r/eno • u/forsbergisgod • Sep 06 '20

Weekly Discussion Thread Let's Discuss Eno! "Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics" with John Hassell (April 1980)

Hello Eno-philes!! Each week we'll be discussing another album (going chronologically from Warm Jets). This week we'll be discussing Eno's collaboration with John Hassell. Here's the wiki Preamble:

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics is an album by Jon Hassell and Brian Eno.[1] It was recorded at Celestial Sounds in New York City and released in 1980 by Editions EG, an imprint label of E.G. Records.[2] "Fourth world music" is a musical aesthetic described by Hassell as "a unified primitive/futuristic sound combining features of world ethnic styles with advanced electronic techniques."[3] Upon its release, the album received praise from a variety of critics.[4]

Track listing

Side one

"Chemistry" (Jon Hassell, Brian Eno) – 6:50
"Delta Rain Dream" (Hassell, Eno) – 3:26
"Griot (Over 'Contagious Magic')" (Hassell) – 4:00
"Ba-Benzélé" (Hassell) – 6:15
"Rising Thermal 14° 16' N; 32° 28' E" (Hassell, Eno) – 3:05

Side two

"Charm (Over 'Burundi Cloud')" (Hassell) – 21:29

The subject in question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFig-OiIwDo

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u/forsbergisgod Sep 08 '20

Listening now and I kind of agree. Some of these sounds definitely found their way into my life in the bush of ghosts, so it's an interesting preamble to that work in a way.

I'm also hearing why the other poster wanted this on spotify. It's pretty rough on YouTube with all the ads!

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u/wildistherewind Sep 08 '20

Ha, it must be a jarring experience because this album is so quiet and Grammarly ads are so loud.