Down by Law (Deadline album)

Down by Law
Studio album by Deadline
Released	May 2, 1985 (1985-05-02)
Recorded	Evergreen Studio, NYC
Genre	Electronic
Length	38:13
Label	Celluloid
Producer	Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson
Deadline chronology
Down by Law (1985) Dissident (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Down by Law is the debut studio album by Deadline, which was released on May 2, 1985, on Celluloid Records. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Afro Beat"	Manu Dibango, Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson	6:31
2.	"Boat Peoples"	Manu Dibango, Steve Turre, Phillip Wilson	7:03
3.	"Baliphone Dub"	Phillip Wilson	4:28
4.	"Makossa Rock"	Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson	11:05
5.	"Gammatron"	Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson	5:22
6.	"Doo Root"	Phillip Wilson	3:44

Personnel

Musicians

• Paul Butterfield  – harmonica (4)
• Olu Dara  – Holztrompete and cornet (2, 4)
• Aïyb Dieng  – congas and cowbell (1, 2), talking drums (4)
• Manu Dibango  – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), voice (1, 2)
• Jonas Hellborg  – bass guitar (3, 5), fuzz bass (3)
• Bill Laswell  – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), bass guitar (1), shortwave (3), producer
• Jaco Pastorius  – bass guitar (4)
• Steve Turre  – didjeridoo (2, 4, 6), conch shells (2, 6)
• Bernie Worrell  – synthesizer (1, 2, 4)
• Phillip Wilson  – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), percussion (2, 5, 6), Balafon (3, 4, 6), cymbals (1, 4), bells (3), bass synthesizer (4), mbira (5), processed piano (6), floor toms (6), congas (6), cabasa (6), producer

Technical personnel

• Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer, editing
• Robert Musso  – engineering, mixing
• Hahn Rowe  – assistant engineer
• Robert Stevens – engineering, processed piano (3), electric piano (6)
• Howie Weinberg  – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1985	Celluloid	CD, CS, LP	CELL 6111
France	1990	Celluloid	CD	CELD 6111
United States	1993	Celluloid	CD	CELD 6111
United Kingdom	1996	Charly	CD	CPCD 8192

References

1. Genzel, Christian. "Down by Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
2. "Deadline - Down By Law". Celluloid Records. 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

External links

• Down by Law at Discogs (list of releases)
• Down by Law at Bandcamp