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

V E R N A L   E Q U I N O X Lovely Music 1021 1977 51.19   1  Toucan Ocean 3.50 2  Viva Shona 7.03 3  Hex 6.23 4  Blues Nile 9.54 5  Vernal Equinox 21.58 6  Caracas Night September 11, 1975 2.11   Jon Hassell—trumpet, Fender Rhodes ("altered" by Buchla and Arp Synthesizers, and specially tuned) Nana Vasconçelos—congas, shakers, ocean, talking drum, bells, tropical birds David Rosenboom—mbira, rattles, tabla, dumbek Miguel Frasconi—claves, bells Nicolas Kilbourn—talking drum, mbira William Winant—kanjira, rattles Drone—Serge Synthesizer, Motorola Scalatron Night Creatures of Altamira Perrasita—distant barking   Produced by Jon Hassell

N E X T

The first JH album forms a bridge between the abstract electronics of Solid State and later rhythmic explorations. The Fourth World concept (even though it was unelaborated at this time) is present in the use of raga-style drones created, not by sitars or tamburas, but by synthesisers. Somewhat lacks the verdant atmosphere of the later records but Earthquake Island made up for that. The "Night Creatures of Altamira" appear again on Possible Musics. •   Left: cover of the CD release