| Imaginary Cuba | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Orange Music, West Orange, NJ | |||
| Genre | Dub, sound collage | |||
| Length | 57:26 | |||
| Label | Wicklow | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999, by Wicklow.
Critical reception
Noting the influence taken from Latin American music, AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson wrote: "Imaginary Cuba finds [Laswell] taking an approach somewhat similar to the one he employed on his Off World One project -- building on a foundation of field recordings, he constructs complex and often dub-inflected sound collages that sound like no one but Laswell while still maintaining respect for the music's origins."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Habana Transmission #1/Avisale a la Vecina Dub" | Bill Laswell | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Para Clave y Guaguanco" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Loungin With F.E." | Frank Emilio Flynn | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Chacón and Daniel" | Bill Laswell | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Déjala en la Puntica" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 2:21 |
| 6. | "Habana Transmission #2/Cuban Evolution" | Bill Laswell | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Los Ibellis" | Los Ibellis, Bill Laswell | 6:37 |
| 8. | "Habana Transmission #3/Shango Sound Scan" | Los Ibellis | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si" | Bill Laswell | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Guerillero Heroico" | Bill Laswell | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Shango" | Los Ibellis | 1:15 |
| 12. | "Pompa at the House" | Guillermo Pompa | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Madre No Me Pida in Dub" | Raúl Planas | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Chaos in the Heat" | Bill Laswell | 4:49 |
| 15. | "Drafting Shadows/Leaving la Habana" | Bill Laswell | 6:34 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Imaginary Cuba liner notes.[5]
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar, drum programming, musical arrangements, producer, recording
- Oz Fritz – engineering
- Daniel Laine – photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1999 | Wicklow | CD | 09026-63514-2 |
References
- 1 2 Anderson, Rick. "Imaginary Cuba". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ columnist (December 1999). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". Alternative Press: 102.
- ↑ columnist (February 2000). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". DownBeat: 69.
- ↑ Browne, David (February 4, 2000). "Havana Ball: The Electronica Cash-In". Entertainment Weekly. No. 524. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ Imaginary Cuba (booklet). Bill Laswell. Vancouver, Canada: Wicklow. 1999.
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External links
- Imaginary Cuba at Discogs (list of releases)
- Imaginary Cuba at Bandcamp
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