Power Spot
His first album for ECM, with Brian Eno on electric bass and a Navajo sandpainting on the cover.
Jon Hassell, 1986
- Released
- 1986
- Recorded
- October 1983 and December 1984
- Studio
- Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Canada
- Label
- ECM
Recorded in October 1983 and December 1984 and released in 1986, Power Spot uses on its cover the Whirling Snakes sandpainting of the Navajo Shooting Chant. Hassell is joined by J. A. Deane on percussion and alto flute, Jean-Philippe Rykiel on keyboards, Michael Brook on guitar and treatments, and Brian Eno on electric bass for two tracks.
Mark Kirschenmann gave it four stars, calling it "one of the most significant recordings from this utterly unique musician".
Track listing
- Power Spot7:07
- Passage D.E.5:25
- Solaire6:49
- Miracle Steps4:21
- Wing Melodies7:33
- The Elephant and the Orchid11:08
- Air5:20
Personnel
- Jon Hassell trumpet
- J. A. Deane acoustic and electronic percussion, alto flute
- Jean-Philippe Rykiel electronic keyboards, strings
- Michael Brook guitar, electronic treatments (tracks 1, 2, 6)
- Richard Horowitz electronic keyboards (tracks 1, 2)
- Brian Eno electric bass (tracks 3, 5)
- Miguel Frasconi flute (track 7)
More from Jon Hassell
Vernal Equinox (1977), Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980), Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two (1981), Aka / Darbari / Java: Magic Realism (1983), Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (2009), Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (2018), Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (2020)
Sources
- Power Spot, Wikipedia
- Power Spot, Discogs