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Imaginary Cuba

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Imaginary Cuba
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
StudioOrange Music, West Orange, NJ
GenreDub, sound collage
Length57:26
LabelWicklow
ProducerBill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Serene Timeless Joy
(1999)
Imaginary Cuba
(1999)
Broken Vessels
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
DownBeat[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999, by Wicklow.

Critical reception

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Noting the influence taken from Latin American music, AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson wrote: "Imaginary Cuba finds [Laswell] taking an approach somewhat similar to the one he employed on his Off World One project -- building on a foundation of field recordings, he constructs complex and often dub-inflected sound collages that sound like no one but Laswell while still maintaining respect for the music's origins."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Habana Transmission #1/Avisale a la Vecina Dub"Bill Laswell4:57
2."Para Clave y Guaguanco"Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández3:04
3."Loungin With F.E."Frank Emilio Flynn1:09
4."Chacón and Daniel"Bill Laswell4:26
5."Déjala en la Puntica"Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández2:21
6."Habana Transmission #2/Cuban Evolution"Bill Laswell4:39
7."Los Ibellis"Los Ibellis, Bill Laswell6:37
8."Habana Transmission #3/Shango Sound Scan"Los Ibellis4:44
9."Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si"Bill Laswell3:48
10."Guerillero Heroico"Bill Laswell3:33
11."Shango"Los Ibellis1:15
12."Pompa at the House"Guillermo Pompa1:53
13."Madre No Me Pida in Dub"Raúl Planas3:37
14."Chaos in the Heat"Bill Laswell4:49
15."Drafting Shadows/Leaving la Habana"Bill Laswell6:34

Personnel

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Adapted from the Imaginary Cuba liner notes.[5]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Wicklow CD 09026-63514-2

References

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  1. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Imaginary Cuba". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ columnist (December 1999). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". Alternative Press: 102.
  3. ^ columnist (February 2000). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". DownBeat: 69.
  4. ^ Browne, David (February 4, 2000). "Havana Ball: The Electronica Cash-In". Entertainment Weekly. No. 524. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Imaginary Cuba (booklet). Bill Laswell. Vancouver, Canada: Wicklow. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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