| Imaginary Cuba | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Orange Music, West Orange, NJ | |||
| Genre | Dub, sound collage | |||
| Length | 57:26 | |||
| Label | Wicklow | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999, by Wicklow.
Noting the influence taken from Latin American music, AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson wrote: "Imaginary Cuba finds [Laswell] taking an approach somewhat similar to the one he employed on his Off World One project -- building on a foundation of field recordings, he constructs complex and often dub-inflected sound collages that sound like no one but Laswell while still maintaining respect for the music's origins." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Habana Transmission #1/Avisale a la Vecina Dub" | Bill Laswell | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Para Clave y Guaguanco" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Loungin With F.E." | Frank Emilio Flynn | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Chacón and Daniel" | Bill Laswell | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Déjala en la Puntica" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 2:21 |
| 6. | "Habana Transmission #2/Cuban Evolution" | Bill Laswell | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Los Ibellis" | Los Ibellis, Bill Laswell | 6:37 |
| 8. | "Habana Transmission #3/Shango Sound Scan" | Los Ibellis | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si" | Bill Laswell | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Guerillero Heroico" | Bill Laswell | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Shango" | Los Ibellis | 1:15 |
| 12. | "Pompa at the House" | Guillermo Pompa | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Madre No Me Pida in Dub" | Raúl Planas | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Chaos in the Heat" | Bill Laswell | 4:49 |
| 15. | "Drafting Shadows/Leaving la Habana" | Bill Laswell | 6:34 |
Adapted from the Imaginary Cuba liner notes. [5]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1999 | Wicklow | CD | 09026-63514-2 |
Lost in the Translation is an album by American composer Bill Laswell, issued under the moniker Axiom Ambient. It was released on November 8, 1994 by Axiom.
Psychonavigation 2 is a collaborative album by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook, released on December 5, 1995 by FAX +49-69/450464.
Outland 2 is a collaborative album by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook, released on April 9, 1996 by FAX +49-69/450464.
Chapter One: Book of Entrance is the first album by American composer Bill Laswell issued under the moniker Sacred System. It was released on May 14, 1996 by ROIR.
Oscillations is the fifth studio album by the jazz artist Bill Laswell. It was released in 1996 through Sub Rosa.
City Of Light is the sixth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on July 29, 1997 by Sub Rosa.
Dub Meltdown is a collaborative album by Bill Laswell and Style Scott, released on August 12, 1997 by WordSound.
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.
Oscillations Remixes is a remix album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on October 14, 1997 by Sub Rosa. It comprises remixed versions of recordings taken from Laswell's first Oscillations album.
Psychonavigation 4 is a studio album by the electronic artists Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. It was released in 1999 through FAX +49-69/450464.
Hashisheen: The End of Law is an album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on May 25, 1999 by Sub Rosa.
Charged is a collaborative album by Eraldo Bernocchi, Toshinori Kondo and Bill Laswell, released on June 28, 1999 by Apollo Records.
Serene Timeless Joy is an album by American composer Bill Laswell, issued under the moniker Rasa. It was released on July 13, 1999 by Meta Records.
Broken Vessels is the soundtrack album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 21, 1999 by Koch Records. It comprises Laswell's original score for the medical drama Broken Vessels, a film directed by Scott Ziehl released to theaters on April 18, 1998. Critic Steven McDonald called it "an engaging and propulsive recording."
Permutation is the tenth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on November 30, 1999 by ION Records.
Emerald Aether: Shape Shifting is a remix album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 14, 2000 by Shanachie Records.
Dub Chamber 3 is the eleventh solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on April 25, 2000, by ROIR.
Lo. Def Pressure is the twelfth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on October 3, 2000 by Sub Rosa.
ROIR Dub Sessions is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on November 18, 2003 by ROIR.
A Navel City/No One Is There is a collaborative album by Hoppy Kamiyama and Bill Laswell, released in May 2004 by Creage.
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