Archive For The “Bill Laswell” Category
“The road to the Western Lands is by definition the most dangerous road in the world for it is a journey beyond death…” William Burroughs Starting life as an avant-dance collective, by 1987 Bill Laswell’s Material epitomised a culture in fast forward, popular music eating itself. Fusion has never been so thoroughly realised as on 
A sprawling behemoth of an album, taking chillout into wild and uncharted territories decorated by surf guitars, live drums, pulsing techno and cinematically immense production. Influence spotting, as ever is the game to play and the likes of Sergio Leone, Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Bill Laswell, and Cheb i Sabbah jostle for attention in Track 
