BILL LASWELL
DECONSTRUCTION:
THE CELLULOID RECORDINGS
1994
Celluloid Records (USA)
2 CD
№ CELD5100

CD 1

Tracks:

1. Time Zone: World Destruction (5:30).
   12” Single Version
2. Massacre: Killing Time (2:52).
   From the album «Killing Time»
3. Jalal Nuriddin & D. ST.: Mean Machine (4:40).
   12” Single Version
4. Manu Dibango: Electric Africa (10:23).
   From the album «Electric Africa»
5. Bill Laswell: Worksong (7:16).
   From the album «Baselines»
6. Material: Memories (3:58).
   From the album «One Down»
7. Peter Brötzman & Bill Laswell: Death Rattle (4:24).
   From the album «Lowlife»
8. Material: Reduction (5:30).
   From the album «Temporary Music (1979 — 1981)»
9. Bill Laswell: Uprising (1:08).
   From the album «Baselines»
10. Deadline: Boat Peoples (7:02).
   From the album «Down By Law»
11. Material: For A Few Dollars More (4:22).
   From the album «Memory Serves»
12. The Last Poets: Get Movin’ (5:58).
   From the album «Oh My People»
13. Material: Busting Out (8:03).
   From the album «One Down»

CD 2

Tracks:

1. The Last Poets: Oh My People (6:50).
   From the album «Oh My People»
2. Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Cross Examination (11:53).
   From the album «Army Arrangement»
3. Ginger Baker: Interlock (4:55).
   From the album «Horses And Trees»
4. Mandingo: Harima (6:03).
   From the album «Walto Sitta»
5. Peter Brötzmann & Bill Laswell: Locomotive (3:33).
   From the album «Lowlife»
6. Fab Five Freddy: Change The Beat (7:43).
   12” Single Version
7. Shango: Shango Message (7:44).
   From the album «Shango Funk Theology»
8. Massacre: Legs (2:03).
   From the album «Killing Time»
9. Last Exit: My Balls / Your Chin (2:20).
   From the album «Cassette Recordings ’87»
10. Material: Square Dance (4:29).
   From the album «Memory Serves»
11. Touré Kunda: Natalia (4:56).
   From the album «Natalia»
12. Material: O.A.O. (4:43).
   From the album «Temporary Music (1979 — 1981)»

«World Destruction» written by Afrika Bambaataa and Bill Laswell, «Killing Time» and «Legs» by Massacre, «Mean Machine» by Jalal Nuriddin and D. Showard, «Electric Africa» by Manu Dibango and Bill Laswell, «Worksong» and «Uprising» by Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn and George Lewis, «Memories» by H. Houston, «Death Rattle» and «Locomotive» by Peter Brötzman & Bill Laswell, «Reduction» and «O.A.O.» by Material, «Boat Peoples» by Manu Dibango, Steve Turre and Philip Wilson, «For A Few Dollars More» by Ennio Morricone, «Get Movin’» by Suliaman El-Hadi and Bernie Worrell, «Busting Out» by Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn and Fred Maher, «Oh My People» by Suliaman El-Hadi, «Cross Examination» by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, «Interlock» by Ginger Baker, «Harima» by Foday Musa Suso, «Change The Beat» by Bernhard Zekri and Material, «Shango Message» by Afrika Bambaataa and Material, «My Balls / Your Chin» by Last Exit, «Square Dance» by Fred Frith, Bill Laswell and Fred Maher, «Natalia» by Sixu Tidiane Touré.

Afrika Bambaataa: vocals.
John Lydon: vocals.
Bill Laswell: bass, DMX, 4, 6 and 8 string basses, pocket trumpet, shortwave, Fairlight CMI, AMS.
Bernie Worrell: synthesizer, Prophet 5, Hammond B3, organ, Fairlight CMI.
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar, 6 & 12 string guitars.
Aiyb Dieng: percussion, congas, chatan, cowbell, talking drums, Yamaha DX-11, bells, djimbe.
Fred Frith: guitar, voice, Cassiotone, violin, string console, xylophone.
Fred Maher: drums, percussion, rhythm box, guitar.
Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin: vocals.
D. ST. (D. Showard): vocals, DMX, Prophet 5, Moog Rogue, Moog source, turntables.
The Fliest Booski (from Infinity): back vocals.
God Father KC (from Infinity): back vocals.
King Pin Shahiem (from Infinity): back vocals.
Manu Dibango: saxophone, vocals.
Herbie Hancock: Yamaha DX-7, piano.
Steve Turre: conch shells, didjeridoo.
Olu Dara: cornet, wood trumpet.
Valerie Lobe: drums, percussion.
Brice Wouassy: drums, percussion.
Joseph Kuo: Simmons.
Jerry Malekani: guitar.
Vincent Nguini: guitar.
Francis Mbappe: bass, vocals.
Florence Dimbeng: vocals.
Sissy Dipoko: vocals.
Segona Peter Tholo: trumpet.
Frederic Rou: Fairlight programming.
Michael Beinhorn: Prophet 5, shortwave, prepared piano, percussion, synthesizer, tapes, radio, guitar, piano, clarinet, drums, voice.
George Lewis: trombone.
Ralph Carney: bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet.
Daniel Ponce: congas, percussion, bata, bells.
Philip Wilson: drums, DMX, percussion, cymbals.
Whitney Houston: vocals.
Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone.
Raymond Jones: Yamaha CP-70B, electric piano.
Yogi Horton: drums.
Peter Brötzman: bass, alto & tenor saxophones, taragato.
Henry Kaiser: guitar.
Robert Musso: guitar.
Anton Fier: drums.
Suliaman El-Hadi: vocals.
Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums, voice.
Nona Hendryx: vocals.
Ronnie Drayton: guitar.
Jamal Abdus Sabur: bass.
Kenyatti Abdur Rahman: congas.
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
Sly Dunbar: drums.
Ginger Baker: drums.
Foday Musa Suso: dousongonni, kora, kalimba, vocals, talking drum, DMX programming.
Shankar: violin.
Artie Smith: drum specialist.
Joe Thomas: bass.
Abdul Hakeen: guitar.
Adam Rudolph: congas, Morrocan bongos, frafra bell, Gnouan clappers, shekere, turtle shell.
Hamid Drake: drums.
Reymond Sillah: dundungo.
Isatou Walker: back vocals.
Nora Harris: back vocals.
Fab Five Freddy: vocals.
Roger Trilling: voice.
Bernard Fowler: vocals.
Sonny Sharrock: guitar.
Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone.
Ismaila Touré: vocals, percussion.
Sixu Tidiane Touré: vocals, percussion.
Ousmane Touré: vocals, percussion.
J.C. Bonaventure: guitar.
Roger Chico Dru: guitar.
Michel Abissihra: drums.
Ben Benlinga: saxophone.
Michel Billez: saxophone.
Nabou Diop: vocals.
Albain Ehrlich: piano.
Lionel Jouot: trombone.
Christian Martinez: trumpet.
Frederic Rousseau: Fairlight programming.
Olivier Bloch-Laine: Fairlight programming.
Cliff Cultreri: guitar.
Produced by Bill Laswell, Afrika Bambaataa, Massacre, D. ST., Material, Phillip Wilson, Foday Musa Suso, Last Exit and George Gomelski.
«Harima» arranged by Foday Musa Suso.
«My Balls / Your Chin» recorded live from Copenhagen (Denmark) / North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag Allentown, Penn (1987).
Recorded by Rob Stevens, Robert Musso and Hanh Rowe at Evergreen Studio (NYC), Jean Marc Foussat at 24 Rue Dunois (Paris, France), Greg Curry and Martin Bisi at O.A.O. Studio (Brooklyn, NY) and Sorserer Sound (NY), Robert Musso at RPM Studio (NYC), Robert Musso and Joelle Bauer at Plus 30 Studio (Paris, France), Martin Bisi at B.C. Studio (Brooklyn, NY), Bill Mauchly and Vin Moos at Lindon Studio (PA), Robert Musso and Martin Bisi at Radio City, Robert Musso and Peter Sturge at Quadrasonic Studio and Power Station, Rob Stevens and Sam Fishkin at Studiomedia (Evanston, IL), Eddy Offord and Rob Davis at Eddy Offord’s Studio (Woodstock, NY).
Mixed by Robert Musso, Mark Procopio, Dave Jerden, Robin Danar, Dominick Maita and Mike Krowiak at RPM Studio (NYC), Robert Musso and Joelle Bauer at Plus 30 Studio (Paris, France), Martin Bisi at B.C. Studio (Brooklyn, NY), Jason Corsaro at the Power Station, Dave Jerden at El Dorado (L.A., CA), Robert Musso and Robbie Norris at Quad Recordings (NYC), Bill Laswell, Martin Bisi, Fred Frith and Michael Beinhorn at Sorserer Sound (NY).
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (NYC).
Notes by Robert Palmer.
Album concept and business administration: Marty Thau.
Coordination and sequenced by Robert «Roho» Soares.
Photo: Thi-Linh Le.
Art direction: Patrick Dillon.
All tracks published by Celluloid Records / More Cut Music / Bambaataa Music / O.A.O. Music / Douglas Music Corporation / Chu Teh Music / Ristic Music Inc. / EMI / Unart Catalog Inc. / GEMA / Mandingo Music / Nubian Music / EMI April Music Inc.