The End of Law

The End of Law
Studio album by Hashisheen
Released	May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)
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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	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.

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 personnel

• 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

External links

• Hashisheen : The End of Law at Discogs (list of releases)