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Material

Material is credited on 587 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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587

Credits

138

Albums

6

Decades active

173

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Biography

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American experimental punk-jazz-funk-noise-electro band, founded circa 1978/79 by bassist Bill Laswell and keyboard player Michael Beinhorn.
Material was not only a band name, but an alias for the intensive production work of the duo (for Afrika Bambaataa, Herbie Hancock, Nona Hendryx...).
Michael Beinhorn left the 'band' in 1985. In the 90s, Material became more world/indian/afro/ambient/dub-oriented.

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Credited work

587 releases · 138 albums · active 1979–2024

  • Production · 656
  • Performance · 59
  • Other credits · 13
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: OAO Studios · Garage Sale Recording · RPM Studios · Power Station

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