Seven Souls


Seven Souls is a 1989 album by the American music group Material. A collaboration with author William S. Burroughs, the album features his narration of passages from his novel The Western Lands set to musical accompaniment.
The album was re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks, three re-mixes that were added to the beginning of the album. In 1998, a new title, The Road to the Western Lands, was issued, composed of new mixes of the tracks.
"Equation" / "Ineffect" was released as a single in 1989.

Track listing

  1. "Ineffect" – 7:34
  2. "Seven Souls" – 5:42
  3. "Soul Killer" – 4:32
  4. "The Western Lands" – 6:54
  5. "Deliver" – 5:48
  6. "Equation" – 5:06
  7. "The End of Words" – 5:06

    Seven Souls (Remix)

  8. "The Western Lands" – 8:31
  9. "Seven Souls" – 7:06
  10. "Soul Killer" – 8:15
The rest of the album as per the original release

The Road to the Western Lands

  1. Bill Laswell – "The Seven Souls" – 5:47
  2. Talvin Singh – "The Western Lands" 6:36
  3. DJ Soul Slinger – "The Western Lands" 5:09
  4. Spring Heel Jack – "The Road to the Western Lands" 6:17
  5. The Audio Janitor – "Joan's Haunted Hints at the Gate to the Western Lands" 6:37
  6. Bill Laswell – "Seven Souls" 10:37
  7. Material – "The Western Lands" – 8:31

    Personnel

Material
Additional personnel
"The Western Lands"
"The Seven Souls"
  • Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes: vocals
  • Nicky Skopelitis: guitar
  • Bill Laswell: bass, keyboards, turntable

    Production

  • Recorded at Platinum Island Studio and BC Studio, New York.
  • Produced by Bill Laswell / Material.

    Release history

  • Seven Souls – 1989 – Virgin, CDV 2596
  • Seven Souls – 1997 – Triloka Records, 314 534 905-2
  • The Road to the Western Lands – 1998 – Triloka / Mercury, 314 558 021-2

    In popular culture

The track "Seven Souls" is featured in the opening scene and in the closing credits of The Sopranos Season 6 episode, "Members Only".