My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

A pioneering work for countless styles connected to electronics, ambience, and Third World music, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts expands on the fourth-world concepts of Hassell/Eno 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, among others. It's also light years away from the respectful, preservationist angles of previous generations' field recorders 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 during the 1980s and '90s.

~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Artist: Brian Eno - David Byrne
Album: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Year: 1981
Label: EG Records Limited

Personnel:

Brian Eno and David Byrne: Guitars, Basses, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion and found objects
John Cooksey: Drums (4)
Chris Frantz: Drums (3)
Dennis Keeley: Bodhran (2)
Mingo Lewis: Bata, Sticks (5,8)
Prairie Prince: Can, Bass Drum (5,8)
Jose Rossy: Congas, Agong-gong (7)
Steve Scales: Congas, Metals (4)
David van Tieghem: Drums, Percussion (1,3)
Busta Jones: Bass (3)
Bill Laswell: Bass (1)
Tim Wright: Click Bass (1)
Rooks on 4 courtesy April Potts, Eglingham Hall.

Track List:

1. America Is Waiting
   
2. Mea Culpa
   
3. Regiment
   
4. Help Me Somebody
   
5. The Jezebel Spirit
   
6. Very, Very Hungry
   
7. Moonlight In Glory
   
8. The Carrier
   
9. A Secret Life
   
10. Come With Us
    
11. Mountain Of Needles
    

Low quality sample:

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