Bill Laswell – Hashisheen (The End Of Law)
Label: | Sub Rosa – SR 154, Sub Rosa – sr154 |
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Format: | CD, Album |
Country: | Belgium |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic |
Style: | Abstract, Spoken Word, Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1 | First Reading | 0:29 | |
| 2 | The Old Man Of The Mountain | 3:12 | |
| 3 | The Western Lands | 6:12 | |
| 4 | The Spilled Cup | 1:47 | |
| 5 | Marco Polo's Tale | 1:43 | |
| 6 | Pilgrimage To Cairo | 1:50 | |
| 7 | Freya Stark At Alamut | 0:20 | |
| 8 | Castles | 0:57 | |
| 9 | Hashish Poem | 2:52 | |
| 10 | Sinan's Post | 1:56 | |
| 11 | Assassinations | 0:33 | |
| 12 | The Mongols Destroy Alamut | 1:14 | |
| 13 | The Divine Self | 5:09 | |
| 14 | Morning High | 3:03 | |
| 15 | A Quick Trip To Alamut | 3:41 | |
| 16 | Slogans | 0:47 | |
| 17 | Book Of The Highest Initiation | 2:41 | |
| 18 | The Lord Of The Resurrection | 0:52 | |
| 19 | Assassinations 2 | 0:52 | |
| 20 | Tale Of The Caliph Hakem | 5:00 | |
| 21 | The Assassins | 2:05 | |
| 22 | Last Reading | 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
Notes
Packaging: transparent tray jewel case with a black sticker on front and a 20-page booklet.
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 (Variant 1): IFPI 94E4
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 94K3
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 94H5
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 94C2
- Label Code: LC 6110
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: PRS
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| 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 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Bill Laswell's Bandcamp lists this as the artist, Hashisheen. There is no reference of Bill Laswell until on the back of the artwork. I vote this should be labeled as Hashisheen.
Edited 19 years agoOne 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.
Release
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