Chapter Two (Sacred System album)

Chapter Two
Studio album by Sacred System
Released	September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
Recorded	Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
Genre	Ambient dub
Length	51:05
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)

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Allmusic	[1]

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]}

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell.

No.	Title	Length
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

• Bill Buchen – gamelan, slit drum, tablas, water drums
• Graham Haynes  – flugelhorn, cornet
• Bill Laswell  – bass guitar, effects, producer
• Style Scott  – drum programming
• Nicky Skopelitis  – six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar, sitar

Technical personnel

• Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
• Abdul Malik Mansur – illustrations
• Robert Musso  – recording, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	ROIR	CD, LP	RUS 8233

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.

External links

• Chapter Two (Sacred System album) at Bandcamp
• Sacred System: Chapter Two at Discogs (list of releases)