Black Lotus, Bill Laswell

Black Lotus is a dub-infused ambient track by Bill Laswell under his project Sacred System, taken from the album Nagual Site. Officially released on August 25, 1998 via Wicklow (BMG Classics), the piece runs 10:13 and blends deep bass, spacious electronics, and Middle-Eastern/South-Asian vocal textures featuring Sussan Deyhim and Gulam Mohamed Khan. (Some platforms show 1988 due to metadata, but the liner-noted release is 1998.)

🎶 Album & Credits

• Album: Nagual Site (1998)
• Artist/Project: Sacred System (Bill Laswell)
• Composer/Producer: Bill Laswell
• Label: Wicklow (BMG Classics)
• Recorded/Mixed at: Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
• Featured performers (sel.): Sussan Deyhim (voice), Gulam Mohamed Khan (harmonium, voice), Aïyb Dieng (percussion), Hamid Drake (drums), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Craig Harris (trombone), Graham Haynes (cornet), Byard Lancaster & David Liebman (soprano sax), Nicky Skopelitis (guitars), Jah Wobble (bass), Bernie Worrell (keys).

🎼 Tracklist — Nagual Site

1. Raag Sohni — 5:56
2. Black Lotus — 10:13
3. X-Zibit-i — 7:45
4. Dèrive — 5:24
5. Saiya Nikasegaye — 6:13
6. Driftwork — 8:52
7. Aab Yaad Kar Tu — 7:39

🎧 Listen & Purchase

• Spotify — Black Lotus
• Apple Music — Black Lotus
• Bandcamp — Nagual Site
• Discogs — release page