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Thu, 31 Jul 1997 14:08:11 EDT
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Re: (idm) DSotM 5 - bill laswell
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no problem: here u go: lost in translation compilation oscillations painkiller - execution ground third rail - south delta space blues sacred system dub phantom city live praxis aiyeb dieng - rythmagik material - seven souls golden palominos pil - album (or cd) bass terror heres a dozen albums that laswell has played on...they should give u a good overview of what the man does and why he is important...anyone on the list feel free to add and/or flame these selections... tom w np: omar pene and super diamono - direct from dakar On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 10:39:32 -0700 (PDT) Brett McCormick <brett@chicken.org> writes:
quoted 34 lines People have said (on more than one occasion) things about bill laswell> >People have said (on more than one occasion) things about bill laswell >which would tend to make me shy away from his stuff. And it isn't >that I don't like it, it's that I'm curious what others think. I am >interested in finding more about collaborations (with or without a >capital C). He seems to be a competent musician, and I do realize now >that my question was a mite bit silly.. de-lurking pains perhaps.. > >--brett > >On Thu, 31 July 1997, at 11:21:29, tweibrecht@juno.com wrote: > >> i dont get ur question..."i should consider others legitimate >concerns >> about his music"...who's? laswell's? namlook's? and "that he >re-hashes >> others work" again ..who rehashes? laswell? namlook? >> as to dsotm 5: remember that this is a Collaboration (with a capital >C) >> ...it is not an individual work...it is also a progression that >began >> with dsotm 1...try playing them all back-to-back for a taste of what >that >> means...granted, each one of the dsotm discs gives more latitude to >one >> of the collaborators...thats why, imo, the first two are more >> "schulzian", the next one more "namlookian" and the final two, more >> "laswellian"...i dont think laswell's bass is a "re-hash", and >certainly >> not a "re-hash of others work"...he has a distinctive style, which >melds >> quit well in this type of music...u may not like it, but its no >> coincidence that his style is in such demand... >