Material: Hallucination Engine
Bill Laswell is a prolific, multi-talented musician and producer. I always find his projects fascinating, and many of his CDs are brilliant multi-ethnic style collisions. One of his recurring projects is called Material. This particular recording features Laswell along with musical luminaries Nicky Skopelitis, Wayne Shorter, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Shankar, Sly Dunbar, Jonas Hellborg, Zakir Hussain, and Trilok Gurtu. I’m especially drawn to the track “Mantra”.You’ll also find a spoken-word contribution from William S. Burroughs, excerpted from his longer work Words of Advice for Young People. Burroughs is something of an acquired taste for most people, although I had found some of his writing to interesting.
Original Release Date: 1994