Fourth World, Vol. 2: Dream Theory in Malaya

Jon Hassell

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Editions Eg Records
• ASIN: B000003S2I
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,065 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chor Moire

2. Courage

3. Dream Theory

4. Datu Bintung at Jelong

5. Malay

6. These Times...

7. Gift of Fire

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond music, December 4, 2002

By	Ulf Axmacher (Missing Finger, VT) - See all my reviews

John Hassel's music cannot be described in ordinary terms, so I'm left only with earnest hand-waving. This "music" has the power to transport body and soul from the comfort of your own sofa. Jon's entire opus is extraordinary, but this CD really has some kinda magic.

Strangely, I most often put this CD on when I'm not feeling well. Its healing powers always helps me get through a fever. It's like a 40 minute session with my own private shaman.

This is music best heard in a reclining position with the lights down low. Enjoy.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare To Be Lifted, February 26, 2001

By	"figtreejohn" (Costa Mesa, Ca.) - See all my reviews

Not knowing anything about him or his style of trumpet performance i nevertheless thought the coverintruiging enough to purchase it on vinyl (19 years ago...augh!) With the massive headphones i had in my possession at he time i quietly tripped on the exotic phrasings and organic otherworldly landscapes he paintslike some milleniums-old shaman of the horn. I cannot stress the importance of this album to the way i approach listening to and composing music. It remains (with his Eno collaborations) the finest example of ambient/World music before New Age diluted it's soul. Hassell has since picked up on more urban sounds & gone in a more modern direction. I'll take these ancestral musings over the Cut&Paste anytime. Another excellent offering from this period is "Power Spot", while "Flash Of The Spirit" has it's moments. "Dream Theory In Malaya" is the quintessential Jon Hassell to me...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suitable Companion to Fourth World Vol. 1, December 20, 2001

By	Scott McFarland (Manassas, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This is "Volume 2" and they could easily have been packaged as a double LP set.

Here, Hassell does his own thing without Brian Eno as producer. As on succeeding LPs, he pursues a cleaner and somewhat louder version of his signature sound. Here, it works well and again takes us into realms of trance that no one had taken us to before. Enough of the LP sounds outstanding and slightly different from the music on Volume 1 to make this worthwhile in its own right.