Brian Eno, Jon Hassell - Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
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Artist: Brian Eno, Jon HassellEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-08-31
Music Label: Editions Eg Records
Soundtracks:
- Chemistry
- Delta Rain Dream
- Griot (Over Contagious Magic)
- Ba-Benz?l?
- Rising Thermal 14? 16' N; 32? 28' E
- Charm (Over Burundi Cloud)
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Free Music Review: Far Ahead Of Its' Time
Hit: 5 Stars
The best of the Jon Hassell I've heard, and among the best Eno as well - this disc hasn't dated one bit; if anything it was way, way ahead of it's time.
Sparse (as is typical) ambient instrumentation, which in earlier incarnations of ambient music was less techno-oriented, and more drawn from world, jazz and experimental/classical sources; here the prophet synth, Hassell's flugelhorn, Eno's loops and textures and the layered rhythms (somewhat processed and submerged into the mix) are the attractions.
About the only comparison I could make, aside from their own work, would be certain bits of early 1970s Miles Davis, where some similar electronic processing of trumpets (over multi-layered percussion) was happening.
In any case, this is a very unique and extraordinary disc.
-David Alston
Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics Poster
The term "Fourth World" has often been used to describe various ethno-electronic compositions. Joining trumpeter Jon Hassell in different combinations on Possible Musics are coproducer and synthesist Brian Eno and percussionists Nana Vasconcelos and Ayibe Dieng, among others. Hassell has found a unique way to summon a lush, otherworldly sound from his trumpet, applying the Indian vocal techniques he learned from Pandit Pran Nath to the way he plays his instrument. On Possible Musics, he mixes his ethereal brass sounds with hand percussion, bass, analog synths, Eno's trademark studio treatments, and the occasional looped trumpet or keyboard riff. The hypnotic fusion of Indian and African aesthetics creates a dreamy brand of otherworldly world music that, despite the electronic influences swirling around it, maintains a strongly organic feel. This classic recording predated all of the ethnoambient music that proliferated throughout the last decade, but unlike many of those efforts, it still retains a strong sense of identity. --Bryan ReesmanAlternative Rock Music CDs
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