Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem
Early Material was centered around Laswell, guitarist Robert Quine, drummer Fred Maher, keyboardist Michael Beinhorn and Laswell's partner in studio recording, Martin Bisi. Robert W Quine ( December 30, 1942 – May 31, 2004) was an American Guitarist, known for his innovative Guitar solos Fred Maher is an American Drummer, programmer and Record producer. Michael Beinhorn is an American Musician and Record producer. Martin Bisi is an American producer and Songwriter. He is known for recording seminal records by Sonic Youth, John Zorn, There were frequent guest stars, and the music was primarily instrumental. Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. The music was often funky -- a few singles, such as "Ciquri", were popular in New York City dance clubs -- but decidedly experimental. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul The City of New York Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955
1982's One Down marked a change towards relatively more accessible mainstream "funk and disco tunes delivered with a minimum of weirdness. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define " [1] "Memories" was one of Whitney Houston's first recordings as a featured vocalist. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former
Herbie Hancock hired Laswell and many of his Material collaborators for his 1983 album Future Shock, including the important single "Rockit". Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Future Shock is Herbie Hancock 's thirty-fifth Album and the first of his Electro - Jazz era " Rockit " is a hit Song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a single from his 1983 album Future Shock
Laswell has since used the Material name for a variety of projects featuring his usual revolving-door cast of talented musicians. Notable was 1989's Seven Souls, featuring William S. Burroughs reading portions of his novel The Western Lands. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Western Lands by William S Burroughs, published in 1987 is a novel which is the final part of the trilogy that begins with Cities of the Red Night
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