Seven Souls

by Material

Seven Souls cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:42
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Sly Dunbar, Simon Shaheen, Aiyb Dieng, Shankar

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Masterminded by Bill Laswell, this ambient-dub project is fundamentally anchored by the hypnotic spoken-word recitations of legendary Beat author William S. Burroughs. The album wraps Burroughs' dry, philosophical excerpts from 'The Western Lands' in dense, Middle Eastern-flavored percussion and slow, menacing basslines. It stands as one of the most musically sophisticated and atmospheric collaborations of Burroughs' late career.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde

Tracklist

  1. Ineffect (7:34)
  2. Seven Souls (5:42)
  3. Soul Killer (4:32)
  4. The Western Lands (6:54)
  5. Deliver (5:48)
  6. Equation (5:06)
  7. The End Of Words (5:06)

Credits

  • Shinro Ohtake - artwork
  • Sly Dunbar - drums, synthesizer [fairlight]
  • Nicky Skopelitis - guitar [6 & 12 string guitars], baglama [saz], electric sitar [coral sitar], synthesizer [fairlight], written-by
  • Jeff Bova - keyboards [electronic]
  • Aiyb Dieng - percussion
  • Shankar - violin
  • Simon Shaheen - violin, written-by
  • Fahiem Dandan - voice [voices]

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