Bill Laswell
USA
Born: 12 February 1955
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Electronic, Classical Music, International
Styles: Opera, Modern Creative, Free Jazz, Ambient, Electronica, Fusion, Dub, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Experimental, Modern Composition, Dark Ambient, Worldbeat, Ambient Dub, Techno, Club/Dance, Dance
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A longtime linchpin of the New York City underground music scene, Bill Laswell has been among the most prolific artists in contemporary music; as a performer, producer, and label chief, his imprint is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a signature sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of funk. Born on February 12, 1955, in Salem, IL, he initially played guitar, but soon switched to bass; raised primarily in the Detroit area, he honed his skills in local funk outfits before relocating ...
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