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2002

YOUTOPIA featuring GIGI - Zomaye (12")
1) Zomaye - House Mix vocal, featuring Gigi (E.Shibabaw) 8:48; 2) Zomaye - House Mix instrumental, featuring Gigi (E.Shibabaw) 7:41.
Created at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, NJ. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
2002 (Jan.) - Palm Pictures (USA), PPIZ 7061-1 (12") ****

SOUNDTRACK - Scratch
2) MixMaster Mike/DJ Disk (live) - Excerpt from the Innerhythmic album "Praxis - Warsawa" (MM,Quintanilla) 0:44; 4) MixMaster Mike/DJ Disk (live) - Excerpt from the Innerhythmic album "Praxis - Warsawa" (MM,Quintanilla) 1:04; 5) Rob Swift - Re-Animator (BL,Aguilar) 1:25 (> 1986, Altered Beats); 7) Herbie Hancock feat. MixMaster Mike, GrandMixer DXT, Rob Swift, QBert, Babu, Faust and Shortee - Rockit 2.002 (HH,BL,MB) 8:28; 12) GrandMixer DXT - Crazy 2 Crazy (Showard) 4:18;18) DJ Disk with Buckethead - Skin Cracked Canals (Qunitanilla,BC) 5:06; 20) GrandMixer DXT feat. Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey and Jah Wobble - Cut Transmitter (BL,Showard) 3:32; 23) Rob Swift - My Style (BL,Aguilar) 2:49 (> 1986, Altered Beats).
Created at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ.
Engineered by Robert Musso. Additional Technical Support: GrandMixer DXT.
Tracks produced by composer(s) except as noted.
Track 7 remixed by Bill Laswell.
Tracks 5, 20 and 23 produced nad arranged by Bill Laswell.
Track 12 produced by GrandMixer DXT.
Track 18 produced and arranged by DJ Disk and Buckethead.
Compiled and constructed from scratch by Bill Laswell.
Motion Picture Music Supervision: Jonathan Hafter and Carol Sue Baker.
2002 (Febr.) - Transparent Music (USA), 500172 (CD) ****

BUCKETHEAD - Funnel Weaver
1) The Blind Centipede (0:53); 2) Kurtz Temple (2:02); 3) Covert (1:11); 4) Death Card (1:01); 5) R.I.P. (1:00); 6) Plans within Plans (0:39); 7) Eye in the Sky (0:55); 8) Freezer Burns (0:57); 9) Sky Drones (0:56); 10) Operation Gateway (1:16); 11) Bantam Rising (1:43); 12) Combat Shadow (0:23); 13) Azzim's Lectures (1:22); 14) Channel of Secrets (0:43); 15) Comet Shower (1:18); 16) The Worm Turns (1:34); 17) Silhouettes against the Sky (1:31); 18) Sleeper Agents (1:33); 19) Recreational Cryonics (1:24); 20) The Blind Sniper (Fred Rogers) 1:40; 21) Atlantis Found (0:57); 22) The Spider's Web (1:17); 23) Blue Crystal (1:22); 24) Reaping the Whirlwind (0:59); 25) The Hills have Eyes (2:53); 26) The other Side of Midnight (0:49); 27) Sea the Hollow Man (0:48); 28) Unsound Methods (1:04); 29) Hall of Records (1:32); 30) Aluminum Clouds (1:26); 31) Lost Threads (1:20); 32) Killing Mask (2:44); 33) Rattlesnake Hill (0:53); 34) F-4 Phantom (0:57); 35) Stub Pylons (0:58); 36) Armour Piercing Projectile (0:41); 37) Stolen Identities (1:18); 38) The Shrick of Revenge (1:15); 39) 5-Card Trick (1:23); 40) Caretaker of Memory (1:00); 41) The Kingdom of Nik (1:06); 42) Kangaroo Kranes (0:51); 43) High Seat with the Devil (1:16); 44) Jessy (1:30); 45) From the Foxholes (1:20); 46) (F.L.I.P.) 0:43; 47) Frozen Head (1:51); 48) Who is the Enemy (0:34); 49) Nappler Radar (0:55).
All music by Buckethead, with samples from: LA Riot Drums, Brain, Bill Laswell, Big Beat, Chopper.
Recorded in the Coop.
Mastered at TDRS Music by Travis Dickerson.
2002 (Febr.) - Ion (USA), 2016-2 (CD) ***

JAH WOBBLE & BILL LASWELL - Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission Remix EP
A1) Alsema Dub (Carl Craig Remix) 6:41; A2) Alsema Dub (album version) 5:48;
B1) Orion (4Hero Dollis Dub Mix) 5:48; B2) Virus B (album version) 8:06.
Jah Wobble: bass; Bill Laswell: bass; Nils Petter Molvaer: trumpet; Graham Haynes: cornet; Nicky Skopelitis: guitar; Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw: voice; Amina Claudine Myers: organ, electric piano; Tigist Shibabaw: voice; Karsh Kale: drums, tabla; Hamid Drake: drums, table; Sly Dunbar: drums; Aiyb Dieng: percussion.
Original tracks created at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Engineering: Robert Musso. Mix Translation: Bill Laswell.
Track A1) respiritualized by Carl Craig. Recorded and mixed in Detroit at EMLabs.
Track B1) additional production and remix by Marc Mac.
Produced and directed by Bill Laswell and Jah Wobble.
2002 (March) - Axiom / Palm Pictures (USA), PP12 7063-1 (12") *****

CARLOS SANTANA - Divine Love 12"
A) A Love Supreme (JC) 6:49; B) Naima (JC) 4:05 (> 2001, Divine Light)
Reconstruction and Mix translation by Bill Laswell.
2002 - Columbia / Legacy (USA), CAS 56720 (12")

ANGELIQUE KIDJO - Black Ivory Soul
1) Bahia (AK,JH) 3:33; 2) Iwoya (AK,JH,DM) 3:47; 3) Olofoofo (AK,VC) 4:13; 4) Tumba (AK,Brown) 3:49; 5) Black Ivory Soul (AK,JH,Faragher) 4:36; 6) Refavela (Gil) 4:16; 7) Iemanja (AK,Brown) 4:26; 8) Africa (AK,JH) 4:15; 9) Okanbale (AK,Brown) 3:34; 10) Ominira (AK,VC) 4:22; 11) Mondjuba (AK,JH) 3:01; 12) Ces petits riens (Gainsbourg) 2:15; *13) Refavela (duet with Gilberto Gil) 4:16; *14) Tumba (duet with Daniela Mercury) 3:49.
*Note: Tracks 13 + 14 only on the brazilian release.
Angelique Kidjo: lead vocals, background vocals; Dave Mattews (2): vocals; Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Dennis Collins and Curtis King (5,8): additional background vocals; Joao Mota and Dominic Kanza: electric guitar; Romero Lubambo: nylon string guitar; Vinicius Cantuaria (3): acoustic guitar; Rubens De La Corte (1): acoustic guitar; Bernie Worrell: organ, Fender Rhodes; Mahamadou Diabate: kora; Michel Alibo: electric bass; Ira Cohen: acoustic bass; Gilmar Iglesias Gomes: brazilian percussion; Abdou Mboup and Aiyb Dieng: african percussion; Ahmir Thompson: drums; Material strings - Juliann Klopotic and Cathy Yang: violin; Kathy Sinsabaugh: viola; Tara Chambers: cello. Material Strings arranged and conducted by Karl Berger.
Music arranged by Angelique Kidjo and Jean Hebrail.
Recorded at Sear Sound, New York City. Additional recording at the Magic Shop, NYC and Obatala Studio, Brooklyn. Bahianese percussion recorded at Cantate Da Cidade, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
Created at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey.
Engineer at Sear Sound: Clark Germaine. Additional engineering by Dave Darlington. Engineering and Protools editing at the Magic Shop and Obatala: Cyrille Taillandier and Jean Hebrail. Engineer at Orange Music: Robert Musso. Protools transfers: DXT.
Reproduction and mix translation: Bill Laswell.
2002 (March 19) - Columbia / Sony, CK 85799 (CD) **
2003 (July) - Columbia / Sony (BRA), 9 506069 (CD, limited to 2140 copies)

PETE NAMLOOK & BILL LASWELL - Psychonavigation 5
1) The Catalyst (7:22); 2) Cryosleep (32:39) / Part 1: Preparation (10:33) / Part 2: Running into a Dream (5:39) / Part 3: Holy Man (8:50) / Part 4: Alien Particles (7:35); 3) Life Eternal (11:43).
Pete Namlook: sounds, electronics; Bill Laswell: dub-bass, beats, sounds.
Recorded at Klanglabor, Frankfurt am Main, Hödeshof and Traben-Trarbach.
Produced by Peter Kuhlmann.
2002 (March 20.) - Fax (GER), PW45 (CD, Limitation: 2000) ****

SUSSAN DEYHIM - Shy Angels
1) The Candle and the Moth (SD) 5:42; 2) Bade Saba (The Wind of Saba) (SD,BL) 11:32; 3) Daylaman (I nextricable) (SD,KK) 4:12; 4.) Meykhaneh (Wine Cave) (SD,BL) 5:24; 5) Navai (Savage Bird) (SD,KK) 5:18; 6) Negara (Mesmerized Mirror) (SD,KK) 4:18; 7) Gereyley (Nocturnal Dialogue) (SD) 6:46; 8) Hamcho Farhad (Our Tears, Our Wine, Our Sight) (SD) 2:14.
"Shy Angels" is Bill Laswell's reinterpretation of the entire "Madman of God" album. Original musicians:
Richard Horowitz (2): strings & sample arrangement; Reggie Workman: acoustic bass; Reza Derakhshani: tar, setar, kamanche, ney; Dawn Avery: cello; Glen Velez: daf; Hearn Gadbois: zarb; Michael Harrison: tamboura.
Additional musicians:
Abegasu Shiota: electric piano; Karsh Kale: drums, tabla, programming; Bill Laswell: bass, synthesizer; Zakir Hussain: tabla; Hamid Drake: drums, tabla; Aiyb Dieng: chatan; Abdou Mboup: percussion.
Shy Angels created at Orange Music, West Orange NJ. Engineering: Robert Musso.
Reconstruction and Mixed Translation: Bill Laswell.
All Vocals and Vocals Arrangments: Susan Deyhim.
2002 (March 21.) - Crammed Discs (Belg.), CRAW 26 (CD) ****

JAH WOBBLE'S SOLARIS - Live In Concert
1) The mystery of twilight part 1 (JW,BL,GH,HB,JL) 20:01; 2) The mystery of twilight part 2 (JW,BL,GH,HB,JL) 24:37; 3) Seven Dials (JW,BL,GH,HB,JL) 6:16; 4) Around the Lake (JW,BL,GH,HB,JL) 18:53.
Jah Wobble: bass; Bill Laswell: bass, effects; Harold Budd: piano, keyboards; Graham Haynes: cornet, electronics; Jaki Liebezeit: drums.
Mixed by Cai Murphy.
2002 (March 22.) - 30 Hertz Records (UK), 30hzcd18 (CD) ******

SOUNDTRACK - Crooked: The Original Score
The original score features all the music composed exclusively for the film by artists such as Bill Laswell, Spectre, Sensational, Mentol Nomad, and Scotty Hard.
5) Zen´s Theme (BL) 5:47 (> 2001, remix without vocals of "Staple Nex", Cyclops aka Points of Order);
19) Third Eye Dub (BL) 5:07 (> 1994, Automaton - Dub Terror Exhaust).
Tracks 5 and 19 produced by Bill Laswell at Orange Music, New Jersey.
2002 (march) - Wordsound (USA), WSCD 042 (2LP/CD)
2002 - Wordsound / EFA (EUR), 61442-2 (CD) ****

SOUNDTRACK - Crooked: The Movie, the Soundtrack
DVD and CD featuring music of Bill Laswell, Sensational, Anti-Pop Consortium, Prince Paul, Spectre, Scotty Hard, Mr.Dead and others.
2002 (mid April) - Wordsound (USA), WSCD 041 (CD+ DVD)

PETE NAMLOOK, KLAUS SCHULZE & BILL LASWELL - The Evolution of The Dark Side of the Moog
4/7+ 4/8) Three Pipers at the Gates of Dawn (2:39 / 8:45) (see 1996, The Dark Side of the Moog IV); 5) Psychodelic Brunch (8:03) (see 1996, The Dark Side of the Moog V) ; 6) The Final DAT (10:28) see 1997, The Dark Side of the Moog VI); 7) Obscured by Klaus (7:57) (see 1998, The Dark Side of the Moog VII).
Compiled and produced by Pete Namlook.
2002 (April 15.)- Ambient World (GER), AW 023 (CD) ****

ROVO - Tonic 2001
Disc 1: 1) Sukhna (R) 10:33; 2) Guiding Star (R) 14:39; 3) ?Na-x? (R) 11:49; 4) Horsess (R) 9:55; 5) Vitamine (R) 8:10.
Disc 2: 1) Cisko (R) 13:03; 2) Sinno (R) 34:42; 3) Sunspot (R) 11:33.
Okabe Yoichi: drums, djambe; Katsui Yuji: violin; Nakanishi Koji: sh-101, juno 106; Harada Jin: bass, harmonica; Masuko Tatsuki: sh-101, dx-7; Yamamoto Seiichi: guitar; Yoshigaki Yasuhiro: drums, djambe.
Recorded live by Jim Anderson on July 20 and 21. 2001 at Tonic, NYC. PA mix by Maekawa Noriya.
Mix Translation by Bill Laswell.
Created at Orange Music, NJ. Engineered by Robert Musso.
Produced by Rovo, executive producer: John Zorn.
2002 (April) - Tzadik (USA), 7239 (2CD) *****

QABALLAH STEPPERS - Quaballah Steppers 12"
This is a 4 track EP containing previously released tracks.
1) Automation (BL,Showard,Ghari); 2) Is This the End? (Gabriel,Sand); 3) Majesty Dub (Israel,Ghari); 4) Splendid (Israel,Ghari).
Bill Laswell (1): bass; DXT (1): turntables, sounds, samples; Prof. Shehab (1,2,4): sounds, samples; Dub Gabriel (2): bass, sounds, samples; Young Sand (2): percussion, sounds; Dr. Israel (3,4): sounds, samples.
Produced by Qaballah Steppers.
2002 ( April) - Baboon Records (USA), 8001 (12")

SLY & ROBBIE - Make 'em Move: The Island Collection
1) Fire (> 1987, Rhythm Killers); 2) Boops (> 1987, Rhythm Killers and 12"); 3) Get to This, Get to That, Dancehall (> 1985, Language Barrier); 4) Lets Rock (> 1987, Rhythm Killers); 5) Make 'em Move (> 1985, Language Barrier and 12"); 6) Woman For the Job; 7) Wanna Party; 8) Man on a Mission; 9) Yes We Can Can (> 1987, Rhythm Killers); 10) SRT; 11) Who Test; 12) Bass and Trouble (> 1985, Language Barrier); 13) Its Me.
2002 (April) - Island Records (CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Little Buddha Cafe
6) Bill Laswell - Life Space Death (> 2000 - Toshinori Kondo & Bill Laswell - Life Space Death).
2002 (April 17.) - George Y Records (CD)

JOHN ZORN - Iao: Music in Sacred Light
1) Invocation (JZ) 7:06; 2) Her Magick (JZ) 13:13; 3) Sacred Rites of the left Hand Path (JZ) 6:25; 4) The Clavicle of Solomon (JZ) 9:22; 5) Lucifer Rising (JZ) 5:17; 6) Leviathan (JZ) 3:13; 7) Mysteries (JZ) 5:47.
Featuring John Zorn, Cyro Baptista, Jennifer Charles, Greg Cohen, Beth Hatton, Bill Laswell (6), Rebecca Moore, Mike Patton (6), Jim Pugliese, Jamie Saft.
Recorded at Frank Booth by Jamie Saft.
Produced by John Zorn.
2002 (May 02.) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7338 (CD) ***

AKIRA SAKATA / DJ KRUSH - Kaigara-bushi Remix
1) Kaigara-bushi - DJ Krush Remix (13:38); 2) Kaigara-bushi - album version (14:43) (> 2001, Fisherman's. com).
Akira Sakata: vocal, alto saxophone, synthesizer; Pete Cosey: electric guitar; Hamid Drake: drums, congas; Bill Laswell: electric bass, synth bass.
On track 1: Remix and additional production by DJ Krush. Recorded and mixed by Toshiniku Miyashi, assisted by Youchei Ichikawa at HAL Studio.
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone, NYC.
2002 (May) - Starlets' / Dogtails (Jp.), SDLP-0002 (12") ******
2002 (May) - Starlets' / Dogtails (Jp.), SDCD-0003 (CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Talisman
9) Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell - Orion (7:44) (---> 2001, Radioaxiom).
2002 (May) - Interchill Rec. (USA), ICHILL CD 015 (CD)

ANNE CLARK - Nineties - File Collection
10) Letter of thanks to a friend (Bill Laswell Mix).
(> 1996, Anne Clark - Letter of thanks to a friend / Bill Laswell Remix)
2002 (May 26.) - SPV (GER), 44632 (CD)

DJ CHEB I SABBAH - Krishna Lila: Selected Bhajans 12"
The North: 1) Rupa Tujhe Deva (Trad.,CiS) 9:09; 2) Rupa Tujhe Deva (The Karsh Kale Go Go Gopi Mix) (Trad.,CiS) 7:31.
The South: 3) Maname Diname (Trad.,CiS) 5:48; 4) Raja Vedalu (Trad.,CiS) 5:22. (> 2002, Krishna Lila)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah: sounds, arrangements; Bill Laswell: bass (1,2); K. Shivakumar: bansuri; Deepak Ran: bansuri; Karsh Kale: drums; Radhika & Party - Radhika Rajiv: vocals; K. Raman Shankar: harmonium, manjira; Girish Sabnis: tabla; Karsh Kale: drums (3); Baby Sreeram & Party - Baby Sreeram: vocals; Akkarai S., Subha Lakshmi: violin; V. Balaji: mridangam; P.T. Vijayaraghavan: Vedic chanting (4); A.K. Devi & Party - A.K. Devi: Sarasvati vina; J. Vaidhyanathan: mridangam; N. Ramachanran: gatham.
Produced by DJ Cheb I Sabbah.
2002 - Six Degrees Records (USA), 657036 5066-1 (12")

DJ CHEB I SABBAH - Krishna Lila
The South: 1) Narajanma Bandage (Trad.,CiS) 6:24; 2) Violin Solo (2:41); 3) Maname Diname (5:48); 4) Anjail (4:45); 5) Raja Vedalu (5:23).
The North: 6) Lagi Lagan (9:59); 7) Tum Bin Shyam (6:50); 8) Rupa Tujhe Deva (9:09); 9) Govinda (10:48).
On the South: Baby Sreeram & Party (1,2,3) - Baby Sreeram: vocals; Akkarai S., Subha Lakshmi: violin; V. Balaji: mridangam; A.K. Devi & Party (4,5) - A.K. Devi: Sarasvati vina; J. Vaidhyanathan: mridangam; N. Ramachanran: gatham; P.T. Vijayaraghavan (5): Vedic chanting.
On the North: Radhika & Party (6,7,8) - Radhika Rajiv: vocals; K. Raman Shankar: harmonium, manjira; Girish Sabnis: tabla; K. Sridhar (6,7,8,9): sarod; K. Shivakumar (8,9): violin; Deepak Ran (6,7,8): bansuri; Pandit Ulhas Bapat (7): santur; Yogesh Samsi (7): tabla; Rafiuddin Sabri (9): tabla; Anurodh Jain (1,7): daf, manjira, ocorico; Karsh Kale (1,3,8): drums; Bill Laswell (1,3,5,6,8): bass; DJ Cheb I Sabbah: sounds, samples, arrangements.
The North recorded at Studio 2000, Bombay, and Studio Synthesis, New Delhi. Engineers at Studio 2000: Mahesh Amberkar and Edward Noronha. Engineer at Studio Synthesis: Lokesh Dhawan. The South recorded at Audio Media, Madras. Engineer at Audio Media: SB. Raja.
Bill Laswell and Karsh Kale recorded at Orange Music, Orange, NJ. Engineer at Orange Music: Robert Musso.
Virindaban samples recorded by Madhu Das. ProTooled and engineered by Gaurav Raina Punditz at Shanti Studio, San Francisco and Puditz Studios, New Delhi, and by Baba Larry Ji at Nasik Studios, Berkeley, California. Additional ProTool and Engineering by Bob Appel.
Produced by DJ Cheb I Sabbah.
2002 (June 4) - Six Degrees Records (USA), 657036 1066-2MJ (Promo-CD) ****
2002 (June 4) - Six Degrees Records (USA), 657036 1066-2 (CD)

THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS - Run Pony Run: An Essential Collection
1) Boy (Go); 2) Omaha; 3) The Animal Speaks; 4) (Kind Of) True; 5) Only One Party; 6) Wild River; 7) Shattered Image; 8) Darklands; 9) Over; 10) I've Been the One; 11) (Something Else Is) Working Harder; 12) Faithless Heart; 13) Bridges of Jesus; 14) Clean Plate; 15) Under the Cap.
2002 (June 04.) - Varese Records (CD)

U.M.A. Ubiquitous Musicians Association - Ja-ck
1) Nagare (UMA) 10:50; 2) Wa (GS) 7:22; 3) Mizu (UMA,KK) 5:43; 4) Yen (GS) 12:17; 5) Minamoto (UMA,KK) 4:51; 6) Nagare Remix Version (UMA) 6:12; 7) Ki (UMA) 5:05.
Genji Sawai: alto and soprano sax; Bill Laswell: bass; Hoppy Kamiyama: "Digital President", slide geisha, ass hole box, scum tape from the garbage, Klavier, gram pot; Hideo Yamaki: drums; Kiyoto Konda: guitar (3,5,6).
Recorded and mixed at Sound Dali Studio, and Cats Studio, Tokyo, Japan by Jin Terada, except track 6 by Ken Matsumoto and Jin Terada.
Produced by Genji Sawai.
2002 (June 26) - Tokuma Japan Communications (Jp.), TKCB-72370 (CD) *****

TABLA BEAT SCIENCE - Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove
Disc One: 1) Taaruf (ZH,USK) 16:07; 2) Sacred Channel (ZH,KK,BL) 7:29; 3) Nafeken (ES) 7:42; 4) Ap Ke Baras (G. Raiana, T. Raj) 5:06; 5) Magnetic Dub (ZH,BL,USK) 15:37.
Disc Two: 1) Satellite (Show Me the Worth of the World) (KK,ES) 8:48; 2) Tala Matrix (L. Quintanilla, ZH) 9:20; 3) Trajic (G. Raiana, T. Raj) 6:51; 4) Mengedegna (ES) 14:27; 5) Devotional Dub (ZH,BL,USK) 9:48.
Zakir Hussain: tabla; Ustad Sultan Khan: vocals, sarangi; Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw: vocals; Bill Laswell: bass; Karsh Kale: drums, tabla; DJ Disk: turntables; Midival Punditz: laptop, electronics; Fabian Alsultany: synths.
Recorded in San Francisco, CA on Aug. 12, 2001 at the Stern Grove Festival. Recording engineer: Oz Fritz.
Mix Translation: Bill Laswell.
Created at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ. Engineer: Robert Musso.
2002 (July 9) - Axiom / Palm Pictures (USA), PALMCD 2084-2 (2CD) ******

GIGI - Gud Fella Remixes
A1) Restless Soul Offcenter Mix 9:31; B1) Tony Allen Afrobeat Mix 4:41; B2) Restless Soul Inspiration Information Mix 6:15.
A1 + B2 Remixed by Phil Asher for Restless Soulproduction. B1 Remixed by Tony Allen.
Produced by Bill Laswell.
2002 (July) - Palm Pictures (USA), Palm PP12 7067-1 (promo 12")

KARSH KALE - Redesign: Realize Remixed
1) Saajana (KK,VV) - Ming and FS Mix (6:35); 2) Destroy the Icon (KK) - Bone Cruise Mix by Karsh Kale (5:58); 3) One Step Beyond (KK) - DJ Spooky Datalife 2002 Mix (6:15); 4) Deepest Blue (KK,VV,SK) - KK's Deepest Brooklyn Mix (4:56); 5) Home (KK,SS) - Midival Punditz Higher Salvation Mix (5:36); 6) Distance (KK,VV) - Banco de Gaia Remix (8:04); 7) Empty Hands (KK,SS,VV) - Bill Laswell Mix (7:21); 8) Light Up the Love (KK,SK) - Mighty Junn Summer Of XAI Mix (5:08); 9) Home (KK,SS) - Navdeep's Pressure Mix (6:46); 10) Empty Hands (KK,SS,VV) - DK Pyar Amor Mix (4:09); 11) Anja (KK,GR) - Mother Earth Mix (5:59); 12) Home (KK,SS) - Mukul Acid Lullaby (7:08).
Karsh Kale: electric and acoustic tabla, drum kit, keyboards, acid lines, apegiators, guitars, bass and low end, vocoder, programming and tweaking; Ustad Sultan Khan (4;8): sarangi, vocals; Vishal Vaid (1,4,7,8,10): vocals; Falguni Shah (4,6,8): vocals; Vidya Shah (3,11): vocals; Shahid Siddiqui (5,9,10,12): vocals, guitar; Steve Gorn (6,7): bansuri; Ajay Prassana (6,10,11): bansuri; Kirk Douglass (7,10): guitars; Yosi Fine (10): bass; Avir Mitra (9): guitar; Pandit Ramesh Misra (12): sarangi; Sarah Sarhandi (12): vocals.
Compiled, sequenced and produced by Karsh Kale at Mighty Junn Studios.
On track 7: Reconstruction and mix translation by Bill Laswell at Orange Music, NJ. Engineered by Bob Musso.
2002 (July) - Six Degrees Records (USA), 657036 1074-2 (CD) ****

VIDA BLUE - Most Events Aren't Planned / CJ3
1) Most Events aren't planned (PMcC,OB,RB) (Bill Laswell Dreams of Tee Point Mix) 7:00; 2) Most Events aren't planned (PMcC,OB,RB) (Dj Olive Mix) 5:12; 3) CJ3 (PMcC,OB,RB) (Jamie Saft Redemption Dub) 8:43; 4) Most Events aren't planned (PMcC,OB,RB) (Mouthmotion Mix) 4:19; 5) Most Events aren't planned (PMcC,OB,RB) (LP Version) 7:42; 6) CJ3 (PMcC,OB,RB) (Album Version) 12:12.
Vida Blue is: Page McConnel, Oteil Burbridge, Russell Batiste.
2002 - Elektra Entertainment (USA), PRCD-1804-2 (Promo CD) ****

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Earth N Bass Volume 1
11) Gigi - Zomaye (Bill Laswell Remix) 8:18 (> 2002, YOUTOPIA featuring GIGI - Zomaye)
2002 - Triloka Records (USA) (CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Ambient Cookbook II
Released for the 10 year Anniversary of Fax. Tracks spanning the decade of Fax releases, combined to a digital mix, no track listing.Includes:
Disc 1: Psychonavigation - Telepathy II (PN,BL).
Disc 2: Psychonavigation - Telepathy II (PN,BL).
Disc 3: Psychonavigation - Mind over Matter (PN,BL); Outland - African Virus Part III (PN,BL).
Disc 4: Psychonavigation - Life Eternal (PN,BL); Psychonavigation - DSPill (PN,BL); Psychonavigation - Trautoniolo (PN,BL).
Produced and mixed by Pete Namlook.
2002 - FAX (GER), PKPWPS 3 (4CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Meta Collection
1) Mantra (Edit, 7:13) (> 1994, Material - Halucination Engine); 2) Beyond the Zero (9:08) (> 2000, Bill Laswell - Dub Chamber 3); 3) Amorphous (8:18) (> 2001, Spiritual Beauty); 4) Waxing Moon (4:58) > 1999, Jah Wobble - Full Moon over the Shopping Mall); 5) Bill Laswell - Samadhi State (Edit, 6:42); 6) Buckethead - Remember (7:35); 7) Mun Pa (Edit, 6:34) (> 2001, Life Space Death / Meta Version); 8) Lost Roads (Orchestral Suite) 11:06 (> 1999, Bill Laswell - Hear no Evil); 9) Reflection (Edit, 6:29) (> 1998, Divination - Sacrifice); 10) Shining Stone (Edit, 6:59) (> 1999, Rasa - Serene Timeless Joy).
Conceived and Directed by Janet Rienstra.
2002 (Oct.) - Meta Records (USA), MT 014 (CD) ****

DANIEL ZAMIR / SATLAH - Children of Israel
1) Zemer (5:04); 2) M'emek L'giv'ah (3:57); 3) Aley Giv'ah Bagalil (3:12); 4) Ma Yafim Haleilot (5:47); 5) Shir Sameach (6:18); 6) Ma Omrot Einaich (4:46); 7) Re'ach Tapuach Odem Shani (4:17); 8) Yesh Li Gan (3:13); 9) Shir Hashomer (4:10); 10) Poem 50 (3:40).
Daniel Zamir: soprano and alto saxes; Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: bass; Kevin Zubek: drums;
with Marty Ehrlich, Ned Rothenberg and John Zorn: alto saxes; Paul Shapiro and Anat Cohen: tenor saxes; Doug Wieselman: baritone saxes.
Recorded by Robert Musso June 5, 2002 at Orange Music, NJ.
Mixed by Bill Laswell June 17 - 18, 2002 at Orange Music.
Produced by John Zorn and Bill Laswell.
2002 (Oct. 22.) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7169 (CD) ***

CHARGED - Live
1) Shintotech Iridescence (8:47); 2) Fathoms (10:13); 3) Death Tools (9:29); 4) Duel Sufis (8:13); 5) Subterrania (8:19); 6) Overloaded Lila (16:32).
Eraldo Bernocchi: guitars, electronics; Bill Laswell: bass; Toshinori Kondo: electric trumpet; Hamid Drake: drums; Aiyb Dieng: percussion; DJ Disk: turntables and scratch attack;
guests: on tracks 1 and 6 featuring Graham Haynes on cornet, flugelhorn; track 6 featuring Maleem Mahmoud Ghania and the Gnawa Musicians of Morocco.
Recorded live from 1999 to 2001 in Japan, Germany, Holland.
Engineered by Oz Fritz.
Edited by Eraldo Bernocchi at The Place, Italy.
2002 (Oct. 29.) - Innerhythmic (USA), INRO13 (CD) *****

BILL LASWELL / SACRED SYSTEM: Book of Exit Dub Chamber 4
1) Ethiopia (ES,BL) 6:14; 2) The Lower Ground (BL) 7:35; 3) Shashamani (BL) 7:30; 4) Bati (ES,BL) 7:48; 5) Land Of Look Behind (BL) 6:46; 6) Jerusalem (ES,BL) 12:30.
Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw: vocals; Karsh Kale: drums, tabla; Bill Laswell: bass, guitar, keyboard; Aiyb Dieng: percussion.
Created at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ. Engineering and programming: Robert Musso.
Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell.
2002 (Nov. 04.) - Roir Records (USA), RUSCD8280 (2x 12"/CD) ****

PAINKILLER - Live in Nagoya: Talisman
1) Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia (31:58); 2) Transport of Sorcerers (6:11); 3) Ahamkara (10:01).
John Zorn: alto sax, vocals; Bill Laswell: bass; Mick Harris: drums, vocals.
Recorded live November 24, 1994 by Oz Fritz in Nagoya, Japan.
Created by Painkiller.
2002 (Nov. 22) - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7342 (CD) *****

NILS PETTER MOLVAER - Axis Of Ignorance / Frozen 12"
A1.1) 45rpm: Axis Of Ignorance (Pavel & Mashi Remix) 4:48; A1.2) 33rpm: Axis of Ignorance (Dub Mix) 6:26;
A2.1) 45rpm: Frozen (Norhtern Light Mix) 8:09; A2.2) 33rpm: Frozen (Dubient Mix) 10:45.
Side A1: Remixed by Mark de Clive-Lowe & Dego of Reinforced fame. Mixed by Brad Somatik @ Reinforced.
Side A2: Mix Translation and additional production by Bill Laswell. Created at Orange Music, West Orange NJ. Engineering by Robert Musso.
2002 - Sula Records / Universal Music AS Norway, 019 504-1 (Promo 12") ****

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