Distill (album)

Distill
Studio album by Divination
Released	February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)
Studio	Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Ambient
Length	102:34
Label	Sub Meta
Producer	Anton Fier, Mick Harris, Haruomi Hosono, Tetsu Inoue, Thomas Köner, Bill Laswell, Pete Namlook, Paul Schütze
Divination chronology
Akasha (1995) Distill (1996) Sacrifice (1998)
Bill Laswell chronology
Off World One (1996) Distill (1996) Interpieces Organization (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]

Distill is the fourth album by American composer Bill Laswell released under the moniker Divination. It was released in 1996 by Sub Meta. ^[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Green Evil"	Schütze	Paul Schütze	11:39
2.	"Subharmonic Invocation of the Dark Spirits"	Namlook	Pete Namlook	12:49
3.	"Ether Vibes"	Hosono, Koshi	Haruomi Hosono	7:54
4.	"There"	Harris	Mick Harris	9:35

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Zone"	Köner	Thomas Köner	12:01
2.	"Blue Filter"	Fier	Anton Fier	8:25
3.	"Interlink"	Inoue	Tetsu Inoue	10:28
4.	"Black Dangers"	Laswell	Bill Laswell	29:51

Personnel

Adapted from the Distill liner notes. ^[4]

Musicians

• Knox Chandler  – guitar (2.2)
• Anton Fier  – instruments and producer (2.2), mastering
• Mick Harris  – instruments and producer (1.4)
• Haruomi Hosono  – instruments and producer (1.3)
• Tetsu Inoue  – instruments and producer (2.3)
• Thomas Köner  – instruments and producer (2.1)
• Bill Laswell  – instruments and producer (2.4)
• Pete Namlook  – instruments and producer (1.2)
• Paul Schütze  – instruments and producer (1.1)

Technical

• Bruce Calder – engineering (2.2)
• Robert Musso  – engineering (2.4), mastering
• Aldo Sampieri – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Sub Meta	CD	SM 9803-2

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Distill". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
2. columnist (October 1996). "Divination - Distill". Alternative Press : 83.
3. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Bill Laswell". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 19, 2014.
4. Distill (booklet). Divination. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1996.

External links

• Distill at Discogs (list of releases)
• Distill at Bandcamp