For all the times that I've come across Laswell's name, I never bought one
of his Axiom compilations till last week. Picked up Axiom Dub 2xCD
"Mysteries of Creation".
I will definitely be buying more.
15 tracks. Highlights include (my prefs marked with "+" FWIW):
> The Orb "Cocksville U.S.A." (10"32'). One of The Orb's more uptempo
tracks. Some Orb noodling. At least one synth sound reminds me of Air
Liquide's "Imago."
+> Material "Ghost Light/Dread Recall" (14"17'). Dark bass with nice
windchime and drum samples for 8", then warmer, more playful dub.
+> Mad Professor "Ariwa Dub Club" (5"06'). Solid Mad Professor dub with
lots of echo.
+> Dub Syndicate "Gun Too Hot" (4"41'). Great sample. Bouncy. Music for
strolling (or toddlers learning to walk).
+> Jah Wobble/Jaki Liebezeit/Neville Murray "Nev 12" (6"08'). Don't know
what to say about this except that I like it a lot.
+> DJ Spooky "Anansi Abstrakt" (11"37'). Slow drum sample makes this
track seem very low-tempo. Less bass on this one. Music for sitting (or
babies learning to roll).
quoted 7 lines I haven't heard much about Bill Laswell from this list. I picked up>I haven't heard much about Bill Laswell from this list. I picked up
>his Oscillations(d&b) a week or two ago and it is awesome. I love his
>dub and ambient stuff I have too. Does anyone else here listen to
>Laswell? I'd love to hear your opinion.
>
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>-Erik
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