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RIP James “Blood” Ulmer
Back in the late 90s I got wise to Ornette Coleman and his harmolodic phase; a concept that is equal parts avant-garde jazz with an attitude that is punk as hell, and influenced a lot of great artists, mostly in NYC, who pushed an immense number of boundaries. One of those people is James "Blood" Ulmer, who played with Coleman, and then carved out a wildly careening path since. He passed away this week, at 86, and leaves an influential if obscure (to the general public), legacy. NPR did a […]https://zeruch.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/rip-james-blood-ulmer/
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#FortnightFridayMusic
March 20 2026
The mood is #IndigoMatik, “Indigo” from Rhythm Science (2004)
Rhythm Science is a print and audio project by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal kid (as it states right there on the cover), who penned a slim volume, a kind of manifesto/wordscape for electronic music production via #DJ sample culture, and assembled an accompanying CD compilation of tracks full of sounds from the archive of Belgian label #SubRosa that traverses that territory.
The track that first got my attention was a spoken word piece by #PattiSmith over electronic washes of sound. There are also some atmospheric cut-and-paste sample-fests that you’d associate with #DJSpooky. Prominent names such as #BillLaswell and #LeeRenaldo of Sonic Youth appear here, and others I would call ‘genre-famous’ like #Oval and #Seefeel - and a piece by #Debussy with warm crackly vinyl noise, tying it in with the #turntablism theme.
This track by Matik bubbles with suggestions of #dub, feels like #ambient but pulses with rhythm and features repeated melodic phrases, flirts with #ElectronicGlitch but rides on an undercurrent that remains smooth.
https://djspookythatsubliminalkid.bandcamp.com/track/mat-ik-indigo
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#FortnightFridayMusic
March 20 2026
The mood is #IndigoMatik, “Indigo” from Rhythm Science (2004)
Rhythm Science is a print and audio project by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal kid (as it states right there on the cover), who penned a slim volume, a kind of manifesto/wordscape for electronic music production via #DJ sample culture, and assembled an accompanying CD compilation of tracks full of sounds from the archive of Belgian label #SubRosa that traverses that territory.
The track that first got my attention was a spoken word piece by #PattiSmith over electronic washes of sound. There are also some atmospheric cut-and-paste sample-fests that you’d associate with #DJSpooky. Prominent names such as #BillLaswell and #LeeRenaldo of Sonic Youth appear here, and others I would call ‘genre-famous’ like #Oval and #Seefeel - and a piece by #Debussy with warm crackly vinyl noise, tying it in with the #turntablism theme.
This track by Matik bubbles with suggestions of #dub, feels like #ambient but pulses with rhythm and features repeated melodic phrases, flirts with #ElectronicGlitch but rides on an undercurrent that remains smooth.
https://djspookythatsubliminalkid.bandcamp.com/track/mat-ik-indigo
For more on the DJ Spooky project see https://djspooky.com/rhythm-science/
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"Rockit" is a composition recorded by American jazz pianist #HerbieHancock #and produced by #BillLaswell and #MichaelBeinhorn. Hancock released it as a #single from his twenty-ninth album, #FutureShock (1983). The selection was composed by Hancock, Laswell, and Beinhorn. The track was driven by its deejay #scratch style, performed primarily by #DXT, and its music video created by #GodleyAndCreme, featuring the robotic art of #JimWhiting.
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"Rockit" is a composition recorded by American jazz pianist #HerbieHancock #and produced by #BillLaswell and #MichaelBeinhorn. Hancock released it as a #single from his twenty-ninth album, #FutureShock (1983). The selection was composed by Hancock, Laswell, and Beinhorn. The track was driven by its deejay #scratch style, performed primarily by #DXT, and its music video created by #GodleyAndCreme, featuring the robotic art of #JimWhiting.
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#NowPlaying Arcana 'The Last Wave' CD (DIW, 1996)
Can it really be 30 years since this brilliant album was released by a superlative “power trio” (for want of a better expression) of improvisors comprising Derek Bailey, Bill Laswell and Tony Williams?
Williams’ room-filling drumming is such a brilliant foil for the shards of Bailey’s explosive electric guitar attack. So sad that the former died the following year, aged just 51.
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Wave_(album)
#DerekBailey #BillLaswell #TonyWilliams #ArcanaTheLastWave #ImprovisedMusic @improvisedmusic
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#NowPlaying Arcana 'The Last Wave' CD (DIW, 1996)
Can it really be 30 years since this brilliant album was released by a superlative “power trio” (for want of a better expression) of improvisors comprising Derek Bailey, Bill Laswell and Tony Williams?
Williams’ room-filling drumming is such a brilliant foil for the shards of Bailey’s explosive electric guitar attack. So sad that the former died the following year, aged just 51.
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Wave_(album)
#DerekBailey #BillLaswell #TonyWilliams #ArcanaTheLastWave #ImprovisedMusic @improvisedmusic
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Oh, nice. New BASSMATTER exclusive album just dropped: a live show from 2016 with Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart and Bill Laswell. Something great to listen to while editing. #Music #Bass #BillLaswell #JahWobble
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Oh, nice. New BASSMATTER exclusive album just dropped: a live show from 2016 with Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart and Bill Laswell. Something great to listen to while editing. #Music #Bass #BillLaswell #JahWobble
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell & Karsh Kale:
🎵 Woo Doo#BillLaswell #BernieWorrell #KarshKale
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell & Karsh Kale:
🎵 Woo Doo#BillLaswell #BernieWorrell #KarshKale
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#WorldDestruction by #TimeZone
"This is a world destruction. Your life ain't nothing.
The human race is becoming a disgrace.
The rich get richer.
The poor are getting poorer.
#Fascist, #chauvinistic government fools."- #JohnLyden, Afrika Bambaataa & #BillLaswell, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1T6l70XlqU#HipHop #80sMusic #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution #USPol #WorldPol
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#WorldDestruction by #TimeZone
"This is a world destruction. Your life ain't nothing.
The human race is becoming a disgrace.
The rich get richer.
The poor are getting poorer.
#Fascist, #chauvinistic government fools."- #JohnLyden, Afrika Bambaataa & #BillLaswell, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1T6l70XlqU#HipHop #80sMusic #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution #USPol #WorldPol
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Hudebník Bill Laswell dnes (12. února 2025) slaví Sedmdesátku. Je znám neokázalým přístupem a nadáním nahrát a produkovat multižánrová alba. Spojuje na nich jazz, improvizaci, dub, drum and bass, punk, elektro nebo hip hop.
#10YearsOfPuddingRevisited #Music #BillLaswell
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RIP legendary tabla virtuoso and Shakti founder Zakir Hussain, 73
#shakti #zakirhussain #tabla #billlaswell #JohnMcLaughlin #gratefuldead #IndianMusic #tablabeatscience https://www.npr.org/2024/12/15/nx-s1-5229593/zakir-hussain-dead-india-shakti-tabla
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RIP legendary tabla virtuoso and Shakti founder Zakir Hussain, 73
#shakti #zakirhussain #tabla #billlaswell #JohnMcLaughlin #gratefuldead #IndianMusic #tablabeatscience https://www.npr.org/2024/12/15/nx-s1-5229593/zakir-hussain-dead-india-shakti-tabla
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Nov 29 2024
The prompt is CreationAxiom Dub: Mysteries of Creation 1996
It must have been pretty soon after I came to appreciate #RootsReggae that I found its deeper, spacier sibling, #dub - hell, just flip the 7” or let the 12” run, and there’s the dub version. THIS was the shit; it still is for me.
I think it was one night while listening to #WZBC, #BostonCollege's radio station, that I got my first taste of this Axiom Dub #compilation.
#BillLaswell, wielder of massively heavy #bass, created the Axiom label for his own projects, but also released work by some other artists of his ilk. What he created with this compilation was my portal to a whole new world of sound.
Familiar names like #SlyAndRobbie and #JahWobble mingled with newer players on the scene #SubDub and #DJSpooky; yes, dub #reggae was here, but also new sounds, like a more #electronic-based #BrokenBeat sound, #ambient's skittery cousin #Illbient.
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#FortnightFridayMusic
Nov 29 2024
The prompt is CreationAxiom Dub: Mysteries of Creation 1996
It must have been pretty soon after I came to appreciate #RootsReggae that I found its deeper, spacier sibling, #dub - hell, just flip the 7” or let the 12” run, and there’s the dub version. THIS was the shit; it still is for me.
I think it was one night while listening to #WZBC, #BostonCollege's radio station, that I got my first taste of this Axiom Dub #compilation.
#BillLaswell, wielder of massively heavy #bass, created the Axiom label for his own projects, but also released work by some other artists of his ilk. What he created with this compilation was my portal to a whole new world of sound.
Familiar names like #SlyAndRobbie and #JahWobble mingled with newer players on the scene #SubDub and #DJSpooky; yes, dub #reggae was here, but also new sounds, like a more #electronic-based #BrokenBeat sound, #ambient's skittery cousin #Illbient.
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The Jazz-Metal Trio PainKiller’s Classic Lineup Revs Up Again
#MickHarris #BillLaswell and #JohnZorn new album, “Samsara” — their first in 30 years — arrives as Laswell battles health troubles that “opened up a new direction.” -
The Jazz-Metal Trio PainKiller’s Classic Lineup Revs Up Again
#MickHarris #BillLaswell and #JohnZorn new album, “Samsara” — their first in 30 years — arrives as Laswell battles health troubles that “opened up a new direction.” -
#Upcoming “Samsara” is a new recording from the original #Painkiller trio of #JohnZorn (saxophone), #BillLaswell (bass), and #MickHarris (electronics). Available via #TzadikRecords, November 15th. https://www.tzadik.com/
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#Upcoming “Samsara” is a new recording from the original #Painkiller trio of #JohnZorn (saxophone), #BillLaswell (bass), and #MickHarris (electronics). Available via #TzadikRecords, November 15th. https://www.tzadik.com/
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell // #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell //
The Drift
[album The Process, 2014]//via // #MODTechnologies //
#brandunbrand #bandcamp #music #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell // #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell //
Time Falls
[album The Process, 2014]//via // #MODTechnologies //
#brandunbrand #bandcamp #music #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell // #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell //
B2
[album The Process, 2014]//via // #MODTechnologies //
#brandunbrand #bandcamp #music #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell // #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell //
Haunted
[album The Process, 2014]//via // #MODTechnologies //
#brandunbrand #bandcamp #music #JonBatiste #ChadSmith #BillLaswell
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Man, it's rough seeing Laswell deal with all of these health and financial issues...fortunately he has so many people that his work has impacted who step up to help. If you can, please do.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-please-help-bill-laswell
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Man, it's rough seeing Laswell deal with all of these health and financial issues...fortunately he has so many people that his work has impacted who step up to help. If you can, please do.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-please-help-bill-laswell
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20 albums that have had an impact on who you are: One album a day for 20 days, no explanations, no reviews, just album covers.
18/20
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20 albums that have had an impact on who you are: One album a day for 20 days, no explanations, no reviews, just album covers.
18/20
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
Kasbah Rockers, Bill Laswell & Sam J Samatar:
🎵 Maha HoYo#KasbahRockers #BillLaswell #SamJSamatar
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
Kasbah Rockers, Bill Laswell & Sam J Samatar:
🎵 Maha HoYo#KasbahRockers #BillLaswell #SamJSamatar
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"existence"
https://hearthis.at/emuziek/mix-18022023-existencefeat. #Download / #AnemoneTube / #SchlossTegal / #PostScriptvm / #Scanner / #ThrobbingGristle / #HausArafna / #BrowningMummery / #KrylonHertz / #AdnCkrystall / #Sote - / #BillLaswell / #18eOktober -/ #Shpongle / #HolegSpies / #DFTram / #TranquilityBass / #KillingJoke -
#VinylOnly #Podcast #DJset #Minimal #Electronic #musodon
#NowPlaying #DIY #HitsUMissed #NowListening
#VinylRecords #ExperimentalMusic
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What a fantastic deep listening trip......#BillLaswell did an amazing job here......
#MilesDavis – Panthalassa: The Music Of Miles Davis 1969 - 1974 (Reconstruction & Mix Translation by Bill Laswell) cd on #Columbia 1998
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kp-ShadRKVkqWY2kxgV_TvE3dZQXGlR5s -
"A rare find….something involving both #BillLaswell AND #KeithLeblanc I had never heard of. Featuring a bevy of a-list guests like Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Gary Mudbone Cooper, and Maceo Parker...This is very indicative of a kind of transitional phase where classic funk musicians and modern hip hop influences were commingling with certain edgier sounds starting in the late 80s that should have had more commercial success, but didn’t for some reason"
https://zeruch.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/sounds-that-have-been-made-ep-121-menace-doghouse/
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"A rare find….something involving both #BillLaswell AND #KeithLeblanc I had never heard of. Featuring a bevy of a-list guests like Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Gary Mudbone Cooper, and Maceo Parker...This is very indicative of a kind of transitional phase where classic funk musicians and modern hip hop influences were commingling with certain edgier sounds starting in the late 80s that should have had more commercial success, but didn’t for some reason"
https://zeruch.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/sounds-that-have-been-made-ep-121-menace-doghouse/
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #WoPop
Bill Laswell:
🎵 Tokyo (Bill Laswell Shinjuku flashback mix)https://billlaswell.net/album/the-noise-of-trouble-live-in-tokyo
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #WoPop
Bill Laswell:
🎵 Tokyo (Bill Laswell Shinjuku flashback mix)https://billlaswell.net/album/the-noise-of-trouble-live-in-tokyo
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New #review today: "#ThisCelestialEngine consists of keyboardist #RoyPowell, who has extensive jazz credentials as well as groups such as #Mumpbeak and #InterStatic; bassist #DaveSturt, whom we’ve encountered with #Gong, #JadeWarrior, #BillNelson, #SteveHillage, and more; and drummer #TedParsons, whose career started with #Swans and includes #KillingJoke, #BillLaswell, #Buckethead, and many more." #ExposeOnline #AvantRock #AvantJazz http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/this-celestial-engine-this-celestial-engine-2.html
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New #review today: "#ThisCelestialEngine consists of keyboardist #RoyPowell, who has extensive jazz credentials as well as groups such as #Mumpbeak and #InterStatic; bassist #DaveSturt, whom we’ve encountered with #Gong, #JadeWarrior, #BillNelson, #SteveHillage, and more; and drummer #TedParsons, whose career started with #Swans and includes #KillingJoke, #BillLaswell, #Buckethead, and many more." #ExposeOnline #AvantRock #AvantJazz http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/this-celestial-engine-this-celestial-engine-2.html
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#NowPlaying For their third album, in 1992 the NYC-based instrumental trio #BlindIdiotGod left #SSTRecords, joined #JohnZorn's fledgling, curated Japanese label #Avant, and retained #BillLaswell as producer. “Cyclotron” is a pummeling, hardcore meets spacy dub and funk-inspired album that will leave you sweating and anticipating more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h9hd8fgav8
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Last Exit's Iron Path was the CD that convinced me to finally buy a CD player in 1988. (Though ultimately "Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo" is my fave of their recordings.)
#PeterBrotzmann #RonaldShannonJackson #BillLaswell #SonnySharrock #PeterBrötzmann #LastExit #IronPath
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Laswell x Brötzmann, Low Life, 1987. Monty is not sure about the racket. I still think it is pretty great.
#BillLaswell #PeterBrötzmann #PeterBrotzmann #LowLife #CelluloidRecords
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#PeterBrötzmann in #LastExit live at Deutsches Jazzfestival, 1986 with #RonaldShannonJackson, #SonnySharrock, and #BillLaswell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKYq4H3-iKM