Akasha (album)

Akasha is the third album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on March 28, 1995, by Subharmonic.^[2]

Akasha
Studio album by Divination
Released	March 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)
Studio	Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Dark ambient
Length	88:20
Label	Subharmonic
Producer	Anton Fier, Mick Harris, Bill Laswell
Divination chronology
Light in Extension (1994) Akasha (1995) Distill (1996)
Bill Laswell chronology
Somnific Flux (1995) Akasha (1995) Subsonic 2: Bass Terror (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Disc one (Ambient)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Descent"	Laswell	Bill Laswell	14:55
2.	"Rain Dream"	Hosono	Haruomi Hosono	5:49
3.	"Ascesis"	Fier	Anton Fier with Lydia Kavanaugh	10:06
4.	"Stir"	Harris	Mick Harris	11:17

Disc two (Rhythm)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Tangier Space Draft"	Laswell	Bill Laswell with DXT	15:21
2.	"Navigations"	Hosono, Shimizu	Haruomi Hosono and Yasuaki Shimizu	14:41
3.	"Illuminoid Assassin"	Laswell	Bill Laswell with DXT	16:11

Personnel

Adapted from the Akasha liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Anton Fier – effects and producer (1.3)
• Grand Mixer DXT – turntables (2.1, 2.3)
• Mick Harris – effects and producer(1.4)
• Haruomi Hosono – drum programming and effects (1.2, 2.2)
• Lydia Kavanaugh – vocals (1.3)
• Bill Laswell – bass, effects, drum programming, producer and mixing (1.1, 1.2, 2.1–2.3), editing

Technical

• Layng Martine – assistant engineer and editing (1.1, 1.2, 2.1–2.3)
• Magno – cover art
• Robert Musso – engineering and programming (1.1, 1.2, 2.1–2.3)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Subharmonic	CD	SD 7011-2