City of Light (album)

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City Of Light
Bill Laswell - City of Light.jpg
Studio album by
Bill Laswell
ReleasedJuly 29, 1997 (1997-07-29)
Studio Benares, India
Greenpoint (Brooklyn)
Genre Ambient
Length44:47
Label Sub Rosa
Producer Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Psychonavigation 3
(1997)		City Of Light
(1997)		 Dub Meltdown
(1997)
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City Of Light is the sixth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on July 29, 1997, by Sub Rosa. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lori Carson

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Nothing" Bill Laswell 13:03
2."Kála" John Balance, Peter Christopherson 13:06
3."Káshí" Tetsu Inoue 7:19
4."Above The Earth"Bill Laswell11:19

Personnel

Adapted from the City Of Light liner notes. [3]

Musicians
Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Belgium1997 Sub Rosa CDSR 114

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References

  1. ↑ Bush, Nathan. "City Of Light". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bill Laswell: City Of Light". Sub Rosa. 1999. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ City Of Light (booklet). Bill Laswell. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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