Material
One of the most high-profile projects of the endlessly prolific bassist and producer Bill Laswell, Material pioneered a groundbreaking fusion of jazz, funk, and punk that also incorporated elements of hip-hop and world music well before either's entrance into the mass cultural consciousness. Formed in 1979, the first Material lineup consisted of Laswell, multi-instrumentalist Michael Beinhorn, and drummer Fred Maher, all three staples of the downtown New York City underground music scene. The group, plus Kramer and a few others backed Gong's Daevid Allen during his New York visit, resulting in the album About Time by New York Gong. After Material's debut LP under their own name, Temporary Music, the group's ranks swelled to include figures ranging from Sonny Sharrock to Henry Threadgill to Fred Frith, additions which yielded 1981's superb Memory Serves. A guest list running the gamut from Nile Rodgers to a then-unknown Whitney Houston distinguished the avant funk of 1982's One Down, the final Material LP before a nearly decade-long hiatus; Laswell finally reassembled the troops in 1989 to record the atmospheric Seven Souls, which spotlighted the spoken word performances of the legendary William S. Burroughs. 1991's The Third Power brought the group back to its soulful roots, with guests including Herbie Hancock, Sly & Robbie, Maceo Parker, and the Jungle Brothers; after 1994's Hallucination Engine, another four-year hiatus preceded the release of the remix collection The Road to the Western Lands. Intonarumori followed in 1999.
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Time Out (Dance Versions)
Electronic - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on Dec 31, 1983
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I'm The One (Dance Versions)
Electronic - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on Dec 31, 1982
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The Third Power
Pop - Released by Mercury Records on Jan 1, 1991
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Memory Serves
Rock - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on Jan 1, 1981
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Temporary Music (1979-1981)
Alternative & Indie - Released by BCD - 3RDP on Oct 18, 2005
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Busting Out
Miscellaneous - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on Dec 31, 1981
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One Down (Material)
Funk - Released by Celluloid on May 19, 1982
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Hallucination Engine
Rock - Released by Island Records on Jan 1, 1993
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Bill Laswell Material And Friends (Material)
Pop/Rock - Released by Celluloid on Nov 30, 1985
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The Road To The Western Lands
Pop - Released by Mercury Records on Jan 1, 1997
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Seven Souls Remixes
Alternative & Indie - Released by M.O.D. Technologies on Sep 16, 2016
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Intonarumori
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Palm Pictures on Sep 28, 1999
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Bustin' Out Edits - EP
Disco - Released by ZE Records on Jan 1, 2012
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Hazardous Material
Germany - Released by Already Dead Tapes on Oct 13, 2023
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Apocalypse Live
The Master Musicians Of Jajouka, Bachir Attar, Material
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by M.O.D. Technologies on Apr 21, 2017
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Dance Versions (Material)
Electronic - Released by Celluloid on Jun 14, 1982
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Temporary Music
Rock - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on Jan 1, 1981
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Things Long Lost / The World As We Know It
Material, Reza, Miles Brandon, Tricky Pat
Drum & Bass - Released by Influenza Media on Mar 15, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo