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Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques. The concept was first articulated on Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics, his 1980 collaboration with Brian Eno. Born in Tennessee, Hassell studied contemporary classical music in New York and later in Germany under composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. He subsequently worked with minimalist composers Terry Riley and La Monte Young, and studied under Hindustani singer Pandit Pran Nath. His association with Brian Eno in the early 1980s would introduce Hassell to a larger audience. He subsequently worked with musical artists such as Talking Heads, David Sylvian, Farafina, Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, Ani DiFranco, Techno Animal, Ry Cooder, Moritz von Oswald, and Carl Craig. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hassell) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums
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Psychogeography (Zones Of Feeling) 2023
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Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) 2020
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Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) 2018
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City: Works Of Fiction 2014
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Siwan 2009
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Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street 2009
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Fascinoma 1999
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The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound 1987
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Power Spot 1986
Singles & EPs
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Amsterdam Blue Single2024
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the nothing of roselight (edit) Single2021
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Unknown Wish Single2020
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Fearless Single2020
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Pastorale Vassant Single2018
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Dreaming Single2018
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Remixes EP2014
Videos See All
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Jon Hassel and Brian Eno - Delta Rain Dream corc761480K views
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THE PARADOX OF CIVILIZATION aka: Contraries Theory (JON HASSELL & BRIAN ENO - CHEMISTRY) JOHNNY MARTINEAU13K views
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Jon Hassel - Blue Period TheNoudio1.3K views
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Jon Hassel and Brian Eno - Ba-Benzélé corc761444K views
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Jon Hassel and Brian Eno - Griot (Over Contagious Magic) corc761422K views
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Jon Hassell - Blues Nile (Archive Version) strukkt87K views
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Jon Hassel and Brian Eno - Rising Thermal 14° 16' N; 32° 28' E corc761422K views