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Ginger Baker: Horses & Trees

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On January 6, 1986, “Celluloid” label released “Horses & Trees”, the fourth Ginger Baker album. It was recorded September – November 1985, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, tympani, gong, congas, maracas
  • Nicky Skopelitis- guitars
  • Bill Laswell- bass guitars, slide guitar
  • Bernie Worrell- organ, keyboards
  • Robert Musso- piano, organ
  • Lakshminarayana Shankar- violin
  • Daniel Ponce – percussion, bata, bells
  • Foday Musa Suso- percussion, kalimba, dousongonni, nyanyer, kora
  • Naná Vasconcelos– voice, drums, berimbau, cuica, shaker
  • Grandmixer D.ST- turntable
  • Aïyb Dieng- drums, percussion, chatan, bells

Track listing:

  1. Interlock – Bill Laswell, Daniel Ponce, Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso
  2. Dust To Dust – Ginger Baker
  3. Satou – Aïyb Dieng, Bill Laswell, Foday Musa Suso
  4. Uncut – Ginger Baker, Bill Laswell, Daniel Ponce, Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso
  5. Mountain Time – Ginger Baker, Aïyb Dieng
  6. Makuta – Ginger Baker, Aïyb Dieng, Bill Laswell, Foday Musa Suso

Bill Laswell: Means Of Deliverance

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On December 16, 2012, “Innerhythmic” label released “Means of Deliverance”, the seventeenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Orange Music” in West Orange in New Jersey, and was produced by Ejigayehu Shibabaw.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– acoustic bass guitar, sampler
  • Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw– vocals
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Yoko Yamabe – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell, except where noted.

  1. Against the Upper House
  2. A Dangerous Road
  3. Ouroboros
  4. Buhala
  5. Bagana/Sub Figura X – Bill Laswell,  Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw
  6. In Falling Light
  7. Aeon
  8. Epiphaneia
  9. Lightning in the South
  10. Low Country

Bill Laswell: Outer Dark

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On December 4, 1994, “FAX +49-69/450464” label released “Outer Dark”, the third Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– effects
  • Robert Musso– effects, engineer
  • Layng Martine – engineer assistant
  • Thi-Linh Le – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell.

  1. Chakra
  2. Ananta (Passing Dream)

 

Bill Laswell: Permutation

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On November 30, 1999, “ION” label released “Permutation”, the tenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Orange Music” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, effects, drum programming, musical arrangements
  • Nicky Skopelitis– guitar
  • Hassan Ibn Ali – sampler
  • Helios Creed– sampler
  • Lance Carter– drums
  • Robert Musso– engineer, programming
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell.

  1. Encoded
  2. Acid Test
  3. Coma
  4. Perimeter
  5. Escape Clause
  6. Iron Black
  7. Scatter
  8. Enhanced

Bill Laswell: Túwaqachi

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On November 27, 2012, “M.O.D. Technologies” label released “Túwaqachi” (The Fourth World), the eighteenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Orange Music, West Orange” in New Jersey, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, drum programming, effects
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell.

  1. Totoka
  2. Kwatoko
  3. Wikima
  4. The Upper Air
  5. Oraibi
  6. Pamosi
  7. Waki
  8. Pátuwvotah
  9. Pávati
  10. Kwátoko (Part 2)
  11. Wikima (Part 2)
  12. Panaiyoikyasi
  13. Cloud House
  14. Wénima
  15. Totoka (Part 2)
  16. Waki (Part 2)
  17. Solstice
  18. Pátuwvotah (Part 2)
  19. Cloud House (Part 2)
  20. Migration
  21. Wénima (Part 2)

Herbie Hancock: Future Shock

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In August 1983, “Columbia” label released “Future Shock”, the thirty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1983, at “OAO Studios” and “RPM Studios” in New York City, “Garage Sale Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Herbie Hancock and material. The album’s cover art was derived from a work by David Em. In 1984, Herbie Hancock won “Grammy” award for best R&B performance. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock– piano, synthesizer, Fairlight CMI, keyboards
  • Bill Laswell– electric bass
  • S.T.– turntables, “FX”
  • Pete Cosey– electric guitar
  • Michael Beinhorn– keyboards
  • Daniel Poncé – percussion
  • Sly Dunbar– drums, percussion
  • Dwight Jackson Jr. – lead vocals
  • Lamar Wright – lead vocals
  • Bernard Fowler, S.T., Roger Trilling, Nicky Skopelitis– backing vocals
  • Dominick Maita – engineer
  • Martin Bisi – engineer
  • Dave Jerden – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, Michael James Beinhorn and Bill O. Laswell, except where noted.

  1. Rockit
  2. Future Shock – Curtis Mayfield
  3. TFS
  4. Earth Beat
  5. Autodrive
  6. Rough

 

Motörhead: Orgasmotron

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On August 9, 1986, “GWR” label released “Orgasmatron”, the seventh Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Master Rock Studios” in London, and was produced by Bill Laswell and Jason Corsaro. The cover art was by Joe Petagno.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Fraser Kilmister)– lead vocals, bass
  • Phil “Wizzö” Campbell– rhythm guitar
  • Michael “Würzel” Burston– lead and rhythm guitar
  • Pete Gill– drums
  • Bill Laswell, Jason “Kissogram” Corsaro – engineer
  • Damien & Jeff – mixing
  • Nick Marchant – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Fraser Kilmister, Michael “Würzel” Burston, Phil “Wizzo” Campbell and Pete Gill.

  1. Deal Forever
  2. Nothing Up My Sleeve
  3. Ain’t My Crime
  4. Claw
  5. Mean Machine
  6. Built for Speed
  7. Ridin’ with the Driver
  8. Doctor Rock
  9. Orgasmatron

Herbie Hancock: Perfect Machine

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In May 1988, “Columbia” label released “Perfect Machine”, the thirty-seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Bill Laswell and  Herbie Hancock. It was the last Hancock’s album with the Rockit Band.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano, Fairlight CMI Series I & II, Rhodes Chroma, Apple/Mac Plus, Yamaha DX1, Yamaha DX7 and DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K250, Yamaha TX816, Oberheim Matrix-12, Akai S900, vocoder
  • Jeff Bova – synth programming
  • William “Bootsy” Collins – electric bass, vocoder
  • Sugarfoot – vocals
  • Nicky Skopelitis –  Fairlight drums
  • Micro Wave – Minimoog bass, talk box, vocoder
  • S.T. – turntables, “FX”
  • Martin Bisi, Mike Krowiak, Dave Jerden, Billy Yodelman, Bryan Bell – engineer
  • Dave Jerden – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Tony Meilandt – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, William “Bootsy” Collins and Bonner, except where noted.

  1. Perfect Machine – Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
  2. Obsession
  3. Vibe Alive – Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, William “Bootsy” Collins, Bonner, Micro Wave
  4. Beat Wise
  5. Maiden Voyage/P. Bop
  6. Chemical Residue – Herbie Hancock

Brian Eno And David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

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In February 1981, “Sire” label released “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts”, album by Brian Eno and David Byrne. It was recorded August 1979 – October 1980, and was produced by Brian Eno and David Byrne. The album is named after Amos Tutuola’s 1954 novel of the same name.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne, Brian Eno– guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, drums, percussion, found objects
  • Robert Fripp– Frippertronics
  • Michael “Busta Cherry” Jones – bass
  • Dennis Keeley – bodhrán
  • Bill Laswell– bass
  • Tim Wright– click bass
  • John Cooksey – drums
  • Chris Frantz– drums
  • David Van Tieghem– drums, percussion, scrap metal, found objects
  • Mingo Lewis – batá, sticks
  • Prairie Prince– can, bass drum
  • José Rossy – congas, agong-gong
  • Steve Scales – congas, metals
  • Peter Saville – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno and David Byrne, except where noted.

  1. America is Waiting
  2. Mea Culpa
  3. Regiment – Brian Eno, David Byrne, Michael “Busta Cherry”Jones
  4. Help Me Somebody
  5. The Jezebel Spirit
  6. Qu’ran
  7. Moonlight in Glory
  8. The Carrier
  9. A Secret Life
  10. Come With Us

Peter Gabriel: So

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On May 19, 1986, “Charisma” label released “So”, the fifth Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded February – December 1985, at “Ashcombe House” in Bath, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois. “So” was certified 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI’ and 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 187 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– lead and backing vocals, Fairlight CMI, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5  piano, Linn LM-1, synthesizer, percussion, Yamaha CS-80, LinnDrum , Synclavier
  • David Rhodes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Daniel Lanois– guitar, tambourine, surf guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Richard Tee– piano
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Simon Clark –Yamaha CS-80 chorus effect, Hammond, Fairlight CMI and bass
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar , drumstick bass guitar
  • Larry Klein– bass guitar
  • Ronnie Bright– bass vocals
  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, drumstick bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion, talking drum
  • Chris Hughes– Linn Drum programming
  • Stewart Copeland– hi-hat, drums
  • Djalma Correa –surdo, congas and triangle
  • Jimmy Bralower – Linn Drum kick
  • Mark Rivera– tenor saxophone processed saxophone,  alto and baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trumpet, cornet
  • Don Mikkelsen –trombone
  • Shankar– violin
  • P. Arnold– backing vocals
  • Coral Gordon – backing vocals
  • Dee Lewis – backing vocals
  • Kate Bush– vocals
  • Laurie Anderson– vocals
  • Youssou N’Dour– vocals
  • Michael Been– backing vocals
  • Jim Kerr– backing vocals

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.

  1. Red Rain
  2. Sledgehammer
  3. Don’t Give Up
  4. That Voice Adain – Peter Gabriel, David Rhodes
  5. In Your Eyes
  6. Mercy Street
  7. Big Time
  8. We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)
  9. This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)