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Swedish composer who mixed computerised sounds with traditional instruments to create finely tuned textures

The pioneering minimalist composer talks about the Indian music that captured his imagination and his tutelage under Pandit Pran Nath

Tom Welsh enjoys a rare audience with the sacred sound yogi who introduced La Monte Young to Indian vocal music and brought the first recordings of Pandit Pran Nath to America

Tom Welsh enjoys a rare audience with the sacred sound yogi who introduced La Monte Young to Indian vocal music and brought the first recordings of Pandit Pran Nath to America

. Electrified by the lessons he learned from the Kirana gharana vocal tradition, Hassell developed his “fourth world” concept: a powerfully abstract synthesis of modern electronics and traditional musical modes. He first explored the concept in his groundbreaking 1977 solo debut, “Vernal Equinox,” but his most indelible recording in that vein is “Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics,” a 1980 collaboration with Any number of Hassell’s albums are now considered compulsory listening for music fans looking to expand their awareness of music’s possibilities. (We recommend “Drea...