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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
MATERIAL
New York, USA
*  1979

Line-Up:

Nicky Skopelitis - g
Bill Laswell - bg
Jeff Bova - kb
Sly Dunbar - ds
Aiyb Dieng - perc
Ravi Shankar - viol
Simon Shaheen - viol

Former Members:

Cliff Cultreri (g, 1979); Ronnie Drayton (g, cca 1981-1983); Fred Frith (g,viol, 1981-82); Sonny Sharrock (g, 1981-82); Nicky Skopelitis (g, 1982)
Michael Beinhorn (kb,synths, 1979-83)
Fred Maher (ds, 1979-82); Charles K. Noyes (ds, cca 11/81); Yogi Horton (ds, 1982); J.T. Lewis (ds, 1982)
Daniel Ponce (perc, 1982); Nikky Marrero (perc, 1982)
Don Davis (sax, 1979); Henry Threadgill (sax, cca 11/81)
George Lewis (tr, cca 11/81); Olu Dara (tr, cca 11/81)
Billy Bang (viol, cca 11/81)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Temporary Music 2
(mini LP)		8/1981 Red
2.Memory Serves11/1981 Island
3.One Down12/1982 Elektra
4.Busting Out1983
5.Killing Time
& Fred Frith		9/1983 Recommended
6.The Best Of Bill Laswell3/1985 Celluloid
7.Secret Life 1979-81
(2LP)		6/1986 Jungle
8.Seven Souls7/1989 Venture
9.The Third Power
produced by: Bill Laswell
featuring: Sly Dunbar (ds), Robbie Shakespeare (bg), Jeff Bova (synths), Bernie Worrell (kb), Nicky Skopelitis (g), Jungle Brothers, Shabba Ranks (voc), Gary "Mud-Bone" Cooper (voc), Jenny Peters (voc), Bootsy Collins (voc,g), Gary Shider (voc,g), Herbie Hancock (p), Michael Hampton (g), Henry Threadgill (fl), Aiyb Dieng (perc), Fred Wesley (tr), Maceo Parker (tr), Pee Wee Ellis (tr)		7/1991 Axiom
10.Temporary Music (1979-1981)1992 Ais
11.Taz1994
12.Hallucination Engine2/1994 Axiom
13.Live From Soundscape3/1994 D.I.W.
14.The Road To Western Lands27.04.1998Worldly Trikola
15.Intonarumori28.09.1999Palm Pictures
16.Oz Fritz: All Around the World
credited to: Bill Laswell's Material		24.08.2004Sub Rosa
17.Mesgana Ethiopia16.11.2010

Simon Shaheen:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Blue Flame12.06.2001Ark 21
2.Turath (Heritage): Masterworks of the Middle East22.01.2002Times Square

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Temporary Music 1 EP
(O.A.O. / On Sadism / White Man / Process Motion)		1979 Red
2.Temporary Music 210.04.1981Red
3.Bustin' Out / Over And Over
& Nona Hendryx		5/1981 Island
4.It's A Holiday / Things Fall Apart
& Nona Hendryx & Cristina		20.11.1981Ze
5.Ciguri / Detatched3/1982 Ze
6.I'm The One9/1982 Ze
7.Reality
featuring Shabba Ranks		1991 Axiom
8.Mantra
produced by: Bill Laswell		28.06.1993Axiom/Island
9.Reality
featuring Shabba Ranks,
(reissue)		12.07.1993Axiom/Island

Various:

disbanded 1983
reunited 1989

Michael Beinhorn:

appeared on the LP:

Bill Laswell: Baselines (5/84, Recommended)

produced by LP:
Herbie Hancock: Sound-System (8/84, Columbia)
Fuel: Natural Selection (23.9.03, Epic)
Pete Yorn: Nightcrawler (15.8.06, Columbia)
Black Label Society: Shot To Hell (19.9.06, Roadrunner)

Aiyb Dieng:

appeared on the LP:

Bill Laswell: Hear No Evil (3/88, Venture)

Jeff Bova:

appeared on the LP:

Ian Hunter: All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (8/83, CBS)
Michael McDonald: Blink Of An Eye (8/93, Reprise)
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell (6.9.93, Virgin)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19811511.04.198113Singlessingle review
19812016.05.19816US News
19814721.11.198127Singlessingle review
19814828.11.198113profile
19814828.11.198117Albumsalbum review
19814828.11.198122Jazz News
19814905.12.198131Caught In The Actgig review
19825118.12.198227Albumsalbum review
19932519.06.19934News
19932810.07.199332Singlessingle review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19922123.10.199217profile
Rolling Stone
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20002 52Nová albaalbum review