Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings
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ReleasedJanuary 19, 1993
RecordedJuly 23, 1979 – January 6, 1987
GenreArt rock, avant-garde jazz, disco, dub, electro, free jazz, funk, hip hop, jazz-funk, jazz fusion, makossa, no wave, noise rock
Length138:18
| Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | July 23, 1979 – January 6, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Art rock, avant-garde jazz, disco, dub, electro, free jazz, funk, hip hop, jazz-funk, jazz fusion, makossa, no wave, noise rock | |||
| Length | 138:18 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[3] |
Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on January 19, 1993, by Restless Records. It comprises solo recordings alongside his work with artists such as Material, Massacre, Time Zone, Fab Five Freddy, Tour‚ Kunda, the Last Poets, Manu Dibango and Fela Kuti.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World Destruction" | Bambaataa, Laswell | Time Zone (1984) | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Killing Time" | Frith, Laswell, Maher | Massacre (1981) | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Mean Machine" | Nuriddin | Jalal Mansur Nuriddin & D.St. (1984) | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Electric Africa" | Dibango, Laswell | Manu Dibango (1985) | 10:23 |
| 5. | "Work Song" | Beinhorn, Laswell, Lewis | Bill Laswell (1983) | 7:14 |
| 6. | "Memories" | Hopper | Material (1982) | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Death Rattle" | Brötzmann, Laswell | Peter Brötzmann/Bill Laswell (1987) | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Reduction" | Beinhorn, Laswell, Maher | Material (1980) | 5:32 |
| 9. | "Uprising" | Laswell | Bill Laswell (1983) | 1:07 |
| 10. | "Boat Peoples" | Dibango, Turre, Wilson | Deadline (1985) | 7:07 |
| 11. | "For a Few Dollars More" | Morricone | Material (1984) | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Get Movin'" | Hadi, Worrell | The Last Poets (1985) | 6:41 |
| 13. | "Bustin' Out" | Beinhorn, Drayton, Hendryx, Laswell, Maher, Scott | Material (1981) | 8:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh My People" | Hadi | The Last Poets (1985) | 7:34 |
| 2. | "Cross Examination" | Kuti | Fela Kuti (1984) | 11:54 |
| 3. | "Interlock" | Laswell, Ponce, Skopelitis, Suso | Ginger Baker (1986) | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Harima" | Suso | Mandingo feat. Foday Musa Suso (1987) | 6:04 |
| 5. | "Locomotive" | Monk | Peter Brötzmann/Bill Laswell (1987) | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Change the Beat" | Material, Zekri | Fab Five Freddy (1982) | 7:40 |
| 7. | "Shango Messager" | Afrika Bambaataa, Material | Shango (1984) | 7:44 |
| 8. | "Legs" | Frith, Laswell, Maher | Massacre (1981) | 2:04 |
| 9. | "My Balls/Your Chin" | Brötzmann, Sharrock, Jackson, Laswell | Last Exit (1987) | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Square Dance" | Frith, Laswell, Maher | Material (1981) | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Natalia" | Touré Kunda | Touré Kunda (1985) | 4:56 |
| 12. | "O.A.O." | Beinhorn, Cultreri, Laswell, Maher | Material (1979) | 4:45 |
Personnel
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Robert Soares – compiling
