Willard's Wormholes

Rise Again (2011)
Laswell Works His Magic

Torch that spliff and settle in as Bill Laswell’s oozing, throbbing, sensuous baselines sooth your battered bones on this outstanding 2011 Lee Scratch release. The elements are, as one might guess, appropriately hazy and dubby, but the album’s reigned in “song” format gives Scratch a repeated listenability that betters some of his past work. Laswell and friends – Bernie Worrell, Aiyb Dieng, the great Sly Dunbar, among others – provide the flawless execution and glorious sonics that are sometimes missing from Perry’s work. It may not be as chaotic and haphazard as fans have come to love and expect from the master himself, but it’s a welcomed break from the sometimes excessive madness, and that’s bound to seduce a few more fans into the fold. Rise Again is at Amazon (HERE) and we’ve got lots more Laswell projects in the archives (HERE).

Higher Level (3:50)
Scratch Message (4:06)
Orthodox (4:12)
Wake The Dead (5:08)
Rise Again (4:13)
African Revolution (4:02)
Dancehall Kung Fu (5:33)
E.T. (5:10)
House Of God (4:07)
Butterfly (3:52)
Inakaya (Japanese Food) (3:15)