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Bill Laswell (12 Feb 1955 - )

Male Person - United States US bass guitarist and record producer

 Also known as (1)

Releases (54)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings 1993
  2. Ambient Compendium 1996
  3. Filmtracks 2000 2001
  4. Final Oscillations May 2003
  5. ROIR Dub Sessions 18 Nov 2003
  6. EXCAVATION Unauthorized Cut‐Up, Vol 1 13 Mar 2019
  7. Asana 05 Apr 2021
  8. Asana 2 18 Apr 2021
  9. Asana 3 16 Jun 2021
  10. Asana 4: Ohm Shanti 19 Feb 2022
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Album

  1. Baselines 1983
  2. Hear No Evil 1988
  3. Lost in the Translation 08 Nov 1994 (as Axiom Ambient)
  4. Outer Dark 05 Dec 1994
  5. Silent Recoil: Dub System One 27 Sep 1995
  6. Oscillations 1996
  7. Sacred System Chapter One: Book of Entrance 1996
  8. City of Light 1997
  9. Sacred System: Chapter Two 1997
  10. Jazzonia 25 Aug 1998
  11. Permutation 1998
  12. Oscillations 2 1998
  13. Invisible Design Mar 1999
  14. Imaginary Cuba Sep 1999
  15. Hashisheen: The End of Law 1999
  16. Dub Chamber 3 25 Apr 2000
  17. Lo. Def Pressure 18 May 2000
  18. Points of Order 2001
  19. Book of Exit: Dub Chamber 4 2002
  20. Aftermathematics Instrumental: Rhythm and Recurrence 26 Jan 2004
  21. Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission 21 Sep 2004
  22. Invisible Design II 24 Mar 2009
  23. Means of Deliverance 16 Oct 2012
  24. Túwaqachi (The Fourth World) 27 Dec 2012
  25. Kauai - The Arch of Heaven 09 Dec 2020
  26. Essay in Light 12 Jan 2021
  27. In Dub 25 Jun 2021
  28. Black Terrain 27 Jan 2023
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Album - Remix

  1. Oscillations Remixes Aug 1997
  2. Emerald Aether: Shape Shifting 14 Mar 2000
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Broken Vessels 1999
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Album - Compilation / DJ-mix

  1. Spent: Beats to Bring You Back 13 Jan 2009
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Album - Live

  1. Axiom Sound System / Musical Freezone 05 Mar 2023
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Single - Soundtrack

  1. Bilmawn (Little Village) 04 Dec 2014
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Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Excavation: Unauthorized Cut-Up Volume 1 2008
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Album

  1. In Praise of Shadows 2008
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Album - Live

  1. 1998-04-22: Sacred System: Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
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Relationships (66)

Performs As

  1. Rasa
  2. Chaos Face
  3. Jazzonia
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Collaborator On

  1. Second Nature
  2. Automaton
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Member Of

  1. Sacred System original
  2. Deadline original
  3. Public Image Ltd (1986) bass guitar
  4. Painkiller (1991)
  5. Blixt
  6. IZA
  7. Phantom City
  8. Dubadelic
  9. Purple Trap
  10. The Big Guns
  11. Charged
  12. Praxis
  13. The Golden Palominos
  14. Two Against One
  15. The Blood of Heroes
  16. Toy Killers
  17. Bass Invaders
  18. Sypher
  19. Surds
  20. Activities of Dust
  21. Divination
  22. Possession
  23. Curlew
  24. Tabla Beat Science
  25. Buck Jam Tonic
  26. Cymatic Scan
  27. Soup
  28. The Ginger Baker Band
  29. Third Rail
  30. Outland
  31. Last Exit
  32. Timezone
  33. Bladerunner
  34. Shango
  35. Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  36. Transmutation
  37. Material
  38. Axiom Funk
  39. Psychonavigation
  40. Autonomous Zone
  41. Mandingo
  42. Equations of Eternity
  43. Radioaxiom
  44. Kai
  45. Mandingo Griot Society
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Recordings by (360)

  1. Activate 3:23 (1983)
  2. Work Song 7:15 (1983)
  3. Hindsight 4:00 (1983)
  4. Uprising 1:07 (1983)
  5. Barricade 4:10 (1983)
  6. Upright Man 3:54 (1983)
  7. Moving Target 1:56 (1983)
  8. Lowlands 4:29 (1983)
  9. Conservation 4:51 (1983)
  10. Stations of the Cross 7:13 (1988)
  11. Lost Roads 7:26 (1988)
  12. Bullet Hole Memory 7:14 (1988)
  13. Illinois Central 7:01 (1988)
  14. Assassin 6:24 (1988)
  15. Kingdom Come 7:36 (1988)
  16. Eternal Drift 15:52 (08 Nov 1994)
  17. Peace 17:04 (08 Nov 1994)
  18. Aum 17:33 (08 Nov 1994)
  19. Cosmic Trigger 16:17 (08 Nov 1994)
  20. Dharmapala 14:33 (08 Nov 1994)
  21. Flash of Panic 15:14 (08 Nov 1994)
  22. Holy Mountain 16:38 (08 Nov 1994)
  23. Ruins 7:56 (08 Nov 1994)
  24. Chakra 24:13 (05 Dec 1994)
  25. Ananta (Passing Dream) 23:31 (05 Dec 1994)
  26. Amphora 10:29 (27 Sep 1995)
  27. Sombre Stream 15:17 (27 Sep 1995)
  28. Undercurrent (Endless Light in the Nameless Land) 28:35 (27 Sep 1995)
  29. Bass Terror Tetragrammaton 15:15 (1995)
  30. Temporary Power Surge (Warning Introduction) 1:04 (28 May 1996)
  31. Black Djinn Trance 11:41 (31 May 1996)
  32. Skulls of Broken Hill 7:12 (1996)
  33. Digitaria 6:21 (1996)
  34. Dislocation 8:00 (1996)
  35. Extinguisher 7:49 (1996)
  36. Third Stage Navigator 9:00 (1996)
  37. Wird 8:30 (1996)
  38. Faktura 6:11 (1996)
  39. Black Dawn 7:20 (1996)
  40. Evil Eye 7:47 (1996)
  41. Ports of Entry 11:40 (1996)
  42. Ancient Evenings 7:43 (1996)
  43. Zurvan Akarana 8:55 (1996)
  44. Asiyah Dub 9:10 (1996)
  45. White Lies 6:20 (1996)
  46. Sacred System Dub 6:08 (1996)
  47. Black Dangers 29:51 (1996)
  48. Babylon Ghost 6:00 (1996)
  49. Dread Iternal 9:19 (1996)
  50. Cyborg Assault 5:37 (1996)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. America Is Waiting 3:38 Brian Eno—David Byrne (01 Feb 1981)

Performer

  1. Subway Heart 2:45 Massacre (1981)
  2. Aging With Dignity 3:06 Massacre (1981)
  3. Tourism 4:12 Massacre (1981)
  4. Legs 2:04 Massacre (1981)
  5. Killing Time 2:54 Massacre (1981)
  6. Bones 1:41 Massacre (1981)
  7. After 5:01 Massacre (1981)
  8. Corridor 1:58 Massacre (1981)
  9. Lost Causes 3:15 Massacre (1981)
  10. Not the Person We Knew 3:17 Massacre (1981)
  11. Surfing 1:15 Massacre (1981)
  12. As Is 8:06 Massacre (1981)
  13. Gate 2:38 Massacre (1981)

Instruments

  1. O.A.O. 4:43 Material (1979) bass
  2. O My Photograph 9:08 New York Gong (1979) bass
  3. Jungle Windo(w) 6:20 New York Gong (1979) bass
  4. White Man 7:40 Material (1979) bass
  5. Preface 1:29 New York Gong (1979) bass
  6. Much Too Old 2:43 New York Gong (1979) bass
  7. Black September 4:02 New York Gong (1979) bass
  8. Materialism 3:11 New York Gong (1979) bass
  9. Strong Woman 4:29 New York Gong (1979) bass
  10. Hours Gone 4:05 New York Gong (1979) bass
  11. On Sadism 5:04 Material (1979) bass
  12. Process/Motion 4:34 Material (1979) bass
  13. I Am a Freud 1:46 New York Gong (1979) bass
  14. America Is Waiting 3:38 Brian Eno—David Byrne (01 Feb 1981) bass
  15. Ciquri 6:23 Material (1981) bass
  16. This Night Comes Out of Both of Us 5:42 Kip Hanrahan (1981) electric bass guitar
  17. Dark Things ?:?? Material (1981) bass
  18. Shadow to Shadow 7:07 Kip Hanrahan (1981) electric bass guitar
  19. Reduction ?:?? Material (1981) bass
  20. Heritage ?:?? Material (1981) bass
  21. Secret Life ?:?? Material (1981) bass
  22. Detached 5:04 Material (1981) bass
  23. Whatever I Want 5:44 Kip Hanrahan (1981) electric bass guitar
  24. India Song 4:18 Kip Hanrahan (1981) electric bass guitar
  25. TMI 3:08 Elliott Sharp (1982) bass
  26. Obvious 4:24 Elliott Sharp (1982) bass
  27. Just Like Here 3:11 Elliott Sharp (1982) bass
  28. Holding On 4:46 Material (1982) bass
  29. Don’t Lose Control 4:21 Material (1982) bass
  30. Memories 4:00 Material feat. Whitney Houston (1982) bass
  31. Let Me Have It 5:26 Material (1982) bass
  32. Take a Chance 4:32 Material (1982) bass
  33. Filter 4:22 Elliott Sharp (1982) bass
  34. I’m the One 5:27 Material (1982) bass
  35. Time Out 4:58 Material (1982) bass
  36. Moving Target 1:56 Bill Laswell (1983) bass

Credited as (193)

  1. Bill Laswell
  2. M.J. Harris and Bill Laswell
  3. Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell
  4. Otomo Yoshihide, Bill Laswell, Yoshigaki Yasuhiro
  5. Fanu & Bill Laswell
  6. Nicky Skopelitis & Bill Laswell
  7. Bill Laswell & Style Scott
  8. Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze & Bill Laswell
  9. Bill Laswell vs. Submerged
  10. Toshinori Kondo, Eraldo Bernocchi, Bill Laswell
  11. Jonah Sharp & Bill Laswell
  12. Bill Laswell & Roots Tonic
  13. Otomo Yoshihide, Bill Laswell & Tatsuya Yoshida
  14. Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn
  15. Pete Namlook & Bill Laswell
  16. Bill Laswell & Terre Thaemlitz
  17. Peter Brötzmann & Bill Laswell
  18. Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, John Zorn, Bill Laswell & Charles K. Noyes
  19. Percy Howard, Charles Hayward, Fred Frith & Bill Laswell
  20. Azzddine with Bill Laswell
  21. Maghrebika with Bill Laswell
  22. Mark Nauseef / Ikue Mori / Evan Parker / Bill Laswell
  23. Makyo / Bill Laswell
  24. Hoppy Kamiyama & Bill Laswell
  25. Jean Touitou and Bill Laswell
  26. Haruomi Hosono & Bill Laswell
  27. Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell & DXT
  28. Raoul Björkenheim, Bill Laswell & Morgan Ågren
  29. Mark Nauseef / Kudsi Ergüner / Markus Stockhausen / Bill Laswell
  30. Bill Laswell feat. DXT
  31. Bill Laswell feat. Sussan Deyhim
  32. Bill Laswell feat. Rob Swift
  33. Bill Laswell feat. Rob Swift & Liu Sola
  34. Bill Laswell feat. Nils Petter Molvær
  35. Bill Laswell feat. Style Scott
  36. Bill Laswell feat. Lori Carson
  37. Boris Feoktistov & Bill Laswell
  38. Bill Laswell feat. Graham Haynes
  39. Bill Laswell & Grandmixer DXT
  40. David Solid Gould vs Bill Laswell
  41. Bill Laswell vs. Submerged / Fracture & Neptune
  42. Bill Laswell & Jah Wobble
  43. Tomas Doncker feat. Gigi & Bill Laswell
  44. Tomas Doncker feat. Bill Laswell & Selam Woldermariam
  45. Herbie Hancock-Bill Laswell
  46. Bill Laswell / Ira Cohen / Pharoah Sanders /Submerged
  47. Bill Laswell & William S. Burroughs / Praxis & Iggy Pop
  48. Ornette Coleman / Bill Laswell
  49. Bill Laswell / Bootsy Collins
  50. Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze & Bill Laswell
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Works (169)

Arranged

  1. Across Time
  2. Morning Tala
  3. Alankara (Beats of the Heart)
  4. Gamaka
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Wrote

  1. Over and Over
  2. Eternal Drift
  3. Drop Away
  4. Turn on the Light / Ascent
  5. Maroon Rebellion
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Composed

  1. Makossa Rock
  2. Majuu
  3. Valhalla
  4. In Gold Mesh
  5. Orbs
  6. Nooks
  7. Funnel Drone
  8. Yuga Warp
  9. Near Nadir
  10. Ternary Rite
  11. Flo Vi Ru Dub
  12. Dark Heart
  13. Work Song
  14. Black Swans
  15. I'll Strangle You
  16. Agrun
  17. Im-Nun
  18. Kishar
  19. Anzag
  20. Lettre au directeur des Messageries Maritimes
  21. Method Plan One
  22. Black Rain
  23. Chamber Seven
  24. Dark Heat
  25. Method Exit Dub
  26. Lizard Eyes
  27. Don't Be a Cry Baby Whatever You Do
  28. So Small, So Weak, This Bloody Sweat of Loving
  29. Headfirst Into the Flames
  30. A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows
  31. Jesus! What Gorgeous Monkeys We Are
  32. Hanged Man Are Always Naked
  33. No One Knows Anything
  34. I Must Confess I'm a Cannibal
  35. Gammatron
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Lyrics

  1. Prison of the Rhythm
  2. Subhuman
  3. Crash
  4. Scanner
  5. Body Hammer
  6. Flatland
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2001

Links (24)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.billlaswell.net/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.whosampled.com/Bill-Laswell/
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134440285
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83176086
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83176086
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139220946
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bill_laswell

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Laswell

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/75229

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/661

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000075979

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489960/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/85545596

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552511

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/21121

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5RISqKCcrhGITX2TQAPGPL
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/54370

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/26734

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.sacreddub.com/

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bill-laswell.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8b7a121c-5b50-4912-ab4c-e49a631a2db0

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.silent-watcher.net/billlaswell/discography/alphabeticalindex.html

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/modtechnologies

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/billlaswell