BILL LASWELL
MATERIAL & FRIENDS
1/ Take a Chance (Laswell,Beinhorn) 4.31
2/ Discourse (Laswell,MB,Cultreri,Bacon) 4.05
3/ Conform To the Rhythm (Laswell,Beinhorn,Frith) 4.30
4/ Cookout (Fier) 4.38
5/ Memories (H. Houston) 3.58
6/ Busting Out (Laswell,Beinhorn,Maher) 8.03
7/ Work Song (Laswell) 7.14
8/ Secret Life (Laswell,Maher,Beinhorn) 5.45
Tracks 1,5 and 6 recorded at O.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM
Sound Studio, New York City
Tracks 2 & 8 recorded in March, 1980 at Linden Studio, Ambler, PA (?)
Track 3 recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Track 4 recorded at Radio City Music Hall Studio and OAO Studio in New
York in 1983
Track 7 recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Tracks 1,5 and 6 produced by Material
Tracks 2 & 8 produced by Martin Bisi and Material
Track 3 produced by Material with Martin Bisi
Track 4 produced by Bill Laswell and Anton Fier
Track 7 produced by Material for OAO Productions
Bill Laswell: 4, 6 and 8 string basses, Steinberger bass, piano strings, turntables;
Michael Beinhorn (1,2): synthesizers; Nona Hendryx (1,6): vocals; B.J. Nelson
(1): vocals; Nicky Skopelitis (1): guitar; J.T. Lewis (1): drums; Nicky Marroero
(1) percussion; Cliff Cultreri (2): guitar; Bill Bacon (2): drums; Fred Frith (3):
guitar; Fred Maher (3,4,8): drums; Anton Fier (4): DMX; Roger Trilling (4):
records; Whitney Houston (5): vocals; Archie Shepp (5): tenor; Raymond
Jones (5): Yamaha CP-70 B electric grand piano; Yogi Horton (5): drums;
Ronnie Drayton (6): guitar; Daniel Ponce (7): congas; George Lewis (7):
trombone; Ralph Carney (7): bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet; Phillip
Wilson (7): drums.
1984 - Celluloid (France), CEL 6715 (vinyl)