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Jon HASSELL
The Living City: Live At The Winter Garden (gatefold 2xLP + MP3 download code in spot-varnished sleeve)
Ndeya
Cat: NDEYA 8LP. Rel: 20 Feb 23
Modern Classical
| Side 1. Ituri |
| Side 2 - Track 1. Alchemistry |
| Side 2 - Track 2. Adedara Rising |
| Side 3 - Track 1. Mashujaa |
| Side 3 - Track 2. Paradise Now |
| Side 4. Nightsky |
The Jon Hassell retrospective series from Ndeya Records continues with 'The Living City', which captures the late composer at his creative peak, performing live at the renowned Winter Garden concert hall in New York in the 1980s. Forming something of an escape from his jazz-influenced ambient works, this performance instead shows off Hassell's interest in the popularity of sampling hip-hop at the time. With influences from Public Enemy to Teo Macero, this is a whirlwind of sampled noise and snippets, which all continually loop and circle back on each other in a mood of mild yet evocative madness.