Off World One

Off World One
Studio album by Possession
Released	January 30, 1996
Recorded	Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Ambient dub
Length	45:33
Label	Sub Meta
Producer	Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Russian Chants «Parastas» (1995) Off World One (1996) Distill (1996)

Off World One is an album by American composer Bill Laswell, issued under the moniker Possession. It was released on January 30, 1996 by Sub Meta.^[1][2][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Echo"	Bill Laswell, Foday Musa Suso	13:24
2.	"Rainfall"	Bill Laswell, Fousseny Kouyate	10:09
3.	"Shadow Crossing"	Bill Laswell, Foday Musa Suso	12:38
4.	"Ascending"	Fousseny Kouyate	9:20

Personnel

Adapted from the Off World One liner notes.^[4]

Musicians

• Aïyb Dieng – percussion
• Fousseny Kouyate – kora
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, drum programming, effects, musical arrangements, producer
• Foday Musa Suso – Baliphone (Gambia)

Technical personnel

• Dave McKean – cover art
• Robert Musso – engineering
• Aldo Sampieri – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Sub Meta	CD	SM 9801-2

References

1. "African Dub". Allmusic. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
2. Haslett, Tim (June 1996). "Dance: Possession + African Dub, Off World One". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. (34): 54. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
3. Verna, Paul (April 6, 1996). "Possession + African Dub: Off World One". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 108 (14): 95. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
4. Off World One (booklet). Possession + African Dub. Bruxelles, Belgium: Sub Rosa. 1996.

External links

• Off World One at Discogs (list of releases)
• Off World One at Bandcamp