The End of Law
1999 studio album by Hashisheen
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Hashisheen: The End of Law is an album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on May 25, 1999, by Sub Rosa.[2]
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| Studio album by Hashisheen | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, dub | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Sub Rosa | |||
| Producer | Peter Becker, Janet Rienstra | |||
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The album features spoken-word recordings about Order of Assassins, also known as the Hashisheen, an Islamic sect founded by Hasan-i Sabbah, which are backed by Laswell's typical fusion of ambient music and groove-oriented dub reggae influences.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "First Reading" | 0:30 |
| 2. | "The Old Man of the Mountain" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Western Lands" | 6:12 |
| 4. | "The Spilled Cup" | 1:47 |
| 5. | "Marco Polo's Tale" | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Pilgrimage to Cairo" | 1:50 |
| 7. | "Freya Stark at Alamut" | 0:20 |
| 8. | "Castles" | 0:57 |
| 9. | "Hashish Poem" | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Sinan's Post" | 1:56 |
| 11. | "Assassinations" | 0:33 |
| 12. | "The Mongols Destroy Alamut" | 1:14 |
| 13. | "The Divine Self" | 5:09 |
| 14. | "Morning High" | 3:03 |
| 15. | "A Quick Trip to Alamut" | 3:41 |
| 16. | "Slogans" | 0:47 |
| 17. | "Book of the Highest Initiation" | 2:41 |
| 18. | "The Lord of the Resurrection" | 0:52 |
| 19. | "Assassinations" | 0:52 |
| 20. | "Tale of the Caliph Hakem" | 5:00 |
| 21. | "The Assassins" | 2:05 |
| 22. | "Last Reading" | 0:37 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Hashisheen: The End of Law liner notes.[3]
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Spoken word artists
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Musicians
Technical
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