Bill Laswell:
INNERHYTHMIC
Let it be known that a spectre is haunting what has chosen to identify itself
as the music industry. It is a spectre recognized by many names, but which,
as dictated by the insatiable need for immediate understanding in today's
hyper-accelerated and connected world, can be called "radical innovation" for
now. The Innerhythmic imprint - founded by musician and producer Bill Laswell
as a critical proving ground for radically new, and in fact revolutionary,
sound - was first conceived as an alternative outlet for musicians from a
variety of different backgrounds who are dedicated to exploring the recombinant
possibilities of music. With a scope of influence that welcomes the traditional
and "trance" rhythms of far-flung cultures as openly as the hip-hop,
dub, jungle, jazz, funk and electronic cyber-styles emanating from the DJ
underground and beyond, the label stands out as an active realization of
the "collage system" - a system where entirely new forms can emerge
almost at will from fusions of the familiar.
Consider this "an ecstatic journey into known and unknown worlds of
sound." In an era of electronic and digital technologies, and in an
age where the boundaries between human and machine have become increasingly
blurred, whatever distinction that remains between real music and sound effects
is collapsed and mutated into a transcultural, international formation. Electronics
transform listeners into electribes, and yet the "tribalness" of
traditional sonic technologies is understood to be already futuristic, with
or without the aid of circuitry. With this vision, Innerhythmic delivers
an almost unimaginable range of sonic collaborations, gathering musicians
of truly masterful ability and opening a new vista on today's electro-acoustic
frontier. Put simply, this is a past that arrives from the future to scramble
the present; drum-and-bass, dub, mutant hip-hop, harmolodic fusion, new jazz,
world and otherworld musics all connect to expand the potential of the experience.
www.innerhythmic.com
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