Bill Laswell
Jazz band from Salem, IL · formed 1955
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 4
- Cities
- 2
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- Aug 31, 2022Sony Hall
About
Bill Laswell is a band from Salem, IL, formed in 1955, tagged ambient, art rock, avant-garde by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2022, across 4 rooms in 2 cities.
- Bill Laswell formed in 1955 — MusicBrainz
- Bill Laswell is based in Salem — MusicBrainz
- Painkiller: member — MusicBrainz
- Buck Jam Tonic: member — MusicBrainz
- Deadline: member — MusicBrainz
- Equations of Eternity: member — MusicBrainz
- Massacre: member — MusicBrainz
- Last Exit: member — MusicBrainz
- Method of Defiance: member — MusicBrainz
- Shin.e: member — MusicBrainz
- Bill Laswell India Project: member — MusicBrainz
- Praxis: member — MusicBrainz
- Psychonavigation: member — MusicBrainz
- The Golden Palominos: member — MusicBrainz
- Bill Laswell has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1983–1998 — MusicBrainz
- Bill Laswell formed in 1978 — Wikipedia
- Bill Laswell plays Avant-garde [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Bill Laswell has 110625 listeners on Last.fm — Bill Laswell on Last.fm
- Bill Laswell has released 10 recordings between 2025 and 2026 — Bill Laswell on Discogs
- Bill Laswell has 1 followers on Genius — Bill Laswell on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Salem, USA — Bill Laswell on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20091 show
- 20111 show
- 20141 show
- 20222 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2022 | Sony Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Praxis, Buckethead, Brain | Support | Praxis, Buckethead, Brain |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Sony Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Praxis, Buckethead, Brain | Support | Praxis, Buckethead, Brain |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Lena Horne Bandshell · BrooklynSupportwith Denardo Coleman Vibe, Bruce Hornsby, Afrika Bambaataa, +6 | Support | Denardo Coleman Vibe, Bruce Hornsby, Afrika Bambaataa, +6 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Castle Clinton · New York (NYC)Supportwith Laurie Anderson | Support | Laurie Anderson |
| Sep 22, 2009 | Santos Party House · New York (NYC)Supportwith Day Two, Monica Richards, 4th Sign Of The Apocalypse, +2 | Support | Day Two, Monica Richards, 4th Sign Of The Apocalypse, +2 |
Where they play
4 rooms in 2 citiesRooms played most
- Sony Hall · New York (NYC)2 shows
- Castle Clinton · New York (NYC)1 show
- Lena Horne Bandshell · Brooklyn1 show
- Santos Party House · New York (NYC)1 show
Cities played
- New York (NYC)4 shows
- Brooklyn1 show
Releases
35 releases, 1983–2026Tokyo Rotation 3 - Day 1 Set 2
2026
Live At The Knitting Factory
2026
Akashic Bassmatter: Raising America
2026
Mount Analogue
2026
Moers
2025
Dumar Kuba
2025
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo Mixed
2025
Buck Jam Tonic - NY Mixed
2025
Molde
2025
Akashic Bassmatter: Dictionary Of Spells
2025
Jazzonia
1998 · Album
Meridiem
1998 · Album
Oscillations 2
1998 · Album
Permutation
1998 · Album
The Dark Side of the Moog VII
1998 · Album
City of Light
1997 · Album
Dub Meltdown
1997 · Album
Sacred System: Chapter Two
1997 · Album
The Dark Side of the Moog VI
1997 · Album
Interpieces Organization
1996 · Album
Oscillations
1996 · Album
Sacred System Chapter One: Book of Entrance
1996 · Album
The Dark Side of the Moog IV
1996 · Album
The Dark Side of the Moog V
1996 · Album
Silent Recoil: Dub System One
1995 · Album
Somnific Flux
1995 · Album
Subsonic 2: Bass Terror
1995 · Album
Web
1995 · Album
Lost in the Translation
1994 · Album
Outer Dark
1994 · Album
Visitation
1994 · Album
Asian Games
1993 · Album
Hear No Evil
1988 · Album
Low Life
1987 · Album
Baselines
1983 · Album
Lineup
- Painkiller
- Buck Jam Tonic
- Deadline
- Equations of Eternity
- Massacre
- Last Exit
- Method of Defiance
- Shin.e
- Bill Laswell India Project
- Praxis
- Psychonavigation
- The Golden Palominos
- Material · principal
- Tabla Beat Science
- Arcana
- Mandingo
- Shango
- Sacred System
- Outland
- Cymatic Scan
- Activities of Dust
- Second Nature
- Somma
- Possession
- Purple Trap
- New York Gong
- Soup
- Radioaxiom
- IZA
- Tokyo Rotation K2
- Sypher
- Dubadelic
- The Phillip Wilson Project · electronic drum set
- The Ginger Baker Band
- Niels and the New York Street Percussionists
- Divination
- Blue Buddha
- Third Rail
- Kai
- Bass Invaders · bass
- Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
- Autonomous Zone
- Timezone
- Transmutation
- The Big Guns
- Flying Mijinko Band
- Blind Light
- Astral Night Rollers
- Charged · bass
- Phantom City
- Mandingo Griot Society
- Two Against One
- Bladerunner
- Blixt
- Axiom Funk
- Curlew
- The Blood of Heroes
- Toy Killers
- Surds
- Mad World Music · bass
Former
- Public Image Ltd · bass guitar
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Bill Laswell on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Bill Laswell on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Bill Laswell on Genius | Artist facts |
| Bill Laswell on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.