Bill Laswell
Deconstruction
Rock/Pop
CD, 2
Discs, 25
Tracks, 139:50
Length
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Deconstruction (Disc 1)
| 71:38 |
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01 |
World Destruction |
Afrika Bambaataa; Bill Laswell |
Time Zone featuring Afrika Bambaataa and John Lydon |
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05:33 |
02 |
Killing Time |
Fred Frith; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Massacre |
|
02:53 |
03 |
Mean Machine |
Jalal Nuriddin |
Jalal Nuriddin & D. ST |
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04:42 |
04 |
Electric Africa |
Manu Dibango; Bill Laswell |
Manu Dibango |
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10:23 |
05 |
Worksong |
Michael Beinhorn; Bill Laswell; George Lewis |
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07:15 |
06 |
Memories |
Hugh Hopper |
Material |
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04:02 |
07 |
Death Rattle |
Peter Brötzmann; Bill Laswell |
Peter Brotzman,
saxophone; Bill Laswell,
bass
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04:28 |
08 |
Reduction |
Michael Beinhorn; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Material |
|
05:32 |
09 |
Uprising |
Bill Laswell |
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01:07 |
10 |
Boat Peoples |
Manu Dibango; Steve Turre; Phillip Wilson |
Deadline |
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07:07 |
11 |
For A Few Dollars More |
Ennio Morricone |
Material |
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03:53 |
12 |
Get Movin' |
Bernie Worrell; Suliaman El Hadi |
The Last Poets |
|
06:41 |
13 |
Busting Out |
Michael Beinhorn; Ronny Drayton; Nona Hendryx; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Material |
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08:02 |
Deconstruction (Disc 2)
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68:12 |
|
01 |
Oh My People |
Suliaman El Hadi |
The Last Poets |
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07:34 |
02 |
Cross Examination |
Fela Kuti |
Fela Kuti,
saxophone
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11:54 |
03 |
Interlock |
Bill Laswell; Daniel Ponce; Nicky Skopelitis; Foday Musa Suso |
Ginger Baker,
drums
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04:54 |
04 |
Harima |
Foday Musa Suso |
Man Dingo |
|
06:04 |
05 |
Locomotive |
Thelonious Monk |
Peter Brotzman,
saxophone; Bill Laswell,
bass
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03:43 |
06 |
Change the Beat |
Material |
Fab Five Freddy |
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07:40 |
07 |
Shango Message |
Afrika Bambaataa; Material |
Shango |
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07:44 |
08 |
Legs |
Fred Frith; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Massacre |
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02:04 |
09 |
My Balls/Your Chin |
Peter Brötzmann; Sonny Sharrock; Ronald Shannon Jackson; Bill Laswell |
Last Exit |
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02:27 |
10 |
Square Dance |
Fred Frith; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Material |
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04:29 |
11 |
Natalia |
Touré Kunda |
Touré Kunda |
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04:56 |
12 |
O.A.O |
Michael Beinhorn; Cliff Cultreri; Bill Laswell; Frederick J. Maher |
Material |
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04:43 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Bass |
Bill Laswell |
Producer |
Bill Laswell |
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Index |
#
1946 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Afrobeat, Abstract, Punk, Disco, Electro, Funk |
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A more than adequate overview of Bill Laswell's work at Celluloid, where he successfully blurred the division lines between hip-hop, rap, reggae, African music, jazz, and avant-garde, this two-CD anthology includes his work as a producer as well as solo and band recordings. Laswell displays both his strengths and weaknesses (brilliant bass playing, over-reliance on some techno-toys, an ear for combinations, a tendency to lock down in one place). One of his strongest pieces, "World Destruction" (Time Zone, featuring Afrika Bambaataa and John Lydon), kicks the album off, and after that it's a true roller coaster ride that sails through various lineups of Material via Manu Dibango, Massacre, Fela Anukulapo Kuti, the Last Poets, and Ginger Baker, among others. Some listeners will explore further, which they will most likely find beneficial. -- Steven McDonald (allmusic.com)