The End of Law

The End of Law
The End of Law
Studio album by Hashisheen
Released	May 25, 1999
Genre	Electronic, dub
Length	47:53
Label	Sub Rosa
Producer	Peter Becker, Janet Rienstra
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Hashisheen: The End of Law is an album by American composer Bill Laswell. It was released on May 25, 1999, by Sub Rosa.^[2]

The album features spoken-word recordings about Order of Assassins, also known as the Hashisheen, an Islamic sect founded by Hasan-i Sabbah, which are backed by Laswell's typical fusion of ambient music and groove-oriented dub reggae influences.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"First Reading"	0:30
2.	"The Old Man of the Mountain"	3:12
3.	"The Western Lands"	6:12
4.	"The Spilled Cup"	1:47
5.	"Marco Polo's Tale"	1:43
6.	"Pilgrimage to Cairo"	1:50
7.	"Freya Stark at Alamut"	0:20
8.	"Castles"	0:57
9.	"Hashish Poem"	2:52
10.	"Sinan's Post"	1:56
11.	"Assassinations"	0:33
12.	"The Mongols Destroy Alamut"	1:14
13.	"The Divine Self"	5:09
14.	"Morning High"	3:03
15.	"A Quick Trip to Alamut"	3:41
16.	"Slogans"	0:47
17.	"Book of the Highest Initiation"	2:41
18.	"The Lord of the Resurrection"	0:52
19.	"Assassinations"	0:52
20.	"Tale of the Caliph Hakem"	5:00
21.	"The Assassins"	2:05
22.	"Last Reading"	0:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Hashisheen: The End of Law liner notes.^[3]

Spoken word artists

Hakim Bey – spoken word (5, 6, 21)
Nicole Blackman – spoken word (7, 9, 11, 19)
William S. Burroughs – spoken word (3)
Anne Clark – spoken word (20)
Ira Cohen – spoken word (10)
Lizzy Mercier Descloux – spoken word (14)
Sussan Deyhim – spoken word (1, 4, 22)
Umar Bin Hassan – spoken word (18)
Percy Howard – spoken word (2, 8, 12)
Genesis P-Orridge – spoken word (2, 16, 17, 20)
Iggy Pop – spoken word (3, 15)
Patti Smith – spoken word (14)
Jah Wobble – bass guitar, keyboards and spoken word (13)

Musicians

Helios Creed – guitar and effects (16, 17)
Anton Fier – drums (7, 8, 11, 19)
Bill Laswell – bass guitar and effects (16, 17), musical arrangements
Jaki Liebezeit – drums (13)
Neville Murray – bendir and congas (13)
Oliver Ray – guitar (14)
Paul Schütze – instruments (12, 15)
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar (5, 14)
Techno Animal – instruments (3)

Technical

Peter Becker – producer, engineering
Mark Ferda – engineering, mixing
Janet Rienstra – producer, musical arrangements
Hugo Scholten – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Sub Rosa	CD	SR154

References

^ Anderson, Rick. "Hashisheen: The End of Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ "Bill Laswell: Hashisheen - The End of Law". Sub Rosa. 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ The End of Law (booklet). Hashisheen. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

The End of Law at Discogs (list of releases)
The End of Law at Bandcamp

[allmusic-1] Anderson, Rick. "Hashisheen: The End of Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[2] "Bill Laswell: Hashisheen - The End of Law". Sub Rosa. 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[linearnotes-3] The End of Law (booklet). Hashisheen. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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