Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. He is married to Ethiopian singer Gigi . Laswell ranks among the most prolific of musicians,...

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John Zorn and Bill Laswell asked former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris (far right) to cement the evil jazz backbone of Painkiller. October 27, 2009 - According to legend, saxophonist John Zorn once looked out over a mosh pit at a...

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...album and the first of his Electro -jazz era. Composed in 1983, Hancock enlisted avant-garde bassist and record producer Bill Laswell to record an album that would go towards a postmodern direction, instead of his usual straight-ahead...

In this article: Herbie Hancock, Future Shock, Rockit, Fairlight CMI, Grand Mixer DXT, Grammy Award, Godley and Creme, and 1984

Praxis is the name of an ever-changing musical project, led by prolific producer Bill Laswell. Praxis combine elements of different musical genres such as funk , jazz , hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music. First appearing in...

In this article: Praxis, Buckethead, Serj Tankian, John Zorn, Iggy Pop, Profanation, 1984, Transmutation, and Invisibl Skratch Piklz

...Buck and released six years later, is their little one. Bassist Keith DeNunzio and Anton Fier left the band (Fier went on to play with Bill Laswell, Pere Ubu, John Zorn and a gymnasium's worth of notable avant-rock musicians). Dave Weckerman,...

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...hand at olive farming. In Tuscany, Baker suffered through terrible crops and another failed marriage until avant-garde music producer Bill Laswell recruited him to play with Johnny Rotten. "He lived on top of this mountain and drove us up...

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...it's impossible to escape the sinister nature of his narrative. Likewise, "Outlands" is heard over a rainfall backdrop and some heavy Bill Laswell-inspired bass. The effect is dense and honest without losing its subtlety. The dub in dubstep,...

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...with guitarist/banjo player Brandon Ross & Blazing Beauty. Ross, who's worked with Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, and Bill Laswell (among others), creates an intimate acoustic sound with this trio that also features J T Lewis (drums) and...

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- Steve Jones THE PLAYLIST USA TODAY music critic Steve Jones highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening. Bill Laswell's latest experiment finds some Funkadelic in the test tube. P-Funk stalwart Bernie Worrell...

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...and ground-breaking releases, particularly in the early to late 1980's , largely under the auspices of de facto in-house producer Bill Laswell. Karakos had previously run a chain of record shops in France (under the name Jean...

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