City: Works of Fiction

Jon Hassell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 29, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LKY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,578 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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City Works Of Fiction

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funky, visceral, metallic, original, January 29, 2004

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Jeffrey Newkirk (fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City: Works of Fiction (Audio CD)

Remains a standout in my experience. It is all of the above plus danceable [in its own way], ready for active listening [though much more textural than melodic]. Also, sonically this recording is stunning. I bought one for someone I know who has a studio who said it opened him up to a lot of new ideas. But listen, City: Works of Fiction is very approachable, too. Not cold and intellectual. It's his own brand of electro/acoustic world music. It's a *great* CD, IMHO. Did that help?

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange and Beautiful, March 14, 2004

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E. Lorge (Earth Human) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City: Works of Fiction (Audio CD)

I just heard this CD a few nights ago at a friends dinner party and it grabbed my attention right away...(in a subtle way, that is).

It is a strange sonic mix of electronics, primitivism and jazz. The mood is predominately VERY subtle and hypnotic; if I remember correctly, there is not a bar faster than andante on the entire CD. But trust me, this is a good thing.

And so is the fact that Ry Cooder produced it...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Two essential Jon Hassells, July 26, 2008

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D. Garcia "cordedpoodle" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City: Works of Fiction (Audio CD)

Very minimalist. Extremely pared back to nearly pure abstraction.

This along with Power Spot are the ones to own. I love Hassell but find his recorded out put very inconsistant. Generally there are some good pieces on each CD but a lot of filler. These two are pretty consistant.

There is no one else like Jon Hassell. Hassell played trumpet on Terry Riley's "In C" which changed music. He's not really a minimalist. He adores Miles Davis and has the most original trumpet sound since Miles. He's into micro-poly rhythms but his music is very listenable and sophisticated 3rd world.