Bill Laswell
Method Of Defiance
Rare Noise Records
www.rarenoiserecords.com
By George W. Harris

Bassist Bill Laswell has been on a ton of important recordings from
Herbie Hancock’s Rockit to work with Sonny Sharrock, Brian Eno and
Sting. This disc/dvd finds him with a new band that includes Dr. Israel
and Hawk/vocals, Bernie Worrell/k, Guy Licata/dr, Tshinori Kondo/tr.
The music is reminiscent of late period Emerson Lake and Palmer; sort
of a fusion meets eclectic rock, with keyboards and hard driving
rhythms flying all over the place. The music gets a bit jarring at
times, making you wonder what exactly they’re defying. Melody? Well
constructed solos? Coherence? Creativity? Hmmmm