The electric lucifer is an album by bruce haack combining acid rock and electronic sounds. In 2016, after having reissued two bruce haack albums, haackula and electric lucifer book ii, telephone explosion began speaking with ted pandel bruce s lifelong friend and business partner about working on the 1970 masterpiece the electric lucifer. Electric lucifer book ii by bruce haack, released 05 august 2014 1. Originally recorded in 196869 released in 1970, its an eminently listenable work where poppsychedelia and moogmusique concrete sounds coalesce. Bruce also was influential in the electronic development of various musical instruments.
Bruce haack the electric lucifer canada 19689 electronic experimental this was recorded between 1968 and 1969 and released in 1970. Rogers, the 70s ground down the outsider genius as they wore on, and electric lucifer. You might see the album as an american equivalent of something like the white noise album, but while. Electric to me turn, program me, national anthem to the moon, incantation, word game, super nova hate it. Bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music.
Listen free to bruce haack the electric lucifer electric to me turn, the word and more. In his especially brilliant electric lucifer series, you can really feel the result of haack s experimentation with psychodelic drugs which ultimately led to him being abandoned by the entertainment industry. In 2016, after reissuing two bruce haack albums, haackula and electric lucifer book ii, telephone explosion began speaking with ted pandel bruce s lifelong friend and business partner about working on the 1970 masterpiece the electric lucifer. Bruce haack passed away in 1988, but the canadian synth trailblazer is not forgotten. Bruce haack interviewed on canadian radio ckua 1970 part 2. Sep 11, 2018 in 2016, after reissuing two bruce haack albums, haackula and electric lucifer book ii, telephone explosion began speaking with ted pandel bruce s lifelong friend and business partner about working on the 1970 masterpiece the electric lucifer. The result, peaking in book 2, was a darkly themed series of music, about the battle between good and evil.
Les etapes, mass for solo piano and garden of delights. Bruce haack the electric lucifer book 2 in which lucifer tempts jesus of nazareth introduction. Originally recorded in 196869, its an eminently listenable work where poppsychedelia and moogmusiqueconcrete sounds coalesce. The vocal narratives are also distorted by an early. Unfortunately, while haack enjoyed modest success in the 60s, appearing on shows like johnny carson and mr. Oct 25, 2016 everyone knows about electric lucifer book 2, which he recorded in 1974, but theres a book 3 of electric lucifer called i. From party machine to death 19771988 edit haackula, haack s darkest album, struck out into dark, yet playful territory. From party machine to death 19771988 edit haackula, haack s darkest album, struck out. Note there is a cd reissue electric lucifer book 2 which has. Electric lucifer was already going to be released and he was very happy with it, so he created the last part of the triptych of electric lucifer, before he did.
The sequel to his nowrevered 1970 lp electric lucifer, electric lucifer. Haack s songs focus on the fallout of a war in heaven that resolves with the redemption of lucifer and his angels through power love, a technologically energized form of love. It was originally released on lp in 1970 and has been remastered and rereleased on cd several times. On april 14th, bruce haack s 1970 electronic acid rock masterpiece is back in production.
The underlying concept of this concept album is powerlove, a divine force that not only unites. Two works, 1978s haackula and the following years electric lucifer book ii, were never released. Born on may 4, 1931 in alberta, canada, bruce clinton haack is one of the pioneers of electronic music during the 50s and 60s. God be with you in 2016, after reissuing two bruce haack albums, haackula and electric lucifer book ii, telephone explosion began speaking with ted pandel bruce s lifelong friend and business partner about working on the 1970 masterpiece the electric lucifer. Stream bruce haacks electric lucifer book ii impose magazine. Electric lucifer reanimates bruce haack s visionary song cycle from the 1970s, the electric lucifer part 1 and part 2, as a futuristic, musicdriven performance for a 21stcentury audience. Bruce haacks electric lucifer is also highly recommended in the garson vein. Electric to me turn this night reflecting universal light all i knew that should be true is reality and you turn turn to me electric electric to me turn and.
Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 2001, gatefold, vinyl. It was recorded between 1968 and 1969, then released in 1970, by which time many heroes of the countercultural era the beatles, sly stone, neil young were already building some of their greatest art around the failure of the bygone decade to achieve its goals. Bruce haack electric lucifer electronic, experimental. The result was 1970s electric lucifer, a psychedelic, antiwar song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell. If you music owner want to remove this video, please contact. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 releases discogs.
The electric lucifer turn to me electric bruce haack. The bruce haack songbook is a vital and rare piece of early. The original version of electric lucifer, released by columbia in 1970, was haack s best album. Bruce haack s electric lucifer, is one of the most intriguing efforts from early psychedelia because it is one of the very few that isnt a rock album. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Electric lucifer book ii album by bruce haack spotify. Electric lucifer by bruce haack, released 10 october 2016 1. Electric lucifer book ii by bruce haack on mp3, wav, flac. Bruce haack electric lucifer electronic, experimentalus. Requiem bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the. Bruce haacks awesome the electric lucifer stands as one of electronic pop. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 music cd album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Telephone explosion, a label from haack s native land, is rectifying that dilemma, having announced a nice new pressing of that electric lucifer. The electric lucifer was a statement as well as a concept album.
Requiem bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music. Allmusic describes it as a psychedelic, antiwar song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell. It turned out there was another matter that he wanted to discuss. As electric to me turn begins to play, it surrounds us in an electronic scenery that is composed almost entirely from a moog synthesizer. Bruce haack s awesome the electric lucifer stands as one of electronic pop musics pioneering works. Get all the lyrics to songs by bruce haack and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Find top songs and albums by bruce haack including blow job, electric to me. Download electric lucifer book ii by bruce haack at juno download. Haack used a moog synthesizer and his own homebuilt electronics, including an early prototype vocoder.
He was credited as one of the first to craft the first digital sampler and truly proper vocoder. Expressions like bruce haack s the electric lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music and the electric lucifer is your gateway to the profound yet playful universe of bruce haack, a farout place where flowerpower and innerspace electronics collide. Bruce haack preservation tapes telephone explosion. Albums include the electric lucifer, societas x tape, and haackula. Bruce haack music maker, wbai chris albertson interviewed bruce and sampled works including sections of 3 majors works. Angel child i was first suckered in to buying bruce haack s the electric lucifer based on the glowing descriptions on the omni reissue.
The underlying concept of this concept album is powerlove, a divine force that not only unites humanity but forgives lucifer his transgressions. Aug 27, 2019 an icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 2001, gatefold. Bruce haack the electric lucifer lyrics and tracklist. This is a 60 page book, saddle stitched and large format, that haack decorated. Haack s songs focus on the fallout of a war in heaven that resolves with the redemption of lucifer and his angels through power love, a. The interested but uninitiated are directed to 1979s electric lucifer.
Prolific composer behind a huge span of wildy creative, from electronic childrens songs to satanic music, as well as being an inventor of weird musical instruments like the theremininspired magic wand and the dermatron, a device that worked off the natural. Bruce haack stand up lazarus electric lucifer book two youtube. The electric lucifer by bruce haack album, electronic. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 vendido en venta.
Bruce haack electric lucifer import cd amoeba music. Recorded between 1968 and 1969 bruce haack s the electric lucifer stands as one of electronic pop musics pioneering works. The making of bruce haacks seminal electric lucifer trilogy. Canadian synth pioneer bruce haack remembered with electric lucifer book ii reissue. You might see the album as an american equivalent of something like the white noise album, but while derbyshire, hodgson and co.
Song book ii first arrived in 1979 but hasnt been very available on western shores since then. Bruce haack electric lucifer book 2 2001, cd discogs. Nov 10, 2016 bruce haack s the electric lucifer feels like a relic today, and chances are it did when it came out, too. Since that release, telephone explosion took over some of the reissue responsibilities by reanimating haacks electric lucifer book ii in june of this year. Bruce haack electric lucifer book ii telephone explosion records.
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