| Lost in the Translation | ||||
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| Studio album by Axiom Ambient | ||||
| Released | November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) | |||
| Studio | Greenpoint (Brooklyn) | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 121:33 | |||
| Label | Axiom | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Down Beat | |
Lost in the Translation is an album by American composer Bill Laswell, issued under the moniker Axiom Ambient. It was released on November 8, 1994, by Axiom.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eternal Drift" (Below the Boundaries of the Inner Station/Eternal Thaemlitz Curse/ Light of Darkness/Construct Over Destiny/Sacred Drift) | Laswell, Skopelitis, Thaemlitz | 15:53 |
| 2. | "Peace" (My Soul to Keep/Who Does She Hope to Be?/Peace in Essaouria) | Hazel, Sanders, Sharrock | 17:11 |
| 3. | "Aum" (Soul Searcher/Praying Mantra (Second Attention)/Tarab Scan/Ritual in Transfigured Time) | Caroline, Lakshminarayana, Rao, Shankar, Skopelitis, Wobble | 17:37 |
| 4. | "Cosmic Trigger" (Through the Flames/Cosmic Slop/Animal Behavior) | Buckethead, Collins, Laswell, Worrell | 16:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dharmapala" (Along a Ghostly Path/Before Dark/Knox Om Pax) | Hellborg, Wahab | 14:35 |
| 2. | "Flash of Panic" (Pipes of Pan/Up Above the World/Under Black Skies/Out of the Ether) | Attar, Baker, Laswell, Skopelitis | 15:17 |
| 3. | "Holy Mountain" (Assassin's Dream/Blues in the East/Alamut Transmission) | Laswell, Sola | 16:41 |
| 4. | "Ruins" (Bubble Wrap mix) | Inoue, Laswell | 8:00 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Lost in the Translation liner notes. Musicians
- Tetsu Inoue – effects ("Ruins")
- Bill Laswell – effects, producer
- The Orb – effects ("Aum")
- Terre Thaemlitz – effects ("Eternal Drift")
Technical
- Layng Martine – assistant engineer
- Robert Musso – engineering
- Shinro Ohtake – cover art
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Axiom | CD, LP | 314-524 053 |
References
- Anderson, Rick. "Axiom Ambient: Lost in the Translation". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- columnist (September 1995). "Axiom Ambient - Lost in the Translation". Down Beat: 48.
- Robbins, Ira (2007). "Bill Laswell". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- Lost in the Translation (booklet). Axiom Ambient. New York City, New York: Axiom. 1994.
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External links
- Axiom Ambient - Lost in the Translation at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lost in the Translation at Bandcamp