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Strata (record Label)
Subharmonic was an independent record label based in New York City. It primarily issued music with strong ambient and dub music influence. Its sub-label was Strata Records, which issued all its albums in an opaque black container. The label was founded in 1993 by music producers Bill Laswell, John Matarazzo John Matarazzo is an American musician, composer, producer and performer. He has worked with artists including Bill Laswell, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bob Dylan, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly & The Family Stone, Ravi Shankar, Herbie Hancock, Daniela Mercury ... and Robert Soares. A falling out with Matarazzo occurred during the mid-nineties, effectively ending the label's activities. List of releases Main discography Strata discography References External links * {{Authority control American independent record labels Experimental music record labels Ambient music record labels Record labels established in 1993 Companies based in New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Laswell
William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, world music, jazz, dub, and ambient styles. According to music critic Chris Brazier, "Laswell's pet concept is 'collision music' which involves bringing together musicians from wildly divergent but complementary spheres and seeing what comes out." The credo of one record label run by Laswell which typifies much of his work is "Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted". Although his bands may be credited under the same name and often feature the same roster of musicians, the styles and themes explored on different albums can vary dramatically. Material began as a noisy dance music band, but later albums concentrated on hip hop, jazz, or spoken word readings by William S. Burroughs. Most versions of the band Praxis have included guitarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Execution Ground
''Execution Ground'' is a double CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris. Reception The AllMusic review by Maurice Rickard awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "The first disc of this inventive and unsettling two-disc set features three long improvisations that show off the band's dub influence. The second disc, subtitled "Ambient Dub," is a rethinking/remix of the third and first improvs on the first disc. Overall less thrashy than some Painkiller excursions, the improvisations here are striking for their greater sonic space without sacrificing any of the heaviness. At times, the band rests, making way for ominous breathing and distant sustained screams, which recur throughout. The transitions from silence to groove to noise and back are relentless and dramatic. Harris proves to be an astonishingly inventive drummer, consistently varying the foundation in surprising ways. Laswell's tone varies from the brightness of flanged round-wound strings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamatorium
''Dreamatorium'' is the first album by American guitarist Buckethead, under the anagram name Death Cube K. The album explores an abstract, ambient-influenced musical style. It was released on May 13, 1994, by Strata (sub-label of Bill Laswell's Subharmonic Records) and again in 1995, including a graphics image generator software by Interactive Multimedia Corporation as the first track. The included software is ''fractint'' (version 18.2 for MS-DOS), a freeware fractal generator software that may be obtained as a standalone download from the fractint website free of charge. Track listing Credits *Buckethead - guitar *Bill Laswell - bass *Robert Musso The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ... - Engineering (with: Layng Martine) *John Matarazzo - Realization *Robert Soare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckethead
Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans several genres, including progressive metal, funk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, and avant-garde music. He performs primarily as a solo artist, although he has collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Bill Moseley, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, That 1 Guy, Bassnectar, and Skating Polly. He was also a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. He has recorded 325 studio albums, four special releases, and one EP. He has performed on more than fifty albums by other artists. Buckethead performs wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading ''FUNERAL'' in block letters, and an expressionless plain white mask inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythmagick
''Rhythmagick'' is the debut solo album by percussionist Aïyb Dieng, it was released in 1995 by P-Vine Records. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Bootsy Collins – bass guitar, guitar *Carlos Cordova – batá *Aïyb Dieng – bass drum, batá, chatan, congas, talking drum, producer *Trilok Gurtu – drums, tabla *Umar Bin Hassan – voice *Bill Laswell – bass guitar, sampler, producer *Daniel Ponce – batá, congas *Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, flute *Nicky Skopelitis – six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar *Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ, clavinet ;Technical personnel *Mati Klarwein – cover art *Thi-Linh Le – photography *Layng Martine – assistant engineer *Robert Musso – engineering *Aldo Sampieri – design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aïyb Dieng
Aïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded two solo album, including ''Rhythmagick'' (1995), and has worked with a wide range of musicians, including as a regular collaborator of bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Biography He was born and raised in Senegal, West Africa. By the age of 14 he was playing professionally in a band that consisted of nine relatives. Dieng received his first album credit on Brian Eno and Jon Hassell's 1980 '' Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics'', playing percussion on conga drums and a clay drum called ''ghatam''. Soon after, he worked with jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi on '' Susto''. Dieng also played on Mick Jagger's solo project, ''She's the Boss''. Other noteworthy credits include work with Yoko Ono (singer/composer/artist), Bill Laswell (producer/bassist/guitarist), William S. Burroughs (beatnik author), Haruomi Hosono, Bob Marley (reggae singer), and Ginger Baker. In 1981 he performed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final (band)
Final is a project of English musician Justin Broadrick, creator of the band Godflesh, which he started when he was 13 years old. Unlike Godflesh, Final is primarily electronic in nature, taking on a space-like, dark ambient sound. History Originally project was formed in 1982 as a power electronics/industrial duo of Justin Broadrick and Andy Swan (who Broadrick met at the city's Rag Market and both shared an interest in power electronics and industrial bands such as Throbbing Gristle, Ramleh and Whitehouse) under name Atrocity Exhibition. They released few tapes on Post Mortem Rekordings, Justin Broadrick's own cassette label (started in 1982 and ended in 1986). Later in 1983 the duo changed name to Smear Campaign, and first performed live on 7 July 1984 in The Mermaid Pub in Birmingham, using Broadrick’s stepfather's shortwave radio and distortion pedals. The played at the pub alongside Con-Dom and Family Patrol Group and was briefly signed on The Grey Wolves's label, chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lull (band)
Lull is a dark ambient project of former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris, which he founded in 1990. History Mick Harris began the project Lull in 1990, when he acquired a sampler, a reverb pedal and a 4-track recorder. After leaving the grindcore band Napalm Death, Harris wanted to create dark ambient music. Aaron Turner of Isis and Mamiffer described the Lull album ''Way through Staring'' as "the first really minimal music I encountered that really captivated me". Discography Studio Albums * 1992 - ''Dreamt About Dreaming'' * 1993 - ''Journey Through Underworlds'' * 1994 - ''Cold Summer'' * 1996 - ''Continue'' * 1997 - ''Way Through Staring'' * 1998 - ''Moments'' * 2001 - ''Brook'' (with Origami Arktika) * 2008 - ''Like a Slow River'' * 2022 - ''That Space Somewhere'' EPs * 1994 - ''Chime / Gerbarra'' * 1994 - ''Silenced / Outerbounds'' * 1994 - ''Echoed Currents / Shooting Star Crash'' * 1994 - ''The Passing / Iceberg'' * 1995 - ''Time Box'' * 2008 - ''Circadian Rhythm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
