Invisible Design

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Invisible Design
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Studio album by
Bill Laswell
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
RecordedOrange Music, West Orange, NJ
Genre Ambient
Length46:52
Label Tzadik
Producer Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Sacrifice
(1998)		Invisible Design
(1999)		 Psychonavigation 4
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 9.5/10 [3]

Invisible Design is the eighth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 23, 1999, by Tzadik Records. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell.

No.TitleLength
1."Black Aether"4:19
2."Commander Guevara"7:02
3."Oceans of Borrowed Money"5:10
4."Aisha"5:41
5."Night Air & Low Frequency"9:15
6."White Arc Spiral"5:38
7."Aghora"9:47

Personnel

Adapted from the Invisible Design liner notes. [5]

Musicians
Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1999 Tzadik CD TZ 7044

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References

  1. ↑ Proefrock, Stacia. "Invisible Design". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 102.
  3. ↑ Sirota, Brent S. "Bill Laswell: Invisible Design". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Zorn, John (1995). "Bill Laswell: Invisible Design". Tzadik Records . Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Invisible Design (booklet). Divination. New York City, New York: Tzadik Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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