Bill Laswell
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Biography
[Edit]A longtime linchpin of the New York City underground music scene, Bill Laswell has been among the most prolific artists in contemporary music; as a performer, producer, and label chief, his imprint is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a signature sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of funk. Born on February 12, 1955, in Salem, IL, he initially played guitar, but soon switched to bass; raised primarily in the Detroit area, he honed his skills in local funk outfits before relocating to New York in 1978. There Laswell formed Material, an outlet for his experimental approach toward sounds ranging from jazz to hip-hop to worldbeat; originally the backup unit for Daevid Allen, the group soon began working on its own, issuing its debut EP Temporary Music in 1979.
In addition to fronting Material, Laswell also mounted a solo career, issuing Baselines in 1982 on Celluloid, a label he partly owned and operated. Appearances on key recordings by the likes of David Byrne, John Zorn, Fred Frith, and the Golden Palominos established Laswell as a virtual nexus of the downtown N.Y.C. community, and in 1983 he broke into the mainstream with his production work on Herbie Hancock's smash "Rockit," which he also co-wrote; the follow-up LP, Sound-System, won him a Grammy. Throughout the mid-'80s Laswell was everywhere, playing bass on LPs from artists including Mick Jagger, Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, and Laurie Anderson; he also joined the avant group Curlew, and produced a number of African acts.
In 1986, Laswell joined guitarist Sonny Sharrock, drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson, and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann in the group Last Exit; a second solo LP, Hear No Evil, appeared two years later, and after a long hiatus he also resurrected Material in 1989 with Seven Souls. Another project, the hip-hop-flavored Praxis, was resumed after close to a decade of inactivity with 1992's Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis). In 1990, Laswell formed another label, Axiom, to explore his interest in the new sounds of ambient and techno; where in the past his work rarely appeared solely under his own name, by the middle of the decade he was issuing several solo records annually in a wide range of styles from dub to jazz. He also remained among the most prolific producers in the business, collaborating with the likes of Dub Syndicate, Pete Namlook, Buckethead, and DJ Spooky.
In 2004, Laswell signed a multi-album label deal with the Sanctuary Records group. The deal spawned his new label, Nagual. He also began to collaborate on a series of drum'n'bass-styled recordings with Submerged (aka Kurt Gluck of the Ohm Resistance imprint), the first of these — attributed to Bill Laswell vs. Submerged — was entitled Brutal Calling and issued by Avant in 2004 with contributions from Toshinori Kondo and Guy Licata. Through the Sanctuary label's earlier acquisition of the seminal reggae label Trojan, Laswell now had access to the Jamaican label's sizable back catalog. Picking some of his favorite cuts and remixing them, Laswell issued the Trojan-sourced Dub Massive: Chapter One and Chapter Two in May 2005. The Only Way to Go Is Down followed on Sublight Records in 2006.
Laswell and Submerged re-teamed under the Method of Defiance moniker for 2007's Inamorata, on Ohm Resistance. This date found the pair teaming various drum'n'bass producers — Amit, Paradox, Submerged, Future Prophecies, Karsh Kale, Evol Intent, SPL, Outrage, Fanu, and Corrupt Souls — with jazz, rock, and avant artists such as Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Pharoah Sanders, Nils Petter Molvaer, Kondo, and Buckethead. Laswell (as Method of Defiance) also released a collaboration with Finnish producer Fanu on Ohm Resistance entitled Lodge, which includes contributions from Molvaer and Bernie Worrell. The notion of a live band created around the Method of Defiance structure was initiated with participation from Laswell, Worrell, Kondo, Licata, and Dr. Israel. The group was documented on Nihon from the RareNoise imprint in 2009.
In 2010, Laswell initiated a new label called M.O.D. Technologies. Said to be centered around the principles of a solidified Method of Defiance lineup, the label released three albums: Method of Defiance's Jahbulon (a reggae album featuring Hawk and Dr. Israel), the instrumental dub-centric Incunabula, and a live offering from Laswell's spouse, Gigi, with Material, entitled Mesgana Ethiopia. Laswell collaborated with master reggae and Radical Jewish Culture bassist/composer David Gould on a dub version of the latter's 2009 album Feast of the Passover. The new recording, entitled Dub of the Passover, was issued by Tzadik in 2011. Metastation released Aspiration, an electronic album billed to Bill Laswell & Friends (including Alice Coltrane, Carlos Santana, Pharoah Sanders, and Zakir Hussain) — the tunes were dedicated to the ensemble members' own inspirational figures, including H.H. Dalai Lama XIV, Sonny Sharrock, Rumi, and Pattabhi Jois. ~ Jason Ankeny & Thom Jurek, Rovi
Title: Azonic Halo - EP (Digital Only,Re-mastered)
Artist: Bill Laswell, Andy Hawkins
Genre: Electronica, Rock
Title: Kai/Konton
Artist: Bill Laswell, Muneomi Senju, Yoshio Otani, Manabu Murata (Kuruucrew)
Genre: Jazz
Title: A.P.C. Presents: Boniche Dub
Artist: Lili Boniche, Bill Laswell, Jean Touitou
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Dub, Pop, Alternative
Title: Emerald Aether: Shape Shifting/Reconstructions of Irish Music
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: World Music, Celtic
Title: Sacred System, Dub Chamber 4 - Book of Exit
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Second Nature
Artist: Bill Laswell, Tetsu Inoue, Atom Heart
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: The Evolution of the Dark Side of the Moog
Artist: Pete Namlook, Bill Laswell, Klaus Schulze
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Classical
Title: Arabitronics Lounge Vol.1
Artist: Transglobal Underground, Dr. Das, Bill Laswell, Azzddine, Bombax, Kasbah Rockers, Amïra Saqati / Amira Saqati, Dar Beida 04, Recycler, Pat Jabbar, Maghrebika
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: Dub Meltdown
Artist: Bill Laswell, Style Scott
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop
Title: Mudang Rock 巫堂樂 / Mudang Rock wu tang le
Artist: Henry Kaiser, Bill Laswell, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Simon Barker
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Classical
Title: Low Life / Last Exit
Artist: Peter Brötzmann / Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Title: Somnific Flux
Artist: Mick Harris, Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica, Industrial, Rock, Alternative
Title: The Stone
Artist: Bill Laswell, Hideo Yamaki
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Alternative, Classical
Title: Meridiem
Artist: Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Charles Hayward, Percy Howard
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Alternative, Smooth Jazz
Title: Episome
Artist: Bill Laswell, Otomo Yoshihide, Tatsuya Yoshida
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Alternative, Classical
Title: Temporary Music (1979-1981)
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Funk Rock, Alternative
Title: Web
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Alternative, Classical
Title: Blixt
Artist: Bill Laswell, Morgan Ågren / Morgan Agren, Raoul Björkenheim / Raoul Bjorkenheim
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Alternative
Title: Near Nadir
Artist: Ikue Mori, Bill Laswell, Evan Parker, Mark Nauseef
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Classical
Title: The Stone: Akashic Meditiation
Artist: Bill Laswell, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith
Genre: Jazz, Alternative
Title: Incidents
Artist: Bill Laswell, Alex Haas
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Electronica, Dub, Fusion
Title: Tokyo Rotation 1 - Day 2 Set 2
Artist: Karsh Kale, Bill Laswell, Toshinori Kondo, Naruyoshi Kikuchi
Genre: Jazz, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Title: Re-Evolution
Artist: Bill Laswell, Robert Musso, Transonic
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Road to the Western Lands - EP
Artist: Bill Laswell, William S. Burroughs
Genre: Alternative
Title: Japan Rise (Maxi-Single)
Artist: DJ Krush, Bill Laswell, Toshinori Kondo, Hideo Yamak, Tokyo Rotation K2
Genre: Trip Hop, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation
Title: Operazone: The Redesign
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Free Jazz, Dancefloor, World Music, Classical
Title: Dub Chamber 3
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Bop
Title: The Process
Artist: Chad Smith, Bill Laswell, Jon Batiste
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Funk
Title: Panthalassa: The Music Of Miles Davis 1969-1974
Artist: Bill Laswell, Miles Davis
Genre: Ambient, Electronica
Title: Dub Terror Exhaust (Re-mastered)
Artist: Bill Laswell, Automaton
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Reggae
Title: Imaginary Cuba
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Reggae, Dub, World Music
Title: Silent Recoil
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Tokyo Rotation 1 - Day 2 Set 1 (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Karsh Kale, Bill Laswell, Toshinori Kondo
Genre: Jazz, Free Improvisation
Title: Aftermathematics
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Experimental, IDM
Title: A.P.C. Presents: Boniche Dub II
Artist: Lili Boniche, Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Dub, Pop, Alternative
Title: The Stone (Akashic Meditiation)
Artist: Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Laswell
Title: Realm III - Trayati
Artist: Bill Laswell, Dorian Cheah, Barton Rage, Dashmesh Khalsa, Masaharu SATO
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, World Music, Classical, Yoga & Meditation
Title: Shango Funk Theology
Artist: Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell, Shango
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz
Title: Saihate (Maxi-Single)
Artist: DJ Krush, Bill Laswell
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Túwaqachi (The Fourth World) / Tuwaqachi (The Fourth World)
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Electronica
Title: Psychonavigation 5
Artist: Pete Namlook, Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Rock
Title: Funkcronomic - EP
Artist: Bernie Worrell, Karsh Kale, Bill Laswell
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Lo-def Pressure
Artist: Bill Laswell
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Dance Pop, Opera
Collections
Title: Asana: Dance
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Little Boy Don't Get Scared
Title: Spent - Beats to Bring You Back
Genre: New Age
Title: Asana 3 - Peaceful Heart
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Asana: Sing
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Samaya - A Benefit Album for Cheb I Sabbah
Genre: World Music
Title: Essential Dub
Genre: Reggae
Title: Asana Soul Practice, Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Chakra: The Seven Centers
Genre: New Age
Title: Rough Guide to Arabic Lounge
Genre: World Music
Title: Asana: Music
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Shake the Nations
Genre: Electronica
Title: Near Nadir
Genre: Jazz
Title: Unity Dub's Voyage Into Paradise
Genre: Electronica, Reggae
Title: Asana OHM Shanti
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Celluloid Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock
Title: Neti-neti Audio Letter Remix
Genre: Alternative
Title: World Music of the 90s
Genre: World Music
Title: Spiritual Beauty
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Asana: Bliss
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Asana 2 - Moving Meditation
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: The Meta Collection
Genre: Electronica, World Music, Alternative
Title: Valis 1 - Destruction of Syntax
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Asana, Vol. 3: Peaceful Heart
Genre: New Age
Title: Hypnotic Illusions
Genre: Ambient, Breakbeat , Downtempo, Electronica, Psychedelic Trance, Techno, Goa Trance
Title: I Could Have Been A Contender
Genre: Experimental Rock, Post Punk, Dub, Synth Pop
Title: Modern Mantra
Genre: Electronica, Drum & Bass
Title: Long Story Short (CD2)
Title: Long Story Short (CD3)
Title: Long Story Short (CD4)
Title: Long Story Short (CD5)
Title: The Rough Guide To Arabic Lounge
Genre: World Music
Title: (CD1)
Genre: New Age, Electronica, World Music
Title: The Road To Jajouka, A Benefit Album
Genre: World Music
Title: Ministry Of Sound - Karma Collection 2003 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Balance 010: Jimmy Van M
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Progressive House, Tech House
Title: Ambient Nights 2015 (CD21 Moons - Ariel)
Genre: Ambient
Title: La Torre Ibiza Volumen Tres
Genre: Downtempo
Title: 20 Years: A Side
Genre: Ambient, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, IDM
Title: Ohm Resistance - 20 Years: A Side
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, IDM
Featuring albums
Title: Rendition (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker
Genre: World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sound Unbound - Excerpts and Allegories from the Sub Rosa Audio Archives
Artist: Dj Spooky
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Rock, Alternative
Title: Modern Mantra
Artist: Dj Spooky
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Rhythm Science
Artist: Dj Spooky
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Nosferatu
Artist: John Zorn
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Certified Dope, Vol. 3: Escape from New York
Artist: Crooklyn Dub Outernational
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Reggae, Dub
Title: The Dark Side of the Moog VI
Artist: Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Dark Side of the Moog V
Artist: Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Dark Side of the Moog IV
Artist: Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Dark Side of the Moog VII
Artist: Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz
Title: The End of Law
Artist: Hashineen
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Experimental, IDM
Title: Essential Dub
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Asana 2 : Moving Meditation
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Dancefloor, World Music
Title: Ohm Shanti
Artist: Asana 4
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Jazz, Christian Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Christian Country Music, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Dark Side Of The Moog V
Artist: The Dark Side Of The Moog
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Trance, Rock, Dancefloor, Progressive
Title: Innerhythmic Sound System
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Dancefloor
Title: Balance 010 (CD1)
Artist: Jimmy Van M
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Progressive House, Tech House, Experimental
Title: Supperclub Presents Nomads 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Silenced II: Views From The Auction Block
Artist: Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II
Genre: Jazz