Brian Eno & Jon Hassell

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 Co-Producer 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 read less