ABOUT	LABEL: Sire
	REALISED: 1981

REVIEW

A pioneering work for countless styles connected to electronic, ambient, and third-world music, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts expands on the fourth-world concepts of Jon Hassell and Brian Eno's work with a whirlwind 45 minutes of worldbeat/funk-rock (with the combined talents of several percussionists and bassists including Bill Laswell , Tim Wright , David van Tieghem , and Talking Heads ' Chris Frantz ) that's also heavy on the samples -- from radio talk-show hosts, Lebanese mountain singers, preachers, exorcism ceremonies, Muslim chanting, and Egyptian pop. It's also light years away from the respectful, preservationist angles of previous generations' field recordings and folk song gatherers. The songs on My Life in the Bush of Ghosts present myriad elements from around the world in the same jumbled stew, without regard for race, creed, or color. As such, it's a tremendously prescient record for the future development of music.

CREDITS

David Byrne Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer, Drums (Snare), Performer, Objects Brian Eno Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer, Drums (Snare), Performer, Artwork, Design, Objects, Cover Art Stacy Baird Engineer Greg Calbi Mastering Guy Carawan Producer John Cooksey Drums, Drums (Snare) Hugo Dwyer Engineer Mike Ewasko Engineer, Assistant Engineer Chris Frantz Arranger, Drums, Drums (Snare) Robert Fripp Arranger Dave Jerden Engineer Howard Johnston Engineer, Assistant Engineer Busta Cherry Jones Bass, Arranger Dennis Keeley Bodhran Eddie Korvin Engineer Bill Laswell Bass, Arranger Mingo Lewis Percussion, Stick, Bata Don Mack Engineer, Assistant Engineer Paul Morton Voices Moving Hall Star Singers Voices Johnny Potoker Engineer Prairie Prince Drums, Drums (Bass) Jesse Rossy Guitar Jose Rossy Conga, Drums (Bass), Gong, Agong-Gon Peter Saville Arranger, Typography, Cover Art Steve Scales Conga, Metal Objects George Sloan Engineer, Assistant Engineer Neal Teeman Engineer Samira Tewfik Vocals, Voices David Van Tieghem Percussion, Arranger, Drums, Drums (Snare) Tim Wright Bass, Arranger Dunya Yusin Vocals, Voices

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