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19 April 2025

Returning Once Again to 4Hero.

This release followed Parallel Universe & Jacob's Optica Stairway that I've shared in the past. This is simply a most perfect album! 4Hero are magickians of  break-ology & sampling, Here they weave a concept album from an unexpected palette of broken beats, soul, jazzy drum&bass.

 



The whole thing starts off with political poetess Ursula Rucker expounding the album's thesis, that Humanity is a hostile passenger aboard the sacred vessel Earth, witnessing our own harsh destiny & vessel Earth's destruction play out through a cosmic dance of Future jazz. 

 

4Hero - Two Pages, Talkin' Loud, 1998.
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Page One CD -    
Loveless featuring Ursula Rucker
Golden Age of Life
Planeteria (A Theme from a Dream)
Third Stream
Escape That
Cosmic Tree
Spirits in Transit
The Action
Star Chasers
Wishful Thinking
Universal Reprise

bonus tracks (from the Two Pages recording session) -
Mother Solar (Part One)
Normal Changing World
 


Page Two CD -    
We Who are Not as Others    
Humans
In the Shadows
Mathematical Probability    
Greys    
Pegasus 51    
Worlds End    
Wormholes    
Dauntless

bonus tracks (from the Two Pages recording session) -
(Title Appears as Strange Symbols)
De-Sci-Fer
 
 
 
 

Next is the remix CD that came out about a year after Two Pages. Remix albums are not always favorites of mine, but here the reworks are often as good as the originals (especially Jazzanova "We Who are Not as Others" & Masters at Work "Starchasers").
 
 

Planetaria (Hefner remix)
We Who are Not as Others (Jazzanova version)
Mathematical Probability (Mustang remix)
Escape That (New Sector Movements Selekshan 2 Sector Rub remix)
Escape That (Off-World remix)
Dauntless (Restless Soul South Pacific remix)
Star Chasers (Masters at Work main mix)
Star Chasers (Azymuth remix)
The Action (Shawn J Period remix)
We Who are Not as Others (Alpha Omega remix)
We Who are Not as Others (Sonar Circle remix)
 
 
 

Enjoy,
NØ
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  1. NØ4/19/25, 12:09 AM

    Two Pages CD1
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    Two Pages CD2
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    Two Pages Reinterpretations
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  2. Richie Muster4/19/25, 7:44 AM

    Cheers, mate. This sounds very intriguing. My entry point into 'break-ology' and sampling came from the twin discoveries of both DJ Shadow's and Kid Koala's music years ago, and i've been a fan ever since. This reads like a cross between that nexus, and Hawkwind. Gosh!

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    1. NØ4/22/25, 4:41 PM

      4Hero is kinda unique proposition. They are the progenitors of numerous groups in their wake, the creators of the electro-jungle-D'n'B style that has been oft copied but never done as well as 4Hero do it. Hope you like their sweet music.

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  3. Pat Trip Dispenser4/21/25, 3:49 AM

    Thanks for this

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    1. NØ4/22/25, 4:42 PM

      You are welcome. Sorry I didn't respond sooner but have been crazy busy.

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  4. Charlie4/21/25, 6:51 PM

    Thanks NØ! I'll go sailing the seas of undiscovered music again!

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    1. NØ4/22/25, 4:43 PM

      Good to hear from you, C. Smooth sailing on this one. I give my word.

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  5. Anonymous5/13/25, 3:05 PM

    Thanks so much! Looking forward to giving these a good listen. Cheers!
    :0)

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  6. NØ5/13/25, 3:28 PM

    4Heros 4Life.

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