Material - Hallucination Engine [FLAC] TQMP torrent

The other Material record put out on Axiom...certainly the one that's met with more acclaim (Rolling Stone even gave it four stars)...this is a record that brings dignity to the word "fusion". Dig the personnel involved (courtesy of discogs.com):

* Arranged By - Bill Laswell
* Bass - Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Jonas Hellborg
* Chatan, Congas, Percussion - Aiyb Dieng
* Daff, Tambourine - Michael Baklouk
* Drums [Kit] - Sly Dunbar
* Engineer - Martin Bisi , Oz Fritz , Robert Musso
* Ghatam - Vikku Vinayakram
* Guitar, Sitar, Baglama - Nicky Skopelitis
* Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
* Ney - Jihad Racy
* Oud - Simon Shaheen
* Piano [Electric], Organ [Hammond B-3] - Bernie Worrell
* Producer - Bill Laswell
* Qanoum - George Basil
* Sampler, Programmed By [Beats, Loops] - Bill Laswell
* Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Wayne Shorter
* Synthesizer - Jeff Bova , Nicky Skopelitis
* Tabla - Trilok Gurtu , Zakir Hussain
* Violin - Shankar , Simon Shaheen
* Voice - Fahiem Dandan , Liu Sola , William S. Burroughs

http://www.burningdervish.com/2008/09/material-hallucination-engine.html

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Praising Hallucination Engine as a postmodern Bitches Brew may seem mad, but Material bassist-composer/guru Bill Laswell risks a maneuver akin to the one Miles Davis pulled off with his 1969 trailblazer: fusing disparate sounds into one groovy om of exhilaration and release. For sonic gorgeousness, funky trance states and technical bravado, this bid is the boldest. The players � including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Bootsy Collins, drummer Sly Dunbar and violinist Shankar � on extended flights such as "Mantra" and a reworking of Weather Report's "Cucumber Slumber" swirl, churn and percolate, achieving the still point in a turning world. (RS 677)

PAUL EVANS
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/190407/review/5944082/hallucinationengine

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