Bill Laswell – Hashisheen (The End Of Law)

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Label:	Sub Rosa – SR 154, Sub Rosa – sr154
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Belgium
Released:	1999
Genre:	Electronic, Non-Music
Style:	Abstract, Spoken Word, Ambient

Tracklist

1	First Reading Read By – Sussan Deyhim	0:29
2	The Old Man Of The Mountain Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Percy Howard Voice – Genesis P-Orridge	3:12
3	The Western Lands Featuring, Music By – Techno Animal Read By – Iggy Pop Voice – William S. Burroughs	6:12
4	The Spilled Cup Featuring, Read By, Music By – Sussan Deyhim	1:47
5	Marco Polo's Tale Featuring, Music By – Nicky Skopelitis Read By – Hakim Bey	1:43
6	Pilgrimage To Cairo Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Hakim Bey	1:50
7	Freya Stark At Alamut Read By – Nicole Blackman	0:20
8	Castles Featuring, Music By – Anton Fier Read By – Percy Howard	0:57
9	Hashish Poem Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Nicole Blackman	2:52
10	Sinan's Post Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Ira Cohen	1:56
11	Assassinations Music By – Anton Fier Read By – Nicole Blackman	0:33
12	The Mongols Destroy Alamut Music By – Paul Schutze* Read By – Percy Howard	1:14
13	The Divine Self Congas, Bendir – Neville Murray Drums – Jaki Liebezeit Engineer – Hugo Scholten Engineer, Co-producer [Assitant], Mixed By – mark ferda Producer, Read By, Music By, Bass, Keyboards, Mixed By – Jah Wobble	5:09
14	Morning High Guitar [Additional] – Oliver Ray Music By – Nicky Skopelitis Read By – Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Patti Smith	3:03
15	A Quick Trip To Alamut Featuring, Music By – Paul Schutze* Read By – Iggy Pop	3:41
16	Slogans Music By – Bill Laswell, Helios Creed Read By – Genesis P-Orridge	0:47
17	Book Of The Highest Initiation Featuring – Helios Creed Vocals – Genesis P-Orridge	2:41
18	The Lord Of The Resurrection Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Hassan*	0:52
19	Assassinations 2 Music By – Anton Fier Read By – Nicole Blackman	0:52
20	Tale Of The Caliph Hakem Music By – Eyeless In Gaza Producer – Anne Clark, Eyeless In Gaza, Martyn Bates Producer, Engineer – Peter Becker Read By – Anne Clark, Genesis P-Orridge	5:00
21	The Assassins Music By – Bill Laswell Read By – Hakim Bey	2:05
22	Last Reading Read By – Sussan Deyhim	0:37

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sub Rosa
Copyright © – Sub Rosa
Distributed By – EFA – 10742-2
Distributed By – EFA – EFA 10742-2
Published By – Nation Music (2)
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Songs Of Polygram International
Published By – DeConstruct Music (2)
Published By – Nickita Scopeletis Music
Published By – Almost Loaded Music
Published By – Longitude Music
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Recorded At – 30 Hertz Studios
Engineered At – Ambivalent Scale Studios
Glass Mastered At – DADC – A0100269104-0101

Credits

Compiled By [Text Compiled By] – Peter Lamborn Wilson
Compiled By, Arranged By – Bill Laswell
Engineer – Hugo Scholten
Engineer, Mixed By – Mark Ferda
Producer [Spoken Words], Arranged By [Spoken Words] – Janet Rienstra

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 411867 111542
Barcode (Scanned): 5411867111542
Matrix / Runout: [DADC logo] A0100269104-0101 13 A1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L553
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94E4
Label Code: LC 6110
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: PRS

Other Versions (3)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Hashisheen: The End Of Law (22×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, 128 kbps)	Meta Records	none		2000
New Submission	Hashisheen : The End Of Law (CD, Album, Unofficial Release)	Sub Rosa (4)	ZZ-XXGP0001073	Russia	2002
	Hashisheen : The End Of Law (22×File, ALAC, Album, Reissue)	Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released)	none	US	2016

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Reviews

eliks_postindustry Sep 5, 2005
Edited 18 years ago
One of the most original and therefore well-recognised work among Laswell's vast catalogue. A group of artists read pieces of the story of Hassan Ibn Sabbah, a legendary outcast and chief of nomadic assassins in the ancient Middle East. The voices are amazing (think Iggy Pop for starters), and backed up with Laswell's groovy bass and drums give you one great an experience in music. Spoken word ambient pieces are usually risky, certainly not for a casual listening, however this one is worth as many attempts as required to get the feeling of its humid, illusionary atmosphere - all the hints are there.

Once I have been listening to this album while browsing through my colleagues' pictures, and once for a good couple of seconds the lines of the story corresponded to what have I been seeming on the pictures! It's all about hasheesh, amazing.