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Born: February 12, 1955 in Salem, IL
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Avant-Garde

Biography:
A longtime linchpin of the New York City underground music scene, Bill Laswell was among the most prolific artists in contemporary music; as a performer, producer, and label chief, his imprint is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a signature sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of funk.... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2009 Invisible Design II
2006 Only Way to Go Is Down
2006 Neftakhir
2006 Little Boy Don't Get Scared
2006 Bill Laswell and Material
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Filmography:
2009 The Hand of Fatima
2006 Soundstage: Bill Laswell - Axiom Sound System Musical Freezone
1998 Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
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Member Of: Shine Massacre Tabla Beat Science Material The Golden Palominos More >> Similar Artists: Holger Czukay Steve Swallow Paul Schütze Percy Jones Doug Wimbish More >>

Influenced By: Derek Bailey Charles Mingus Lee "Scratch" Perry Mahavishnu Orchestra Jack Bruce More >> Followers: Bisk Señor Coconut James Plotkin DJ Spooky David Alexander McDonald More >>

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