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The New Abnormal
Jul 9, 2021 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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🎺 Thank You, Jon Hassell! 🛕𓀃🛸
🎺 22 March 1937 - 26 June 2021 🎺
"Jon Hassell is one of the most influential composers of the last 50 years. His invention of what he called ‘4th World Music’ opened the way for a fresh look at, and deeper respect for, the music of other cultures around the world. His recordings have had a big impact on other musicians, and, through them, have changed musical tastes dramatically. His unique intellectual contribution is also noteworthy: he is a tireless and articulate theorist as well as a great musician." - Brian Eno
7:01 AM |
| Peter Gabriel Passion Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ V/A Real World 2015 The only song from the 1988 soundtrack that features Jon Hassell. |
7:08 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Datu Bintung at Jelong” loop
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7:11 AM |
| Pandit Pran Nath Raga Shudh Sarang The Raga Cycle, Palace Theatre, Paris 1972 Sri Moonshine 2006 Pran Nath with LaMonte Young & Marian Zazeela. (This 33 minute performance was regrettably edited due to time constraints.) |
7:13 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Empire I”
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7:14 AM |
| Jon Hassell Viva Shona Vernal Equinox Ndeya 1978 Jon Hassell with David Rosenboom in 1977. |
7:20 AM |
| Jon Hassell Sundown Dance Earthquake Island Ndeya 1978
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7:25 AM |
Set Break:
over “Tribal Secret”
Fourth World, a sound he once described as "the merging of the traditional and spiritual side from the Third World with the First World technology." | |
7:28 AM |
| Jon Hassell Chemistry Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible Musics Editions EG 1980 Jon Hassell with Brian Eno |
7:34 AM |
| Jon Hassell Griot (over "Contagious Magic") Fourth World Live - NYC Public Theatre 11/20/1981 1981 |
7:40 AM |
| Jon Hassell Dream Theory Fourth World Vol.2: Dream Theory in Malaya Editions EG 1981 Dream theory In Malaya is titled after a paper by visionary anthropologist Kilton Stewart, who in 1935 visited a remarkable highland tribe of Malayan aborigines, the Senoi, whose happiness and well-being were linked to their morning custom of family dream-telling. |
7:45 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Clairvoyance”
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7:47 AM |
| Jon Hassell Empire IV Aka / Darbari / Java EG Records 1983 |
7:52 AM |
| Jon Hassell Solaire Power Spot ECM Records 1986 |
7:58 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Courtrais”
Art by Mati Klarwein (9 April 1932 – 7 March 2002) http://www.matiklarweinart.com/artworkgallery.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mati_Klarwein | |
8:03 AM |
| Jon Hassell Hamburg The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound intuition 2005 |
8:10 AM |
| Jon Hassell Northline Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street ECM Records 2009 Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street. I took it as a sign to start singing. Falling up into the bowl of sky. - Jalaluddin Rumi (13th Century) |
8:17 AM |
| Jon Balke Zahori Siwan ECM Records 2009 Jon Hassell featured on some of the tracks on this CD. |
8:24 AM |
| David Toop Slow Loris Versus Poison Snail Pink Noir Quartz Publications 1996 Jon Hassell quotes writer David Toop in an interview excerpt that airs a bit later. |
8:30 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Empire V”
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8:34 AM |
| Jon Hassell Pygmy Dance Ai Confini / Interzone V/A New Tone Records 1983 |
8:40 AM |
| Jon Hassell New Gods Maarifa Street Ndeya 2017 This artwork is best seen large scale. There's a lot of detail. |
8:48 AM |
| Jon Hassell A Vampire Dances (Symmetry) Flash of the Spirit (with Farafina) Intuition 1989 Farafina is a group of 8 musicians/dancers from Burkina Faso. |
8:52 AM |
Set Break:
Over “ Empire II”
John Hassell mentions "Here Come The Judge" in this interview. Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham (April 18, 1904 – December 13, 1981) was an American entertainer accredited as the first proto-rapper. His debut album "Here Comes The Judge" from 1968 is considered one of the greatest inspirations of the hip-hop we know today. Through the white lens of Rowan & Martin's "Laugh In" on NBC. | |
8:56 AM |
| Jon Hassell Pagan City: Works of Fiction All Saints Records 1990 |
9:03 AM |
| Jon Hassell and Bluescreen Sex Goddess Dressing for Pleasure Warner 1994 |
9:07 AM |
| Jon Hassell & Pete Scaturro The Practice 1997 Theme music for the TV Series, 1997-2004 |
9:08 AM |
| Jon Hassell and Bluescreen Club Zombie Dressing for Pleasure Warner 1994 The original song that was modified for "The Practice" theme. |
9:12 AM |
| Jon Hassell & Peter Freeman CitySpot Bluescreen Project | The Vertical Collection Earshot 1997 Thank you, Peter Freeman (29 May 1965 -16 March 2021) bassist and producer. |
9:14 AM |
Set Break:
Over “These Times…”
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9:16 AM |
| Jon Hassell Passaggio a Nord-Ovest Sulla Strada Materiali Sonori 1995 |
9:23 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Mystery Gate Ring”
The next set features other artists with whom Jon Hassell collaborated. | |
9:25 AM |
| David Sylvian Weathered Wall (instrumental version) The Ink In The Well Virgin 1984 |
9:31 AM |
| Hadouk Trio Parasol blanc 2 Utopies Naive 2007 Loy Ehrlich, Steve Shehan and Didier Malherbe. |
9:35 AM |
| Ry Cooder One Cat, One Vote, One Beer My Name Is Buddy Nonesuch 2007 A timely reflection on voter suppression. |
9:38 AM |
| Stina Nordenstam I See You Again And She Closed Her Eyes Rhino 1994 |
9:42 AM |
| k.d. lang Hain't It Funny? Drag Warner Records 1997 |
9:47 AM |
| Frou Frou Old Piano Frou Frou Universal 2001 Guy Sigsworth and Imogen Heap. |
9:51 AM |
| Duncan Sheik No Happy End Legerdemain (Bonus Track Version) Sneaky Records 2015 |
9:55 AM |
Set Break:
Over “Her First Rain”)
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9:58 AM |
| Jon Hassell Cool Down Coda Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) Ndeya 2020 |