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Power Spot

Power Spot

Jon Hassell

Credits

An Opal Production
1986 (reissued 14 June 1994)
BMG / ECM 829 466-4

Produced and engineered by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois
Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
Assistant Engineering: David Bottrill with Roman Zack
Recorded December 1984 and October 1983

Art: traditional Navajo sandpainting design
Design: Dieter Rehm

Special thanks:
Richard Henderson (pre-production development)
Jean-Michel Reusser (Paris-Canada co-ordination)
Bob Lanois (Grant Avenue Studio)
Anthea Norman-Taylor (Opal Music)
Steve Thomson (AMS Reverb)
Christopher Bowman (slit durm fabrication)
Merrie Robin Monroe (cover art suggestion)

Tracks

  1. Power Spot (Hassell) 7:14
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Michael Brook: guitar, electronic treatments
    • Richard Horowitz: electronic keyboards
  2. Passage D.E. (Hassell) 5:36
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Michael Brook: guitar, electronic treatments
    • Richard Horowitz: electronic Keyboards
    • Richard Armin, Paul Armin: Raad electro-acoustic strings
  3. Solaire (Hassell) 6'55
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Brian Eno: electric bass
  4. Miracle Steps (Hassell) 4'30
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Richard Armin, Paul Armin: Raad electro-acoustic strings
  5. Wing Melodies (Hassell) 7'39
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Brian Eno: electric bass
  6. The Elephant and the Orchid (Hassell) 11:10
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Michael Brook: guitar, electronic treatments
  7. Air (Hassell) 5'20
    • Jon Hassell: Trumpet
    • J.A.Deane: acoustic and electronic persussion, alto flute
    • Jean-Philippe Rykiel: electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
    • Miguel Frasconi: flute

total duration: 48'27

Notes

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Power Spot

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