Seven Souls
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Seven Souls is a 1989 album by the New York
based music group Material
.
The album was re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks, three re-mixes that were added to the beginning of the album. In 1998, a new title, The Road to the Western Lands, was issued, composed of new mixes of the tracks.
"Equation" / "Ineffect" was released as a single in 1989 (Virgin America, PR 3380).
The rest of the album as per the original release
"The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix]:
"The Seven Souls" [The Secret Name]:
New York
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based music group Material
Material (band)
For the rock band of the same name, see The MaterialMaterial is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell.-1978-82: The band:...
.
The album was re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks, three re-mixes that were added to the beginning of the album. In 1998, a new title, The Road to the Western Lands, was issued, composed of new mixes of the tracks.
"Equation" / "Ineffect" was released as a single in 1989 (Virgin America, PR 3380).
Track listing
- "Ineffect" (Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Nicky SkopelitisNicky SkopelitisNicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments....
, William S. BurroughsWilliam S. BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
, Simon ShaheenSimon ShaheenSimon Shaheen is a Palestinian-American oud and violin virtuoso and composer....
) – 7:34 - "Seven Souls" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 5:42
- "Soul Killer" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 4:32
- "The Western Lands" (Laswell, Skopelitis, Burroughs) – 6:54
- "Deliver" (Laswell, Skopelitis, Foday Musa SusoFoday Musa SusoFoday Musa Suso is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali...
) – 5:48 - "Equation" (Laswell, Skopelitis, RammellzeeRammellzeeRammellzee was a visual artist, graffiti writer, performance artist, hip hop musician, art theoretician and sculptor from New York.-Life and work:...
) – 5:06 - "The End of Words" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 5:06
Seven Souls (Remix)
- "The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix] (Laswell, Burroughs) – 8:31
- "Seven Souls" [Tim Simenon Mix] (Tim Simenon, Burroughs) – 7:06
- "Soul Killer" [Remote Control Mix by Terre Thaemlitz] (Terre Thaemlitz, Burroughs) – 8:15
The rest of the album as per the original release
The Road to the Western Lands
- Bill Laswell – "The Seven Souls" (Burroughs, Laswell) – 5:47
- Talvin SinghTalvin SinghTalvin Singh Matharoo , is a producer and composer and tabla player, known for creating an innovative fusion of Indian classical music and drum and bass...
– "The Western Lands" (Burroughs, Talvin Singh) 6:36 - DJ Soul Slinger – "The Western Lands" (Burroughs, DJ Soul Slinger) 5:09
- Spring Heel JackSpring Heel JackSpring Heel Jack is an English electronic music group consisting of John Coxon and Ashley Wales.Formed in 1993 in London, England, Spring Heel Jack began their career exploring drum and bass and jungle, but have since branched out into free improvisation and jazz, collaborating with many acclaimed...
– "The Road to the Western Lands" (Burroughs, John Coxon, Ashley Wales) 6:17 - The Audio Janitor (DJ OliveDJ OliveDJ Olive is an American disc jockey and turntablist active in free improvisation, jazz and illbient music. He is often credited with coining the latter term....
) – "Joan's Haunted Hints at the Gate to the Western Lands" (Burroughs, DJ Olive) 6:37 - Bill Laswell – "Seven Souls" [The Secret Name] (Burroughs, Laswell) 10:37
- Material – "The Western Lands" [A Dangerous Road Mix] (Burroughs, Laswell) – 8:31
Personnel
- William S. BurroughsWilliam S. BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
– voice - RammellzeeRammellzeeRammellzee was a visual artist, graffiti writer, performance artist, hip hop musician, art theoretician and sculptor from New York.-Life and work:...
– voice ("Equation") - Foday Musa Suso – voice ("Deliver")
- Fahiem Dandan – voice ("Ineffect")
- Nicky SkopelitisNicky SkopelitisNicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments....
– 6 and 12 string guitars, baglama, coral sitar, saz, Fairlight - Simon Shaheen – violin
- L. ShankarL. ShankarLakshminarayanan Shankar, also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer.-Early life:...
– violin - Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
– 4, 6 and 8-string basses, acoustic guitar, tapes, percussion - Jeff BovaJeff BovaJeff Bova is an American Grammy Award winning keyboardist, composer, arranger and record producer. He has been active in music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to dozens of recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker,...
– electronic keyboards - Sly DunbarSly DunbarLowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...
– drums, Fairlight - Aïyb DiengAïyb DiengAïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded one solo album , and has worked with a wide range of musicians but is perhaps best known for his long-term association with prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell.-Biography:He was born and raised in...
– percussion.
"The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix]:
- Jah WobbleJah WobbleJah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
– bass - Bill Laswell – bass samples
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
- Tetsu Inoue – electronics
- DJ SpookyDJ SpookyPaul D. Miller , known by his stage name DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics or his fans as "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist, a producer, a philosopher, and an author...
– noise
"The Seven Souls" [The Secret Name]:
- Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes: vocals
- Nicky Skopelitis: guitar
- Bill Laswell: bass, keyboards, turntable
Production
- Recorded at Platinum Island Studio and BC Studio, New York.
- Produced by Bill Laswell / Material.
Release history
- Seven Souls – 1989 – Virgin, CDV 2596 (CD)
- Seven Souls (Remix) – 1997 – Triloka Records, 314 534 905-2 (CD)
- The Road to the Western Lands – 1998 – Triloka / Mercury, 314 558 021-2 (2x 12" / CD)