Sacred System, Chapter One: Book of Entrance

About the Artist
Bill Laswell is internationally known for his genre-breaking, innovative and revolutionary musical concepts - daring, original ideas that consistently transcend boundaries of musical content and context. By relentlessly rendering obsolete the comfortable delineations separating genres, techniques and cultures, he has created controversy and uproar in the press.

As a world class bass player and producer, Laswell has worked with Afrika Bambaataa, Bachir Attar, Bernie Worrell, Blind Idiot God, Bootsy Collins, Fela Kuti, Foday Musa Suso, George Clinton, Ginger Baker, Gil-Scott Heron, Herbie Hancock, Henry Threadgill, Iggy Pop, James Blood Ulmer, Maceo Parker, Laurie Anderson, Mandingo, Manu Dibango, Material, Last Exit, Mick Jagger, Motorhead, Nicky Skopelitis, Peter Brotzman, Praxis, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sly & Robbie, Sonny Sharrock, Swans, Last Poets, Yellowman, Yoko Ono, Brian Eno, Golden Palominos, John Zorn, Painkiller, Peter Gabriel, and so many more.

Product Description
Laswell created "Sacred System Chapter 1: Book Of Entrance" specifically for ROIR, and in this he has been guided by ROIR's continuous interest in the dub and all its studio manifestations.

"Sacred System" once again proves Laswell a radical innovator, as he adds a new chapter - a new direction for dub in the '90s.

Tracks:

Babylon Ghost
Dread Iternal
Cyborg Assault
Galactic Zone
Sub Terrain

Album Description

Laswell created "Sacred System Chapter 1: Book Of Entrance" specifically for ROIR, and in this he has been guided by ROIR's continuous interest in the dub and all its studio manifestations.

"Sacred System" once again proves Laswell a radical innovator, as he adds a new chapter - a new direction for dub in the '90s.

Customer Reviews:

Bass-heavy Dreamscapes.......2006-12-20

I love anything by Bill Laswell but this is my favorite work of his, and definitely one of my most frequently played albums. This is truly dub, but there are so many other elements going on within this music that it really surpasses explanation or categorization. It's moody and deep, and produces some incredible mindscapes. Even at its most mellow moments it is still fraught with kinetic energy, swirling into multiple climaxes. A combination of electronic music and instrumental music, the bass playing is multi-faceted. It was recorded in such an enhancing and complimentary manner that it showcases Laswell's exceptional talent on the bass guitar. He plays bass like a lead instrument. No other album has ever taken me deeper into such profound mental imagery as this one...I never tire of it.

This is Dub!.......2005-03-31

Clearly Laswell wanted to genuflect at the feet of King Tubby and Lee Perry, and he creates music that is part imitation of them and part extension of what they had done (there is at least a small amount of cross-in electronic sound). If you like King Tubby, you'll like this.

Laswell's secret weapon here is his bass. He drips fluid and funky bass parts the way Charlie Parker used to drip saxophone runs. The bass playing lifts this record up and makes it something at least a little special.

One of Laswell's best.......2002-09-06

The music on this album is a perfect blend of techno beats and Middle Eastern rhythm. You won't find a lot of variation here --- the songs are supposed to put you in a trance, so they are repetitive. Every time I listen to it, I play it over and over for hours; Laswell should have stretched it out to cover the full disc. This is as good as Laswell's RADIOAXIOM and HALLUCINATION ENGINE.

A totally superb Dub album.......2002-01-24

I've got several Laswell dub outings, sometimes he's brilliant, sometimes not, in this case the tunes really rock. One of the most played CDs in my collection.

If this is dub, I love dub.......2000-06-05

Laswell does it yet again. Reggie lovers, dub lovers, music lovers: my advise is that you at least listen to this album and chapter two. 5 stars is just the begining of a discription.

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