AXIOM•COLLECTION I+II - Illumination & Manifestation (1991/93)
AXIOM COLLECTION I+II - Illumination & Manifestation (1991/93)
New World | 2CD Set | 64:42/73:29 | mp3@192cbr | 82/97mb
New World | 2CD Set | 64:42/73:29 | mp3@192cbr | 82/97mb
Albums are part of this p-funk series because of Bill Laswell's conduction.
' Once Bill Laswell's Axiom was a subdivision of Island Records. After Island was sold by Chris Blackwell - the bright teeth guy who went around earth in a balloon and nowadays sells space hops - to Polygram in 1989, AXIOM had to close down (it was not enough commercially interesting and too much "experimental" for Universal), even if more than 20 records had been released and that some of them sold well (Praxis) or had been highly awarded (Sonny Sharrock, Henry Threadgill) by jazz magazines. With Blackwell's desire to move away from music and more into the motion picture realm, Axiom has effectively shuttered operations. Attempts to buy the back catalog from Island/Universal have so far yielded no results.' editorial.review@discogs.comC D 1: V.A. - Illumination: AXIOM Collection I (1991)
01 - Simon Shaheen - Sittel Habayeb (6:35)
02 - Material - Cosmic Slop (5:15)
03 - Gnawa, music of Marrakesh - Baba L'Rouami (3:05)
04 - Jonas Hellborg - Saut-E Sarmad (3:28)
05 - Mandingo - Powerhouse (4:56)
06 - Sonny Sharrock - As we used to sing (7:45)
07 - Fulani, music of Gambia - Nayo (3:11)
08 - Ginger Baker - Under black Skies (6:59)
09 - Shankar - Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi, Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats (5:20)
10 - Ronald Shannon Jackson - Elders (5:08)
11 - Mandinka, music of Gambia - Hamaba (4:40)
12 - Shankar - Ragam: Kapi (8:02)
C D 2: V.A.- Manifestation: AXIOM Collection II (1993)
01 - Material - Mantra / Doors of Perception Mix (8:53)
02 - Praxis - Animal Behavior / Transmutation Video Version (4:45)
03 - Bahia Black - Captiao Do Asfalto (5.05)
04 - Material - Reality Dub / Virtual Reality Mix (7:22)
05 - Nicky Skopelitis - Tarab Dub / Wasteland Mix (10:11)
06 - Master Musicians of Jajouka - A Habibi Ouajee T'Allel Allaillya (4:12)
07 - Henry Threadgill - Better Wrapped / Better Unwrapped / Edit (4:28)
08 - Mandingo - Lanmbasy Dub / Kora in Hell Mix (9:44)
09 - Gnawa, music of Marrakesh - Baniya (5:59)
10 - Praxis - Dead Man Walking / Edit (3:33)
11 - Material - Playin' With Fire / Praxis Remix / Edit (3:57)
12 - Talip Ozkan - Feridem (3:59)