Bill Laswell
Baselines
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Bill Laswell is one of the most prolifc, infuential and innovative musicians of the end of the last century: bass player, record producer, label owner, his carrier escapes every classifcation.
Starting from the enormous hit Rockit' by Herbie Hancock, Laswell boasts an outstanding artistic portfolio which includes, among the others, collaborations with Johnny Rotten, William Burroughs, Pharoah Sanders, Julian Schnabel, Sly Dunbar, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yoko Ono.
Baselines' is the artist's debut solo album, a jazz-funk experimental release that came out in 1983 via Celluloid Records, the legendary label that Bill Laswell contributed to making glorious. Audiophile edition 45rpm pressed on virgin vinyl 180gr.
Release notes
- Limited edition of 500 - Audiophile edition 45RPM - 180GR Virgin Vinyl "This Audiophile Edition at 45RPM pressed on Virgin Vinyl 180GRAMS issued under license from MRC by Song Cycle Records Ltd. UK." Housed in a shrinkwrapped sleeve with an orange info sticker, top right corner.
| A1 | Activate | 3:22 | |
| A2 | Work Song | 7:14 | |
| A3 | Hindsight | 3:57 | |
| A4 | Moving Target | 1:52 | |
| B1 | Uprising | 1:05 | |
| B2 | Barricade | 4:07 | |
| B3 | Upright Man | 3:52 | |
| B4 | Lowlands | 4:22 | |
| B5 | Conservation | 3:09 |
- Roger Trilling
- Administrator [Administration]
- Peter Corriston
- Art Direction
- Felipe Orrego
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Ralph Carney
- Bass Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet
- Bill Laswell
- Bass [Steinberger, Fender Fretless Precision, Music Man Sting Ray, Fender Six String, Ibanez Light String]
- Daniel Ponce
- Congas
- Phillip Wilson
- Drums
- Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Drums
- Martin Bisi
- Drums, Percussion, Electronic Drums [Synare], Steel Drums [Steel Drum], Recorded By
- Karakos
- Executive-Producer
- Fred Frith
- Guitar, Violin, Strings [Steinberger String Console]
- Howie Weinberg
- Mastered By
- Thi-Linh Le
- Photography By
- Material
- Producer
- Micheal Beinhorn
- Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Performer [Shortwave], Tape [Tapes]
- George Lewis
- Trombone
- David Moss
- Voice, Percussion [Non-Metric], Steel Drums [Steel Drum]
