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| | | water (usa) #water 102 cd the zodiac “cosmic sounds” compact disc - aries - the fire-fighter (3:17)
- taurus - the voluptuary (3:38)
- gemini - the cool eye (2:50)
- cancer - the moon child (3:27)
- leo - the lord of lights (2:30)
- virgo - the perpetual perfectionist (3:05)
- libra - the flower child (3:28)
- scorpio - the passionate hero (2:51)
- sagittarius - the versatile daredevil (2:06)
- capricorn - the uncapricious climber (3:30)
- aquarius - the lover of life (3:45)
- pisces - the peace piper (3:19)
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "aries - the fire-fighter" |
| | well-done treatment of this 1967 moog-psych classic featuring paul beaver & mort garson ... |
| | this collectively-hatched concept album (originally released by elektra in 1967) matched psychedelic mood music with spoken prose and all manner of percussive, exotic and electronic instrumentation. divided into 12 separate tracks, one for each astrological sign, this 'celestial counterpoint with words and music' (as the subtitle boasted) 'must be played in the dark' (as the back sleeve instructed in capital purple letters).
the album, conceived by elektra founder and president jac holzman, was produced by alex hassilev. and while cyrus faryar deep-voiced the spoken astrological narrative written by jacques wilson, mort garson assembled the group of musicians including paul beaver and percussionist emil richards. its spacy yet tight groove could have fit the zodiac tracks into the soundtrack of 1966 sunset strip documentaries but, in other respects, the album was futuristic, embellished by some of the first moog synthesizer ever heard on a commercial recording, an assortment of exotic percussive instruments and sitar.
the arrangements were further decorated by haunting harpsichord and organ, along with standard mid-1960s los angeles rock guitar licks. the cover, complete with psychedelic illustration of the twelve signs set on a black background with hand drawn groovy letters, was eye-catching even by elektra's own high standards. available on cd for the first time. |
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