City of Light (album)

City Of Light
Studio album by Bill Laswell
Released	July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29)
Studio	Benares, India Greenpoint (Brooklyn)
Genre	Ambient
Length	44:47
Label	Sub Rosa
Producer	Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Psychonavigation 3 (1997) City Of Light (1997) Dub Meltdown (1997)

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Allmusic	[1]

City Of Light is the sixth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on July 29, 1997, by Sub Rosa. ^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lori Carson.

No.	Title	Music	Length
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 Laswell	11:19

Personnel

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

Musicians

• John Balance  — sound collage (2)
• Lori Carson  — vocals
• Peter Christopherson  — sound collage (2)
• Trilok Gurtu  — tabla (1)
• Tetsu Inoue  — sound collage (3)
• Bill Laswell  — sound collage (1, 4), producer, recording

Technical personnel

• Robert Musso  — engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Belgium	1997	Sub Rosa	CD	SR 114

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.

External links

• City Of Light at Discogs (list of releases)