It is somewhat of a parody of the wizard of oz, with lots of synthesizer and bizarre narration, with seven i think different characters including the inman and the lyin coward. One of his most ambitious projects was a single spoken word lp for each sign of the zodiac, set to an electronic score. Were an internet portal that combines your social media, internet search and ecommerce on your home page. Jacques wilson and mort garson wozard of iz 1968 a truly psychotic and allegorical reimagining of the wizard of oz. Mort garson born july 20th 1924 in saint john, new brunswick, canada. Mort garson, the wozard of iz an electronic odyssey lp. Cosmic sounds and the wozard of iz, a psychedelic retelling of the wizard of oz, managed to. Mort garson the wozard of iz lyrics and tracklist genius. This album by mort garson was originally released a few years after his monumental works the zodiacs cosmic sounds 1967, the wozard of iz 1968 and lucifers black mass 1971. Mort garson was a hippieish electronic music scientist and guru, who specialized in the more extreme possibilities of the moog.
Somedays, mort garson s name seems to pop up on just about every other 60s recording i flip past. He served in the special services during world war ii, and then was a pianist and arranger for dance orchestras, and composer, conductor and accompanist to doris day, patti page, and arthur prysock. An electronic odyssey featuring mort garson produced by bernard krause download mp3s of this wonderful and obscure masterpiece. Looks like mort garson was really on a roll at the end of the 60s. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. An extraordinary, acid, counterculture take on the wizard of oz created under the auspices of electronic producer, bernard krause and combining jacques wilsons inventive lyrics with the moog synthesizers of the legendary mort garson. Mort garson 1969 signs of the zodiac mort garson 1969 signs of the zodiac. You got the wozard of iz, then electronic hair pieces, and apparently the exact same time, the 12lp series signs of the zodiac each lp on a different sign, sold separately. And as a bonus, i included side 1 of my promo copy of ataraxia featuring one of mort s best synth tunes deja vu. From stevie wonder to mother earths plantasia, music for plants is real the bestselling 1970s book the secret life of plants has been effectively debunked but that hasnt stopped stevie. An electronic odyssey one of the strangest albums i have ever had the pleasure of listening to s ome of you may or may not be familiar with the late mort garson. Mort garson ranks as one of the real geniuses of 20th century music. Even in the heady, drugfuelled atmosphere of sonic exploration that ruled the late sixties, there was never another album quite like the. Buy mort garson the wozard of iz from stpr stranger.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Personally i felt mort garson shines the best when doing original material, like the signs of the zodiac series or the wozard of iz. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. He also recorded the moog album electronic hair pieces that one with the great cover. It should only contain pages that are mort garson albums or lists of mort garson albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. A1 plantasia a2 symphony for a spider plant a3 babys. This was the first mort garson album i ever bought, a cheap copy found in eugene, oregon.
Download mp3 versions of the songs on mort garson s. The wozard of iz, a psychedelic satire based on the wizard of oz, also with words by jacques wilson, featured bernie. With a resume ranging from penning the old hit our day will come to creating moogscapes invoking dark magic and snake plants, the truth is that there will never be another quite like mort garson. Mort garson plantasia relaxing moog synth electronic. The wozard of iz an electronic odyssey 1968, vinyl discogs. Far, far ahead of his time, garson is a true genius of electronic music, it is rumored that the part of dorothy is played by nancy sinatra, this lp is hard to discribe, electronic, comedy, weird, and at times, frightening, and of course, a true mind blower. Mort garson was a canadianborn composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. Garson s sprightly productions allude to everything from the psychedelic animation of the 60s and 70s to the loungepop loops and spaceage soundtracks of jeanjacques perrey and air. Its a little quiet, i took care to preserve its full dynamic range. The latter with thanks to jacques wilsons brilliant lyrics.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Postmodern symbolism and freudianism meatgrindered through an echoing hall of your own selfreflection that, once the record starts, will want to know when the drugs are gonna wear off. Mort garson electronic hair pieces releases discogs. And it turned out that the wozard of iz was a pretty rare recording that was highly sought after. This is a very decent, electronic, exploitation, concept style album with some really good pop material as well. The wozard of iz is an electronic album written by jacques wilson with music composed and performed by mort garson. It parodies the movie the wizard of oz 1939, setting the characters in the 1960s with a hippie mindset. Jacques wilson who seemed to be on most of the garson s electronic works that arent instrumental or covers of other peoples works like electronic hair pieces written the album, with voices by suzi jane hokom as dorothy, barney phillips as the scared crow and the lyin.
This lp is respectable in a genre not generally known for being respectable. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. The second volume of mixes from my old random miracles blog had a primary focus of soundtracks from various cult films and various trippy music of multiple genres, climaxing with a weird 80s synthwave thing, and ending with a track from early psychedelic moog wizard mort garson s pinnacle album, the wozard of iz. J dillas zelda sample of the wozard of izs theyre off. The electronic world of mort garson dangerous minds. The wozard of iz, a psychedelic satire based on the wizard of oz, also with words by jacques wilson, featured bernie krause providing environmental sound effects and suzie jane hokom voicing dorothy. Safe tomorrow odd nosdam remix when lali puna released our inventions back in 2010, it was a long overdue return for the band. Garson composed music for moog and orgasmic moans by a porno star, music for sensuous lovers sensuous anthem, 1971, music to relax during meditation, ataraxia the unexplained rca, 1975, and music to make plants grow faster, plantasia homewood, 1976. The wozard of iz is an album of electronic music composed and realized by mort garson and conceived and written by jacques wilson. Jun 21, 2019 detail from the cover art of mort garson s cult electronic album, mother earths plantasia. Mort garson passed away in 2008 at the age of 83, still a cult figure and beloved by anyone hip enough to know about him. Composer, songwriter our day will come and arranger, educated at juilliard and nyu.
Topics about mort garson albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. Mort garson the wozard of iz an electronic odyssey. All mort garson lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Mort garson 20 july 1924 4 january 2008 was a canadianborn composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of. Jun 21, 2019 the bestselling 1970s book the secret life of plants has been effectively debunked but that hasnt stopped stevie wonder, solange and scores of ambient musicians from chasing its leafy muse. Garson 20 july 1924 4 january 2008 was a canadianborn composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. During his career he was mainly known for his original scifi space agey soundscapes. An extraordinary, acid, counterculture take on the wizard of oz created under the auspices of electronic producer, bernard krause and combining jacques wilsons inventive lyrics with the moog synthesisers of the legendary mort garson. Mort garson was a classical trained musician and electronic researcher. Cun cun revival mort garson 1969 signs of the zodiac. During the 60s and 70s, he was a pop hitmaker, a masterful arranger and an electronic music pioneer who influenced a remarkably wide swath of pop culture. He later moved to new york city where he studied music at the juilliard school of music. He worked as a pianist and arranger before being called into the army near the end of world war two.
An electronic odyssey vinyl mort garson the wozard of iz. Mort garson the wozard of id vinyl mp3 album download. Based on the story of the wizard of oz, they mort garson and jacques wilson do their best to cover as much of the story as possible in a 40 or so minute. An electronic odyssey mort garson, the wozard of iz on allmusic. Music for plants is real even if the science isnt wbur news. Mar 04, 2011 jacques wilson and mort garson wozard of iz 1968 a truly psychotic and allegorical reimagining of the wizard of oz. An electronic odyssey mort garson, the wozard of iz on allmusic 1968. King gizzard and the lizard wizard im in your mind medley live on kexp duration. According to allmusic, mort garson boasts one of the. There is magic in the splendor and desire to surrender aah every moment were together makes me hope it lasts forever yeah, aah. I would have posted it sooner, but i thought i would build up my page a bit before i did, because im afraid that anything i post after this might pale in comparison. Mort garson music for sensuous lovers by z full album. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s that were among the first to feature moog synthesizers. Garson 20 july 1924 saint john, new brunswick, canada 4 january 2008 born in new brunswick mort garson was a classical trained musician and electronic researcher.
Mort garson was born in saint john, new brunswick, canada. This page includes the wozard of iz an electronic odysseys. But the more cheesy stuff, like good morning starshine i could do without. He started his career back in the 60s and was among the first to experiment the big moog synthesiser. Find similar artists to mort garson and discover new music. An extraordinary, acid, counterculture take on the wizard of oz created under the auspices of electronic producer, bernard krause and combining jacques wilsonsinventive lyrics with the moog synthesisers of the legendary mort garson. Continue reading music for plants is real even if the science isnt.
Mort garson jacques wilson the wozard of iz 1968 this album is one of the main reasons i started this blog in the first place. Sacred bones records at the dawn of the 1970s, mort garson installed a moog synthesizer in his laurel. The wozard of iz an electronic odyssey 1968, vinyl. Mort garson plantasia by fungus2amungus free listening on. The wozard of iz an electronic odyssey is a music studio album recording by mort garson progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1968 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Whether this will lead to the rediscovery of garson s other workincluding albumlength tributes to zodiac signs, the wizard of oz. From stevie wonder to mother earths plantasia, music. Jan 04, 2008 mort garson boasts one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumes in popular music. Hey, if you really like this, i now give you the opportunity to send me a few bucks. Heres a project where he takes the wizard of oz and sends it to hell. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Mother earths plantasia green vinyl by mort garson. I dont know if im just lucky or not but when i was at the part of the game where you use the blitz and chips thing, i got this really good wizard morty that, now that its a level 12, can pretty much just oneshot just about every scissor type thats a level 18. I looked on the web and found that the album is by one mort garson, a kind of electronic music pioneer who made quite a few really wonderful records but mostly stayed out of the limelight. This collection of freaky moog outings, recorded in 1968 as the wozard of iz, indeed parodies the famous movie the wizard of oz, but not without transporting the characters to the 60s flower powerera with a hippie mindset. An electronic odyssey here is a nice gem of an album from 1969 that very few people are aware of. Zelda by j dilla sampled the wozard of iz s theyre off to find the wozard. Its ripped on a thorens 166 with an at440mlb through a technics sa15 receivers phono stage.
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