| Seven Souls | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Platinum Island Studio and BC Studio, New York | |||
| Genre | No wave | |||
| Label | Virgin, CDV 2596 | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell, Material | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[2] |
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 (1987) 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 (Virgin America, PR 3380).
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Hunter, James (1995). "Material". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 242–243. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.