Field Works - Stations Artist_Mulatu Astatke It was this newness that

It was this newness that João incarnated right from his first album entitled Chega de saudade (released in 1959)

the first of many dichotomous representations throughout the album

Kiasmos move from the guttering two-step of Burnt to the airy atmospherics of Lit without compromising their intricate

the album is weighted with existential reflections of all kinds

"The 1812 Overture" is re-interpreted with a heavy dub re-rub

Field Works - Stations Artist_Mulatu Astatke It was this newness thatWhat does the Earth sound like? In Stations, the 10th volume in the Field Works series, producer Stuart Hyatt approaches that question with a team of scientists working on the EarthScope experiment. Using sophisticated ground recording devices, Field Works has created a new type of music in which human voices sing along with the actual voice of the Earth. Stations features an all star ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists, including Hanna Benn,