Brian Eno/David Byrne - 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

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