Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswellis an American bassist, producer and record label owner...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth12 February 1955
CountryUnited States of America
generic less music noise people pop until whether
I think everything's experimental whether you like it or not. I think that people who do generic pop are experimenting with cliches. It's no less than I am experimenting with noise or unknown music - until you say, 'This is my song, or this is my composition' - it's all experimental, whether you like it or not.
bob dub interest reggae time unusual
I got into dub a long time ago. I was into dub before I even had any interest in reggae or Jamaican songs, Bob Marley, or any of those established artists. I just thought it was such an unusual sound.
decoration music
I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.
technology viable
I don't think technology is viable unless the person applying it has something to say.
background cold lack music producers technology
Engineering producers who don't play and have technology as a background may be the reason why there's a lot of cold non-musical music, for lack of a better description.
exactly looking time
I think if you look at exactly where you are, you can't really focus without looking back and forward at the same time.
careers people existence
People are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image.
house atmosphere quality
In all the music that deals with experimental repetition, drum and bass, dub, various kinds of house music, there's always been a quality of atmosphere and ambience.
moving long listening
If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.
sides jazz tradition
Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a tradition, but he didn't consider himself part of a tradition.
play people valuable
People who play conventional music are threatened by electronica and don't consider it to be as valuable as what they do.
sound life-experience
Sound comes out of a life experience.
texture sound elements
What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.
people achievement done
Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.