The cover art reproduces the whirling snakes or whirling mountain sandpainting of the navajo shooting chant, one of the most important and most complex of the navajo healing ceremonies. Maarifa street by jon hassell, released 05 january 2005 1. While not as stunning as possible musics, power spot is nonetheless one of the most significant recordings from this utterly unique musician. Listen to your favorite songs from power spot by jon hassell now. Album the surgeon of the nightsky restores dead things by the power of sound. Surrounded by musicians of both musical and technical excellence and with inventive interchangeable rhythm sections, jon weaves his sinuous ragas and breathing scales through a lush, dense backing of faux thirdworld junglescapes. Jon hassell s 1977 album vernal equinox is being reissued set to be made available again on vinyl for the first time in 42 years, and cd for the first time in 30 years, the record has been fully remastered for its updated release. Jon hassell born march 22, 1937 is an american trumpet player and composer active since the 1960s. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. Power spot opens with the surging, polyrhythmic title track featuring hassell s sinuous trumpet lines and dense electronic percussion from one of the albums most significant collaborators, j. Dec 06, 2011 power spot is an album by american trumpet player and composer jon hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ecm label. Find album release information for power spot jon hassell on allmusic. Power spot by jon hassell on amazon music unlimited.
Power spot is an album by american trumpet player and composer jon hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ecm label the cover art reproduces the whirling snakes or whirling mountain sandpainting of the navajo shooting chant, one of the most important and most complex of the navajo healing ceremonies. Trumpeter, composer, and arranger jon hassell was the originator and unrivaled master of the musical aesthetic he dubbed fourth world music in his own words, a unified primitivefuturistic sound combining features of world ethnic styles with advanced electronic techniques. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial jon hassell power spot ratings. Power spot is more groove orientated, with more emphasis and complexity to the strong ethnically flavoured acoustic rhythm patterns, which i find reminiscent of the enobyrne life in the bush of ghosts album. Deane percussion, alto flute jeanphilippe rykiel keyboards michael brook guitar richard horowitz keyboards brian eno bass richard and paul armin raad electroacoustic strings miguel frasconi flute recorded october 1983 and december 1984, grant avenue studio, ontario assistant engineering.
A childhood in memphis, a classical conservatory education, composition and electronic music study with stockhausen in cologne. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Jon hassell, brian eno, michael brook power spot music. Jon hassell, brian eno, michael brook power spot amazon. Hassell s irritation with the way music journalists had cast brian eno as the inventor of the fourth world concept did not extend to eno personally or if it did, it was shortlived. Hassell s entire 4th world era catalog should be heard, but this, for me, is the stand out release closely followed by the surgeon of the nightsky restores dead things by the power of sound.
Following 1983s akadabarijavamagic realism coproduced by daniel lanois, hassell did not resurface on record until 1986s power spot. Traditional electronic, ambient, modern classical, electroacoustic, experimental. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. So i had two live samplers, kind of symmetrical on the stage, and peter, kem and. He is graduated at eastman school of music in rochester, new york, but then he enrolled in the cologne course for new music for two years founded and directed by stockhausen. Power spot in my view ranks among the essential jon hassell possible musics, and dream theory being the other two. Ambient keyboard textures drone in the background and, together with the percussion, form a. Ja deaneacoustic and electronic percussion, alto flute. Power spot is a music studio album recording by jon hassell jazz. Download torrent jon hassell fast and easy torrent search. Richard and paul arminraad electroacoustic strings.
Listening to pictures pentimento volume one jon hassell. Find jon hassell discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The larger ensemble sound of power spot expanded on hassell s panglobal fourth world music, which he began with eno on the groundbreaking fourth world, vol. Fourth world vol 1 possible musics jon hassell to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Song information for power spot jon hassell on allmusic. He was on power spot and a lot of the records from that epoch. Jon hassell biography jon hassell is an american trumpet player and composer, born in memphis, tennessee march 22, 1937. Find similar albums to power spot jon hassell on allmusic. Jan 05, 2012 american composer and trumpeter jon hassell is best known for his music of the fourth world, which he describes as coffeecolored classical. Jon hassell is an american trumpet player and composer active since the 1960s. May 17, 2005 power spot is an album by american trumpet player and composer jon hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ecm label. Deane percussion, electronic percussion, alto flute, jeanphilippe rykiel keyboards, brian eno producer, recording engineer, daniel lanois producer, recording engineer, david bottrill assistant engineer. Album fourth world vol 1 possible musics, jon hassell. Jun 08, 2018 power spot is an album by american trumpet player and composer jon hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ecm label.
Throughout the 80s, 90s and 2000s, hassell continued to expand his sound into ever more lushly abstracted zones with the albums power spot, the surgeon of the night sky restores dead things by the power of sound, maarifa street and last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street. He is best known for developing the musical concept fourth world, which describes a unified primitivefuturist sound combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with. He is best known for developing the musical concept fourth world, which descri. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Jon hassell s 1977 album vernal equinox is being reissued set to be made available again on vinyl for the first time in 42 years, and cd for the first time in 30 years, the. The surgeon of the nightsky restores dead things by the power of sound. The soundworld hassell and eno conjure up on this recording was hugely influential. Jul 29, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group power spot jon hassell power spot. Fourth world vol 1 possible musics by jon hassell on tidal. After return to us, he met terry riley in buffalo, new york and performed on the first. His seamless, edgeless, warm, and fluid meld of electronics, manipulated horn and sonic backdrops, and his. Power spot is an album by american trumpet player and composer jon hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ecm label. He is best known for developing the musical concept fourth world, which describes a unified primitivefuturist sound combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques.
The definition becomes clearer once you immerse yourself in the sounds of power spot. The music was recorded in 8384 but sounds as current and modern as any new music out today. The partnership resumed with power spot, which eno coproduced with daniel. Provided to youtube by universal music group power spot jon hassell power spot. Deane percussion, electronic percussion, alto flute, jeanphilippe rykiel keyboards, brian eno producer, recording engineer, daniel lanois producer, recording engineer, david bottrill assistant engineer, roman. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. Power spot finds jon hassell at pretty much peak power. Listen free to jon hassell power spot power spot, passage d. Stream power spot by jon hassell and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Find jon hassell discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jon hassell trumpet, fender rhodes specially tuned and altered by buchla and arp synthesizers nana vasconceloscongas, shakers, ocean, talking drum, bells, tropical birds david rosenboommbira, rattles, tabla, dumbek miguel frasconiclaves, bells nicolas kilbourntalking drum, mbira william winantkanjira, rattles.
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