last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street

i wrote about musician jon hassell some time ago. jon's music has remained a fixture on my turntables, tape players, cd players and laptops for as long as i can remember. happily for me, jon hassell has a new and beautiful cd of music out entitled "last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street." the music takes its title from a rumi poem - excerpted here . . .

last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street
“get up,” i told my heart, “and give the soul a glass of wine.
the moment has come to join the nightingale in the garden,
to taste sugar with the parrot of the soul.”
i have fallen, with my heart shattered
i have fallen on your sacred path and broken your bowl
i am drunk my idol, so very drunk
shield me and take my hand.
a new rule, a new law has been decreed.
break all the glasses and fall toward the glassblower.
rumi


"camouflage" mati klarwein

i can't listen to jon hassell's music without thinking of the gorgeous landscape paintings of mati klarwein. they share a common passion for divergence and detail as expressed through their sensual response to this world. words like luscious landscapes, richly emotional, exotic tapestry, start to define the magic parallel-realities these men create with their imaginations and talent.


"headquarters" mati klarwein

here's a brief podcast from echoes devoted to jon hassell.

here's jon's myspace site where you can listen to some old tunes.

here's a very recent and excellent article about jon and his music.

at present there is no way for me to share his latest work with you but if you go here you can listen to and watch its musical sister "maarifa street live".