Bill Laswell discography explained

Artist:Bill Laswell
Studio:70
Live:4
Compilation:8
Soundtrack:5
Option:5
Option Name:Remix albums
Singles:4

This article presents the complete oeuvre of American bassist, composer and music producer Bill Laswell, including his work as a band member and collaborating artist. Laswell has an expansive and eclectic discography and has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many artists from across the world. Laswell's music is influenced by a plethora of musical genres, such as funk, world music, jazz, drum and bass, dub and ambient music. Starting in 1978, Laswell has built a reputation as an accomplished bass player and composer. He has also had a prolific career as a music producer and sound engineer, overseeing the recording process of diverse musical acts such as Sly and Robbie, Afrika Bambaataa, Bernie Worrell, Blind Idiot God, Henry Threadgill and Buckethead.[1]

As a solo artist

Studio albums

ReleasedTitle
YearMonth
1983JunBaselines
1988MarHear No Evil
1994DecOuter Dark
1995Sep
1996SepOscillations
1997JulCity of Light
1998JunOscillations 2
1999MarInvisible Design
SepImaginary Cuba
NovPermutation
2000AprDub Chamber 3
OctLo. Def Pressure
2001SepFilmtracks 2000
OctPoints of Order
2004Sep
2009MarInvisible Design II
2012OctMeans of Deliverance
NovTúwaqachi (The Fourth World)

Under a pseudonym

ReleasedNameTitle
YearMonth
1993OctDivinationAmbient Dub Volume I
1994JulChaos FaceDoom Ride
AugAutomatonDub Terror Exhaust
OctJihad (Points of Order)
1995MarDivinationAkasha
1996JanPossession
+ African Dub
Off World One
FebDivinationDistill
MaySacred System
1997SepChapter Two
1998AugNagual Site
OctDivinationSacrifice
1999MayHashisheenThe End of Law
JulRasaSerene Timeless Joy
2000MayOperazoneThe Redesign
2002OctSacred System

Collaborative albums

ReleasedTitleNotes
YearMonth
1987MayLow Life
1993Asian Games
1994FebOutland
AprPsychonavigation
JulCymatic Scan
AugVisitation
1995JanWeb
MarSomnific Flux
MayPsychonavigation 2
1996FebInterpieces Organization
AprOutland 2
1997FebPsychonavigation 3
AugDub Meltdown
1998AprOutland 3
1999Psychonavigation 4
JunCharged
2000FebOutland IV
2001AprLife Space Death
Sep
2002AprPsychonavigation 5
2003NovBuck Jam Tonic
DecAFTERMATHematics
Soup
2004MayA Navel City/No One Is There
JunBrutal Calling
SepSoup Live
2006AprEpisome
2007MarOutland 5
SepLive at the Bowery Poetry Project
2008MarLodge
AugNo Matter
2011MarBass & Drums
Konton
  • With Manabu Murata, Yoshi Otani and Munenori Senju
AugNear Nadir
OctBLIXT
2014SepThe Dream Membrane
  • With David Chaim Smith and John Zorn
NovThe Process
2016OctDubopera
  • With Masahiro Shimba
2021MaySacred Ceremonies
2022JanThe Cleansing
  • With John Zorn
MayNammu
  • With Ulf Ivarsson
2023MayMemoria
  • With John Zorn
AugBreath Versus Beats

Remix albums

YearArtistAlbum
1991Toshinori Kondo & IMAIn the '90s
1995Boris FeoktistovRussian Chants «Parastas»
1997Bob MarleyDreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations in Dub
Bill LaswellOscillations Remixes
1998Miles Davis
2000Various Artists
2002Sussan DeyhimShy Angels
2003GigiIlluminated Audio
2004Lili BonicheBoniche Dub II
2005Bill Laswell
2006MatisyahuYouth Dub
2011David GouldDub of the Passover

Compilation albums

YearTitle
1993
1994Light in Extension
1996Ambient Compendium
Altered Beats - Assassin Knowledges of the Remanipulated
2003Final Oscillations
ROIR Dub Sessions
2011Aspiration

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
1984"Work Song"Baselines
1998"Moody's Mood for Love"Non-album singles
2003"Photo Op Before a Long Hard Fuck"
2005Todd Bridges on Lockdown/Summary Execution

Axiom series

TitleAlbum details
Axiom Ambient: Lost in the Translation
  • Released: November 8, 1994
(US)
Axiom Funk: Funkcronomicon
  • Released: July 18, 1995
(US)
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD
Axiom Dub: Mysteries of Creation
  • Released: October 22, 1996
(US)
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD

As a band member

Studio albums
YearMonthBandRelease
1979New York GongAbout Time
MaterialTemporary Music 1 (EP)
1980Temporary Music 2 (EP)
1981CurlewCurlew
JuneMaterialAmerican Songs (EP)
Memory Serves
SepMassacreKilling Time
1982MayMaterialOne Down
1983MayThe Golden PalominosThe Golden Palominos
1984AugPraxis1984 (EP)
1985MayDeadlineDown by Law
The Golden PalominosVisions of Excess
1986FebBlast of Silence
1988Last ExitIron Path
1989JanThe Golden PalominosA Dead Horse
MaterialSeven Souls
1990MookoMooko
1991Autonomous ZoneThe Map Is Not the Territory
DeadlineDissident
SepPainkillerGuts of a Virgin (EP)
The Golden PalominosDrunk with Passion
MaterialThe Third Power
1992SepPraxisTransmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
A Taste of Mutation
NovPainkillerBuried Secrets (EP)
RAFOde to a Tractor
1993SepThe Golden PalominosThis Is How It Feels
DecMaterialHallucination Engine
PraxisSacrifist
1994AugPraxisMetatron
OctThe Golden PalominosPure
NovPainkillerExecution Ground
Blind LightThe Absence of Time
1995Flying Mijinko BandCentral Asian Tour
Second NatureSecond Nature
Third RailSouth Delta Space Age[2]
Somma
1996JulArcanaThe Last Wave
OctThe Golden PalominosDead Inside
Equations of EternityEquations of Eternity
1997OctArcanaArc of the Testimony
1998AugPraxisMold
OctMassacreFunny Valentine
NovEquations of EternityVevè
DecEkstasisWake Up and Dream
1999MarPurple TrapDecided...
AugCobra StrikeThe 13th Scroll
SepMaterialIntonarumori
Shin TeraiUnison
2000SepTabla Beat ScienceTala Matrix
OctCobra StrikeCobra Strike II: Y, Y+B, X+Y ?
2002JunU.M.A.Ja-ck
2004FebShineHeaven & Hell
2006FebMethod of DefianceThe Only Way To Go Is Down
2007JunShineLightyears
SepMethod of DefianceInamorata
2008JanPraxisProfanation
NovActivities of DustA New Mind
2010FebSomma23 Wheels of Dharma
AprThe Blood of HeroesThe Blood of Heroes
OctMethod of DefianceJahbulon
NovIncunabula
2011OctDub Arcanum Arcandrum
2013AprMassacreLove Me Tender
Method of DefianceNahariama
Live albums
YearMonthBandRelease
1986Last ExitLast Exit
The Noise of Trouble
1987MarCassette Recordings '87
SXLSXL Live in Japan
1988Into the Outlands
1990Last ExitKöln
1991MaterialImprovised Music New York 1981
1992MookoJapan Concerts
1993PainkillerRituals
Last ExitHeadfirst into the Flames
MaterialLive in Japan
1994Live from Soundscape
1997PraxisLive in Poland
OctTransmutation Live
1999FebWarszawa
2001NovMassacreMeltdown
2002JulTabla Beat ScienceLive in San Francisco at Stern Grove
NovPainkillerTalisman
2005Sep50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12
2007MayMassacreLonely Heart
JunPraxisTennessee 2004
JulSommaLive for the Dalai Lama
2009JulMethod of DefianceNihon
2010NovMaterialMesgana Ethiopia
2013NovPainkillerThe Prophecy
Compilation albums
YearMonthBandRelease
1981MaterialTemporary Music
1985Red Tracks
1986Secret Life
1990Last ExitBest of Live
1991JanThe Golden PalominosThundering Herd
1992JulA History (1982-1985)
A History (1986-1989)
1997JulThe Best of The Golden Palominos
The Best of The Golden Palominos 1983-1989
Painkiller
1998JulPraxisCollection
MaterialThe Best of Material
PainkillerBuried Secrets/Guts of a Virgin
2000JanThe Golden PalominosSurrealistic Surfer
2002JunRun Pony Run: An Essential Collection
2005The Golden Palominos
2006MarThe Celluloid Collection

Bass guitar credits

YearArtistReleaseSong(s)
1978Michael Blaise and CheaterScoring Power (7")"Scoring Power"
1981Brian Eno and David ByrneMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts"America Is Waiting"
Fred FrithSpeechless
Kip HanrahanCoup de tête"Whatever I Want", "This Night Comes Out of Both of Us", "India Song", "Shadow to Shadow"
Elliott SharpMoving Info (CS)
John ZornArchery
1982PHASE 2The Roxy (12")
Elliott SharpIsm"Surdification", "Filter", "Just Like Here"
Elliott SharpNots"TMI", "Obvious", "Surdification", "Just Like Here", "Filter"
Brian Eno"Lizard Point"
Daevid AllenDivided Alien Playbax 80
Love of Life OrchestraCasino
Jill KroesenStop Vicious Cycles"Wayne Hayes Blues", "I Am Not Seeing That You Are Here", "Ride Your Pony", "I'm Sorry I'm Such a Weenie"
Fab Five FreddyChange the Beat (12")
Tribe 2What I Like (12")
1983Daevid AllenAlien in New York (12")"Are You Ready", "Oo La La"
D.St.Crazy Cuts (12")
Herbie HancockFuture Shock
Fred FrithCheap at Half the Price"The Welcome"
Nona HendryxNona"Run for Cover"
Daniel PonceNew York Now!
Lenny WhiteAttitude
1984Laurie AndersonMister Heartbreak"Sharkey's Day", "Gravity's Angel", "Kokoku", "Excellent Birds", "Blue Lagoon", "Sharkey's Night"
Herbie HancockSound-System"Hardrock", "Junku", "Sound-System"
Herbie HancockHardrock (12")"Hardrock" (long ver.), "T.F.S."
David MossFull House"Tunes", "3-Way Switch"
Genji SawaiSowaka
ShangoShango Funk Theology
Time ZoneWorld Destruction
Tom VerlaineCover"Miss Emily"
YellowmanKing Yellowman"Strong Me Strong", "Disco Reggae"
Yla-MagoTYO-Rock (12")
1985Afrika BambaataaKick Out the Jams (7")
B-SideCairo Nights"Change the Beat", "What I Like (American Dreams)"
Mick JaggerShe's the Boss"Lonely at the Top", "Just Another Night"
Toshinori Kondo & IMAChina Boogie (12")
1986Public Image LtdAlbum"F.F.F.", "Rise", "Fishing", "Round", "Bags", "Home"
Laurie AndersonHome of the Brave"Credit Racket"
Ginger BakerHorses & Trees"Interlock", "Dust to Dust", "Uncut"
Peter GabrielSo"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"
Toshinori Kondo & IMAKonton
Meltable Snaps ItPoints Blank"Chigger Reel", "Crake", "Mike Me", "Points Blank"
The StalinFish Inn
1987The EpidemicsDo What U Do
Ryuichi SakamotoNeo Geo
Sonny SharrockSeize the Rainbow"Sheraserhead's High-Top Sneakers"
James Blood UlmerAmerica – Do You Remember the Love?
1988Afrika BambaataaThe Light"Clean Up Your Act", "Zouk Your Body", "World Racial War"
GettovettsMissionaries Moving
James Blood UlmerWings
1989MenaceDoghouse
Robert MussoAbsolute Music"Surakarta"
Nicky SkopelitisNext to Nothing
SwansThe Burning World
SwansSaved (12")
1990Akira SakataMooko
Ginger BakerMiddle Passage
Bootsy's Rubber BandJungle Bass
Fred FrithStep Across the Border
Niels & The New York Street PercussionistsNiels & The New York Street Percussionists
MandingoNew World Power
Minako YoshidaGazer"Gazer", "Silencer"
1991Valentina PonomaryovaLive in Japan"Gotanda U-Port Hall I"
Akira SakataSilent Plankton
1992Masabumi KikuchiDreamachine
Robert MussoActive Resonance"A Dream Supreme", "Alliance", "All Funked Up", "Tanar", "To Cross the Rubicon", "Ancient Silk Road", "The Squidge", "A Late One"
Hector ZazouSahara Blue"I'll Strangle You", "Lettre au Directeur des Messageries Maritimes"
1993Aisha Kandisha's Jarring EffectsShabeesation"A Muey a Muey", "Dunya", "Fin Roh", "Nbrik", "Nbrik" (dub version), "El Harb"
Anton FierDreamspeed
Umar Bin HassanBe Bop or Be Dead
IcehouseBig Wheel (12")"Big Wheel" (Bill Laswell mix)
IcehouseBig Wheel"Melt Steel" (Parts 1-3)
The Last PoetsBlack and Strong (Homesick) (12")
The Last PoetsHoly Terror
F. Robert LloydThink About Brooklyn"Blind Willie", "Waltzing Kate", "Lullaby You", "Bloody Buddy Rumba", "Four Lives in a Day Suite", "Proverbs From Hell", "True Man Coyote", "La Femme Bachir"
Nicky SkopelitisEkstasis"Meet Your Maker", "Ghost of a Chance", "One Eye Open", "Telling Time"
Hideo YamakiShadow Run
Yothu YindiFreedom
1994The BeatniksAnother High Exit"Mirrors" (Bill Laswell Alien Mind-Screen mix)
Hakim BeyT.A.Z.
BucketheadGiant Robot"Doomride", "Want Some Slaw?", "Binge and Grab", "Robot Transmission", "Post Office Buddy", "Last Train to Bucketheadland"
Death Cube KDreamatorium
Masters of NoneStained Glass Sky"Seven Headed Queen", "Forever Came Today", "Legends of America", "80 Worlds", "Preincarnation"
Monday MichiruGroovement"Is This How It Feels"
TransonicDownstream Illusion
TransonicVirtual Current
Vodû 155Vodû 155"Zaka", "Tak This Tak That", "Feel No Evil"
Zoopadelica feat. MenaceThe Life and Times of One Chocolate Baby"Secret"
1995A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 1
AhlamActing Salam"Tkelemti", "Ash Men Hila", "Irfiq Rak 2", "Mashi"
Cypher 7Security"Message Important"
Aïyb DiengRhythmagick
Emergency Broadcast NetworkTelecommunication Breakdown"Electronic Behavior Control System", "Electronic Behavior Control" (System Ver. 2.0)
Haruomi HosonoN.D.E."Navigations", "Edge of the End"
Abiodun Oyewole25 Years
Julian SchnabelEvery Silver Lining Has a Cloud
TransonicFuture Primitive
John Zorn"France", "USA"
1996A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 2
ArganBerberism"Tibdit"
AshesCorpus
BucketheadThe Day of the Robot
Niels Jensen & Jonas HellborgOrdinary Day
Jali KundaGriots of West Africa & Beyond"Lanmbasy Dub"
Russell MillsUndark
The Dark Side of the MoogThe Dark Side of the Moog 4"Part I", "Part II", "Part III", "Part V", "Part VIII"
The Dark Side of the MoogThe Dark Side of the Moog 5"Part III", "Part VII"
Paul Schütze + Phantom CitySite Anubis"Future Nights", "An Early Mutation", "Blue Like Petrol", "Ten Acre Ghost", "Eight Legs Out of Limbo"
Stina NordenstamThe Photographer's Wife
TrawlTrawl (12")
1997Lori CarsonEverything I Touch Runs Wild"Something's Got Me", "Something's Got Me" (Curse of the Voodoo Swamp extended mix), "Something's Got Me" (Homegrown Fantasy mix), "Something's Got Me" (Instant Drip Hop mix)
ChakraSeven Centers
Death Cube KDisembodied
ElixirHegalien Zone"Automation Required", "Voyage Orientis", "Humans Being Human", "Etherus Athirst C2 H50 CD H5"
Chaba Fadela & Cheb SahraouiWalli
The Last PoetsTime Has Come
Paul Schütze + Phantom City
Bernie Worrell"AfroFuturism (Phazed One)", "In Pursuit"
1998AlmamegrettaLingo"47", "Black Athena", "Berberia"
A.P.C.On Goes the Beat/Oriental Disco (12")"Oriental Disco"
Lili BonicheAlger Alger
Lili BonicheBoniche Dub
BucketheadColma"Machete"
Cypher 7Nothing Lasts"Message Important"
DubadelicBass Invaders
Dub SyndicateFear of a Green Planet
Enzo GragnanielloNeapolis mantra"Il Viaggio del Sole" (remix)
Jivamukti Yoga CenterBasic Yoga Class
The Men XperienceLa Mancha Negra: The Black Stain"End the Sin", "Backdoor"
MeridiemMeridiem
MœbiusCreatore di Universi
Nia MonetLaissez Faire"Secrets of Life"
Professor Shehab & Robert MussoAtaxia
SaphoDigital Sheikha"Sois Plus Radical", "Laouah", "Petit Demon", "Dabayji"
Talvin SinghOK"Soni"
1999Percy HowardIncidental Seductions"Succubus"
Russell MillsInnermedium
O RappaLado B Lado A
DJ Cheb i SabbahShri Durga"Shri Durga", "Kese Kese", "Mere Kaku", "Gangta Dev"
Jah WobbleDeep Space"Disks, Winds and Veiling Curtains"
John ZornTaboo & Exile"Sacrifist", "Thaalapalassi", "The Possessed"
2000StingBrand New Day: The Remixes"A Thousand Years" (Bill Laswell remix)
2001GigiGigi
Herbie HancockFuture 2 Future
Robert MilesOrganik"Release Me", "Improvisations" (Parts 1 & 2)
Qaballah SteppersImaginatrix"Automation", "Last Exit"
Akira SakataFisherman's.com
James Blood UlmerBlue Blood
2002Robert MussoAxiomatic"For the Sky to Clear"
DJ Cheb i SabbahKrishna Lila"Narajanma Bandage", "Maname Diname", "Raja Vedalu", "Lagi Lagan", "Rupa Tujhe Deva"
Jah Wobble's SolarisLive in Concert
John ZornIAO
2003Audio LeterNeti-Neti"Liberation from Samsara"
Lili HaydnLight Blue Sun"Light Blue Sun (Prelude)", "Anything", "Wounded Dove", "The Longing", "The Chinese Song", "Seek", "Anything" (Radio edit)
Karsh KaleLiberation"Milan"
Lucky PetersonBlack Midnight Sun[3]
Pharoah Sanders/Graham HaynesWith a Heartbeat
2004AzzddineMassafat
GigiGold & Wax
MeridiemA Pleasant Fiction
Kankawa 122Greatfull Remixers"Limbic System" (Bill Laswell mix)
Ustad Sultan KhanRare Elements
2005Cheb i SabbahLa Kahena
Sound Tribe Sector 9Artifact: Perspectives"Tokyo Shinjuku" (Flashback mix)
2006AshesUnisono
D. RadIl Lato D"Estrazione" (Electric Heater mix)
GOMASoul of Rite
Akiko GraceIllume
MaghrebikaNeftakhir
DJ Cheb i SabbahLa Ghibra
Samsara Sound SystemTales of the Red Dawn"Dawn at the Devils Tower", "Round the Corner"
2007Dorian CheahARA
RaizUno
Sigillum S23/20
SubmergedStars Lights the End
2008Sussan DeyhimOut of Faze"Maze" (remix), "Tell Me" (remix)
HiM1110"Sikyi Rock"
Kasbah RockersKasbah Rockers"Hikayati", "Bred Atay", "Al Rafel", "Bledstyle", "Mafi Tika", "Fikou", "Hellou Al Biban", "Hashouma", "Shems", "Rassoul Al Houda"
Toy KillersThe Unlistenable Years"Smokey Raindrops", "Green Dolphin Sweet", "Corrugated Gems of Woe", "Bleed for the Mind", "The Devil May Be Your Santa Claus" (studio version)
2009Martin BisiSon of a Gun (EP)"Mile High - Apple of My Eye"
Death Cube KTorn From Black Space
Jai Uttal and The Pagan Love OrchestraThunder Love"Adonai"
2010Sussan DeyhimCity of Leaves"Searching for You"
Tomás DonckerSmall World"Conscience of the World" (Bill Laswell mix)
Garrison HawkLivin' the Genocide"Gangsta Roll" (Bill Laswell mix)
2011Tomás DonckerPower of the Trinity"Conscience of the World", "Peace Is Not Fiction"
Lee "Scratch" PerryRise Again
2012John ZornNosferatu
2015Samuel ClaiborneLove, Lust, and Genocide"The Heart Is A Bomb"
"—" denotes a credit for the entire release.

Production credits

YearArtistReleaseRole(s)Song(s)
1984Laurie AndersonMister HeartbreakProducer"Sharkey's Day", "Kokoku", "Sharkey's Night"
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin & D.St.Mean Machine (12")Producer
Herbie HancockSound-SystemProducer
Toshinori Kondo & IMATaihenMixing
Fela KutiArmy ArrangementProducer, Remixing
Gil Scott-HeronRe-Ron (12")Producer
1985Afrika BambaataaKick Out the Jams (7")Producer"Kick Out the Jams"
Manu DibangoElectric AfricaProducer
Herbie Hancock and Foday Musa SusoVillage LifeProducer
Ronald Shannon JacksonDecode YourselfProducer
Mick JaggerShe's the BossProducer
Toshinori Kondo & IMAChina Boogie (12")Co-producer
The Last PoetsOh My PeopleProducer
Touré KundaNataliaProducer
Sly and RobbieLanguage BarrierProducer
Yoko OnoStarpeaceProducer
1986Public Image LtdAlbumProducer
Ginger BakerHorses & TreesProducer
Manu DibangoMakossa '87 (Big Blow) (12")Producer
Peter GabrielIn Your Eyes (12")Producer
Toshinori Kondo & IMAKontonProducer
MotörheadOrgasmatronProducer
Sonny SharrockGuitarProducer
The StalinFish InnProducer
1987Mandingo feat. Foday Musa SusoWatto SittaProducer
MotörheadRock 'n' RollProducer, engineering"Eat the Rich"
Ryuichi SakamotoNeo GeoProducer
Sonny SharrockSeize the RainbowProducer
Sly and RobbieRhythm KillersProducer
James Blood UlmerAmerica – Do You Remember the Love?Producer
1988Afrika BambaataaThe LightProducer"Clean Up Your Act", "Zouk Your Body", "World Racial War"
Blind Idiot GodUndertowProducer
Bootsy CollinsWhat's Bootsy Doin'?Producer"Shock-It-To-Me"
GettovettsMissionaries MovingProducer
Herbie HancockPerfect MachineProducer
Ronald Shannon JacksonTexasProducer, mixing
Iggy PopInstinctProducer
SamulnoriRecord of ChangesProducer
1989MenaceDoghouseProducer
RamonesBrain DrainProducer
Nicky SkopelitisNext to NothingProducer
Foday Musa SusoJulu KemoProducer
SwansThe Burning WorldProducer
SwansSaved (12")Producer"Saved", "See No More" (acoustic ver.)
White ZombieMake Them Die SlowlyProducer
Stevie SalasColorcodeProducer
1990Akira SakataMookoProducer
Ginger BakerMiddle PassageProducer
Bootsy's Rubber BandJungle BassProducer
Gnawa Music of MarrakeshNight Spirit MastersProducer
Ronald Shannon JacksonTabooProducer
Ronald Shannon JacksonRed WarriorProducer
LimbomaniacsStinky GroovesProducer
MandingoNew World PowerProducer
Mandinka and Fulani Music of The Gambia Ancient HeartProducer
Maceo ParkerFor All the King's MenProducer
Simon ShaheenThe Music of Mohamed Abdel WahabProducer
ShankarSoul SearcherProducer
Foday Musa SusoThe DreamtimeProducer
Bernie WorrellFunk of AgesProducer"Volunteered Slavery/Bern's Blues/Outer Spaceways", "At Mos'Spheres"
1991Apollo SmileApollo SmileRemixing"Thunder Box"
F.F.F.Blast CultureProducer
Jonas HellborgThe WordProducer
Akira SakataSilent PlanktonProducer
Sonny SharrockAsk the AgesProducer
Nicky Skopelitis/Sonny SharrockFaith MovesProducer
X-Legged SallySlow-UpProducer
1992Bahia BlackRitual Beating SystemProducer
Bachir AttarThe Next DreamProducer
Blind Idiot GodCyclotronProducer
BombHate Fed LoveProducer
HardwareThird Eye OpenProducer
IcehouseMasterfileProducer, mixing"Love in Motion", "Byrralku Dhangudha"
Masabumi KikuchiDreamachineProducer
The Master Musicians of JajoukaApocalypse Across the SkyProducer
N-FactorParadigmashiftMixing
Talip ÖzkanThe Dark FireProducer
Simon ShaheenTurath (Heritage)Producer
1993Aisha Kandisha's Jarring EffectsShabeesationProducer"A Muey a Muey", "Dunya", "Fin Roh", "Nbrik", "Nbrik" (dub version), "El Harb"
William S. BurroughsWords of Advice for Young People (12")Remixing"Interzone" (radio edit), "Mutatis Mutandis" (radio edit), "Interzone" (extended mix), "Mutatis Mutandis - Lemurs In the Mist" (Interzone mix), "Mutatis Mutandis" (mix)
George ClintonHey, Man, Smell My FingerCo-producer"Maximumisness"
IcehouseSpin One (12")Producer"Byrralku Dhangudha"
IcehouseBig Wheel (12")Producer"Big Wheel" (Bill Laswell mix)
IcehouseBig WheelProducer"Slow Motion", "The Great Southern Mix"
The Last PoetsBlack and Strong (Homesick) (12")Producer
The Last PoetsHoly TerrorProducer
O.G. FunkOut of the DarkProducer
Nicky SkopelitisEkstasisProducer
Soon E MCO.P.I.D. (12")Producer, remix
Henry ThreadgillToo Much Sugar for a DimeProducer
Bernie WorrellProducer
Bernie WorrellBlacktronic ScienceProducer
X-Legged SallyKilled By CharityProducer
Hideo YamakiShadow RunProducer
Yothu YindiFreedomProducer"World of Innocence", "Baywara", "Mabo", "Yolngu Boy"
ZillatronLord of the HarvestProducer
1994AzonicHaloProducer
The BeatniksAnother High ExitProducer, remix"Mirrors" (Bill Laswell Alien Mind-Screen mix)
Hakim BeyT.A.Z.Producer
BucketheadGiant RobotProducer
Cypher 7DecoderProducer
Death Cube KDreamatoriumProducer
Mahmoud GuiniaThe Trance of the Seven ColorsProducer
King Cobb SteelieProject TwinkleProducer
MephiskaphelesGod Bless SatanProducer
Buddy Miles ExpressHell and BackProducer
Slave MasterUnder the SixProducer
Liu SolaBlues in the EastProducer
Vodû 155Vodû 155Producer"Vodu Funkadelic", "Zaka", "Tak This Tak That", "Feel No Evil"
Jah WobbleThe Sun Does RiseCo-producer, mixing"Om Namah Shiva" (Transformation of the Heart mix)
1995A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 1Producer
AhlamActing SalamProducer"Tkelemti", "Ash Men Hila", "Irfiq Rak 2", "Mashi"
Paul BowlesBaptism of SolitudeProducer
Justin K. Broadrick/AzonicProducer"River Blindness", "Nine Tails"
Cypher 7SecurityProducer
Aïyb DiengRhythmagickProducer
Emergency Broadcast NetworkTelecommunication BreakdownCo-producer, mixing"Shoot the Mac 10"
GODAppeal to Human GreedProducer"Bloodstream" (The Evening Redness in the West mix)
Haruomi HosonoN.D.E.Producer"Navigations", "Edge of the End"
MutinyAftershock 2005Co-producer
Nicklebag12 Hits and a BumpCo-producer
Abiodun Oyewole25 YearsProducer
Julian SchnabelEvery Silver Lining Has a CloudProducer
ScornEllipsisRemixing"Night Ash Black" (Slow Black Underground River mix)
Henry ThreadgillCarry the DayProducer
Henry ThreadgillMakin' a MoveProducer
Jah WobbleHeaven and EarthProducer"Gone to Croatan", "Hit Me"
1996A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 2Producer
AshesCorpusProducer, mixing
BucketheadThe Day of the RobotProducer
Anne ClarkLetter of Thanks to a Friend (12")Remixing
KodoIbukiProducer
Jali KundaGriots of West Africa & BeyondProducer
MakyoRasa BhavaCo-producer, mixing"Devabandha"
NûsAll The Vertical AngelsProducer
Stevie SalasColor CodeProducer
Pharoah SandersMessage from HomeProducer
Sonny SharrockInto Another LightProducer
Liu Sola/Wu ManChina CollageProducer
TrawlTrawl (12")Mixing"Wireless" (Rupture mix)
1997ChakraSeven CentersProducer
George ClintonGet Yo Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me (Single)Producer
Death Cube KDisembodiedProducer
Chaba Fadela & Cheb SahraouiWalliProducer
The Last PoetsTime Has ComeProducer
Henry Threadgill & Make a MoveWhere's Your Cup?Producer
Jai Uttal and The Pagan Love OrchestraShiva StationMixing
Bernie WorrellCo-producer, mixing
1998A.P.C.On Goes the Beat/Oriental Disco (12")Producer"Oriental Disco"
The BogmenClosed Captioned RadioProducer
Lili BonicheAlger AlgerProducer
Lili BonicheBoniche DubProducer, mixing
BucketheadColmaProducer"Machete"
Cypher 7Nothing LastsProducer
Enzo GragnanielloNeapolis mantraRemix"Il Viaggio del Sole" (remix)
Jivamukti Yoga CenterBasic Yoga ClassRecording, mixing
The Men XperienceLa Mancha Negra: The Black StainRecording
MœbiusCreatore di UniversiRecording
Naftule's DreamSmash, Clap!Mixing
NûsInside Is the Only Way OutProducer
Pharoah SandersSave Our ChildrenProducer
SaphoDigital SheikhaProducer, mixing"Sois Plus Radical", "Laouah", "Petit Demon", "Dabayji"
1999A.P.C.Havana Mood/Rhum and BassProducer
BucketheadMonsters and RobotsProducer"Night of the Slunk"
Laurel MacDonaldWingspanRemix"A Wing & a Prayer" (Bill Laswell mix)
Medeski Martin & WoodCombustication Remix EPRemix"Satan's Church of Hypnotized Logic" (Bill Laswell remix)
O RappaLado B Lado AProducer"Lado B Lado A", "Na Palma Da Mão"
DJ Cheb i SabbahShri DurgaRecording
Jah WobbleDeep SpaceProducer"Disks, Winds and Veiling Curtains"
2000The Damage ManualThe Damage ManualMixing"King Mob", "Denial", "Broadcasting", "Blame and Demand", "Damage Addict" (Laswell mix), "Stateless" (Laswell mix)
Enrico MaciasEnrico ExperienceRemix"L'oriental" (Laswell remix), "Le Violon de mon pére" (Laswell remix)
Millennium ProjectSimulasticityMixing
StingBrand New Day: The RemixesRemix"A Thousand Years" (Bill Laswell remix)
2001A.P.C.APC Dance: Ignore the BeatProducer
Mari BoineRemixedRemix"Maid Áiggot Muinna Eallin" (Bill Laswell remix)
FreeformAudiotourism Reinterpretations: Vietnam and ChinaRemix"Lost World"
GonervillGonervillCo-producer
Herbie HancockFuture 2 FutureProducer
Nils Petter MolværRecolouredCo-producer, mixing"Merciful/Ligotage" (Incunabula mix)
Naftule's DreamJobMixing
Akira SakataFisherman's.comProducer
Carlos SantanaDivine Light: Mix TranslationsMixing
Henry ThreadgillEverybodys Mouth's a BookMixing
Henry ThreadgillUp Popped the Two LipsRecording, mixing
James Blood UlmerBlue BloodProducer
2002Karsh KaleRedesign: Realize RemixedRemix"Empty Hands" (Bill Laswell mix)
Angélique KidjoBlack Ivory SoulProducer
Nils Petter MolværAxis of Ignorance (12")Remix"Frozen" (Northern Light mix)
RovoTonic 2001Mixing
DJ Cheb i SabbahKrishna LilaRecording
Vida BlueMost Events Aren't PlannedRemix"Most Events Aren't Planned" (Dreams of Tee Point mix)
SatlahChildren of IsraelProducer, mixing
2003Abyssinia InfiniteZion RootsProducer
Audio LeterNeti-NetiRemix"Liberation from Samsara"
Lili HaydnLight Blue SunProducer"Light Blue Sun (Prelude)", "Come Here", "Wounded Dove", "Sweetness", "Seek", "Home", "The Promised Land"
Jon MadofRashanimMixing
Lucky PetersonBlack Midnight SunProducer
Pharoah Sanders/Graham HaynesWith a HeartbeatProducer
Serj Tankian and Arto TunçboyaciyanNarina (12")Remix"Narina" (Bill Laswell mix)
2004Oz FritzAll Around the WorldCo-producer
GigiGold & WaxProducer
Kankawa 122Greatfull RemixersRemix"Limbic System" (Bill Laswell mix)
Ryukyu UndergroundRyukyu RemixedRemix"Koi No Michi Kusa" (Bill Laswell mix)
Sly and RobbieVersion BornProducer
YulduzBilmadimRemix"Kiss Me" (Bill Laswell mix)
2005BucketheadEnter the ChickenEngineering"Running from the Light"
Nils Petter MolværRemakesCo-producer, remix"Frozen"
Cheb i SabbahLa KahenaRecording
Sound Tribe Sector 9Artifact: PerspectivesRemix"Tokyo Shinjuku" (Flashback mix)
2006AshesUnisonoMixing
D. RadIl Lato DRemix"Estrazione" (Electric Heater mix)
Akiko GraceIllumeProducer
MatisyahuYouthProducer
MatisyahuNo Place to BeRemix"Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light)", "Chop 'em Down", "Warrior", "Message in a Bottle", "Message in a Bottle" (dub version)
Muddy WorldFinery of the StormMixing
Roots TonicRoots Tonic Meets Bill LaswellProducer, mixing
DJ Cheb i SabbahLa GhibraRecording
John ZornMixing
John ZornAstronomeMixing
2007Dorian CheahARAProducer
Nine Inch NailsY34RZ3R0R3M1X3DRemix"Vessel" (Bill Laswell mix)
RaizUnoMixing
John ZornSix Litanies for HeliogabalusRecording, mixing
John ZornRecording, mixing
2008Enzo Avitabile & BottariFesta Farina E ForcaProducer"Mamm"
Anthony Braxton/Milford Graves/William ParkerBeyond QuantumProducer, mixing
Sussan DeyhimOut of FazeRemix"Bashad", "Maze" (remix)
Hal and The Big FiveUmoyaMixing
2009Death Cube KTorn From Black SpaceProducer
Dr. IsraelGangsta N Police (12")Producer, mixing
The Project_PaleOur Inventions and How They Fail UsMixing
Jai Uttal and The Pagan Love OrchestraThunder LoveMixing
2010BeatundercontrolBeatundercontrol in DubRemix"Secrets of Fascination" (Bill Laswell mix)
Sussan DeyhimCity of LeavesProducer"Searching for You"
Tomas DonckerSmall WorldCo-producer, remix"Conscience of the World" (Bill Laswell mix)
Garrison HawkLivin' the GenocideRemix"Gangsta Roll" (Bill Laswell mix)
2011AnimationAgemoProducer, remix"Pharoah's Dance" (Son of Panthalassa remix)
Tomas DonckerPower of the TrinityCo-producer
Loud ApartmentGet Up Get DownMixing
Lee "Scratch" PerryRise AgainProducer
2012Dr. IsraelGhetto DefendantMixing
Garrison HawkSurviveProducer
JanoErtaleProducer
JanoErtaleMixing
Naked TruthOuroborosMixing
John ZornNosferatuMixing
2013Higgins Waterproof Black Magic BandHiggins Waterproof Black Magic Band (12")Mixing"Mad Lifeline"
SuphalaAlien AncestryRemix"Vashikaran"
Bernie WorrellProducer"World of Innocence", "Baywara", "Mabo", "Yolngu Boy"
MumpbeakMumpbeakCo-producer, mixing
2014AbraxasPsychomagiaMixing
Colin Edwin/Lorenzo FeliciatiTwinscapesMixing
Helio ParallaxHelio ParallaxMixing
2015Blind Idiot GodBefore Ever AfterProducer
"—" denotes a credit for the entire release.

Other credits

YearArtistReleaseCreditSong(s)
1983Nona HendryxNonaMusical arrangements
1984Jalal Mansur Nuriddin & D.St.Mean Machine (12")Shortwave
Nona HendryxThe Art of DefenseTapes"I Sweat", "The Life", "Electricity"
Toshinori Kondo & IMATaihenTapes
Genji SawaiSowakaMusical arrangements
Gil Scott-HeronRe-Ron (12")DMX, radio
Time ZoneWorld DestructionDMX
Yla-MagoTYO-Rock (12")Tapes
1985Manu DibangoElectric AfricaDMX"Pata Piya", "Echos Beti"
Ronald Shannon JacksonDecode Yourselfdrum programming"Decoding"
The Last PoetsOh My PeopleDMX"Get Movin'"
1987Mandingo feat. Foday Musa SusoWatto SittaDMX programming
1990Bootsy's Rubber BandJungle BassMusical arrangements
1993Aisha Kandisha's Jarring EffectsShabeesationEffects, loops"A Muey a Muey", "Dunya", "Fin Roh", "Nbrik", "Nbrik" (dub version), "El Harb"
Bernie WorrellSamples, loops, effects"Gladiator Skull", "Moon Over Brixton", "Judie's Passion Purple", "Fields of Play"
Bernie WorrellBlacktronic ScienceLoops"Flex", "Won't Go Away"
Yothu YindiFreedomMusical arrangements"World of Innocence", "Baywara", "Mabo", "Yolngu Boy"
ZillatronLord of the HarvestAmbient sounds
1994AzonicHaloMusical arrangements
Hakim BeyT.A.Z.Musical arrangements
Death Cube KDreamatoriumMusical arrangements, effects
1995A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 1Effects
AhlamActing SalamMusical arrangements"Tkelemti", "Ash Men Hila", "Irfiq Rak 2", "Mashi"
Paul BowlesBaptism of SolitudeMusical arrangements
Emergency Broadcast NetworkTelecommunication BreakdownEffects"Electronic Behavior Control System", "Electronic Behavior Control" (System Ver. 2.0)
SpectreThe IllnessIntro voice"9th Secret Rule of the Order"
1996A.P.C.APC Tracks Vol. 2Effects
ArganBerberismIntro voice"Tibdit"
AshesCorpusMusical arrangements
BucketheadThe Day of the Robotdrums
Dubadelic2000: A Bass OdysseySamples, loops, effects
Jali KundaGriots of West Africa & BeyondSamples"Lanmbasy Dub"
Russell MillsUndarkDrones
The Dark Side of the MoogThe Dark Side of the Moog 4Sound collage"Part I", "Part II", "Part III", "Part V", "Part VIII"
The Dark Side of the MoogThe Dark Side of the Moog 5Effects"Part III", "Part VII"
SatoriInvisible RhythmEffects"Relocations"
1997ChakraSeven CentersEffects
Chaba Fadela & Cheb SahraouiWalliEffects
The Last PoetsTime Has ComeLoops, effects
The Dark Side of the MoogThe Dark Side of the Moog 6Effects"Part IV"
Sri HariOne But DifferentEffects
1998A.P.C.On Goes the Beat/Oriental Disco (12")Effects"Oriental Disco"
Lili BonicheAlger AlgerSynthesizers
Lili BonicheBoniche DubSynthesizers
Enzo GragnanielloNeapolis mantraEffects"Il Viaggio del Sole" (remix)
Jivamukti Yoga CenterBasic Yoga ClassEffects
MœbiusCreatore di UniversiSamples, effects
1999A.P.C.Havana Mood/Rhum and BassMusical arrangements
2001GigiGigiGuitar, synthesizer
Nils Petter MolværRecolouredEffects"Merciful/Ligotage" (Incunabula mix)
2002BucketheadFunnel WeaverSamples
2003Abyssinia InfiniteZion RootsMusical arrangements, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Pharoah Sanders/Graham HaynesWith a HeartbeatMusical arrangements, keyboards, flute
2004GigiGold & WaxGuitar, synthesizer
Sly and RobbieVersion BornMusical arrangements, guitar, keyboards
2006D. RadIl Lato DEffects"Estrazione" (Electric Heater mix)
Akiko GraceIllumeElectronics
2008Sussan DeyhimOut of FazeProgramming"Maze" (remix), "Tell Me" (remix)
2009Death Cube KTorn From Black SpaceEffects
2011Lee "Scratch" PerryRise AgainEffects
2012Garrison HawkSurviveMusical arrangements, effects
"—" denotes a credit for the entire release.

References

General

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason . Ankeny . [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000075979/biography|pure_url=yes}} Bill Laswell: Biography ]. Allmusic . October 28, 2014.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Third-Rail-South-Delta-Space-Age/release/3644509 "Third Rail – South Delta Space Age"
  3. Web site: Black Midnight Sun, by Lucky Peterson. 2021-03-13. Bill Laswell.