The End of Law

1999 studio album by Hashisheen
The End of Law
Studio album by
Hashisheen
ReleasedMay 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)
GenreElectronic, dub
Length47:53
LabelSub Rosa
ProducerPeter Becker, Janet Rienstra
Bill Laswell chronology
Psychonavigation 4
(1999)
The End of Law
(1999)
Charged
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Hashisheen: The End of Law is an album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on May 25, 1999, by Sub Rosa.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."First Reading"0:30
2."The Old Man of the Mountain"3:12
3."The Western Lands"6:12
4."The Spilled Cup"1:47
5."Marco Polo's Tale"1:43
6."Pilgrimage to Cairo"1:50
7."Freya Stark at Alamut"0:20
8."Castles"0:57
9."Hashish Poem"2:52
10."Sinan's Post"1:56
11."Assassinations"0:33
12."The Mongols Destroy Alamut"1:14
13."The Divine Self"5:09
14."Morning High"3:03
15."A Quick Trip to Alamut"3:41
16."Slogans"0:47
17."Book of the Highest Initiation"2:41
18."The Lord of the Resurrection"0:52
19."Assassinations"0:52
20."Tale of the Caliph Hakem"5:00
21."The Assassins"2:05
22."Last Reading"0:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Hashisheen: The End of Law liner notes.[3]

Spoken word artists

  • Hakim Bey – spoken word (5, 6, 21)
  • Nicole Blackman – spoken word (7, 9, 11, 19)
  • William S. Burroughs – spoken word (3)
  • Anne Clark – spoken word (20)
  • Ira Cohen – spoken word (10)
  • Lizzy Mercier Descloux – spoken word (14)
  • Sussan Deyhim – spoken word (1, 4, 22)
  • Umar Bin Hassan – spoken word (18)
  • Percy Howard – spoken word (2, 8, 12)
  • Genesis P-Orridge – spoken word (2, 16, 17, 20)
  • Iggy Pop – spoken word (3, 15)
  • Patti Smith – spoken word (14)
  • Jah Wobble – bass guitar, keyboards and spoken word (13)

Musicians

Technical

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Sub Rosa CD SR154

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Hashisheen: The End of Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bill Laswell: Hashisheen - The End of Law". Sub Rosa. 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ The End of Law (booklet). Hashisheen. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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