On June 26, 2021, Jon Hassell died aged 84. He was musician (trumpet) and composer, best known as creator of the “Fourth World” music concept. He recorded and performed with artists such as Brian Eno, Terry Riley, the Theatre of Eternal Music, Talking Heads, Farafina, Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, Ani DiFranco, Techno Animal, Ry Cooder, Moritz von Oswald, Carl Craig, Francesco Guccini, La Monte Young, David Sylvian, Lloyd Cole, Alice, Marc Beacco, Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses, Hector Zazou, Stina Nordenstam, David Toop, Jackson Browne, K. D. Lang, Holly Cole, Mandalay, Hal Wilner, Nick Wood, Rick Cox, Frou Frou, Ibrahim Ferrer and John Balke. As leader, co-leader, Hassell released 18 albums.
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Marc Ribot: Yo! I Killed Your God
On May 18, 1999, “Tzadik” label “Yo! I Killed Your God”, the tenth Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1992 – 1994, at “CBGB” in New York City, “Rote Fabrik” in Zurich, Switzerland, in Tokyo and Nagoya, and was produced by John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Mark Anthony Thompson.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar
- JD Foster– guitar
- Chris Wood– guitar, bass
- Roger Kleier– guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg– bass
- Mark Anthony Thompson– bass, sequencer
- Dougie Bowne– drums
- Christine Bard– drums
- Jim Pugliese– drums
- Francois Lardeau– drums programming
- Allan Tucker – mastering
- Ikue Mori– design
- Shoichi – photography
- Danny C – photography
- Bert Detant – photography
- Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
Track listing:
Al tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.
- I Fall to Pieces
- Yo! I Killed Your God
- Human Sacrifice
- The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Fourth World
- Requiem for What’s His Name
- Somebody In My House
- Clever White Youths with Attitude
- Expressionless
- Jamon Con Yucca
- Pulse
- Change Has Come
- Mon Petit Punk
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