P R I N C I P A L   W O R K S C o l l a b o r a t i o n s / s e s s i o n s   •   S o u n d t r a c k s

P O W E R   S P O T ECM 1327 1986 47.43   1  Power Spot 7.07 2  Passage D E 5.25 3  Solaire 6.49 4  Miracle Steps 4.21 5  Wing Melodies 7.33 6  The Elephant and the Orchid 11.08 7  Air 5.20   Jon Hassell—trumpet J A Deane—acoustic and electronic percussion, alto flute Jean Philippe Rykiel—electronic keyboards: facsimile bass, percussion, strings Michael Brook—guitar, electronic treatments Richard Horowitz—electronic keyboards Brian Eno—electric bass Richard and Paul Armin—Raad electro-acoustic strings Miguel Frasconi—flute   All titles by Jon Hassell Produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois Cover: Navajo sandpainting

P R E V I O U S   •   N E X T

Possible Musics revisted, to some degree, although with more of directly rhythmic aspect. The pieces unwind like the different movements of a ritual dance, attaining a plateau of calm in The Elephant and the Orchid, this album's equivalent to the sublime Charm. The tracks here were recorded in 83/84 and scheduled for release on Nonesuch. When that label turned the album down, the project moved to ECM. Fortunately the rich production is by Eno and Lanois, thus avoiding the often chilly hand of Manfred Eicher that deadens many otherwise fine ECM recordings. Compared to the previous albums, Power Spot can sometimes appear wound too tight, with little space for any extra atmosphere to develop. The conundrum of how to combine a well-produced sound with detailed composition and yet leave space for improvisation found brilliant solution in 1990's City: Works of Fiction. •