Bill Laswell: City of Light - VINYL LP

Bill Laswell: City of Light - VINYL LPTitle: City of Light Artist: Bill Laswell Label: Sub Rosa Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5411867331148 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2019 05 24 Number of Discs: 1 Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. First time ever on vinyl, re released in our Sub Rosa Blackcore series. City of Light is the sixth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on July 29, 1997. While it may appear an anachronism in his catalog, fans of Bill Laswell will find City of

Title: City of Light
Artist: Bill Laswell
Label: Sub Rosa
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5411867331148
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2019-05-24
Number of Discs: 1

Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. First time ever on vinyl, re-released in our Sub Rosa Blackcore series. City of Light is the sixth solo album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on July 29, 1997. While it may appear an anachronism in his catalog, fans of Bill Laswell will find City of Light an extension of ideas he has explored throughout his career. His strong interest in Eastern music and religion resulted in this 1997 collaboration with Janet Rienstra. Part sacred, spoken word, part meditative soundscape, City of Light takes as it's inspiration the holy region of Banaras, India. Said to belong to Shiva, Banaras also contains the Ganges river: a place sought by Hindus for their cremation. Surrounding the texts is some of the most compelling music this genre has produced, featuring Trilok Gurtu on tablas, Coil (Peter Christopherson and John Balance) on electronics, Tetsu Inoue on sound collages, and Lori Carson on vocals. City of Light was recorded in Banaras, India, and mixed in Greenpoint, New York. It is about Banaras, a city older than history, tradition, and legends. It is Shiva's land, founded at the dawn of creation, and it is India's oldest and most fabled city. The Hindus call it Kashi, the luminous, the City of Light. Features a historical introduction by Hakim Bay.

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