Material - Hallucination Engine
Label:
Catalog#:
314-518 351-2
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1994
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Dub,
Acid Jazz,
Experimental
Tracklist
| 1 | Black Light | 7:33 | X | |
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , W. Shorter* | ||||
| 2 | Mantra | 8:44 | X | |
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , Caroline (2) , Shankar | ||||
| 3 | Ruins (Submutation Dub) | 8:54 | ||
| Written-By - B. Laswell* | ||||
| 4 | Eternal Drift | 7:35 | X | |
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , N. Skopelitis* | ||||
| 5 | Words Of Advice | 3:58 | X | |
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , W. Burroughs* | ||||
| 6 | Cucumber Slumber (Fluxus Mix) | 7:30 | X | |
| Written-By - A. Johnson* , J. Zawinul* | ||||
| 7 | The Hidden Garden / Naima | 13:00 | X | |
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , N. Skopelitis* , S. Shaheen* | ||||
| 8 | Shadow Of Paradise | 9:45 | ||
| Written-By - B. Laswell* , N. Skopelitis* , Shankar | ||||
Credits
Arranged By -
Bill Laswell
Bass - Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Jonas Hellborg
Drums [Kit] - Sly Dunbar
Electric Piano, Organ [Hammond B-3] - Bernie Worrell
Engineer - Martin Bisi , Oz Fritz , Robert Musso
Ghatam - Vikku Vinayakram
Ghatam [Chatan], Congas, Percussion - Aiyb Dieng
Guitar, Sitar, Baglama - Nicky Skopelitis
Kanjira [Daff], Tambourine - Michael Baklouk
Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Ney - Jihad Racy
Oud - Simon Shaheen
Producer - Bill Laswell
Sampler, Programmed By [Beats, Loops] - Bill Laswell
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Wayne Shorter
Synthesizer - Jeff Bova , Nicky Skopelitis
Tabla - Trilok Gurtu , Zakir Hussain
Violin - Shankar , Simon Shaheen
Voice - Fahiem Dandan , Liu Sola , William S. Burroughs
Zither [Qanoum] - George Basil
Bass - Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Jonas Hellborg
Drums [Kit] - Sly Dunbar
Electric Piano, Organ [Hammond B-3] - Bernie Worrell
Engineer - Martin Bisi , Oz Fritz , Robert Musso
Ghatam - Vikku Vinayakram
Ghatam [Chatan], Congas, Percussion - Aiyb Dieng
Guitar, Sitar, Baglama - Nicky Skopelitis
Kanjira [Daff], Tambourine - Michael Baklouk
Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Ney - Jihad Racy
Oud - Simon Shaheen
Producer - Bill Laswell
Sampler, Programmed By [Beats, Loops] - Bill Laswell
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Wayne Shorter
Synthesizer - Jeff Bova , Nicky Skopelitis
Tabla - Trilok Gurtu , Zakir Hussain
Violin - Shankar , Simon Shaheen
Voice - Fahiem Dandan , Liu Sola , William S. Burroughs
Zither [Qanoum] - George Basil
Notes
(P)(C)1994 Island Records, Inc.
Made in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A.
Recommendations
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Various - Altered Beats - Assassin Knowledges Of The Remanipulated (CD, Comp)
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Bill Laswell - Axiom Ambient - Lost In The Translation (2xCD, Album)
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Divination - Ambient Dub Volume II - Dead Slow (CD, Album)
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Material - Intonarumori (CD, Album)
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Praxis - Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) (CD, Album)
Almost 300 CD's of Laswell / Laswell-related releases later and I'm still playing catch-up with 'Hallucination Engine'. The magic was in the air during these sessions - dub, ambient, jazz, hiphop, experimental, world - don't let categorizations fool you; they all get the treatment in a mix that is sublimely seamless while simultaneously showcasing the power and strengths of each style. A dizzying gathering of sonic experts are summoned here, and to his immortal credit Mr. Laswell inexplicably captures peak performances from each and every one of them. Nicky Skopelitis, Wayne Shorter, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Shankar, Sly Dunbar, Jonas Hellborg, Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu, Aib Dieng etc.
If it's one and only one you need, it is this one.
More on my perspective: hit me at blackholehorizon@yahoo.com
Peace,
-g-