The music of Bill Laswell

alanb | 1 Jun 2007 08:15

Two audio demos for new sample library...

While not *directly* Laswell-related, this might hold some interest for those who create music and like
blending 
styles and sounds from other cultures...

I have been beta-testing Wavelore's new AMERICAN ZITHER sampled instrument library, and Wavelore has 
placed two songs of mine (which, it seems, have been very well-received) up on the demos page of their
website, 
together with some explanatory text for each piece.

Look here: http://wavelore.com/demos.shtml

In its purest form, the American Zither captures beautifully the sharp and resonant sound of a hammered
dulcimer 
(known as a santur in Indian/Arabic/Persian music). You will hear the "dulcet" shimmering dulcimer tones
in the 
plaintive "The Moon Lies Black Upon the Straits," the first of the two featured songs.

The second song, ostensibly an "ambient guitar" work entitled "Dark Matter I," was originally conceived
as a proof-
of-concept piece... the "concept" being that, with only minor processing, one could easily transform the
sharp, 
bright sound of the hammered dulcimer into a universe of real and as-yet-uninvented instruments of all
shapes, 
sizes and timbres... which could sit quite nicely in musics of virtually any style.

In this particular case, I was shooting for the pensive ambient guitar sound of artists like Roy
Montgomery, Stars of 
the Lid, and Ash Ra Tempel's Manuel Göttsching. At the end of the day, I was rather pleased with the results - 
both conceptually and musically...

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Richard Squibbs | 2 Jun 2007 18:04

Inamorata?

Anyone hear anything?  Will it magically appear out of
nowhere on June 5?

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alanb | 2 Jun 2007 19:15

Will anyone be Bang(ing) on a Can, tonight?

Any listees going to the WFC for some/all of the BOaC Marathon?

  Alan

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Music for real and imaginary ensembles 
playing actual and implied instruments.

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Robert Killip | 2 Jun 2007 23:34

Catching up

Hi,

I have been browsing around looking for some of the albums I have missed for 
various reasons. I would appreciate any comments that anyone may have about 
the following:
Satori				Invisible Rhythm
Enzo Gragnaniello	Neapolis Mantra
Akiko Grace			Illume
Marie Boine			Remixed
Lili Boniche			Boniche Dub 2

I know some of these have minimal Laswell content, and are hard to track down, 
but is it worth the effort?

Thanks,
Robert

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constantinos pallas | 2 Jun 2007 23:08

Method of Defiance live in Athens Greece july 24

Method of Defiance (Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Guy Licata, Toshinori Kondo, Dr Israel) will be playing live in Synch festival in Athens, Greece on Tuesday July 24.

Here is a link with info and the full festival program:

http://www.synch.gr/index.php?lang=1&cid=3

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Re: Catching up

Robert

The Marie Boine Remixed features BL on bass on several tracks - v 
groovy.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the other content ALONE.

Boniche Dub Two:  IMHO, superior to the first (though BL does not 
play on it).  Again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Have not heard (nor heard of) the les autre titles.

Carlos

--- In laswell <at> yahoogroups.com, Robert Killip <robert <at> ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I have been browsing around looking for some of the albums I have 
missed for 
> various reasons. I would appreciate any comments that anyone may 
have about 
> the following:
> Satori				Invisible Rhythm
> Enzo Gragnaniello	Neapolis Mantra
> Akiko Grace			Illume
> Marie Boine			Remixed
> Lili Boniche			Boniche Dub 2
> 
> I know some of these have minimal Laswell content, and are hard to 
track down, 
> but is it worth the effort?
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert
>

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Jane Morrissey | 3 Jun 2007 13:44

Re: Re: Catching up

Laswell is only on one of the tracks of MARIE BOINE REMIXED.

On Jun 2, 2007, at 11:48 PM, carlospln wrote:

Robert

The Marie Boine Remixed features BL on bass on several tracks - v
groovy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the other content ALONE.

Boniche Dub Two: IMHO, superior to the first (though BL does not
play on it). Again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Have not heard (nor heard of) the les autre titles.

Carlos

--- In laswell <at> yahoogroups.com, Robert Killip <robert <at> ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been browsing around looking for some of the albums I have
missed for
> various reasons. I would appreciate any comments that anyone may
have about
> the following:
> Satori Invisible Rhythm
> Enzo Gragnaniello Neapolis Mantra
> Akiko Grace Illume
> Marie Boine Remixed
> Lili Boniche Boniche Dub 2
>
> I know some of these have minimal Laswell content, and are hard to
track down,
> but is it worth the effort?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>

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Thomas Herbst | 3 Jun 2007 14:01

Re: Re: Catching up

yes, and it is not really a great RMX.

Jane Morrissey schrieb:
>
> Laswell is only on one of the tracks of MARIE BOINE REMIXED. 
>
> On Jun 2, 2007, at 11:48 PM, carlospln wrote:
>
>> Robert
>>
>> The Marie Boine Remixed features BL on bass on several tracks - v
>> groovy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the other content ALONE.
>>
>> Boniche Dub Two: IMHO, superior to the first (though BL does not
>> play on it). Again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
>>
>> Have not heard (nor heard of) the les autre titles.
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>> --- In laswell <at> yahoogroups.com <mailto:laswell%40yahoogroups.com>, 
>> Robert Killip <robert <at> ...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have been browsing around looking for some of the albums I have
>> missed for
>> > various reasons. I would appreciate any comments that anyone may
>> have about
>> > the following:
>> > Satori Invisible Rhythm
>> > Enzo Gragnaniello Neapolis Mantra
>> > Akiko Grace Illume
>> > Marie Boine Remixed
>> > Lili Boniche Boniche Dub 2
>> >
>> > I know some of these have minimal Laswell content, and are hard to
>> track down,
>> > but is it worth the effort?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Robert
>> >
>>
>
>  

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Dave Brunelle | 3 Jun 2007 17:06

Re: Inamorata?

i've been trying to find out, but haven't heard anything yet...i guess the assumption is that it's not going to show tuesday. i hope it's not another one in the can that never gets released....

dave

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Dave Brunelle | 3 Jun 2007 17:10

Re: Re: Catching up

yeah...i actually found that some of the other remixes are better. the biosphere mix in particular i really like. worth picking up i think if you can find it cheap. satori i personally don't find very impressive. neapolis mantra is so-so, and i don't particularly care that much for the remix. akiko grace is another that i'd be wary of paying full import price on. it's very light handed, and only one track (the co-write) really shows a laswell influence, and at that, not a ton. boniche dub II i don't like as much as the first, but i do think it's a good album for sure. if i have time this week, i will try to post clips from all of these.

dave

On 6/3/07, Jane Morrissey <janebug <at> verizon.net> wrote:

Laswell is only on one of the tracks of MARIE BOINE REMIXED.

On Jun 2, 2007, at 11:48 PM, carlospln wrote:

Robert

The Marie Boine Remixed features BL on bass on several tracks - v
groovy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the other content ALONE.

Boniche Dub Two: IMHO, superior to the first (though BL does not
play on it). Again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Have not heard (nor heard of) the les autre titles.

Carlos

--- In laswell <at> yahoogroups.com , Robert Killip <robert <at> ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been browsing around looking for some of the albums I have
missed for
> various reasons. I would appreciate any comments that anyone may
have about
> the following:
> Satori Invisible Rhythm
> Enzo Gragnaniello Neapolis Mantra
> Akiko Grace Illume
> Marie Boine Remixed
> Lili Boniche Boniche Dub 2
>
> I know some of these have minimal Laswell content, and are hard to
track down,
> but is it worth the effort?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>

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