sources
1) Scene one (SP) 4.19; 2) Scene two (SP) 1:47; 3) Scene three (SP) 5:46; 4) Scene four (SP) 4:25; 5) Scene five (SP) 2:56; 6) Scene six (SP) 5:30.
Original music collected, written and produced by Simon Pyke from June 5, 2000 - May 2001.
All sources were collected, recorded and arranged by Simon Pyke.
2001 (Oct.) - Quartermass (Belgium), QS 117 (2CD)
2002 - Quartermass (BE), Qs 117 (LP only disc 1 ) ***

HENRY THREADGILL & MAKE A MOVE - Everybody's Mouth's a Book
1) Platinum Inside Straight (HT) 7:10; 2) Don't Turn Around (HT) 7:32; 3) Biggest Crumb (HT) 4:42; 4) Burnt Til Recognition (HT) 7:35; 5) Where Coconuts Fall (HT) 6:32; 6) Pink Water Pink Airplane (HT) 3:42; 7) Shake It Off (HT) 5:07; 8) What To Do, What To Do (HT) 8:08.
Make a Move musicians are: Henry Threadgill: alto sax, flute; Brandon Ross: acoustic and electric guitars; Bryan Carrott: vibraphone, marimba; Stomu Takeishi: 5-string electric bass, acoustic bass; Dafnis Prieto: trap drums.
Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ, Febr. 25, 26 and 27. 2001. Engineered by Robert Musso.
Mixed at Orange Music Sound Studio by Bill Laswell, March 28 and 29. 2001.
Produced by Henry Threadgill.
2001 (Nov.13) - Pi Recordings (USA), PI 01 (CD) ****

HENRY THREADGILL'S ZOOID - Up Popped the Two Lips
1) Tickled Pink (HT) 6:54; 2) Dark Black (HT) 5:26; 3) Look (HT) 4:54; 4) Around My Goose (HT) 8:00; 5) Calm Down (HT) 5:35; 6) Did You See That (HT) 7:43; 7) Do The Needful (HT) 6:53.
Zooid musicians are: Henry Threadgill: alto sax, flute; Liberty Ellman: acoustic guitar; Tarik Benbrahim: oud; Dana Leong: cello; Jose Davila: tuba; Dafnis Prieto: drums.
Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ, April 28., 29. and 30. 2001. Engineer: Robert Musso.
Mixed at Orange Music Sound Studio by Bill Laswell, June 19. and 20. 2001.
Produced by Henry Threadgill.
2001 (Nov.13) - Pi Recordings (USA); PI 02 (CD) ****

SOUDTRACK - Zoolander
8) Herbie Hancock - Rockit (HH,BL,MB) (see 1983, Rockit 12", Future Shock).
Track 8 produced by Herbie Hancock and Material.
Soundtrack Album Executive Producers: Ben Stiller, Scott Rudin, Mitchell Leib, Randall Poster and George Drakouilias.
2001 - Hollywood Records (USA), 0927-42408-2 (CD)

MARI BOINE - Remixed (Odda Hamis)
1) Chilluminati Mix - Gula Gula (MB,Sillitoe,Martinsen) 4:45; 2) Jah Wobble Remix II - Cuovgi Liekkas (MB) 5:29; 3) Those Norwegians Mix - Gulan Du (MB) 6:33; 4) Biosphere's Hanging Valley Mix - Alddagasat Ipmilat (MB) 5:41; 5) Melodius Mood Mix by Mark de Clive-Lowe - Ale Ale Don (MB) 6:30; 6) Bill Laswell Mix - Maid Aiggot Muinna Eallin (MB,Ludvigsen) 6:47; 7) Nils Petter Molvaer & Jan Bang Remix - Gulan Du (MB) 6:55; 8) Phono Remix - Mun Da Han Lean Oaivamus (MB) 8:55; 9) Roger Ludvigsen, Fred Ellingsen & Thomas Sonnenberg Remix - Vuolgge Mu Mielde Bassivarrai (MB) 6:30; 10) Mix by FutureProphecies - Ahccai (MB) 6:57.
2001 (Nov.) - Jazzland Rec. (EU), 014 760-2 (CD) ****
2001 - Lean / Universal Music Norway (2LP)

SPIRITUAL BEAUTY - Imaginal Orient / Music for Peace
1) DJ Cheb i Sabbah - Pour Matoub (6:21); 2) Bill Laswell - Amorphis (8:18); 3) Ahmed Bhaddou, Doha - Bouhala (6:10); 4) Jah Wobble & Temple of Sound - Hayati (5:19); 5) Badawi - Voices from the Sky (Meta Mix) 4:35; 6) Micheline Abdel Karim - Hann el Amar (4:32); 7) Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Whirling (10:41); 8) Mohamed Abdel Wahab - Theme and Variations (7:41) (see 1990, Simon Shaheen - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab); 9) Divination - Ancient Evenings (Najim-al-Din) 7:45 (see 1994, Divination - Light in Extension and V.A. - Excursions in Ambience: The Third Dimension; 1996, Bill Laswell - Ambient Compendium).
Track 1: Engineered by Baba Larry Ji at Nasik Studios, Berkeley, CA. Produced by Cheb i Sabbah.
Track 2: Bill Laswell: bass, keyboard; Abu Alouf: sample; Sussan Deyhim: voice; Zakir Hussain: tabla; Bill Buchen: percussion; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; Hamid Drake: bass drum. Created at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ. Engineering by Robert Musso. Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
Track 3: U-CEF: drums, perc., sub-bass, programming, keyboards; Ahmed Bhaddou: vocals, sintir; Doha: vocals; Elan Polushka: guitars; Albert Scott: keyboards; Dj Faisal: scratching.
Track 4: Shahim Badar: vocals; performed and produced by Jah Wobble & Temple of Sound. Mixed: Cai Murphy.
Track 5: Written, produced and performed by Raz Mesinai.
Track 6: Micheline Abdel Karim: vocals; Amer Ghandour: musician.
Track 7: Arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Brian Keane.
Track 8: Produced by Bill Laswell and Simon Shaheen.
Track 9: Produced at Greenpoint Studio by Divination.
Compilation conceived and compiled by Janet Rienstra.
2001 (Nov.) - Meta Records, MT 012 (CD) ****
2001 (Nov.) - emusic.com (MP3)

MASSACRE - Meltdown
1) Up For It / Song For Che / Closing Circles And Loose End (M/Haden/M) 20:37; 2) Hover (M) 3:48; 3) For Food and Scatter (M) 10:25; 4) Figure Out (M) 25:23; 5) The Empire Strikes Back (M) 2:06; 6) Over (M) 5:14.
Fred Frith: electric guitar; Bill Laswell: electric bass; Charles Hayward: drums, voice, melodica.
Recorded live on June 17. 2001 at Robert Wyattąs Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Concert sound and DAT recording by Oz Fritz.
2001 (Nov.) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7606 (CD) *****

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Belew the Radar: Best of Word Sound Dub
2) Dubadelic - Operation Duppy Conqueror (PP,S,BL) 5:54 ((see 1996, Dubadelic - 2000: A Bass Odyssee); 9) Dubadelic - High (3:35) (see 1998, Dubadelic - Bass Invaders); 10) Bill Laswell / Style Scott - Crooklyn Dub Syndicate (BL,SS) 8:03 (see 1997, Bill Laswell meets Style Scott Inna Dub Meltdown).
2001 - Roir (USA), RUSCD 8273 (CD)

AKIRA SAKATA - Fisherman's.com
1) Kaigara-bushi (14:43); 2) Ondo no hunauta (9:49); 3) Saitaro-bushi (8:43); 4) Wakare no ipponsugi (14:28).
Akira Sakata: vocal, alto saxophone, synthesizer; Pete Cosey: electric guitar; Hamid Drake: drums, congas; Bill Laswell: electric bass, synth bass.
Recorded and mixed at Orange Music Sound Studio, New Jersey, October 17-19, 2000.
Engineered by Robert Musso.
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper on 21. Oct. 2000 at Turtletone.
Recording coordination by John Brown / Material Inc.
Produced by Bill Laswell and Akira Sakata.
2001 - Starlets' / Dogtails (Jp.), EOCD-0002 (CD) ******

APC DANCE - Ignore the Beat
1) Miami Planet Rock (JT) 1:39; 2) My Body Can't Ignore the Beat (vL,JT) 3:31; 3) On Goes the Beat (Fujiwara,Koppelman) 7:43 (see 1999, APC Dance Vinyl); 4) Backwards (JT) 6:47; 5) Deadog (JT,Sabras) 3:38; 6) Prozac sisters (JT) 6:08; 7) My Body Can't Ignore the Beat (BL. edit) (vL,JT) 4:15; 8) Backwards Live (JT,Vegomatic) 3:36; 9) Oriental Disco (JT) 8:13 (see 1999, APC Dance Vinyl); 10) Bonus Beats (vL,JT) 2:59; 11) My Body Can't Ignore the Beat (BL remix) (vL,JT) 4:17; 12) My Body Can't Ignore the Beat (DL remix) (vL,JT) 4:17.
Track 12 arranged by Didier Léglise.
Mixed by Didier Léglise, Bob Musso and JP Sluys.
Artistic direction on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9: Bill Laswell.
Produced by Bill Laswell and Jean Touitou.
2001 - A.P.C. (F), A.P.C. 020 (CD) ****

NAFTULE'S DREAM - Job
1) Dirge Sirba (Trad.,MMcL) 4:16; 2) Back in the Sewer (MMcL) 6:38; 3) Job (GD) 6:01; 4) Industrial Bulgar (MMcL) 5:59; 5) Shasha (GD) 4:52; 6) Gnossiene #3 (E. Satie,MMcL) 3:27; 7) Springtime Music... (MMcL,PF) 1:21; 8) Gnossiene #1 (E. Satie,MMcL) 4:26; 9) Naftule's Dream (GD) 9:30; 10) Prayer for no one (MMcL) 3:47; 11) To Life (J. Bock, S.Harnick,MMcL) 5:02.
Glenn Dickson: clarinet; David Harris: trombone; Michael McLaughlin: accordion; Pete Fitzpatrick: electric guitar; James Gray: tuba; Eric Rosenthal: drums.
Recorded live May 1, 8, 15, 2001 at Milky Way, Jamaica Plain, MA by Joel Gordon.
Mix Translation by Bill Laswell.
Mastered by Allan Tucker at Foothill Gigital, NYC.
Produced by Glenn Dickson.
2001 (Dec.) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7153 (CD) ****

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Uncut
7) Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell - Alsema Dub (> 2001, Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission).
2001 (Dec.) Uncut (UK), 55 UG-36 42 - Uncut 2001.11 (Magazin + CD)

ALIAS ZONE - Lucid Dreams
1) Phunque (RB,CM,KS,LW) 6:25, 2) I have stopped dreaming (BA,RB,CM,LW) 7:34; 3) Sunday 2AM (Driving) (RB,CM,KS,LW) 4:39; 4) Towards the Dawn (RB,CM,LW) 7:23; 5) Dervish (RB,CM,LW,RZ) 5:30; 6) Nayeem (RB,CM,LW;RZ) 5:41; 7) Without a Prayer (RB,CM,KS,LW,RZ) 7:14; 8) Dust (RB,CM,KS,LW) 7:50; 9) The River (RB,CM,LW,RZ) 8:04; 10) I have stopped dreaming (radio edit) (BA,RB,CM,LW) 4:56.
Live and studio musicians: Richard Bugg: hyperacoustic flute; Chris Meyer: loop control, ambience, hand percussion, filtered voices, faux rhythm guitar; Keith Snyder: keyboards, breath; Lucky Westfall: bass; Blake Arnold: voice, story.
Produced and engineered by Richard Bugg (live) and Chris Meyer (studio) in Los Angeles.
Featuring samples by Bill Laswell (1,3,4), David Torn, Peter Maunu, Steve Stevens, Bashiri Johnson a.o.
2001 - CyberMotion / Valley Entertainment (USA), VE 15159-2 (CD) ****

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