My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

by David Byrne, Brian Eno

Overview

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. [A 2006 remastering improved the sound, added seven previously unreleased audio tracks recorded at the same time, and also included the film clip for Mea Culpa by Bruce Conner, whose work exhibits the same plundering aesthetic as David Byrne and Eno's.] ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	04/11/2006
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597989427

Tracks

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
12. Pitch to Voltage
13. Two Against Three
14. Vocal Outtakes
15. New Feet
16. Defiant
17. Number 8 Mix
18. Solo Guitar with Tin Foil

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brian Eno   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Drums (Snare),Guitar (Bass),Multi Instruments
David Byrne   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer,Drums (Snare),Guitar (Bass),Multi Instruments
Dennis Keeley   Bodhran
Tim Wright   Bass,Bass
Jose Rosey   Congas,Agong-Gon
Busta Jones   Guitar (Bass)
Steve Scales   Congas,Metal Objects
Bill Laswell   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr.   Voices
Prairie Prince   Cana,Drums,Drums (Bass)
Busta Cherry Jones   Bass
Jesse Rossy   Guitar
Dunya Yusin   Vocals,Voices
Moving Hall Star Singers   Voices
Samira Tawfik   Vocals,Voices
Jose Rossy   Gong,Congas,Agong-Gon,Drums (Bass)
David Van Tieghem   Drums,Percussion,Drums (Snare)
John Cooksey   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Chris Frantz   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Mingo Lewis   Bata,Stick,Percussion

Technical Credits

Guy Carawan   Producer
Don Mack   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Stacy Baird   Engineer
Tim Wright   Arranger
Peter Saville   Arranger,Cover Art,Typography
Mike Ewasko   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
John Potoker   Engineer
Bill Laswell   Arranger,Composer
Eddie Korvin   Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
David Byrne   Objects,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Performer
Robert Fripp   Arranger
Michael Cretu   Composer
Rev. Timothy Wright   Composer
Neal Teeman   Engineer
Michael Ewasko   Assistant Engineer
George Sloane   Assistant Engineer
David Van Tieghem   Arranger,Composer
Howard Johnston   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Johnny Potoker   Engineer
Busta Cherry Jones   Arranger,Composer
Brian Eno   Design,Artwork,Objects,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Cover Art,Performer
David Fairstein   Composer
George Sloan   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Dave Jerden   Engineer
Chris Frantz   Arranger
Hugo Dwyer   Engineer,Assistant Engineer