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Bill Laswell

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Biography

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.

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Bill Laswell

ambientart rockavant-garde

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Biography

Genre Connections

avant-gardeNetwork Signal

86%

ambientNetwork Signal

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art rock

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86%

experimentalNetwork Signal

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industrial hip hopNetwork Signal

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electronicaNetwork Signal

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dubNetwork Signal

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Mood Signals

left-field explorationrap cadencejazz-rooted musicianshipheavy intensity

Discography

Albums

Album

The Dark Side of the Moog IV

1996

Album

Silent Recoil: Dub System One

1995

Album

Web

1995

Album

Somnific Flux

1995

Album

Subsonic 2: Bass Terror

1995

Album

Outer Dark

1994

Album

Lost in the Translation

1994

Album

Visitation

1994

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Origin

United States

Years Active

1994 – Present

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