[Review] Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox (1978)
Electronically treated trumpet ragas featuring the sounds of nature and primitive synthesizers.
Category: Jon Hassell
[Review] Jon Hassell: Earthquake Island (1978)
If you’ve ever wondered what Jon Hassell would sound like in a Brazilian jazz fusion band… no, you probably haven’t.
[Review] Jon Hassell/Brian Eno: Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980)
Primitive and electronic sounds combine for a new kind of fourth world ambient jazz.
[Review] Talking Heads: Remain In Light (1980)
Afrobeat, ambient and avant-garde collide on Remain In Light, creating the quintessential college rock album.
[Review] Jon Hassell: Dream Theory In Malaya (Fourth World Volume Two) (1981)
The second installment in Hassell’s fourth world series, featuring African dream-telling and watersplashing.
[Review] Peter Gabriel: Passion (1989)
Gabriel’s daring exploration of world ambient music also served as the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ.