Beta’s Substack · Jul 27, 2026

Michael Brook

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On building the infinite guitar, the yin-yang of Jon Hassell, Cobalt Blue sinking like a stone, and unwittingly becoming the architect for "world music"

I first encountered Canadian guitarist/ composer/ producer Michael Brook via his 1985 debut Hybrid, released on Brian Eno’s classic EG Records imprint. Both Eno and Daniel Lanois’s name on the cover was all the seal of approval I needed, as it sounded a bit like the dark ambience of Eno’s On Land, but with a bit more hoarfrost on the edges. It remains o…

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