Sacred Bones Records
Mort Garson - Journey To The Moon And Beyond (Black Vinyl)
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"The
crown
jewel
of
the
set
is
no
doubt
Garson’s
soundtrack
to
the
live
broadcast
of
the
1969
Apollo
11
moon
landing,
as
first
heard
on
CBS
News.
That’s
one
small
step
for
man,
one
giant
leap
for
Moogkind.
But
for
decades,
this
audio
was
presumed
lost,
the
only
trace
of
it
appearing
to
be
from
an
old
YouTube
clip.
Thankfully,
diligent
audio
archivist
Andy
Zax
came
across
a
copy
of
the
master
tape
while
going
through
the
massive
Rod
McKuen
archive.
So
now
we
get
to
hear
it
in
all
its
glory.
Across
six
minutes,
Garson
conjures
broad
fantasias,
whirring
mooncraft
sounds,
zero-gravity
squelches,
and
twinkling
études.
It
showcases
Mort’s
many
moods:
sweet,
exploratory,
whimsical,
a
little
bit
corny,
weaving
it
all
together
in
a
glorious
whole.
Maybe
at
the
time
it
scanned
as
crass
and
opportunistic
for
Garson
to
apply
his
keyboards
to
subjects
like
astrological
signs,
the
occult,
hippiedom,
houseplants,
or
the
moon
landing.
But
more
than
most
other
electronic
music
pioneers
of
his
ilk,
Garson
foresaw
the
integration
of
such
electronics
into
our
daily
lives,
how
they
would
allow
us
to
engage
with
the
world.
TRACKLISTING
1
Zoos
of
The
World
2
The
Big
Game
Hunters
See
the
Cheetah
3
Western
Dragon
(Pt
3)
4
Western
Dragon
(Pt
2)
5
Moon
Journey
6
Music
for
Advertising
#6
7
Black
Eye
(Main
Theme)
8
Western
Dragon
(Pt
1)
9
Music
for
Advertising
#7
10
Captain
DJ
Disco
UFO
(Pt
II)
11
Three
TV
IDs
12
Music
for
Advertising
#8
13
Love
is
a
Garden
14
The
D-Bee's
Cat
Boogie
15
Black
Eye
(End
Credits)"
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