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Praxis: Profanation

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On January 1, 2008, “Nagual” label released “Profanation” (Preparation for a Coming Darkness), the fifth and the last Praxis album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell – bass, arrangements
  • Buckethead – guitar
  • Otomo Yoshihide – guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • Brian (Bryan Mantia) – drums
  • Tatsuya Yoshida – drums
  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Mike Patton – vocals
  • Killah Priest (Walter Reed) – vocals
  • Hawkman – vocals
  • Rammellzee – vocals
  • Serj Tankian – vocals
  • Dr. Israel – (Douglas Bennett) – vocals
  • Maximum Bob (Robert Bornum) – vocals
  • Phonosycographdisk – turntable
  • DXT (Derek Showard) – turntable
  • Monkey & Large (F. Rønning, Kåre Frisvold) – beats
  • Future Prophecies – beats
  • Rawthang – beats
  • Robert Musso – engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Artie Smith – technicians
  • James Koehnline – artwork
  • John Brown – design
  • Giacomo Bruzzo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Caution
  2. Worship
  3. Ancient World
  4. Furies
  5. Galaxies
  6. Sulfur and Cheese
  7. Larynx
  8. Revelations Part 2
  9. Ruined
  10. Garbage God’s
  11. Babylon Blackout
  12. Endtime

Scott Walker: Stretch

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In November 1973, “Columbia” label released “Stretch”, the ninth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Nova Studios” in London, and was produced by Dal Newman.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocal
  • Brian Daily, Colin Greene – acoustic guitar
  • BJ Cole – steel guitar, dobro 
  • Paul Keogh – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jim Ryan – electric guitar
  • Mike Moran, Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  • Bruce Lynch, Dave Wintow – bass guitar
  • Chris Lawrence – bass
  • Barry Desouza, Terry Cox – drums
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Del Newman – arranger
  • Richard Dodd – engineer
  • Roslav Szaybo – art direction, design
  • Mike Fowler – back cover
  • John Brown – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sunshine – Mickey Newbury
  2. Just One Smile – Randy Newman
  3. A Woman Left Lonely – Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn
  4. No Easy Way Down – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  5. That’s How I Got to Memphis – Tom T.Hall
  6. Use Me – Bill Withers
  7. Frisco Depot – Mickey Newbury
  8. Someone Who Cared – Del Newman
  9. Where Does Brown Begin – Jimmy Webb
  10. Where Love Has Died – Jim Owen
  11. I’ll Be Home – Randy Newman

The Golden Palominos: Dead Inside

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On October 8, 1996, “Restless” label released “Dead Inside”, the eighth Golden Palominos studio album. It was recorded June 1995 – June 1996, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.


Personnel:

  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar
  • Knox Chandler – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Nicole Blackman – spoken word
  • Bruce Calder – recording
  • Dan Gellert – mixing, recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Brown – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicole Blackman, all music by Anton Fier, except where noted.

  1. Victim
  2. Belfast
  3. Ride
  4. The Ambitions Are – Anton Fier, Knox Chandler
  5. Drown
  6. Holy
  7. You Are Never Ready
  8. Metal Eye
  9. Thirst
  10. Curses

Wreckless Eric: The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric

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On October 13, 1978, “Stiff” label released “The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric”, the second Wreckless Eric studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Britannia Row Studios” in London, and was produced by Pete Solley.

Personnel:

  • Wreckless Eric – vocals
  • Malcolm Morley- acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jo Partridge – electric guitar solos, Spanish guitar solo
  • Eunan Brady – electric guitar
  • John Brown – bass guitar
  • Geir Waade – drums
  • Pete Solley– keyboards
  • Dick Hanson, John Earle – brass
  • Choir of The Latter Day Church of Non-Believers – choir
  • Gary Taylor – bass voice choir

Track listing:

All tracks by Wreckless Eric, except where noted.
Walking On The Surface of the Moon

  1. Take The Cash
  2. Dizzy – Freddy Weller, Tommy Roe
  3. Veronica
  4. Roll Over Rock-Ola
  5. I Wish It Would Rain
  6. The Final Taxi
  7. Let’s Go to the Pictures
  8. Girlfriend
  9. Crying, Waiting, Hoping – Buddy Holly

Bill Laswell: Points of Order

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On October 1, 2001,” Innerhythmic” label released “Points of Order”, the fourteenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Orange Music” in West Orange, NJ, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, drum programming, effects
  • Buckethead– guitar
  • Antipop Consortium– rap
  • Karl Berger– piano
  • Karsh Kale– drums
  • Toshinori Kondo– trumpet
  • Graham Haynes– cornet
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • John Brown – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell, except where noted.

  1. X29
  2. Staple Nex – Beans, High Priest, Bill Laswell, M. Sayyid
  3. Broken Toenail Gland – Beans, High Priest, Bill Laswell, M. Sayyid
  4. Cyclops
  5. White Ark
  6. Iron Cross
  7. Conquer Worm
  8. Lightning Teleportation

Kudsi Erguner, Bill Laswell, Mark Nauseef and Markus Stockhausen: No Matter

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On August 19, 2008, “Metastation” label released “No Matter”, album by Kudsi Erguner, Bill Laswell, Mark Nauseef and Markus Stockhausen. It was recorded in 2008, at “Ztudio Zerkall” in Germany, “Orange Music” in West Orange, NJ, and was produced by Walter Quintus and Kurt Renker.

Personnel:

  • Kudsi Erguner– ney
  • Bill Laswell– fretless bass guitar, sitar, effects, mixing
  • Mark Nauseef– bells, gong
  • Markus Stockhausen– flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • Walter Quintus– engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • John Brown – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kudsi Erguner, Bill Laswell, Mark Nauseef and Markus Stockhausen.

  1. Please be Seated
  2. Expansion
  3. Suspension
  4. Hamsa
  5. Nirodha
  6. Ekatanata
  7. Return to Bell

 

Masters of Reality: Same

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On January 24, 1989, “Def American” label released the self-titled, debut Masters of Reality album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Atlantic Studios”, “Chung King Studios”, “Platinum Isle” in New York City, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Chris Goss– vocals, guitar
  • Tim Harrington – lead guitar
  • Googe – bass
  • Vinnie Ludovico – drums
  • Owl – additional keyboards
  • David Bianco – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Ett – engineer
  • Brian Jenkins – engineer assistant
  • John Leamy– cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Goss and Tim Harrington.

  1. Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible
  2. Domino
  3. The Blue Garden
  4. Gettin’ High
  5. The Candy Song
  6. Magical Spell
  7. The Eyes of Texas
  8. Sleep Walkin’
  9. Lookin’ to Get Rite
  10. John Brown
  11. Kill the King