Bill Laswell performing at the in 2006 Background information Born ( 1955-02-12) February 12, 1955 (age 62), U.S. Genres,,,,,,, Occupation(s) Musician, producer, arranger Instruments Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards Associated acts Method Of Defiance,,,,,,,,,,, Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955,, and raised in ) is an American bassist, producer and owner. Laswell has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. Laswell's music draws upon many different, most notably, various,, and styles.
He has also played or produced music from the noisier, more aggressive end of the rock spectrum, such as and. 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: began as a noisy project, but subsequent releases have been centered on,, or backing readings by beat generation icon. Similarly, most versions of have featured guitarist, but have explored different permutations with each new album. Though some artists have chafed against Laswell's distinctive recording and production style (most noticeably some of his for-hire production gigs including, and ) many other collaborations, such as with pianist and singer have been lengthier and recurring. This section of a needs additional for.
Please help by adding. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. (April 2012) () In 2010, Laswell created his newest label,, in partnership with Giacomo Bruzzo of RareNoiseRecords.
The label is centered on the activities of the principals of the now-solidified Method of Defiance lineup, and is intended to be one of Laswell's main creative vehicles moving forward, being seen as the successor to his Axiom label. The label kicked off with the release of three albums toward the end of 2010: two from Method of Defiance – Jahbulon (a reggae/dancehall/vocal affair featuring Hawk and Dr. Israel) and the instrumental album Incunabula, which features on one track and throughout. The third release was a new live album from Gigi w/Material entitled Mesgana Ethiopia.
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In 2011, the label released an album by (a US/European version of the Profanation album, with bonus tracks), as well as a new collaboration with featuring Gigi, Dr. Israel, Hawk,,, 's and more, in May in the US. A remix album focusing on Method of Defiance tracks from Jahbulon and Incunabula, with new mixes by, Laswell, and more, came out in October. 2012 saw a further movement of many of Laswell's projects to the M.O.D.
Technologies umbrella. In addition to Garrison Hawk's album Survive released on April 17, 2012 will see the first in an intended batch of releases that focus on Ethiopian music and artists. The first project was Jano, a young rock band that was the first band recorded in at the new studio that Laswell built. More is promised soon, including a compilation of Ethiopian music paired with a movie shot by Skiz Fernando. After a slight re-tooling of the label structure, Producer Yoko Yamabe came aboard to help oversee the label.
2013 brought new releases from Laswell himself ('Tuwaqachi' – a digital only re-imagining of the soundtrack for the seminal film 'Koyaanisqatsi' approved by the director), a new Method of Defiance release ('Nahariama' under the expanded 4th Column grouping) and legendary keyboard master Bernie Worrell's first ever solo acoustic piano release ('Elevation: The Upper Air'). In April 2014 in conjunction with the label, Laswell curated a week of shows at John Zorn's club, The Stone, in lower Manhattan. Amongst the shows were duets with Wadada Leo Smith and Milford Graves as well as performances by Method of Defiance featuring the legendary kora player Foday Musa Suso. Following these shows, it was announced through MOD Technologies Facebook and Twitter pages that an offshoot label would be commencing in the summer of 2014 called MOD Technologies Digital: The Incunabula Series.
Focusing on 'Documents as far back as the early '80s up to the present time. Moments seldom heard or experienced by anyone.' The first releases will be the two aforementioned duet shows from The Stone. Frequent collaborators [ ] Even though many Laswell-produced albums have featured dozens of musicians, he tends to work with a small group of collaborators who appear on most of his recordings.
Such musicians include bassists, and; guitarists and; keyboardists and; and percussionists and. Laswell has also frequently worked with musicians from the sprawling camp. Download Font Huruf China more. In addition, Laswell has relied on the expertise of a small number of engineers over the years. (a producer, musician and label-owner in his own right) has been Laswell's chief engineer for close to 25 years. Has occasionally filled the role as well over almost the same time period, though (particularly in the last few years after a move to the ) Fritz is usually Laswell's live engineer of choice, known for his stellar live mixing technique. In addition, a small core of assistants have come through over time, the most recent (and longest serving) being since 2000.
Over the years, Laswell has been an in-demand remixer and purveyor of what is usually noted as 'mix translation'. Remixes (released and unreleased) have been done for artists including,,,,, and. In addition, he is often hired for his skills at the board doing straight mixes of albums. In recent years he has done much work in this area for various projects on 's record label.
In 2005, Laswell was invited to appear on the series. The show featured a host of the musicians he has played with over the years including incarnations of his and projects. In addition to some of the core performers from these projects,,,, and many others participated.
Though Laswell mixed the show in, to date no DVD or official recording has been released. The hour-long aired version (part of a much longer show) has popped up on file-sharing sites. Laswell has also participated on a collaboration with on a box set Loop Library called The Bill Laswell Collection. Discography [ ]. March 22, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-03. • Greene, Jo-Ann....
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