Material discography
Studio albums6
EPs3
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Singles9

This is a list of releases by Material.

Studio albums

Title Album details US Jazz
[1]
Memory Serves
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP
 37
One Down 32
Seven Souls
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
 —
The Third Power
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
Hallucination Engine
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
Intonarumori
  • Released: September 28, 1999
  • Label: Axiom, Palm Pictures
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Improvised Music New York 1981
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: MuWorks
  • Formats: CD
Live in Japan
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Restless
  • Formats: CD
Live from Soundscape
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: DIW
  • Formats: CD
Mesgana Ethiopia

EPs

Title Album details UK Indie
[2]
Temporary Music 1
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: ZÙ
  • Formats: LP
 —
Temporary Music 2
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Red
  • Formats: LP
 43
American Songs —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year US
Dance
[1] 		Album
"Discourse" 1980 — Temporary Music
"Reduction" 1981 —
"Ciquri" — American Songs
"Bustin' Out" 3 Non-album single
"Memories" 1982 — One Down
"I'm the One" 43
"Time Out" 1983 —
"For a Few Dollars More" 1984 — Non-album single
"Reality" 1991 — The Third Power
"Playin' with Fire" 1992 —
"Mantra" 1993 — Hallucination Engine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title Album details
The Road to the Western Lands

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Temporary Music
Red Tracks
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Vinyl Japan
  • Formats: CD, LP
Secret Life
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Vinyl Japan
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Material
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Charly Schallplatten GmbH
  • Formats: CD

Collections

  • 1991: Axiom Collection: Illuminations – contains "Cosmic Slop"
  • 1993: Axiom Collection II: Manifestation – contains "Mantra" [Doors of Perception Mix] and "Playin' with Fire" [Praxis Remix / Edit]
  • 1995: Axion Funk: Funkcronomicon – contains "Cosmic Slop"
  • 1996: Axiom Dub: Mysteries of Creation – contains "Ghost Light / Dread Recall"
  • 1996: Altered Beats: Assassin Knowledges of the Remanipulated – contains "3D-Cut Transmission"
  • 1996: Tetragramton: Submerge – contains "Turn the Screw" by Material with Graham Haynes, and "Active Code" by Material with Byard Lancaster
  • 1996: Myth: Dreams of the World – contains "Hermes" by Material with Umar Bin Hassan, and "Apollo" by Material with Abiodun Oyewole
  • 1997: Asana – contains "Mantra"
  • 1998: The Best of Material - contains 13 tracks from the Celluoid era 1979-1984
  • 1998: Abstract Depressionism – contains "Downward"
  • 2000: Asana 2: Moving Meditation – contains "Devata"

Collaborations

This list features recordings that at least in part explicitly credits Material, and features production, writing and/or performance by members of the Material collective.

  • 1982: Tribe 2 – "What I Like" – 12" single
  • 1982: Phase II – "The Roxy" – 12" single
  • 1983: D.ST. – "Crazy Cuts" – 12" single
  • 1983: Lenny White – Attitude – tracks "My Turn to Love You"
  • 1983: Herbie Hancock – Future Shock
  • 1983: Herbie Hancock- "Rockit" – 7" & 12" single
  • 1983: Herbie Hancock – "Future Shock" / "Earth Beat" – 12" single
  • 1983: Herbie Hancock – "Autodrive" / "Chameleon" – 12" single
  • 1983: Fab Five Freddy – "Une Sale Histoire: Part 1 & Part 2" – 12" single
  • 1983: Nona Hendryx – Nona
  • 1983: Nona Hendryx – "Transformation" – 12" single
  • 1984: Bill Laswell – Baselines
  • 1984: Yellowman – King Yellowman – tracks "Strong Me Strong" and "Disco Reggae"
  • 1984: Yellowman – "Strong Me Strong" – 12" single
  • 1984: Gil Scott-Heron – "Re-Ron" – 7" and 12" single
  • 1984: Timezone featuring Afrika Bambaataa and John Lydon – "World Destruction" – 7" and 12" single
  • 1984: Fab Five Freddy – "Change the Beat" – 7" and 12" single
  • 1984: Herbie Hancock – Sound-System
  • 1984: Herbie Hancock – "Metal Beat" – 12" single
  • 1984: Herbie Hancock – "Hard Rock" – 12" single
  • 1984: Shango featuring Afrika Bambaataa – Shango Funk Theology
  • 1984: Shango featuring Afrika Bambaataa – "Zulu Groove" – 12" single
  • 1984: Shango featuring Afrika Bambaataa – "Shango Message" – 12" single
  • 1984: Nona Hendryx – The Art of Defense
  • 1984: Nona Hendryx – "I Sweat" – 12" single
  • 1984: Nona Hendryx – "To the Bone" – 12" single
  • 1984: Genji Sawai – Sowaka
  • 1984: Yla-Mago – "TVO-Rock" – 12" single
  • 1985: The Last Poets – Oh my People
  • 1985: The Last Poets – "Get Movin'" – 12" single
  • 1985: Deadline featuring Manu Dibango – Down by Law
  • 1985: B-Side – Cairo Nights – tracks "Change the Beat" and "What I Like (American Dreams)"
  • 1985: Manu Dibango – Electric Africa
  • 1985: Manu Dibango – "Pata Piya" – 12" single
  • 1985: Mick Jagger – She's the Boss
  • 1985: Mick Jagger – "Just Another Night" – 12" single
  • 1985: Mick Jagger – "Lucky in Love" – 12" single
  • 1985: Sly and Robbie – Language Barrier
  • 1985: Sly and Robbie – "Bass and Trouble" – 12" single
  • 1985: Sly and Robbie – "Get to This, Get to That" – 12" single
  • 1985: Public Image Ltd. – Album / Compact Disc / Cassette
  • 1986: Ginger Baker – Horses and Trees
  • 1986: Toshinori Kondo – Konton
  • 1986: Manu Dibango – Afrijazzy – tracks "Makossa "87 / Big Blow"
  • 1986: Manu Dibango – "Makossa '87" – 7" single
  • 1987: Sly and Robbie – Rhythm Killers – 12" single
  • 1987: Sly and Robbie – "Boops (Here to Go)" – 12" single
  • 1987: Sly and Robbie – "Fire" – 12" single
  • 1987: Afrika Bambaataa and Family – The Light
  • 1988: Gettovetts – Missionaries Moving
  • 1988: Gettovetts – "Battle Call" – 12" single
  • 1988: Herbie Hancock – Perfect Machine
  • 1988: Herbie Hancock – "Vibe Alive" – 12" single
  • 1989: Nicky Skopelitis – Next to Nothing
  • 1992: Manu Dibango – Bao Bao

References

General

  • "The Bill Laswell Discography". turning-groove.de. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2014-10-16.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Material: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)