Jihad (Points of Order)

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Jihad (Points of Order)
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Studio album by
Automaton
ReleasedAugust 12, 1994 (1994-08-12)
StudioGreenpoint (Brooklyn)
Genre Ambient dub
Length46:56
Label Strata
Producer Bill Laswell
Automaton chronology
Dub Terror Exhaust
(1994)		Jihad (Points of Order)
(1994)
Bill Laswell chronology
Visitation
(1994)		Jihad (Points of Order)
(1994)		 Lost in the Translation
(1994)

Jihad (Points of Order) is an album by American composer Bill Laswell, issued under the moniker Automaton. It was released on October 11, 1994, by Strata. [1] Lisa Carr of the music journal Option favored Jihad over Automaton's previous release, saying it "deftly balances the cool, ambient sheen of Tetsu Inoue's electronics with the warm textures of Nicky Skopelitis' guitar and the unexpected pleasures of violinist Lili Haydn." [2]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell.

No.TitleLength
1."Port of Entry (The Future Is With Control)"23:49
2."Intersection Point Between Empty Deserts and Written Deserts"23:07

Personnel

Adapted from the Jihad (Points of Order) liner notes. [3]

Musicians

Technical

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1994 Strata CD 0005-2

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References

  1. ↑ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Bill Laswell". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Tilland, Bill (1995). "Automaton: Jihad". Option . Sonic Options Network. 60–63 (65): 92. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jihad (Points of Order) (booklet). Automaton. New York City, New York: Strata. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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