City: Works of Fiction

City: Works of Fiction Artist: Jon Hassell
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 075992615327
EAN: 0075992615327
ASIN: B000002LKY


Release Date: 1990-03-29

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Tracks:

  1. Voiceprint (Blind From The Facts)
  2. Pagan
  3. Mombasa
  4. Tikal
  5. In The City Of Red Dust
  6. Rain
  7. Ba-Ya D.
  8. Warriors
  9. Out Of Adedara

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Strange and Beautiful.......2004-03-15

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...

4 out of 5 stars Funky, visceral, metallic, original.......2004-01-29

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?

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