Material

American experimental punk-jazz-funk-noise-electro band, founded circa 1978/79 by bassist Bill Laswell and keyboard player Michael Beinhorn.
Material was not only a band name, but an alias for the intensive production work of the duo (for Afrika Bambaataa, Herbie Hancock, Nona Hendryx ...).

Michael Beinhorn left the 'band' in 1985. In the 90s, Material became more world/indian/afro/ambient/dub-oriented.

Members:
Aiyb Dieng, Ali Jihad Racy, Bernie Worrell, Bill Bacon, Bill Laswell, Billy Bang, Bootsy Collins, Brian Carroll, Charles K. Noyes, Cliff Cultreri, David Moss, Foday Musa Suso, Fred Frith, Fred Maher, Gary Mudbone Cooper, George Lewis, Ginger Baker, Graham Haynes, Hamid Drake, Henry Threadgill, J.T. Lewis, Jeff Bova, Jerome Brailey, Jihad Racy, Jonas Hellborg, Lowell Dunbar, Mark E. Miller, Michael Beinhorn, Michael Hampton, Nicky Skopelitis, Nile Rodgers, Olu Dara, Peter Apfelbaum, Robbie Shakespeare, Robert Quine, Simon Shaheen, Sonny Sharrock, Thi-Linh Le, Vikku Vinayakram