Flash of the Spirit
Jon Hassell · 1988
52 min · 10 tracks · jazz
A vibrant fusion of avant-garde jazz, world rhythms, and electronic textures that evoke a transcendent journey.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with peaks
- evocative rhythms for introspection
- wave-like pacing for exploration
- transcendent soundscapes for escape
Maybe skip if you want
- seeking straightforward song structures
- prefer quick, catchy tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Flash of the Spirit' was released in 1988, Jon Hassell had already established himself as a pioneer of minimalist and ambient music, following his influential album 'Fourth World Volume 1: Possible Musics' in 1980. This album reflects his continued exploration of cross-cultural musical dialogues and synthesizes his unique trumpet style with various global influences.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Tangerine Dream· Brian Eno· Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Flash of the Spirit (Laughter) 5:46
- 2 Night Moves (Fear) 2:24
- 3 Air Afrique (Wind) 3:59
- 4 Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer) 7:14
- 5 Kaboo (Play) 2:54
- 6 (Like) Warriors Everywhere (Courage) 4:44
- 7 Dreamworld (Dance) 4:54
- 8 Tales of the Near Future (Clairvoyance) 4:19
- 9 A Vampire Dances (Symmetry) 4:00
- 10 Masque (Strength) 11:43
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