Down by Law (Deadline album)
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Studio album by Deadline | ||||
Released | May 2, 1985 | |||
Recorded | Evergreen Studio, NYC | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Celluloid | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | |||
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Down by Law is the debut studio album by Deadline, released on May 2, 1985 by Celluloid Records.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Afro Beat" | Manu Dibango, Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 6:31 |
2. | "Boat Peoples" | Manu Dibango, Steve Turre, Phillip Wilson | 7:03 |
3. | "Baliphone Dub" | Phillip Wilson | 4:28 |
4. | "Makossa Rock" | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 11:05 |
5. | "Gammatron" | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 5:22 |
6. | "Doo Root" | Phillip Wilson | 3:44 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Paul Butterfield – harmonica (4)
- Olu Dara – Holztrompete and cornet (2, 4)
- Aïyb Dieng – congas and cowbell (1, 2), talking drums (4)
- Manu Dibango – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), voice (1, 2)
- Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (3, 5), fuzz bass (3)
- Bill Laswell – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), bass guitar (1), sortwave (3), producer
- Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (4)
- Steve Turre – didjeridoo (2, 4, 6), conch shells (2, 6)
- Bernie Worrell – synthesizer (1, 2, 4)
- Phillip Wilson – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), percussion (2, 5, 6), Balafon (3, 4, 6), cymbals (1, 4), bells (3), bass synthesizer (4), mbira (5), processed piano (6), floor toms (6), congas (6), cabasa (6), producer
- Technical personnel
- Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer, editing
- Robert Musso – engineering, mixing
- Hahn Rowe – assistant engineer
- Robert Stevens – engineering, processed piano (3), electric piano (6)
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1985 | Celluloid | CD, CS, LP | CELL 6111 |
France | 1990 | Celluloid | CD | CELD 6111 |
United States | 1993 | Celluloid | CD | CELD 6111 |
United Kingdom | 1996 | Charly | CD | CPCD 8192 |
References
- ↑ Genzel, Christian. "Down by Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Deadline - Down By Law". Celluloid Records. 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
- Down by Law at Discogs (list of releases)
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