Elissa Posted February 15, 2009 Report Posted February 15, 2009 (edited) I think it was 8th grade I loved this rekkid: Edited February 15, 2009 by Elissa Quote
7/4 Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Posted February 15, 2009 That was a wonderful time for that kind of progressive music from Editions EG! dB Quote
bigtiny Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 There's trumpet on ALL tracks. Hassell has a unique way of playing and processes his trumpet electronically. See my comments in post 17. edit: listen to Fascinoma if you're confused, that's just his acoustic horn. dB Hmmm.....not sure why you're quoting me here. I was responding to another poster who had commented that there was trumpet on the last three tracks. I was simply pointing out that there is trumpet on all of the tracks. I think the quoting system confused things. Anyway, just wanted to try to straighten out the communication here. bigtiny Quote
Aggie87 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 I've nabbed a couple of Hassell recordings since this thread started, thanks for the recommendations. Enjoying "Surgeon of the Nightsky" at the moment, it's a fascinating recording. Quote
Bright Moments Posted August 5, 2009 Report Posted August 5, 2009 enjoyed my first hassell - City: Works Of Fiction what next david? Quote
7/4 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Posted August 5, 2009 enjoyed my first hassell - City: Works Of Fiction what next david? The new one is as good as the best by him: Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street. Quote
Bright Moments Posted August 5, 2009 Report Posted August 5, 2009 thanks david! i'll report back!!! Quote
David Ayers Posted August 5, 2009 Report Posted August 5, 2009 Jon Hassell converted me to free jazz - by accident. Back in the day I bought a copy of the Earthquake Island LP, since I knew Hassell from his work with Eno on Possible Musics and I knew Eno from his work with Fripp and Bowie (pay attention here). That LP was shaped like a bowl you could have kept your petunias in it with enough water for a week so I returned it (in any case I don't rate it) and picked up a copy of James Blood Ulmer's Freelancing which I had just seen slated in Black Echoes as over-intellectual. I thought I'd give it a chance. I was quite taken and worked my way back through the Ulmer catalog in reverse, until I got to Tales of Captain Black with Ornette. Some of the best-recorded Ornette, probably, and maybe some of his most carefully phrased playing? I dunno but from there on out it was free jazz for me. Oh the other Hassell LP I picked up at the same time (1981 being the year) was Dream Theory in Malaya (has there evere been a better album title?). My favorite I guess. It was some years before Hassell did another one and by then I'd moved on. I've caught up since but don't honestly find much aesthetically different in the more recent works to the early ones which of course had all the magic of originality and mystery in those days. Apologies to bev for any copyright infringement on nostalgic LP narratives! Quote
WorldB3 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Posted August 5, 2009 The new one is as good as the best by him: Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street. This is my first Jon Hassell, it took a bit of time to dig into it but now I love it. Think I will pick up the recent ECM Touchstone release of Power Spot. Quote
Bright Moments Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 enjoyed my first hassell - City: Works Of Fiction what next david? The new one is as good as the best by him: Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street. WOW that was GREAT!! thanks david! Quote
WorldB3 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Posted August 26, 2009 Beware of Earthquake Island. Strongly disagree here. Just listened to it the other day and it fits quite well within the whole Hassell ouvre. You also forgot to mention 'Dressing for Pleasure' which I consider to be even funkier than 'Citi: Works of Fiction'. bigtiny I have a friend who likes to burn me obscure OOP cd-r's and I was doing some house cleaning and found Dressing for Pleasure in a stack of stuff I was about to toss out. I put it on and was blown away. What a great yet strange funky back beat pre-trip hop record. It will probably never see a re-release but well worth tracking down. Quote
Bright Moments Posted December 5, 2009 Report Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) just enjoyed dressing for pleasure! Edited December 5, 2009 by Bright Moments Quote
7/4 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Posted August 13, 2010 from Fascinoma: Jon Hassell - Nature Boy Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 29, 2010 Report Posted October 29, 2010 just enjoyed dressing for pleasure! AGAIN!!! Quote
rostasi Posted October 30, 2010 Report Posted October 30, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYOv1nlgM4M&feature=player_embedded Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 30, 2010 Report Posted October 30, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYOv1nlgM4M&feature=player_embedded exactly!!! Quote
Guy Berger Posted October 19, 2013 Report Posted October 19, 2013 enjoyed my first hassell - City: Works Of Fiction what next david? The new one is as good as the best by him: Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street. I recently listened to this one for the first time (I bought it from the now-extinct yourmusic.com a long time ago). Wonderful record. Probably not for those who want "jazz". Quote
7/4 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Posted January 26, 2014 Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, World Financial Center, Sept. 1989 Quote
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