Bel Assis

Bel Assis
Studio album by Mo Foster
Released	1988
Recorded	Between Oct 1987 - Jan 1988
Genre	Jazz-Fusion, rock, ambient
Length	59:55
Label	MMC, Repertoire, Inak, Angel Air
Producer	Mo Foster
Mo Foster chronology
Bel Assis (1988) Southern Reunion (1991)
Music sample
Bel Assis by Mo Foster 27 sec sample - 223kb

Bel Assis is Mo Foster's first album.

All tracks were produced by Mo, engineered and mixed by Simon Smart.

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

Track listing

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

All tracks were written by Mo with the exception of tracks 5 and 10 which were written by Mo 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