Aspiration (album)

Aspiration
Aspiration
Compilation album by Bill Laswell
Released	March 15, 2011
Recorded	Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Orange Music, West Orange, NJ; The House of the Caid Khoubane, District Chbanat, Morocco
Genre	Ambient
Length	48:05
Label	Metastation
Producer	Bill Laswell
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Aspiration is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 15, 2011 by Metastation.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pattabhi Jois"	Bill Laswell	12:27
2.	"Bliss: The Eternal Now"	Alice Coltrane	7:47
3.	"Searching for You"	Sussan Deyhim, Kudsi Erguner, Bill Laswell, Mark Nauseef	7:03
4.	"The Hidden Garden/Naima"	John Coltrane, Bill Laswell, Simon Shaheen, Nicky Skopelitis	5:26
5.	"Time"	Bill Laswell	8:01
6.	"Peace in Essaouira" (for Sonny Sharrock)	Pharoah Sanders	7:21

Personnel

Adapted from the Aspiration liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Jeff Bova – synthesizer (4)
Bootsy Collins – bass guitar (4)
Alice Coltrane – piano and harp (2), musical arrangements (2)
Sussan Deyhim – vocals (3), musical arrangements (3)
Aïyb Dieng – Ghatam, congas and percussion (4)
Kudsi Erguner – ney (3)
Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (4)
The Dalai Lama – voice (5)
Zakir Hussain – tabla (1)
K. Pattabhi Jois – chant (1)
Toshinori Kondo – trumpet and electronics (5)
Bill Laswell – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 5), percussion (6), remix (2), producer
Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet (1)
Mark Nauseef – meditation bells (3)
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone (6)
Carlos Santana – guitar (2)
Simon Shaheen – oud and violin (4)
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, sitar and baglama (4), percussion (6)
Bernie Worrell – electric piano and organ (4)

Technical personnel

James Dellatacoma – assistant engineering
Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
Russell Mills – cover art
Robert Musso – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2011	Metastation	CD	MT 0024

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References

↑ Jurek, Thom. "Aspiration". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
↑ "Bill Laswell: Aspiration". Metastation. 1999. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
↑ Aspiration (booklet). Bill Laswell. Santa Barbara, California: Metastation. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Aspiration at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Jurek, Thom. "Aspiration". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[2] "Bill Laswell: Aspiration". Metastation. 1999. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[linearnotes-3] Aspiration (booklet). Bill Laswell. Santa Barbara, California: Metastation. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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