Akasha (album)

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Akasha
Bill Laswell - Akasha.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)
StudioGreenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre Dark ambient
Length88:20
Label Subharmonic
Producer Anton Fier, Mick Harris, Bill Laswell
Divination chronology
Light in Extension
(1994)
Akasha
(1995)
Distill
(1996)
Bill Laswell chronology
Somnific Flux
(1995)
Akasha
(1995)
Subsonic 2: Bass Terror
(1995)
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Akasha is the third album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on March 28, 1995, by Subharmonic. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Disc one (Ambient)
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Descent" Laswell Bill Laswell 14:55
2."Rain Dream" Hosono Haruomi Hosono 5:49
3."Ascesis" Fier Anton Fier with Lydia Kavanaugh10:06
4."Stir" Harris Mick Harris 11:17
Disc two (Rhythm)
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tangier Space Draft" Laswell Bill Laswell with DXT 15:21
2."Navigations" Hosono, Shimizu Haruomi Hosono and Yasuaki Shimizu 14:41
3."Illuminoid Assassin"Laswell Bill Laswell with DXT 16:11

Personnel

Adapted from the Akasha liner notes. [3]

Musicians

Technical

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1995 Subharmonic CDSD 7011-2

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Akasha". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Bill Laswell". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. Akasha (booklet). Divination. New York City: Subharmonic. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)