In the mid-’90s, Hosono entered into a fruitful collaboration with another wide-eared bassist and groundbreaking producer adept at exploring all manners of electronic and world music: Bill Laswell. Together, the two became important international cogs in the ambient electronic underworld, connecting San Francisco, New York, and Frankfurt. They also feature the talents of two other up-and-comer producers, Terre Thaemlitz and Tetsu Inoue.

– Andy Beta