The best electronic albums of 1970 album of the year. You might see the album as an american equivalent of something like the white noise album, but while derbyshire, hodgson and co. Label stones throw records catalogue number sth2221 16 tracks lp download artist bruce haack releaseproduct the electric lucifer label telephone explosion catalogue number. Haack used a moog synthesizer and his own homebuilt electronics, including an early prototype. Jim findlay is raising funds for transform bruce haack s electric lucifer into a rock opera on kickstarter. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Includes unlimited streaming of electric lucifer book ii via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. I had never heard of bruce haack before buying this album. Allmusic describes it as a psychedelic, antiwar song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell. The underlying concept of this concept album is powerlove, a divine force that not only unites. The electric lucifer by bruce haack album, electronic. Watch the video for electric to me turn from bruce haack s the electric lucifer for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. On april 14th, bruce haack s 1970 electronic acid rock masterpiece is back in production. Although his approach and music was extremely different, i feel that haack must have shared the same astral plane as sun ra i like to think they still do.
We will send you a link to an exclusive download of philip whites new recording of bruce haack s electric to me turn as created for this production. In this same post, i also mentioned haack s roboporn album haackula, which his record label flatout refused to release upon its production in 1978. Bruce haack the electric lucifer 2016, vinyl discogs. The electric lucifer by bruce haack on amazon music. The electric lucifer was a statement as well as a concept album. To place an order or for customer service, call tollfree 18003364627 or outside the united states, call 16106497565. Ruth whites 60s electronic music is just starting to be reissued. Requiem bruce haak the electric lucifer youtube bruce haack electric lucifer electronic, experimentalus1970 full album. Handpainted electric lucifer poster artwork on metal surface by. Despite or perhaps because of his intended audience, his music was unusually expressive, combining homemade analog synths. Last time we checked on bruce haack it was right over here, where we discussed his psychedelic 1970 masterpiece the electric lucifer. Andrew zukerman and winston hacking vr animation specialist. Transform bruce haacks electric lucifer into a rock opera. One of the great earlyelectronics travellers from the united states, bruce haack, has been celebrated on these pages before, in the shape of a key archival release on stones throw and his pioneering electric lucifer lp which found new audiences on telephone explosion.
It was released in 2004 at the slamdance film festival, distributed by koch vision and televised on doc. Bruce haack is primarily known for the electronic rock album the electric lucifer and the string of dimension 5 childrens records he released with esther nelson in the 1960s and early 1970s. At last, the almost mythical haackula from the late bruce haack has been officially released. Bruce haack haackula 2008 september 18, 2008 at 11. I do highly recommend these albums though the electric lucifer. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 releases discogs.
The electric lucifer, an album by bruce haack on spotify. There is also another ruth white cddigital download of another album. Farad bruce haack serves as a glowing primer of haack s work throughout his career. Read about him, downloaded a couple of albums and now im a true believer. Bruce haack stand up lazarus electric lucifer book two. One for fans of the now welldated and cheesy synth sounds of 1970. Its not surprising that he was actually a childrens music artist as thats exactly what most of the electric lucifer sounds like. A few numbers like stand up lazarus are classic haack but overall i seldom listen to this cd. Touching on the lush, pyschelectronic grooves of the electric lucifer period and extending to his more abstract, angular works, this compilation highlights his use of the farad, one of the first musical vocoders invented at the time. Originally released in 1970, the electric lucifer was haack s first work pitched to a contemporary rock audience, released by columbia records in the dying days of a posthippie moment when. Requiem bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music. It was his only major label album, and showed haack embracing the antiwar spirit and style of psychpop through his cerebral mix of moog manipulations, synth creations and musique concrete. Listen to your favorite songs from the electric lucifer by bruce haack now.
Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Well, if childrens music was played on a moog by someone high on acid. Check out the electric lucifer by bruce haack on amazon music. The documentary channel, sky italia, and sveriges television. It was crafted well as an album, cinematic in scope. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bruce haack at the discogs marketplace. Ascap, rumblefish publishing, and 1 music rights societies. Telephone explosion lovingly reissue bruce haack s 1970 electronic opus the electric lucifer, which was critically acclaimed on release but has nonetheless not been readily available to fans in the intervening years. Im the party machine no one like me, declares a vocodered bruce haack on party machine, the stiff 1982 dance track that closes farad. When i bought this one on vinyl, the fellow at the record store gave me a discount for the simple fact that i was buying the electric lucifer. The making of bruce haacks seminal electric lucifer trilogy.
Bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music. The king of techno is a documentary film about bruce haack by philip anagnos. Bruce haacks the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music. Bruce haack s groundbreaking electronic music album staged as a fullblown rock opera by jim findlay. Originally recorded in 196869, its an eminently listenable work where poppsychedelia and moogmusiqueconcrete sounds coalesce. Bruce haack, born on may 4, 1931, was one of the most musically and lyrically inventive childrens songwriters of the 60s and 70s. Bruce haack, born on may 4, 1931, was one of the most musically and lyrically inventive childrens songwriters of. Electric lucifer book ii licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of telephone explosion. The electric lucifer is totally unlike anything ever recorded before. The credentials of the creator of the electric lucifer album are as diverse as they are fascinating. Listen to electric to me turn and the anti war war.
Bruce haack the electric lucifer 1970, vinyl discogs. Longoverdue collection of tracks from the vocoder wielding innovator bruce haack, the label responsible, stones throw. The result was 1970s electric lucifer, a psychedelic, antiwar song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell. Kind of reminds me of bruce haacks dimension 5 albums that were. Bruce haacks the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of.
Electric lucifer, by bruce haack telephone explosion. The original version of electric lucifer, released by columbia in 1970, was haack s best album. Electric lucifer, or the passion of the bleep bloop beep. Requiem bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th. The electric lucifer is an album by bruce haack noted for its originality and innovative use of acid rock and electronic sounds. Bruce haack the electric lucifer book ii telephone explosion. On a side note super nova good news might not have come to mind during the time of release, however it truly was ahead of its time and for me the most precious.
Bruce haack farad the electric voice musicians friend. Requiem bruce haacks the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the. The electric lucifer is an album by bruce haack noted for its originality citation needed and innovative use of acid rock and electronic sounds. Haack used a moog synthesizer and his own homebuilt electronics, including an early prototype vocoder. Im currently getting a lot out of bruce haacks electric lucifer ii. Listen free to bruce haack the electric lucifer electric to me turn, the word and more. The electric lucifer by bruce haack on amazon music unlimited. Revisit the genius of unsung electronic music pioneer bruce haack, as told by his friend and occasional manager chris kachulis.
So innovative at the time, this is a bubble into the past, highend technology meeting what amounts to a bizarre psychedelic rock opera. Recorded between 1968 and 1969 bruce haack s the electric lucifer stands as one of electronic pop musics pioneering works. Electric lucifer by bruce haack, released 10 october 2016 1. Originally recorded in 1968 and 1969 and released in 1970 it is an album both unique in conception and superb in realization. The electric lucifer bruce haack music streamingmusique. The sixteen cuts served up here show haack s skill in transposing the former military instrument into something interstellar, otherworldy and, ultimately popular, years before kraftwerk got their mitts on it.
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