Bill Laswell Discography
Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings :: Bill Laswell
| Disc One | ||
| 01 | World Destruction Time Zone |
5:30 |
| 02 | Killing Time Massacre |
2:52 |
| 03 | Mean Machine Jalal Nuriddin & D. ST. |
4:40 |
| 04 | Electric Africa Manu Dibango |
10:23 |
| 05 | Worksong Bill Laswell |
7:16 |
| 06 | Memories Material |
3:58 |
| 07 | Death Rattle Peter Brotzmann & Bill Laswell |
4:24 |
| 08 | Reduction Material |
5:30 |
| 09 | Uprising Bill Laswell |
1:08 |
| 10 | Boat Peoples Deadline |
7:02 |
| 11 | For A Few Dollars More Material |
4:22 |
| 12 | Get Movin’ The Last Poets |
5:58 |
| 13 | Busting Out Material |
8:03 |
| Disc Two | ||
| 01 | Oh My People The Last Poets |
6:50 |
| 02 | Cross Examination Fela Anikulapo Kuti |
11:53 |
| 03 | Interlock Ginger Baker |
4:55 |
| 04 | Harima Mandingo |
6:03 |
| 05 | Locomotive Peter Brotzmann & Bill Laswell |
3:33 |
| 06 | Change The Beat Fab Five Freddy |
7:43 |
| 07 | Shango Message Shango |
7:44 |
| 08 | Legs Massacre |
2:03 |
| 09 | My Balls/Your Chin Last Exit |
2:20 |
| 10 | Square Dance Material |
4:29 |
| 11 | Natalia Toure Kunda |
4:56 |
| 12 | O.A.O. Material |
4:43 |
Liner Notes for Disc One
Tracks 4,7 & 12 produced by Bill Laswell
Tracks 5,6,8,9,11 & 13 produced by Material
Track 1 produced by Bill Laswell & Afrika Bambaataa
Track 2 produced by Massacre
Track 3 produced by Bill Laswell & D.ST
Track 10 produced by Bill Laswell & Phillip Wilson
Track 1
Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon: vocals
Bill Laswell: bass, DMX
Bernie Worrell: synthesizer
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar
Aiyb Dieng: percussion
Track 2
Fred Frith: guitar, voice, Cassiotone
Bill Laswell: 4 & 8 string basses, pocket trumpet
Fred Maher: drums, percussion
Track 3
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: vocals
D. ST.: vocals, DMX, Prophet 5, Moog Rogue, Moog source, turntables
Bill Laswell: shortwave
Infinity: the Fliest Booski God Father KC
King Pin Shahiem: background vocals
Track 4
Manu Dibango: vocals, saxophone
Herbie Hancock: Yamaha DX-7, piano
Bill Laswell: Fairlight CMI, AMS
Aiyb Dieng: jimbe
Valerie Lobe & Brice Wouassy: drums, percussion
Joseph Kuo: Simmons
Jerry Malekani & Vincent Nguini: guitar
Francis Mbappa: bass, vocals
Florence Dimbeng & Sissy Dipoko: vocals
Segona Peter Tholo: trumpet
Track 5
Bill Laswell: electric basses
Michael Beinhorn: Prophet 5, shortwave, synthesizer, tapes
George Lewis: trombone
Ralph Carney: bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Daniel Ponce: congas
Philip Wilson: drums
Track 6
Whitney Houston: vocals
Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone
Raymond Jones: Yamaha CP-70B, electric piano
Yogi Horton: drums
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers
Bill Laswell: basses
Track 7
Bill Laswell: electric basses
Peter Brotzmann: bass saxophone
Track 8
Bill Laswell: 4 & 6 string basses
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, prepared piano, percussion, tapes
Fred Maher: guitar, drums, percussion
Track 9
Bill Laswell: electric basses
Michael Beinhorn: tapes, Prophet 5, synthesizers, shortwave
Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums
Fred Frith: guitar, violin, string console
Track 10
Manu Dibango: tenor saxophone, voice
Bernie Worrell: synthesizer
Steve Turro: conch shells, didjeridu
Olu Dara: cornet, wood trumpet
Aiyb Dieng: congas, cowbell
Phillip Wilson: DMX, percussion
Bill Laswell: DMX, AMS
Track 11
Bill Laswell: 4, 6 & 8 string basses
Henry Kaiser & Robert Musso: guitar
Grand Mixer D.ST.: turntable
Daniel Ponce: percussion
Anton Fier: drums
Michael Beinhorn: tapes, synthesizer, radio, guitar, drums, voice
Track 12
Suliaman El-Hadi: vocals
Bernie Worrell: synthesizer
Aiyb Dieng: chatan, cowbell
Bill Laswell: DMX, AMX
Track 13
Nona Hendryx: lead vocal
Ronnie Drayton: guitar
Fred Maher: drums
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers
Bill Laswell: basses
Liner Notes for Disc Two
Track 1
Suliaman El-Hadi: vocals
Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin: vocals
Jamal Abdus Sabur: bass
Kenyatti Abdur Rahman: congas
Aiyb Dieng: talking drums, chatan, cowbell
Phillip Wilson: cymbals, percussion
Track 2
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 with
Bernie Worrell: Hammond B3
Aiyb Dieng: Yamaha DX 11, chatan, cowbell
Sly Dunbar: drums
Track 3
Ginger Baker: drums
Foday Musa Suso: dousongonni
Shankar: violin
Bernie Worrell: organ
Nicky Skopelitis: 6 & 12 string guitars
Bill Laswell: bass
Daniel Ponce: bata, bells
Aiyb Dieng: talking drum, chatan, bells
Track 4
Foday Musa Suso: kora, dousongonni, kalimba, lead vocal, talking drum
Herbie Hancock: Yamaha DX-7
Joe Thomas: bass
Abdul Hakeen: guitar
Adam Rudolph: congas, Morrocan bongos, frafra bell, Gnouan clappers, shekere, turtle shell
Hamid Drake: drums
Reymond Sillah: dundungo
Isatou Walker & Nora Harris: backing vocals
Aiyb Dieng: talking drums
Bill Laswell & Foday Musa Suso: DMX programming
Track 5
Peter Brotzmann: bass saxophone
Bill Laswell: electric basses
Track 6
Fab Five Freddy: vocals
Phillip Wilson: percussion
Bill Laswell: DMX, bass
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizer
Roger Trilling: voice
Track 7
Afrika Bambaataa & Bernard Fowler: vocals
Bill Laswell: bass, percussion
Michael Beinhorn: Prophet 5, percussion
Track 8
Fred Frith: guitar, voice
Bill Laswell: 4 & 8 string basses, pocket trumpet
Fred Maher: drums, percussion
Track 9
Sonny Sharrock: guitar
Peter Brotzman: tenor, alto & bass saxophones, taragato
Bill Laswell: Fender 6 string bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums, voice
Track 10
Bill Laswell: 4,6 & 8 string bass
Fred Frith: guitar, violin, xylophone
Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone
George Lewis: trombone
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, tapes, radio, voice, guitar, drums
Track 11
Ismaila Toure, Sixu Tidiane Toure & Ousmane Toure: vocals, percussion
Bernie Worrell: Prophet 5, synthesizer, fairlight CMI
Foday Musa Suso: kora, talking drum
Aiyb Dieng: chatan, cowbell, jimbe, percussion
Nicky Skopelitis, J.C. Bonaventure & Roger Chico Dru: guitar
Michel Abissihra: drums
Ben Benlinga & Michel Billez: saxophone
Nabou Diop: vocals
Albain Ehrlich: piano
Lionel Jouot: trombone
Christian Martinez: trumpet
Track 12
Michael Beinhorn: synthesizers, piano, clarinet, tapes
Bill Laswell: bass
Fred Maher: drums, rhythm box
Cliff Cultreri: guitar
Release Information
| Year | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Restless | US | 2xCD | 7 72665-2 |
| 1994 | Celluloid | Europe | 2xCD | CELCD 5100 |