William Otis Laswell is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, world music, jazz, dub and ambient styles.
Ejigayehu Shibabaw, known by her stage name Gigi, is an Ethiopian singer. She has performed the music of Ethiopia in combination with a wide variety of other genres, often in collaboration with her husband Bill Laswell, a bassist and producer.
Greg Laswell is an American musician, recording engineer, and record producer from San Diego, California. He attended high school at Valley Christian High School in Cerritos, California. He has released 7 studio albums: Good Movie in 2003, Through Toledo in 2006, Three Flights from Alto Nido in 2008, Take a Bow in 2010, Landline in 2012, I Was Going to be an Astronaut in 2014, Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet in 2016, and Next Time in 2018, as well as several EPs and special singles. Many of his songs have been featured in films and television shows.
Mary Lasswell Smith was a Scottish-born American author of humorous novels about life in Southern California, Texas, Mexico, and Newark, New Jersey under the name Mary Lasswell.
Hear No Evil is the second album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on March 21, 1988 by Venture and Virgin Records.
Ambient Dub Volume I is the first album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on October 8, 1993, by Subharmonic.
Outer Dark is the third solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on December 4, 1994 by FAX +49-69/450464.
Akasha is the third album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on March 28, 1995, by Subharmonic.
Silent Recoil: Dub System One is the fourth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on September 27, 1995 by Low.
Distill is the fourth album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on February 20, 1996 by Sub Meta.
Oscillations 2 is the seventh solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on June 1, 1998 by Sub Rosa.
Invisible Design is the eighth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 23, 1999 by Tzadik Records.
Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999 by Wicklow.
Permutation is the tenth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on November 30, 1999 by ION Records.
Lo. Def Pressure is the twelfth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on October 3, 2000 by Sub Rosa.
Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission is the fifteenth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 21, 2004 by ROIR.
Invisible Design II is the sixteenth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 24, 2009 by Tzadik Records.
Túwaqachi is the eighteenth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on November 27, 2012 by M.O.D. Technologies. It was composed by Laswell as an alternative film score to Godfrey Reggio's 1982 experimental film Koyaanisqatsi. With the blessing of the director, an edited version of the film along with the alternative score are intended to be played together in a live setting.
This article presents the complete oeuvre of American bassist, composer and music producer Bill Laswell, including his work as a band member and collaborating artist. Laswell has an expansive and eclectic discography and has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many artists from across the world. Laswell's music is influenced by a plethora of musical genres, such as funk, world music, jazz, drum and bass, dub and ambient music. Starting in 1978, Laswell has built a reputation as an accomplished bass player and composer. He has also had a prolific career as a music producer and sound engineer, overseeing the recording process of diverse musical acts such as Sly and Robbie, Afrika Bambaataa, Bernie Worrell, Blind Idiot God, Henry Threadgill and Buckethead.
