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1989 studio album by Material
Seven Souls is a 1989 album by the American music group
Material . A collaboration with author
William S. Burroughs , the album features his narration of passages from his novel
The Western Lands (1987) set to musical accompaniment.
The album was re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks, three re-mixes that were added to the beginning of the album. In 1998, a new title, The Road to the Western Lands , was issued, composed of new mixes of the tracks.
"Equation" / "Ineffect" was released as a single in 1989 (Virgin America, PR 3380).
Track listing
"Ineffect" (
Bill Laswell ,
Nicky Skopelitis ,
William S. Burroughs ,
Simon Shaheen ) – 7:34
"Seven Souls" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 5:42
"Soul Killer" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 4:32
"The Western Lands" (Laswell, Skopelitis, Burroughs) – 6:54
"Deliver" (Laswell, Skopelitis,
Foday Musa Suso ) – 5:48
"Equation" (Laswell, Skopelitis,
Rammellzee ) – 5:06
"The End of Words" (Laswell, Burroughs) – 5:06
Seven Souls (Remix)
"The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix] (Laswell, Burroughs) – 8:31
"Seven Souls" [Tim Simenon Mix] (Tim Simenon, Burroughs) – 7:06
"Soul Killer" [Remote Control Mix by Terre Thaemlitz] (Terre Thaemlitz, Burroughs) – 8:15
The rest of the album as per the original release
The Road to the Western Lands
Bill Laswell – "The Seven Souls" (Burroughs, Laswell) – 5:47
Talvin Singh – "The Western Lands" (Burroughs, Talvin Singh) 6:36
DJ Soul Slinger – "The Western Lands" (Burroughs, DJ Soul Slinger) 5:09
Spring Heel Jack – "The Road to the Western Lands" (Burroughs, John Coxon, Ashley Wales) 6:17
The Audio Janitor (
DJ Olive ) – "Joan's Haunted Hints at the Gate to the Western Lands" (Burroughs, DJ Olive) 6:37
Bill Laswell – "Seven Souls" [The Secret Name] (Burroughs, Laswell) 10:37
Material – "The Western Lands" [A Dangerous Road Mix] (Burroughs, Laswell) – 8:31
Personnel
Material
Bill Laswell – 4, 6 and 8-string basses, acoustic guitar, tapes, percussion
Additional personnel
"The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix]
Jah Wobble – bass
Bill Laswell – bass samples
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
Tetsu Inoue – electronics
DJ Spooky – noise
"The Seven Souls" [The Secret Name]
Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes: vocals
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar
Bill Laswell: bass, keyboards, turntable
Production
Recorded at Platinum Island Studio and BC Studio, New York.
Produced by Bill Laswell / Material.
Release history
Seven Souls – 1989 – Virgin, CDV 2596 (CD)
Seven Souls (Remix) – 1997 – Triloka Records, 314 534 905-2 (CD)
The Road to the Western Lands – 1998 – Triloka / Mercury, 314 558 021-2 (2x 12" / CD)
In popular culture
The track "Seven Souls" is featured in the opening scene and in the closing credits of
The Sopranos Season 6 episode, "
Members Only ".
References
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