Name: Flash Of The Spirit
Brand: Jon Hassell

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

GBCD087

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-02-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4030433608722

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

GBLP087

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4030433608715

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Jon Hassell

Genre GB

Modern Composition

Label GB

Tak:Til

Tak:Til is a label imprint that specializes in contemporary instrumental music. With a focus on showcasing the talents of both established and emerging artists, Tak:Til offers a diverse range of musical styles and genres.

As an imprint of [l538002], Tak:Til has access to a wealth of resources and expertise within the music industry. This allows them to provide their artists with the support they need to create and promote their music effectively.

Whether you're looking for soothing ambient compositions or energetic electronic beats, Tak:Til has something for everyone. Their carefully curated roster includes *artists* who are known for pushing boundaries and creating innovative soundscapes.

American trumpeter, composer and author Jon Hassell was born on March 22, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He passed away on June 26, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Known as the creator of Fourth World music, a unique blend of ancient and digital sounds from both Eastern and Western traditions. After studying composition and earning degrees in the USA, he traveled to Europe to study electronic and serial music with Karlheinz Stockhausen. Back in New York, he collaborated with minimalist masters La Monte Young and Terry Riley before meeting Hindustani raga master Pandit Pran Nath. This encounter inspired him to develop a new trumpet sound and style.

The first ever reissue and remastering of Jon Hassell and Farafina’s prescient “Fourth World” masterwork. Co-produced with the legendary studio team of Brian Eno and Dainel Lanois.

Perhaps the most acoustic of all Jon Hassell albums, Flash of the Spirit unites him with the African rhythm group Farafina, who provide a vivid rhythmic foundation for Hassell's trumpeted meanderings. a single, sustained note starts the proceedings and, one by one, awakens the other intruments, which pulse, rise, fall and return throughout the hour-long album.

On its release 32 years ago, Flash of the Spirit was a revelation, a record that had no clear parallel for its encompassing sound. The album remains a testament to both the influence Hassell has quietly exerted on contemporary music, and the forward-looking traditionalism of Farafina, one of West Africa’s great rhythmic ensembles.