Jon Hassell And Bluescreen // Dressing For Pleasure Cassette, Album (US, 1994)

Issued in 1994, Dressing For Pleasure brought together the atmospheric trumpet work of Jon Hassell with the electronic production approach of Bluescreen, creating a recording that moved between ambient music, experimental jazz, downtempo textures, and early 1990s electronic sound design.

Rather than following conventional song structures, the album develops through layered rhythms, spacious production, treated trumpet passages, and mood-based compositions. Hassell’s distinctive playing style — already associated with his influential “Fourth World” approach — gives the record a dreamlike and cinematic atmosphere throughout.

The production reflects the period’s growing crossover between ambient music and electronic experimentation, while still retaining the improvisational feel and tonal subtlety that defined much of Hassell’s earlier work. The result is an album that feels equally connected to late-night electronic music, jazz fusion, and immersive ambient recording.

Dressing For Pleasure remains one of the more understated releases connected with Jon Hassell’s catalogue during the 1990s, appreciated by listeners interested in ambient electronics, experimental composition, and genre-blending studio production.

This US cassette edition reflects the original release period, when independent and experimental electronic releases continued to appear on cassette alongside compact disc formats during the early-to-mid 1990s.

For collectors, cassette editions of Dressing For Pleasure preserve a lesser-known but distinctive collaboration from a transitional era in ambient and experimental electronic music.

Label: Warner Bros. Records - 9 45523-4
Format: Cassette, Album
Country: US
Released: 14 Nov 1994

Track Listing
1 G-Spot 5:03
2 Villa Narco 4:32
3 Kolo X 3:48
4 Personals 4:13
5 Club Zombie 3:28
6 Zeitgeist 3:51
7 Steppin' Thru Time 4:08
8 Destination: Bakiff 4:16
9 Sex Goddess 4:30
10 Buzzworld 4:28
11 The Gods, They Must Be Crazy 5:42
12 Mati 4:21
13 Blue Night 7:42

Description
Official cassette release with picture sleeve.

Recorded at Mutron Studios, San Francisco, July-December 1993. Track 13 recorded live in rehearsal, West Hollywood, November 1989. Track 7 recorded and engineered at Urban Beach Studio, Venice, CA, December 1993; additional recording and mix at Mutron Studios.

All songs © 1994 Nyen Music ASCAP except 4 © 1994 Nyen Music/Rhythm King America ASCAP; 7, 11 © 1994 Nyen Music ASCAP/Mutron Music BMI; 8 © 1994 Nyen Music/Tempo Music, Inc./Music Sales Corporation ASCAP. Contains a sample of "Bakiff" performed by Duke Ellington, used under licensed from the RCA Records label of BMG Music; 10 © 1994 Nyen Music ASCAP/Mutron Music/That's Right Frankie Music/Nocturnal Love Feast Music/Katella Music BMI. Nyen Music administered outside of North America by Opal Music PRS.

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 9362-45523-4 5

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