Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street

"Hassell's lush, inescapable tone - part embouchure, part electronics - combines spare, thoughtful melodies with an unadorned and pure sensuality. The soundscape he creates is equal parts musical conception and improvisational acumen - in this case, with the participation of a large group of players including long-time bassist Peter Freeman, North African virtuoso violinist Kheir Eddine M'Kacich, and Norwegian newcomers Jan Bang (live sampling) and Eivind Aarset (guitar)... Otherworldly while, at the same time, affecting on a near-Jungian level of collective unconsciousness, Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street is an album that, along with ECM's recent Touchstone Series reissue of Power Spot, clarifies and justifies Hassell's unequivocal importance in the history of contemporary music." - All About Jazz