Haruomi Hosono : Omni Sight Seeing Victory

LP, €26

  • A1 Esashi 1:50
  • A2 Andadura 6:23
  • A3 Orgone Box 6:05
  • A4 Ohenro-San 2:44
  • A5 Caravan 4:16
  • A6 Retort 3:33
  • B1 Laugh-Gas 11:26
  • B2 Korendor 5:26
  • B3 Pleocene 6:12

Haruomi Hosono’s 1989 album was the result of sessions and collaborations with Arabian musicians, with an inclination towards the "world music" that was gaining attention at the time, drawing from various cultures and weaving them together into a new holistic vision. Omni Sight Seeing is the clearest iteration of this concept, as he alights on Algerian raï, Martin Denny exotica, and acid house, too. It’s one part Jon Hassell-esque fourth world, one part Duke Ellington "jungle music", with Hosono’s singular outlook running through it all.

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