> From: "BRIAN ANTONAK" <Brian.D.Antonak@maf.nasa.gov>
>
> Picking up on this messed-wit' trumpeter plays over ambient electronica,
> Jon Hassell's collaboration with Brian Eno, "4th World - Possible Musics"
> is a truly great record. If not for the credit sheet I would've certainly
> guessed Hassell to be a keyboardist -- his trumpet makes sounds THAT
> other-worldly. Even more beautiful though are the backdrops/'rhythm beds'
> of each track. Very bizarre. Am I right to believe that this was a
> one-off collaboration?
yes, this was their only `primary' collaboration, although eno pops up from
time to time on hassell's other releases, and vice versa (eg `on land').
there's plenty more good hassell out there, though; the processed trumpet
sound remains the same, but the other musical elements become less ambient
and more rhythm-dominated -- a fairly steady progression with time. you
might like to check out the following (which are in chronological order):
`dream theory in malaya (possible musics vol 2)'
`aka/darbari/java - magic realism'
`power spot'
`flash of the spirit'
`city: works of fiction'
`dressing for pleasure' (which followed `city') has a lot of hip-hop/jazz
influences and i don't listen to it often.
of the five titles above, `aka/darbari/java' and `power spot' are probably
the best; the former uses processed samples to good effect, the latter some
wonderful electronic/sampled percussion & eerie backdrops.
-- richard