Means of Deliverance

Though bassist and producer Bill Laswell has released many solo albums, this one is a solo album in a deeper sense. It consists entirely of recordings he made by himself, playing only a Warwick Alien fretless acoustic bass guitar. Using subtle looping and effects, Laswell keeps the focus tightly on the rich and unique natural tone of his instrument, and on the eerie and otherworldly melodies he coaxes from it. His wife, the brilliant Ethiopian singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, makes a cameo appearance as well.