JONAS HELLBORG,  THE SILENT LIFE/SOLO BASS 1990


THE SILENT LIFE is a solo bass album recorded by Jonas Hellborg 1990 at Greenpoint Studios, the recording studio he co-owned with Bill Laswell at the time.

Hellborg spent 2 years prior to recording this album playing and getting attuned to an acoustic Bass Guitar crafted by master luthier Abraham Wechter. This instrument, the Roman Bass, was not only used on this landmark recording but also featured on Hellborgs collaboration with Tony Williams called "The Word" and Ginger Bakers Middle Passage (both recorded the same year).

The re-release of this Album is prompted by the discovery of unused takes of certain pieces and the sheer quality of sound on the original recordings (before processing).

What you get here is the naked truth, Jonas Hellborg, the Wechter Roman Bass, two Mics (a Neumann U47 and an AKG 414) straight to tape.

T H E   S I L E N T   L I F E S O L O   B A S S   1 9 9 0 Jonas Hellborg - Acoustic Bass Guitar   1 You Have to Die to Live 0:59 2 Ahimsa 2:18 3 When Ambition Ends 4:44 4 Verbal Sin 2:46 5 Black Market 2:27 6 The Silent Life 3:14 7 Wounded Knee 3:16 8 Sunyata 3:22 9 Purple Mind 3:37 10 Mimamsa 2:47 11 Deep Pig 6:28 12 Low 4:09 13 Deaf to Persuation 4:12      All titles Jonas Hellborg / Bardo Music. Recorded at Greenpoint Studio NYC in Dec 1990 by Oz Fritz. 'Roman' Acoustic Bass Guitar  played on this recording was built by Abraham Wechter. Front + back cover foto Cathrine Wessel. Inside cover photo Pressiana Petia. Cover design by Magnus Bergström, Bergström & Co. Lund/Sweden. © Bardo Records 2013