Vernal Equinox (LP)
Jon Hassell
Amoeba Review
Discover (or rediscover, if you’ve been lucky enough to have been a Vernal Equinox fan for years) Jon Hassell’s innovative and intriguing 1977 debut album! Named one of Pitchfork’s 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time, this raga-inspired, avant-garde trumpet album draws on Miles Davis-influenced jazz, Indian classical music, and New Age music to create a thoroughly unexpected fusion of sounds. With the advent of this tasty reissue, Vernal Equinox is available on vinyl for the first time in forty-two years, sounding as fresh and uncompromising as the day it was born. The LP features sleeve notes from Jon Hassell and longtime collaborator Brian Eno, with crisp sound courtesy of remastering direct from the original tapes. This compelling, experimental work is a must-hear.