Bill Laswell and Tetsu Inoue

A longtime linchpin of the New York City underground music scene, bassist, producer, label boss, and auteur Bill Laswell has been among the most prolific artists in contemporary music. As a performer, producer, and label chief, his signature is on literally thousands of albums -- including more than 135 of his own starting with 1985's Baselines -- the majority are characterized by a signature sound fusing the energy of post-punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of funk, fusion, and dub. He's also known for star-studded collaborations, having founded Praxis, Material, and several...