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Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics

1980 studio album by Jon Hassell and Brian Eno
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Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics

Summary

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's instance of is recorded as Possible Musics — instance of (P31): album[3].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's genre is Possible Musics — genre (P136): avant-garde music[4].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's genre is Possible Musics — genre (P136): ambient music[5].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's genre is Possible Musics — genre (P136): world music[6].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was followed by Possible Musics — followed by (P156): Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two[7].
  • Among the performers on Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was Possible Musics — performer (P175): Brian Eno[8].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was performed by Possible Musics — performer (P175): Jon Hassell[9].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's record label is recorded as Possible Musics — record label (P264): E.G. Records[10].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's record label is recorded as Possible Musics — record label (P264): Polydor[11].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's language of work or name is recorded as Possible Musics — language of work or name (P407): no linguistic content[12].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was released on January 25, 1980[13].
  • Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics's form of creative work is recorded as Possible Musics — form of creative work (P7937): studio album[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[15]

  • First release date: 1980-01-25[16]

  • Genre(s): ambient, electronic, tribal ambient[17]

  • Community tags: ambient, electronic, tribal ambient[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc72eaef-880a-30a0-b661-d6cdbd75c8da[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Possible Musics — performer (P175): Brian Eno[8] and Possible Musics — performer (P175): Jon Hassell[9].

Publication

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was released on January 25, 1980[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Possible Musics — language of work or name (P407): no linguistic content[12]. Genres include Possible Musics — genre (P136): avant-garde music[4], Possible Musics — genre (P136): ambient music[5], and Possible Musics — genre (P136): world music[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics was followed by Possible Musics — followed by (P156): Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two[7].

Why It Matters

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Brian Eno

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . cdandlp.com. cdandlp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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