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Jun 2, 2014 · Titles like "Mombassa", "Tikal", "City Of Red Dust", evoke the sprawling conurbations of the Third World, where nomad and peasant cultures mingle promiscuously with post-colonialism, shanty towns juxtapose with skyscrapers, mutoid waste encounters gleaming hi-tech. City: Works Of Fiction is a playground for the unconscious, and as Hassell says ...
• Funny idea: that parts of CITY are like “classical” hip-hop …What rappers might tune into as an exotic extension of their vocabulary. • Desire to reinvent, redefine possibilities of Fourth World …To poke air holes in the enclosing bubble of the inevitable banalization and orthodoxy of the “World Music” idea.
Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for City: Works Of Fiction by Jon Hassell. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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- Leftfield, Future Jazz
Jun 2, 2014 · 9 track album
Jun 3, 2014 · When trumpeter/composer Jon Hassell set out to record his 1990 album City: Works of Fiction, he was finally ready to allow himself to let his influences show a little bit.
Jon Hassell has been treading his singular path since the late 70s. His unique style, dubbed “Fourth World”, uses stylistic contrasts to forge a highly visual musical landscape. It received perhaps its most fully realised vision on 1990’s City: Works Of Fiction, which receives a welcome reissue here.
Jul 24, 2014 · Now, his seminal 1990 LP City: Works oF Fiction is getting the full on reissue treatment via All Saints Records, in a package that not only includes the original 808 State remix but more recent contributions from patten, No UFO’s and Bass Clef. Vinyl Factory’s James Hammond spoke to Jon from his home in LA to get to grips with this hugely ...
