Earthquake Island by Jon Hassell
"Recorded around the same time as Vernal Equinox, Earthquake Island is the most conventional album Hassell has released under his own name – though with Hassell, “conventional” is a relative term. The sound approximates a mid-1970s Miles Davis album, but is less dense and lacks as many dark corners. The band includes tabla player Badal Roy from Davis’s group and bassist Miroslav Vitouš and drummer Dom Um Romão from Weather Report. Sandwiched as it is between more overtly experimental albums, Earthquake Island tends to get overlooked, but unfairly. If you are in the mood for some jazz-rock with your Fourth World, it hits the spot."
- The Vinyl Factory
Tracklist
| 1. | Voodoo Wind | 9:42 |
| 2. | Cobra Moon | 4:56 |
| 3. | Sundown Dance | 4:53 |
| 4. | Earthquake Island | 10:19 |
| 5. | Tribal Secret | 3:53 |
| 6. | Balia | 4:40 |
| 7. | Adios Saturn | 1:57 |
Credits
1978, Jon Hassell
License
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Jon Hassell pioneered a musical ethos he dubbed 'Fourth World', a mixture of traditional Indian Vocal style - which Hassell adapted for the trumpet - and advanced electronic techniques, a style which manifested itself in his seminal first album 'Vernal Equinox'. His career since then has seen many influential solo works as well as collaborations with Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, amongst others.