Chapter Two (Sacred System album)

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Chapter Two
Bill Laswell - Sacred System Chapter Two.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
RecordedOrange Music, West Orange, NJ
Genre Ambient dub
Length51:05
Label ROIR
Producer Bill Laswell
Sacred System chronology
Chapter One: Book of Entrance
(1996)
Chapter Two
(1997)
Nagual Site
(1998)
Bill Laswell chronology
Dub Meltdown
(1997)
Chapter Two
(1997)
Oscillations Remixes
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chapter Two is the second album by American composer Bill Laswell issued under the moniker Sacred System. It was released on September 16, 1997, by ROIR. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell.

No.TitleLength
1."Thunupa"13:34
2."Anubis"12:36
3."Purana"13:19
4."Akapana"11:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Chapter Two liner notes. [4]

Musicians
Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1997 ROIR CD, LP RUS 8233

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Sacred System, Chapter 2". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. "Bill Laswell: Sacred System: Chapter Two". ROIR. 1998. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. Green, Tony (March 1998). "Bill Laswell: Sacred System Chapter Two". JazzTimes . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. Chapter Two (booklet). Sacred System. New York City, New York: ROIR. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)