released October 13, 2023

CD1: Produced by Peter Kuhlmann. Written by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. Mongolian voices and instruments by Nicky Skopelitis & Oz Fritz.

CD2: Produced by Peter Kuhlmann. Written by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. Ethnic sounds recorded in West Africa by Oz Fritz. Recorded at Klanglabor, Frankfurt.

CD3: Produced by Peter Kuhlmann. Written by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. Recorded at Klanglabor, Frankfurt & Traben-Trarbach.

CD4: Produced by Peter Kuhlmann. Written by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. Recorded at Klanglabor, Frankfurt & Traben-Trarbach.

CD5: Produced by Peter Kuhlmann. Written by Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook. Recorded at Orange Music, West Orange,NJ, and Klanglabor Hödeshof.

CD6: Bill Laswell: Bass, effects. Engineering: James Dellatacoma. Recorded at Orange Music, West Orange,NJ (Bassmatter, BMI).

VIDEOS by ABBY HELASDOTTIR:

Album Teaser: youtu.be/YFPVr5DX9X4

'From The Earth To The Ceiling Part 1' Visualiser: youtu.be/E7ZAzwfQLog

REVIEWS:

"The music is heavily textured and multi-layered and ranging across electronica and drone; there is much here to captivate and enthral. There was a real synergy between the two and together music seemed to have no barriers with the Outland project... if you desire experimentation and music without limits then press play, dim the lights and float away on an ethereal journey into the darker edges of musical fantasy. The five albums have all been remastered and come in a flawless box that is almost too perfect to open... if you think you know everything about music then play this wonderful work and you will quickly realise that we walk the same path as some truly inspirational musicians and we need to be thankful that they have trail blazed for us" (Velvet Thunder).

"Late ambient techno pioneer Pete Namlook and New York producer/bassist extraordinaire Bill Laswell began their remarkable 'Outland' series of releases in 1994, racking up five albums in a thirteen-year period. They're all collected here, in the absolute motherlode of interstellar dark ambient music that explores the furthest reaches of the cosmos, and the depths of inner space. This is an epic voyage in the truest sense and the perfect utility for escapism and contemplation" (Norman Records)

"Quite a catch and a very pleasantly surprising one... As with many Namlook releases, there is a certain directness about the music, indicating that the music is one long session, a live-in-studio approach, with mixing and editing afterwards... Each album is a trip, and so is the whole five-plus hours of this. I played this for the first time in one row on a lazy Sunday, sipping tea after a long night... my living room is a sort of chill-out place today, as some of this music is clearly the intended soundtrack for such a place" (Vital Weekly).

"Met de hand op het hart kunnen we je zeggen dat deze reeks in de hoogste regionen van de wereldwijde dark ambientscene circuleert... beide heren slagen erin om heerlijk langzaam slepende, traag evoluerende en opbouwende, maar vooral ook intrigerende, filmische soundscapes te maken waarbij je pas na tien minuten te kampen krijgt met tribal beats, maar ook wordt ondergedompeld in bizarre, buitenaardse geluiden en vervormde klanken uit traditionele muziek... En waarbij Bill Laswell zoals vaak uitblinkt in het spaarzaam toevoegen van diepe baspulsen die een warme, penetrante cadans voorzien... Het wordt een vroege kerst dit jaar" (daMusic)

"Esplorano la materia ambient come solo agli autentici maestri del settore compete... Laswell abbraccia derive cosmiche che coprono distanze siderali, in cui frammenti di masse granitiche paiono sgretolarsi nel buio dello spazio... una magnifica occasione per recuperare nella miglior qualità audio possibile i cinque lavori originari, pezzi pregiati dell'ambient con la "A" maiuscola, letteralmente da avere per ogni sincero appassionato delle più audaci esplorazioni audio in chiave ambientale" (9/10, Darkroom)

"El trabajo llevado a cabo entre el estadounidense Bill Laswell y el fallecido compositor alemán Peter Namlook destaca por su tremenda introspección y una marcada genética experimental de corte oscuro... una increíble recopilación de todo el trabajo conjunto de estos dos paisajistas acústicos... Hablamos de música ideada para la contemplación y la reflexión intelectual, idónea para acompañar las sesiones de lectura... La edición física resulta verdaderamente apetitosa." (No Melody)