Bill Laswell
Producer and Musician
Amina Claudine Myers: From Mozart to Miles and Beyond...employ traditional song structures. Outside of the AACM, Myers has played in bands led by Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Bill Laswell, Sonny Stitt and James "Blood" Ulmer, and has released nine albums as a leader. She continues... In this article: Amina Claudine Myers, Saint Peter's Church, Chicago, New York, and Arkansas |
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
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,...
In this article: Axiom, Material, Praxis, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Celluloid, Chris Blackwell, Toshinori Kondo, and PiL
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National Public Radio | October 27, 2009
Blast Beat Improv: Metallic Free Jazz
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...
In this article: Painkiller, John Zorn, Napalm Death, Massacre, Free jazz, Last Exit, Peanut butter, Sonny Sharrock, and Fred Frith
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Future Shock (Herbie Hancock album)
...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
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Praxis (band)
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
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Pitchfork | September 13, 2009
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth
...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,...
In this article: Crazy Rhythms, The Feelies, The Good Earth, Anton Fier, R.E.M., Beatles, Weezer, Dog, and Holland Tunnel
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Independent.ie | September 05, 2009
Ginger Baker: The Devil Looks after his own
...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...
In this article: Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Cream, Dog, Morphine, Heroin, Range Rover, London, and Keith Moon
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all about jazz | August 20, 2009
Ben Neill: Night Science
...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,...
In this article: Miles Davis, Automotive, Matthew Shipp, Jon Hassell, Volkswagen, Arve Henriksen, Erik Truffaz, and Nils Petter Molvaer
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all about jazz | August 19, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Firehouse 12 Fall 2009: Get in Line, Good Music is on the Way
...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...
In this article: Gretchen Parlato, Mark Dresser, Jimmy Giuffre, Cassandra Wilson, Yale, Columbia University, and Bob Brookmeyer
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USATODAY.com | August 17, 2009
Playlist: Cray's 'Kitchen' and new tunes from Jay-Z, Blige, more
- 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...
In this article: Robert Cray, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, P-Funk, Grammy, USA Today, Sounds of Blackness, Funkadelic, and George Benson
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Wikipedia | July 04, 2009
Celluloid Records
...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...
In this article: Celluloid, Material, New York, Alan Vega, Celluloid Records, Yellowman, and James Chance
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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, being involved in hundreds of recordings with many musicians from all over the world. Laswell's music draws upon many different genres, most notably funk, various world music, jazz, dub and ambient styles. He has also played or produced music from the noisier, more aggressive end of the rock spectrum, like hardcore punk and metal.
According to music critic Chris Brazier, "Laswell’s pet concept is 'collision music' which involves bringing together musicians from wildly divergent but complementary spheres and seeing what comes out." The credo of one record label run by Laswell, and which typifies much of his work, is “Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted”. Though projects arranged by Laswell may be credited under the same name and often feature the same roster of musicians, the styles and themes explored on different albums can vary dramatically: Material began as a noisy dance music project, but subsequent releases have been centered around hip hop, jazz, or backing spoken word readings by beat generation icon William S. Burroughs. Similarly, most versions of Praxis have featured guitarist Buckethead, but have explored different permutations with each new album.
- Birth Date:
- February 12, 1955
- Occupation:
- Arranger
- Instrument Played:
- Bass
- Associated With:
- Sacred System
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