Somnific Flux

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Somnific Flux
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 1995 (1995-03-07)
RecordedNovember 1994; December 1994
StudioWall of Silence (Birmingham, England)
Greenpoint (Brooklyn)
Genre Dark ambient
Length65:55
Label Subharmonic
Producer Mick Harris, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Web
(1995)
Somnific Flux
(1995)
Akasha
(1995)
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Somnific Flux is a collaborative album by Mick Harris and Bill Laswell, released on March 7, 1995, by Subharmonic. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Mick Harris and Bill Laswell

No.TitleLength
1."Distal Sonority"35:10
2."Capacious"30:45

Personnel

Adapted from the Somnific Flux liner notes. [3]

Musicians

Technical

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1995 Subharmonic CD SD 7012-2
United Kingdom1995SentraxCDSNTX 2080

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Somnific Flux". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Bill Laswell". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. Somnific Flux (booklet). Mick Harris and Bill Laswell. New York City, New York: Subharmonic. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)