| Aspiration | ||||
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| Compilation album by Bill Laswell | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) | |||
| Recorded | Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY Orange Music, West Orange, NJ The House of the Caid Khoubane, District Chbanat, Morocco | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 48:05 | |||
| Label | Metastation | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
Aspiration is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 15, 2011 by Metastation.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pattabhi Jois" | Bill Laswell | 12:27 |
| 2. | "Bliss: The Eternal Now" | Alice Coltrane | 7:47 |
| 3. | "Searching for You" | Sussan Deyhim, Kudsi Erguner, Bill Laswell, Mark Nauseef | 7:03 |
| 4. | "The Hidden Garden/Naima" | John Coltrane, Bill Laswell, Simon Shaheen, Nicky Skopelitis | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Time" | Bill Laswell | 8:01 |
| 6. | "Peace in Essaouira" (for Sonny Sharrock) | Pharoah Sanders | 7:21 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Aspiration liner notes.
- Musicians
- Jeff Bova – synthesizer (4)
- Bootsy Collins – bass guitar (4)
- Alice Coltrane – piano and harp (2), musical arrangements (2)
- Sussan Deyhim – vocals (3), musical arrangements (3)
- Aïyb Dieng – Ghatam, congas and percussion (4)
- Kudsi Erguner – ney (3)
- Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (4)
- The Dalai Lama – voice (5)
- Zakir Hussain – tabla (1)
- K. Pattabhi Jois – chant (1)
- Toshinori Kondo – trumpet and electronics (5)
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 5), percussion (6), remix (2), producer
- Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet (1)
- Mark Nauseef – meditation bells (3)
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone (6)
- Carlos Santana – guitar (2)
- Simon Shaheen – oud and violin (4)
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, sitar and baglama (4), percussion (6)
- Bernie Worrell – electric piano and organ (4)
- Technical personnel
- James Dellatacoma – assistant engineering
- Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
- Russell Mills – cover art
- Robert Musso – engineering
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2011 | Metastation | CD | MT 0024 |
References
- Jurek, Thom. "Aspiration". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- "Bill Laswell: Aspiration". Metastation. 1999. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- Aspiration (booklet). Bill Laswell. Santa Barbara, California: Metastation. 2011.
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External links
- Aspiration at Discogs (list of releases)