The other Material record put out on Axiom...certainly the one that's met with more acclaim (Rolling Stone even gave it four stars)...this is a record that brings dignity to the word "fusion". Dig the personnel involved (courtesy of discogs.com):

    * Arranged By - Bill Laswell
    * Bass - Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Jonas Hellborg
    * Chatan, Congas, Percussion - Aiyb Dieng
    * Daff, Tambourine - Michael Baklouk
    * Drums [Kit] - Sly Dunbar
    * Engineer - Martin Bisi , Oz Fritz , Robert Musso
    * Ghatam - Vikku Vinayakram
    * Guitar, Sitar, Baglama - Nicky Skopelitis
    * Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
    * Ney - Jihad Racy
    * Oud - Simon Shaheen
    * Piano [Electric], Organ [Hammond B-3] - Bernie Worrell
    * Producer - Bill Laswell
    * Qanoum - George Basil
    * Sampler, Programmed By [Beats, Loops] - Bill Laswell
    * Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Wayne Shorter
    * Synthesizer - Jeff Bova , Nicky Skopelitis
    * Tabla - Trilok Gurtu , Zakir Hussain
    * Violin - Shankar , Simon Shaheen
    * Voice - Fahiem Dandan , Liu Sola , William S. Burroughs 
http://www.burningdervish.com/2008/09/material-hallucination-engine.html

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Praising Hallucination Engine as a postmodern Bitches Brew may seem mad, but Material bassist-composer/guru Bill Laswell risks a maneuver akin to the one Miles Davis pulled off with his 1969 trailblazer: fusing disparate sounds into one groovy om of exhilaration and release. For sonic gorgeousness, funky trance states and technical bravado, this bid is the boldest. The players � including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Bootsy Collins, drummer Sly Dunbar and violinist Shankar � on extended flights such as "Mantra" and a reworking of Weather Report's "Cucumber Slumber" swirl, churn and percolate, achieving the still point in a turning world. (RS 677)

PAUL EVANS 
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/190407/review/5944082/hallucinationengine

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