Bel Assis

Bel Assis
Bel Assis
Studio album by Mo Foster
Released	1988
Recorded	October 1987 – January 1988
Genre	Rock; ambient;
Length	59:55
Label	MMC; Repertoire; Inak; Angel Air;
Producer	Mo Foster
Mo Foster chronology

Bel Assis is Mo Foster's first album. He produced all the tracks, with engineering and mixing by Simon Smart. He worked on it for four years.^[1]

Bel Assis was originally released on Pete Van Hooke's fledgling MMC record label in 1988 and was subsequently remastered and re-released in 2003 by Angel Air Records.

Critical reception

The Observer praised the "delicate and minutely textured electronic sounds... The effect is both dazzling and blissfully calm."^[2] Goldmine called the album "an often eclectic and constantly breathtaking piece of work".^[3]

Track listing

"The Light in Your Eyes" – 5:42
"A Walk in the Country" – 4:31
"Gaia" – 6:27
"Crete Revisited" – 4:44
"So Far Away" – 3:47
"Analytical Engine" – 5:01
"Pump II" – 6:05
"Jaco" – 6:11
"Bel Assis" – 3:43
"And Then There Were Ten" – 5:01
"Nomad" – 8:10

All tracks were written by Foster, with the exception of tracks 5 and 10 which were written by Foster and Ray Russell.

Personnel

Mo Foster – Basses, Keyboards
Simon Phillips – Drums
Gary Moore – Guitar
Stan Sulzman – Soprano Sax
Ray Russell – Guitars
Frank Ricotti – Vibraphone
Peter Van Hooke – Electronic Percussion
Rod Argent – Keyboards
Dave Defries – Trumpet
Sal Gallina – Electronic Wind Instruments

Technical details

The album was recorded on 24 track analogue at 30ips without noise reduction. It was mixed to 2-track analogue using Dolby SR. It was mastered to the 1610 format and PQ edited at EMI's Abbey Road Studio

It was recorded between October 1987 and January 1988 at several studios:

Last Chance Recordings, London, England
The White House Studio, Suffolk, England
The Red House Studio, Bedfordshire, England
Eastcote Studio, London, England
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland

Additional technical staff

Additional engineers:

Richard Dodd
Norman Goodman
Graham Lyons
Neil Richmond
Keiron Wheeler
Pat McCarthy
Fran Kelly

References

^ Nash, Jesse (11 January 1992). "Mo Knows Frugality in Record-Making". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 2. p. 57.
^ Gelly, Dave (21 January 1996). "Jazz Releases". Review Page. The Observer. p. 13.
^ Greene, Jo-Ann (14 November 2003). "A Broad Abroad: Knocking on the Door of Those Year's End Lists". Goldmine. Vol. 29, no. 23. p. 53.

[1] Nash, Jesse (11 January 1992). "Mo Knows Frugality in Record-Making". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 2. p. 57.

[2] Gelly, Dave (21 January 1996). "Jazz Releases". Review Page. The Observer. p. 13.

[3] Greene, Jo-Ann (14 November 2003). "A Broad Abroad: Knocking on the Door of Those Year's End Lists". Goldmine. Vol. 29, no. 23. p. 53.

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