Material discography

Material discography
Material discography
Studio albums	6
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	1
EPs	3
Singles	9

This is a list of releases by Material.

Studio albums edit

Title	Album details	US Jazz ^[1]
Memory Serves	Released: 1981 Label: Island Formats: LP	37
One Down	Released: 1982 Label: Asylum, Elektra Formats: LP	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 edit

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	Released: 2010 Label: M.O.D. Technologies Formats: CD

EPs edit

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	Released: 1981 Label: Celluloid Formats: LP	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles edit

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

Remix albums edit

Title	Album details
The Road to the Western Lands	Released: 1998 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP

Compilation albums edit

Title	Album details
Temporary Music	Released: 1981 Label: Celluloid Formats: LP
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

General

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Material: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
^ 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)

[allmusiccharts-1] "Material: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

[UKindiechart-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)

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